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46
Citations
9341
World Ranking
6009
National Ranking
609

Overview

Xiaolei Zou is affiliated with Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in China. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Their contributions also extend to Oceanography, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their scientific work covers a broad range of topics including meteorological phenomena and simulations, climate variability and models, tropical and extratropical cyclones research, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, ocean waves and remote sensing, and precipitation measurement and analysis.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Xiaolei Zou include Xiaoyong Zhuge, Xin Li, Mingjian Zeng, Ning Wang, and Xu Xu. These collaborations are reflected in various publications across several high-impact venues.

They have contributed multiple papers to key journals and conference proceedings. Recent publications include:

  • "Global 3D Features of Error Variances of GPS Radio Occultation and Radiosonde Observations," 2020, Remote Sensing
  • "The Influence of Negative Workplace Gossip on Knowledge Sharing: Insight from the Cognitive Dissonance Perspective," 2020, Sustainability
  • "Determining AHI Cloud-Top Phase and Intercomparisons With MODIS Products Over North Pacific," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • "Improved Himawari-8/AHI Radiance Data Assimilation With a Double Cloud Detection Scheme," 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "The Impact of Academic Optimism, Institutional Policy and Support, and Self-Efficacy on University Instructors' Continuous Professional Development in Mainland China," 2023, SAGE Open

Xiaolei Zou's publications predominantly appear in venues such as Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Monthly Weather Review, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, and Climate Dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Analysis and validation of GPS/MET data in the neutral atmosphere

    C. Rocken;R. Anthes;M. Exner;D. Hunt

  • GPS Sounding of the Atmosphere from Low Earth Orbit: Preliminary Results

    R. Ware;C. Rocken;F. Solheim;M. Exner

  • Variational Data Assimilation with an Adiabatic Version of the NMC Spectral Model

    I. M. Navon;X. Zou;J. Derber;J. Sela

  • Studies on the Initialization and Simulation of a Mature Hurricane Using a Variational Bogus Data Assimilation Scheme

    Xiaolei Zou;Qingnong Xiao

  • Assimilation of Atmospheric Radio Refractivity Using a Nonhydrostatic Adjoint Model

    Xiaolei Zou;Ying-Hwa Kuo;Yong-run Guo

  • Variational Assimilation of Precipitable Water Using a Nonhydrostatic Mesoscale Adjoint Model. Part I: Moisture Retrieval and Sensitivity Experiments

    Ying-Hwa Kuo;Xiaolei Zou;Yong-Run Guo

  • Introduction to Adjoint Techniques and the MM5 Adjoint Modeling System.

    Xiaolei Zou;F Vandenberght;Manuel Pondeca;Y H Kuo

  • Rainfall Assimilation through an Optimal Control of Initial and Boundary Conditions in a Limited-Area Mesoscale Model

    X. Zou;Y.-H. Kuo

  • The second order adjoint analysis: Theory and applications

    Zhi Wang;I. M. Navon;F. X. Le Dimet;X. Zou

  • An Optimal Nudging Data Assimilation Scheme Using Parameter Estimation

    X. Zou;I. M. Navon;F. X. Ledimet

  • A ray-tracing operator and its adjoint for the use of GPS/MET refraction angle measurements

    X. Zou;F. Vandenberghe;B. Wang;M. E. Gorbunov

  • Initialization and Simulation of a Landfalling Hurricane Using a Variational Bogus Data Assimilation Scheme

    Qingnong Xiao;Xiaolei Zou;Bin Wang

  • Introduction to Suomi national polar‐orbiting partnership advanced technology microwave sounder for numerical weather prediction and tropical cyclone applications

    F. Weng;X. Zou;X. Wang;S. Yang

  • Data assimilation and its applications.

    Bin Wang;Xiaolei Zou;Jiang Zhu

  • Variational data assimilation with moist threshold processes using the NMC spectral model

    Xiaolei Zou;I. M. Navon;J. G. Sela

  • The impact of Global Positioning System data on the prediction of an extratropical cyclone: an observing system simulation experiment

    Y.-H. Kuo;X. Zou;W. Huang

  • Calibration of Suomi national polar-orbiting partnership advanced technology microwave sounder

    Fuzhong Weng;Xiaolei Zou;Ninghai Sun;Hu Yang

  • Tangent linear and adjoint of “on-off” processes and their feasibility for use in 4-dimensional variational data assimilation

    X. Zou

  • Incomplete observations and control of gravity waves in variational data assimilation

    X. Zou;I. M. Navon;F. X. Le Dimet

  • Global 3D Features of Error Variances of GPS Radio Occultation and Radiosonde Observations

    Xu Xu;Xiaolei Zou

  • An adjoint sensitivity study of blocking in a two-layer isentropic model

    X. Zou;A. Barcilon;I. M. Navon;J. Whitaker

  • Use of GPS/MET refraction angles in three-dimensional variational analysis

    X. Zou;B. Wamg;H. Liu;R. A. Aathes

  • Improved Skill for the Anomaly Correlation of Geopotential Heights at 500 hPa

    T. N. Krishnamurti;K. Rajendran;T. S. V. Vijaya Kumar;Stephen Lord

Frequent Co-Authors

Fuzhong Weng
Fuzhong Weng National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ying-Hwa Kuo
Ying-Hwa Kuo University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
I. M. Navon
I. M. Navon Florida State University
Richard A. Anthes
Richard A. Anthes University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Bin Wang
Bin Wang University of Hawaii at Manoa
Sergey Sokolovskiy
Sergey Sokolovskiy University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Melvyn A. Shapiro
Melvyn A. Shapiro National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James D. Doyle
James D. Doyle United States Naval Research Laboratory
Christian Rocken
Christian Rocken University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
William Schreiner
William Schreiner University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

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