OceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociation MailBox:
P.O.Box1293,Greenbelt,MD20768,USAWebPage:Editor:MeiHan AbouttheCOAACOAAisamember-led,allinclusive,non-profit,professionalassociationsupportingitsmembersandpromotingexcellenceinoceanicandatmosphericsciencesandrelatedactivities.Membershavemanyopportunitiestoshareinformation,news,studiesandconcernsrelatedtothefieldsofoceanicandatmosphericsciencesthroughboardwork,submittingcorrespondenceorarticlestotheCOAANewsletter,leadingworkshopsandmakingpresentationsattheAnnualMeetings,makingcontributionstotheCOAAwebsite,workingwithpeopleinawidevarietyofcareers(fromwell-knownseniorprofessionalstoyoungenvironmentalenthusiasts). COAABoardofDirectorsfor2013President:ZhanqingLi(Univ.ofMaryland)Secretary:JingfengHuang(NOAA)Program(Ocean):BanghuaYan(NOAA)Membership:Jian-JianWang(GSFC)Newsletter:MeiHan(GSFC) President-elect:Chung-ChuTeng(NOAA)Program(Atmosphere):XiaozhenXiong(NOAA)Treasury:HaifengQian(NOAA)Publicity:LihangZhou(NOAA)Webmaster:JingsiGao(NOAA) TableofContents
1.COAA2013AMSReception
2.COAAChineseDoctorateStudentThesisAward2012andCallforNominationsfor2013
3.COAA2013boardmembersandChineseNew-Yearluncheon
4.COAADistinguishedScholarSymposium2013
5.COAAConvenedthe6thInternationalConferenceonAtmosphere,Ocean,andClimate ChangeinHongKong
6.COAAFamilyandFriendDay
7.Announcement:2013AGUdinnerparty,2014AMSreception,COAABestDissertation Award2013
8.CallforsupporttovotetheAMSCouncilor
9.AnnualdonationdrivetoCOAAthroughCFC 10.CallforcontributionstoCOAAnewsletter 11.Appendix:flyerofCOAABestDissertationAward2013 12.RenewmembershipanddonatetoCOAAthroughPaypalonlineat /donate.php
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1.COAA2013AMSReception January2013-OnJanuary8,2013,COAAheldareceptionduringtheAmericanMeteorologicalSociety(AMS)AnnualMeetingattheHiltonAustinhotel,Austin,Texas.Morethan100participantsfromUS,MainlandandTaiwanattendedthereception.COAA(2012)President,Dr.PeterKunghwaWang,chairedtheReception.Amongmanyhonorableguests,Dr.WenjianZhang(Director,ObservingandInformationSystemsDepartment,WMO),Dr.MeiyanJiao(DeputyAdministratorofCMA),andAcademicianGuoxiongWu(AcademicianandDirector,AcademicCommitteeofLASG,CAS)gavewarmspeechesabouttheirconnectionswithCOAA,theirexperienceinthepastCOAAactivities,aswellastheirexpectationstoCOAAforfuturedevelopmentandtheirChineseNewYearwishestoCOAAmembers.TheyjoinedtheformerandcurrentCOAApresidentsandannouncedthewinnersofthefirstCOAAChineseDoctorateStudentsThesisCompetition2012(Seenextitemfordetails). ThenewCOAA(2013)President,Prof.ZhanqingLi,introducedtheingCOAAInternationalConferenceonAtmosphere,Ocean,andClimateChange.ItwillbeheldinHongKongon19-21August2013,andanizedbyChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK). COAApresidentaddressedthecrowd LikethefirstAMSreceptionheldinNewOrleanslastyear,thiseventattractedmany newmemberstoCOAAandisbelievedtobeoneofthehighlightsduringtheAMSannualmeeting.Asaanization,COAAalsoreceiveddonationsfromgenerousguests.COAAwillstrivetoimproveandservemunityinabetterwayintheNewYearandyearse. ParticipantsofCOAAAMSReception ThereceptionissponsoredbyCOAA,ERTandIMSG.(newsprovidedbyDr.JingfengHuang)
2.COAABestChineseDoctorateDissertationAwardin2012andCallforNominationsfor2013 January2013–COAAstrivetodevelopthescientificventuresinoceanicandatmosphericstudies.Throughthisaward,weendeavortosupporttheresearchoftomorrow’sleadingChinesescientists.Weintendtoawardthehigh-qualitythesisworkofthebestChinesedoctoratestudentsoftoday.COAAreceived10applicationsfromrecentgraduateswithdoctoratedegreesintheUnitedStates.Afterpanelreviewandanonymousvoting,4awardeeswereselected.OnJanuary8,2013,thewinnersofCOAAChineseDoctorateStudentThesisAward2012wereannouncedintheAMSreception. 1stAward,$500:FengNiu,PhD,UniversityofMaryland(supervisor,Prof.Z.Li)
2 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 2ndAward,$300:BaoqiangXiang,PhD,UniversityofHawaiiatManoa(supervisor,Prof.B.Wang)3rdAward,$200:ZheFeng,PhD,UniversityofNorthDakota(supervisor:Prof.X.Dong)3rdAward,$200:XiaoleiNiu,PhD,UniversityofMaryland(supervisor:Prof.R.Pinker). ThanksCOAAITECforsponsorship. Pleaseseeannouncementandappendixfordetailsaboutcallforthe2013BestDissertationAward.
3.COAA2013boardmembersandChineseNew-Yearluncheon February2013-OnFebruary10,2013,COAAhelditsannualChineseNewYearmeetingandluncheoncelebrationattheHunanManorRestaurantinColumbia,MD. ExitingPresident,Dr.Kung-Hwa(Peter)Wang,summarizedCOAA’sachievementsduringhistenureandexpressedhisbestwishesandoptimisticoutlooksforthenewboard.Fournewboardmemberswereelectedforthe2013-2015term,includingthenewPresident-electDr.Chung-ChuTengfromNOAA,Drs.XiaozhenXiong(ProgramforAtmosphere),LihangZhou(Publicity),andDr.JingsiGao(Webmaster)fromNOAA.ThenewboardwillbeledbythenewPresident,Prof.ZhanqingLi.EachexitingboardmemberreceivedaCertificateofAppreciationfortheirservicetoCOAAinthelasttwoyears. Dr.Kung-HwaWangpassedCOAA’sofficialsealtonewPresidentProf.ZhanqingLi AfteranofficialhandoverofCOAA’spresidency,newpresidentProf.ZhanqingLiedallthenewboardmembersanddiscussedhisperspectiveandmajorplansforingyear.COAA’spreviouspresidents,Drs.FuzhengWengandCharlesSun,alsoattendedtheluncheonandmeetingandofferedmanysuggestionsforCOAA’sdevelopment. COAABoard2012and2013 PresidentZhanqingLirepresentedCOAAtowishallmembersovertheworldahappyandprosperousChineseNewYear.Theluncheonwasfilledwithwarmgreetingsandfriendship.ItendedwithafunrafflethatsymbolizedgoodluckforthewinnersintheChineseYearofSnake. LiondanceduringCOAAChineseNewYearLuncheon
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4.COAADistinguishedScholarSymposium2013 May2013-TheCOAADistinguishedScholarSymposium2013washeldonMay42013attheEarthSystemScienceInterdisciplinaryCenter(ESSIC),UniversityofMaryland.Dr.FuzhongWeng,Prof.MingCai,andProf.XinZhongLianggavethreekeynotetalksonleadingscientificresearchandapplicationinthefieldsofSatelliteMeteorology,Climate,andEarthSystem.About50peopleattendedthesymposium. Dr.FuzhongWeng,theactingchiefofSatelliteMeteorologyandClimatologyDivisionofNOAA/NESDIS/STAR,gaveatalkentitled“UsesofSuomiNPPDataforImprovingHurricane/TyphoonForecasts”.HetoldthestoryofhowSuomiNationalPolar-OrbitingPartnership(SNPP)satellitewasnamedafterProf.VernerE.Suomiandpresentedthelatestprogressonitsresearch.BoththeAdvancedTechnologyofMicrowaveSounder(ATMS)andtheCrosstrackInfraredSounder(CrIS)onboardSNPPsatellitearewellcalibratedandwillbereadyforuserapplications. couldbeverypromisingforthehurricanemunitysincetherehasbeenverylittleimprovementinthehurricaneintensityforecastinthepasttwodecades. Differentfromthefirstone,thesecondtalkgivenbyProf.MingCaiofFloridaStateUniversitytakesamoretheoreticperspective.IttargetstounderstandtheradiationanddynamicbalancesandfeedbacksoftheEarthunderthecircumstanceofdoubledatmosphericcarbondioxidesconcentration.Thetitleofthetalkis“FactorsContributingtoPolarSurfaceWarmingAmplification”.Inthisstudy,Prof.Caiandhisco-authordevelopedanewclimatefeedbackanalysismethodandexaminedthepartitionedcontributionsfrombothradiativeandnon-radiativefeedbackprocesses.Usingsomehumorouslaymananalogyandsophisticatedscientificmethodologies,itisveryinterestingthatProf.CaishowedhowthebehavioroftheEarth’plicatedclimatesystemcouldbeexplainedthroughasimple4-boxmodelandlinearizedradiativetransferequations. Dr.FuzhongWeng(NOAA) UsingHurricaneSandyandIsaacasexamples,Dr.WengdemonstratedthatdirectassimilationofsatellitesoundingradiancetoHurricaneWRF(HWRF)improveshurricaneintensityandtrackforecastingskills.ThecriticalroleofthenewlyavailabledatafromtheinstrumentsshowsthatSNPP Prof.MingCai(FloridaStateUniv.) Prof.Xin-ZhongLiangofUniversityofMarylandpresentedtheresearchcarriedoutbyhisgroupinthepastdecade.Histalkisentitled“RegionalClimate-WeatherResearchandForecasting(CWRF)ModelDevelopmentandApplication”.Hisgroupisdeterminedtosolvethepuzzleofregional
4 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 climate,weather,hydrology,ecosystemdynamics,airqualityandwaterqualityinanintegratedmodelingsystemwithanextendedcapabilityofcharacterizingalargevariationinphysicalprocesses.Prof.Liang’sworkcouldbeappliedtoanswerafarmer’sconcern---“Howmuchfertilizerthecornfieldwouldneedunderacertainday’sweathercondition20yearslater?
”---partofwhichwaspellingquestionaskedbymunityinIllinoiswhenhefirststartedthegroup’sresearchscopemorethanadecadeago.Now,theirmodelsystemhasdemonstratedgreatcapabilityandexcellentperformanceinpredictingweatherandclimatevariationsaswellasassessingenvironmentalconsequencesatregional-localscalesoverU.S.andChina.
5.COAAConvenedthe6thInternationalConferenceonAtmosphere,Ocean,andClimateChangeinHongKong August2013–The6thInternationalConference onAtmosphere,Ocean,andClimateChangewasheldessfullyinHongKongfromAugust19-21,2013.Theconferencebroughttogetherover150scientistsfromaroundtheworldtosharetheirlatestscientificfindingsandtechnologicalbreakthroughsinthebroaddisciplinesofatmospheric,oceanographic,climatechangeandearthsystemsciences.Eightconferencethemeswerepresented:ClimateChangeandOurActions;AsianMonsoon;AerosolandClimate;CloudandPrecipitation;WeatherForecastingandDataAssimilation;Ocean,Air-SeaInteractionandClimate;ClimateVariabilityandModeling;RemoteSensing.Amainthemeoftheconferenceisonglobalchangeandregionalresponses.icsofwidepublicinterestdrewmuchattentionandcoveragebythelocalmedia. Prof.Xin-ZhongLiang(Univ.ofMaryland) Duringthesymposium,attendeesfromnearbyuniversities,researchinstitutions,paniesandfederalagencieshaveshowngreatinterestandenthusiasmthroughmanyquestionsanddiscussions.Dr.Weng,Prof.Cai,andProf.Liangreceived“COAADistinguishedScholar”plaquesasrecognitiontotheirindividualscientificachievements.Thissymposiumhasessfullyfacilitatedprofessionalinteractionamongestablishedandyoungscientistsinthemunity. Theconferenceparticipants TheconferenceanizedbytheChineseAmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociation(COAA,/)andhostedbytheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK).45leadingresearchersfromUS,China,Canada,andAustraliadeliveredinvitedtalkstoprovidestateof-the-artoverviewsoficsconcerningtheweather,climate,environmentandglobalchanges.Theyinclude7academiciansfromChinaandUS. WeareindebttotheJockyClubofHongKong,USNationalScienceFoundation,UniversityofMaryland,SunYat-senUniversity,BeijingNormalUniversityfortheirsupportstomakethe
5 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 conferenceabigess.(providedbyZhanqingLi) President,ZhanqingLi,greetedalltheattendeesandhighlightedtheessofCOAAHongkongconference.AftericaboardmeetingwasheldtomakeplansforseveralfutureactivitiesincludingCOAAAGUandAMSreceptions,anewroundoftheCOAAbestdissertationawardselection,andaChineseNewYearevent(seeannouncementsbelow) Representativesofthemittee,localhostandsponsorsincludingtheformerministerofScienceandTechnologyofChina,PresidentsoftheChineseUniversityofHongKongandCOAA,ChairmanoftheHKJCfoundation,etc. Distinguishedseniorguestspeakers ic Allinvitedspeakers
6.COAAFamilyandFriendDay October2013–The2ndannualCOAAFamily andFriendDaytookplaceonOctober12inCabinJohnRegionalPark,Bethesda,MD.Itwasanovercastdayfollowingseveraldaysofcontinuousrain.Whiletheweatherwascoolandmisty,themindsofallattendeeswerewarmandsunny.About50people,includingmanylongtermandnewCOAAmembersfromtheWashingtonD.C.areaandvisitingscholarsfromChina,attendedthisevent.Everyoneenjoyedthegatheringwitholdandnewfriendsinaveryrelaxedatmosphere.FamiliesofCOAAmembersalsoparticipatedwithgreatenthusiasm.The COAAFamilyandFriendDaygrouppicture
7.Announcements COAA2013AGUDinnerParty COAAandtheatmosphericalumniofPekingUniversitywillanizeabanquetdinnerpartyduringtheAGUFallMeetinginSanFrancisco.Thedinnerpartyisintendedtofosterfriendship,municationworkingamongthefellowChineseprofessionalsattendingtheconferenceandtocelebrateforthosewhoarehonoredintheAGU:
6 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 Prof.Kuo-NanLiou(UCLA)---RogerRevelleMedal,AGUUnionAwardProf.PingYang(TAMU)---AGUAtmosphericSectionAwardProf.ZhishengAn(MemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences)---AGUNewFellowProf.BinWang(
U.Hawaii)---AGUNewFellowDr.RubyLeung(PNNL)---AGUNewFellow COAAisproudtohavetwodistinguishedmembers,Dr.WilliamLau(NASA/GSFC)andRongFu(UTAustin)servingasthechairsofAGU’sAtmosphericScienceSectionandGlobalChangeSection,bothbeingendorsedbyCOAAduringtheelection. ItisalsoworthnotingthatseveralCOAAmembersjustreceivedateamaward,theNASAExceptionalAchievementMedal,ledbyDr.JonathanJiangofJPLwiththefollowingChineseteammembers:Dr.HuiSu,Dr.ChengxingZhai,Dr.JaniceShen. Withgratitudeandhonor,COAAcordiallyinvitesitsmembersandfriendstojointheAGUdinnerparty.COAAandPekingUniversitywillsubsidizethecost.Pleasesignupinthewebsite()throughthelink:/hin5fbxnruttdua5 Time:6:30pm–9:30pm,December12,2013 Location:CantonSeafoodandDimSumRestaurant 655FolsomStreetSanFrancisco,CA94107 COAA2014AMSReception AfterthegreatessofpreviousCOAAAMSReceptions,COAAisverypleasedanizetheCOAA2014AMSReceptionatthe94thAMSAnnualMeetinginAtlanta,tothankyouverymuchforyourkindandcontinuoussupporttoCOAA'sdevelopment. Pleasesavethedateandtime:6:00pm–8:00pm,February4,2014.MoreinformationwillbeavailablethroughCOAAemails. COAABestDissertationAward2013 FollowingtheessfullaunchoftheCOAA'sbestdissertationawardlastyear,wewillcontinuetoselectthebestdissertationsandmakeitannuallywiththefollowingrevisions:
(1)ThecandidatesarelimitedtonewlygraduatedPhDswhograduatedwithinthepastyear(fromOct12012toSep302013)basedonthedateofdefensecertifiedbythesupervisor.ThedeadlinetoapplyisDecember1,2013.
(2)Tosustaintheeventfinanciallyandto enhanceitsimpact,COAAisseekingfor permanentsponsorshipwithpromising progress.Thesponsor(tobedisclosedlater) mayprovidefundforthecashawardand publish the awarddissertationas amonograph.Thenumberofawardis limitedtotwowithoutranking,preferably butnotmandatory,eachinatmosphericand oceanicsciences.
(3)Theawardwillbeannouncedatthe annualAMSconference.
8.CallforsupporttovotetheAMSCouncilor COAAwouldliketocallforyoursupporttovoteforDr.RubyLeung(PNNL),ourlongtimeCOAAmember,fortheAMSCouncilor(Government)2014-2016. Thecandidateprofilescanbefoundat:/elections/2013candidates.pdf
7 Chinese-AmericanOceanicandAtmosphericAssociationE-News,Issue37,October2013 Theonlineelectionislocatedat:/elections/ Pleasecastyourvoteatyourearliestconveniencebeforethevotingends(December2,2013).Yourkindsupportisgreatlyappreciated!

9.AnnualdonationdrivetoCOAAthroughCFC COAAisaanizationstrivingtoservetheChinese-Americanoceanicandatmosphericmunity.COAArelyonsupportsfromitsmembers,friendsandsponsors.AlldonationsareusedtosupportanizedbyCOAAtobenefititsmembers. Duringthe2013CombinedFederalCampaign(CFC)solicitationperiod(September1sttoDecember15th,2013),COAAcallsforyourdonationthroughCFC.COAA’sCFCAgencyDesignationNumberis60027. COAAlocalchaptersareencouragedto initiatelocalCFCcampaignstoseeksupportforactivitiesintheirchapters.ThesameCFCountmaybeusedwithinformationoflocalcontributors.ShouldthetotaldonationamountbythemembersofanyregionalCOAAchapterexceeds$1000,thewholeamountwillbereservedforsupportinganylocalactivitiesbytheCOAAregionalchapter. 10.CallforcontributionstoCOAAnewsletter PleaseletusknowifyouhaveexcitingnewstosharewithotherCOAAmembers,includingawards,promotions,importantpublications,etc.WewillpostthemontheCOAAwebsiteandnewsletter. Pleasesendyourannouncementsto:news@ Forcurrentjoblistings,visittheCOAAwebsite:/career.php
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