Lili LEI
Professor
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University
163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023
lililei@nju.edu.cn
Education
| 2011 | Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, Meteorology |
| 2006 | M.S. Nanjing University, Meteorology |
| 2004 | B.S. Nanjing University, Atmospheric Sciences |
Work Experience
2024/03-present Associate Dean, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University
2016/03-present Professor, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University
2014-2016 Research Scientist, CIRES University of Colorado, and Physical Sciences Division NOAA/ESL
2011-2014 Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research
2006-2011 Graduate Research Assistant, Pennsylvania State University, Department of Meteorology
Research Interests
Data assimilation, integrated with machine learning
Numerical weather prediction and climate modeling
Atmospheric predictability
Mesoscale dynamics
Teaching Interests
Data assimilation
Atmospheric dynamics
Selected Publications
| 1. | Zhou, L., L. Lei*, J. S. Whitaker, and Z.-M. Tan, 2024: An adaptive channel selection method for assimilating the hyperspectral infrared radiances. Mon. Wea. Rev., 152, 793-810, doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0131.1 |
| 2. | Lei, L., Z. Wang, and Z.-M. Tan, 2021: Integrated hybrid data assimilation for an ensemble Kalman filter. Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 4091-4105, doi: 10.1175/MWR-D-21-0002.1. |
| 3. | He, H., L. Lei*, J. S. Whitaker, and Z.-M. Tan, 2020: Impacts of Assimilation Frequency on Ensemble Kalman Filter Data Assimilation and Imbalances. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 12, e2020MS002187, doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2020MS002187. |
| 4. | Ren, S., L. Lei*, Z.-M. Tan, and Y. Zhang, 2019: Multivariate ensemble sensitivity analysis for super typhoon Haiyan (2013). Mon. Wea. Rev., 147, 3467-3480, doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-19-0074.1. |
| 5. | Lei, L., J. S. Whitaker, and C. H. Bishop, 2018: Improving assimilation of radiance observations by implementing model space localization in an ensemble Kalman filter. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 10, 3221-3233, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018MS001468. |
| 6. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2017: Evaluating the trade-offs between ensemble size and ensemble resolution. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 9, 781-789. |
| 7. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2016: A four-dimensional incremental analysis update for the ensemble Kalman filter. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 2605-2621. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-15-0246.1. |
| 8. | Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2015: Model space localization is not always better than observation space localization for assimilation of satellite radiances. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 3948-3955, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-14-00413.1. |
| 9. | Lei, L., and J. Anderson, 2014: Comparisons of empirical localization techniques for ensemble Kalman filters in a simple atmospheric general circulation model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 739-754, https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-13-00152.1. |
| 10. | Lei, L., D. R. Stauffer, and A. Deng, 2012: A hybrid nudging-ensemble Kalman filter approach to data assimilation. Part II: application in a shallow-water model. Tellus, 64A, 18485, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.18485. |
Full Publications: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SFjwmrsAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra
Professional Activities
| 2019- | Member of the Data Assimilation and Observations Working Group, the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP) |
| 2021- | Chair of the Data Assimilation and Ensemble Forecasting Working Group, China National Committee of World Weather Research Program (CNC-WWRP) |
| 2021- | Editor of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences |
| 2021- | Editor of Science China Earth Sciences |
| 2015-2019,2021- | Associate editor of Monthly Weather Review |
| 2021- | Associate editor of Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems |
| 2022- | Associate editor of Atmospheric Science Letters |
Awards and Honors
2024 Monthly Weather Review Editor’s Award
2023 Science China Earth Sciences Outstanding Editor Award
2023 Atmospheric Science Letters Editor’s Award
2022 Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Outstanding Editor Award
2019 The National Science Fund for Excellent Youth Scholars
2018 Kamide Lecture, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
2016 Tepin Professor, Jiangsu Province
2015 Deng Feng Scholar Program B, Nanjing University