Jianhao Zhang

Jianhao Zhang

Research Scientist II

Clouds, Aerosol, & Climate

NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory
325 Broadway, R/CSL9
Boulder, CO 80305 USA

303-578-0464
Jianhao.Zhang@noaa.gov

Affiliation

CIRES

Education

2020: Ph.D., Meteorology & Physical Oceanography,
 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami.
2014: B.S., Meteorology (magna cum laude),
 Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science, Florida State University.

Research

  • Clouds and Climate,
  • Marine boundary layer clouds,
  • Aerosol-Cloud-Meteorology Interactions
  • Marine Cloud Brightening
  • Satellite remote sensing, Machine-Learning, LES modeling, Ground-based and airborne in-situ observations

Current Topics

  • Radiative impact of the 2020 shipping fuel regulation (Machine-Learning, Satellite observations)
  • Evaluating GCMs' representation of ACI using Machine-Learning and Geophysical Variable (GV) spaces
  • Timescale and feedback of LWP adjustments and implications for the sensitivity of MCB to seeding time (LES modeling)
  • Assessing cloud susceptibility to aerosol (Satellite remote sensing)
  • Forced and unforced cloud evolution in a changing climate (Marine Cold-Air-Outbreak)

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

last modified: May 7, 2025