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Alan Z. Liu is affiliated with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in the United States. Their primary research fields are Physics and Astronomy, with significant work in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their contributions focus mainly on subfields including Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Oceanography, and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Planetary Science and Exploration, and Earthquake Detection and Analysis.

Alan Z. Liu has coauthored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators. These include:

  • Gunter Stober
  • Zishun Qiao
  • David C. Fritts
  • Masaki Tsutsumi
  • Shaodong Zhang

The scientist has published in various research venues, with the highest number of papers appearing in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques

Representative recent papers include:

  • Atmospheric tomography using the Nordic Meteor Radar Cluster and Chilean Observation Network De Meteor Radars: network details and 3D-Var retrieval (2021), Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Kelvin-Helmholtz Billow Interactions and Instabilities in the Mesosphere Over the Andes Lidar Observatory: 1. Observations (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Meteor radar vertical wind observation biases and mathematical debiasing strategies including the 3DVAR+DIV algorithm (2022), Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Comparison of MLT Momentum Fluxes Over the Andes at Four Different Latitudinal Sectors Using Multistatic Radar Configurations (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Modeling Studies of Gravity Wave Dynamics in Highly Structured Environments: Reflection, Trapping, Instability, Momentum Transport, Secondary Gravity Waves, and Induced Flow Responses (2022), Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

This body of work reflects extensive research into atmospheric and space physics phenomena, employing advanced measurement and modeling techniques. The scientist's publications contribute to understanding atmospheric dynamics, meteor radar observations, and gravity wave processes at various latitudes and environmental conditions.

Best Publications

  • A modeling study of O2 and OH airglow perturbations induced by atmospheric gravity waves

    Alan Z. Liu;Gary R. Swenson

  • A model study of the effects of winds on concentric rings of gravity waves from a convective plume near Fort Collins on 11 May 2004

    Sharon L. Vadas;Jia Yue;Chiao-Yao She;Peter A. Stamus

  • Seasonal variations of the vertical fluxes of heat and horizontal momentum in the mesopause region at Starfire Optical Range, New Mexico

    Chester S. Gardner;Alan Z. Liu

  • Comparison of meteor radar and Na Doppler lidar measurements of winds in the mesopause region above Maui, Hawaii

    S. J. Franke;X. Chu;A. Z. Liu;W. K. Hocking

  • Characteristics of short‐period wavelike features near 87 km altitude from airglow and lidar observations over Maui

    James H. Hecht;A. Z. Liu;Richard L. Walterscheid;Steven J Franke

  • Gravity wave characteristics in the lower atmosphere at south pole

    Matt Pfenninger;Alan Z. Liu;George C. Papen;Chester S. Gardner

  • Gravity wave propagation and dissipation from the stratosphere to the lower thermosphere

    Xian Lu;Alan Z. Liu;Gary R. Swenson;Tao Li

  • A model for calculating acoustic gravity wave energy and momentum flux in the mesosphere from OH airglow

    Gary R. Swenson;Alan Z. Liu

  • Wave‐induced transport of atmospheric constituents and its effect on the mesospheric Na layer

    Chester S. Gardner;Alan Z. Liu

  • Observations of gravity wave breakdown into ripples associated with dynamical instabilities

    Feng Li;Alan Z. Liu;Gary R. Swenson;James H. Hecht

  • Characteristics of quasi‐monochromatic gravity waves observed with Na lidar in the mesopause region at Starfire Optical Range, NM

    Xiong Hu;Alan Z. Liu;Chester S. Gardner;Gary R. Swenson

  • Inferring the global cosmic dust influx to the Earth’s atmosphere from lidar observations of the vertical flux of mesospheric Na

    Chester S. Gardner;Alan Z. Liu;D. R. Marsh;Wuhu Feng

  • O(1S), OH, and O2(b) Airglow Layer Perturbations due to AGWs and their Implied Effects on the Atmosphere

    Fabio Vargas;Fabio Vargas;Gary Swenson;Alan Liu;Delano Gobbi

  • Measurements of Atmospheric Stability in the Mesopause Region at Starfire Optical Range, NM

    Yucheng Zhao;Alan Z. Liu;Chester S. Gardner

  • Maui Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere (Maui MALT) Observations of the Evolution of Kelvin-Helmholtz Billows Formed Near 86 km Altitude

    J. H. Hecht;Alan Z. Liu;R. L. Walterscheid;R. J. Rudy

  • Unstable layers in the mesopause region observed with Na lidar during the Turbulent Oxygen Mixing Experiment (TOMEX) campaign

    Alan Z. Liu;Raymond G. Roble;James H. Hecht;Miguel F. Larsen

  • High Frequency Gravity Waves Observed in OH airglow at Starfire Optical Range, NM: Seasonal Variations in Momentum Flux

    Jing Tang;Alan Z. Liu;Gary R. Swenson

  • First measurement of horizontal wind and temperature in the lower thermosphere (105‐140 km) with a Na Lidar at Andes Lidar Observatory

    Alan Z. Liu;Alan Z. Liu;Yafang Guo;Fabio Vargas;Gary R. Swenson

  • Atmospheric stability and gravity wave dissipation in the mesopause region

    Chester S. Gardner;Yucheng Zhao;Alan Z. Liu

  • TOMEX: Mesospheric and lower thermospheric diffusivities and instability layers

    R. L. Bishop;M. F. Larsen;J. H. Hecht;Alan Z. Liu

  • Observations of gravity wave breakdown into ripples associated with dynamical instabilities : Mesospheric Dynamic and Thermodynamic Studies

    Feng Li;Alan Z. Liu;Gary R. Swenson;James H. Hecht

  • Wave Induced Transport of Atmospheric Constituents and Its Effect on the Mesospheric Na Layer

    A. Z. Liu;C. S. Gardner

Frequent Co-Authors

Chester S. Gardner
Chester S. Gardner University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Richard L. Walterscheid
Richard L. Walterscheid The Aerospace Corporation
Steven J Franke
Steven J Franke University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Xinzhao Chu
Xinzhao Chu University of Colorado Boulder
Michael J. Taylor
Michael J. Taylor Utah State University
Miguel F. Larsen
Miguel F. Larsen Clemson University
Michael C. Kelley
Michael C. Kelley Cornell University
Walter A. Robinson
Walter A. Robinson North Carolina State University
Raymond G. Roble
Raymond G. Roble National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wayne K. Hocking
Wayne K. Hocking University of Western Ontario

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