Curriculum Vitae 

Lili Lei 

School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University

163 Xianlin Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210023

Tel: 13182909059; email: lililei<at>nju<dot>edu<dot>cn

Education 

2011      Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, Meteorology

2006      M.S. Nanjing University, Meteorology

2004      B.S. Nanjing University, Atmospheric Sciences

Professional Experience 

Meteorology Courses 

Dynamic Meteorology 

Data Assimilation

Research Interests 

(1) Data assimilation, particularly ensemble-based techniques;

(2) Numerical weather prediction and climate modeling; 

(3) Atmospheric predictability.

Journal Publications 

• H. He, 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.

• Z. Peng, L. Lei*, Z. Liu, H. Liu, K. Chu, and X. Kou, 2020: Impact of assimilating meteorological observations on source emissions estimate and chemical simulations. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089030.

• L. Lei, J. S. Whitaker, J. A. Anderson, and Z.-M. Tan, 2020: Adaptive localization for satellite radiance observations in an ensemble Kalman filter. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 12, e2019MS001693.

• Wang, C., L. Lei*, Z.-M. Tan, and K. Chu, 2020: Adaptive localization for Tropical cyclones with satellite radiances in an ensemble Kalman filter. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 39.

• Lei, L., Y. Ge, Z.-M. Tan, and X. Bao, 2019: An evaluation and improvement of tropical cyclone prediction in the western North Pacific basin from global ensemble forecasts. Sci. China Earth Sci. 63, 12-26.

• 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.

• Peng, Z., L. Lei, Z. Liu, J. Sun, A. Ding, J. Ban, D. Chen, X. Kou, and K. Chu, 2018: The impact of multi-species surface chemical observations assimilation on the air quality forecasts in China. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 18, 17387-17404. 

• 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. 

• Chu, K., Z. Peng, Z. Liu, L. Lei, X. Kou, Y. Zhang, X. Bo, and J. Tian, 2018: Evaluating the impact of emissions regulations on the emissions reduction during the 2015 China Victory Day Parade with an ensemble square root filter. J. Geophys. Res. Atmospheres, 123, 4122-4131. 

• 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.   

• Bishop, C. H., J. S. Whitaker, and L. Lei , 2017: Gain form of the ensemble transform Kalman filter and its relevance to satellite data assimilation with model space ensemble covariance localization.  Mon. Wea. Rev.,  145 , 4575-4592. 

• Lei, L., J. L. Anderson, and J. S. Whitaker, 2016:  Localizing the impact of satellite radiance observations using a global  group ensemble filter. Submitted to Adv. Model. Earth Syst.

• Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2016: A four-dimensional incremental analysis update for the ensemble Kalman filter. Submitted to  Wea. Rev.

• Zagar, Nedjeljka, J. L. Anderson, N. Collins, T. Hoar, K. Reader,  Lei,  and J. Tribbia, 2016: Scale-dependent representation of the information  content of observations in the global ensemble Kalman filter data  assimilation. Submitted to Mon. Wea. Rev.

• Lei, L., and J. S. Whitaker, 2015: Model space  localization is not always better than observation space localization  for assimilation of satellite radiances. Wea. Rev., 143, 3948-3955.

• Lei, L., J. L. Anderson and G. S. Romine, 2015:  Empirical localization functions for ensemble Kalman filter data  assimilation in regions with and without precipitation.  Wea. Rev.,143, 3664-3679.

• Lei, L., and J. P. Hacker, 2015: Nudging, ensemble, and nudging-ensembles for data assimilation in the presence of model error.  Wea. Rev.,143, 2600-2610.

• Hacker, J. P., and  Lei, 2015: Multivariate Ensemble Sensitivity with Localization. Mon. Wea. Rev.,143, 2013–2027.

• Lei, L., and J. L. Anderson, 2014: Impacts of frequent assimilation of surface pressure observations on atmospheric analyses.  Wea. Rev.,142, 4477–4483.

• Lei, L., and J. L. Anderson, 2014: Empirical  localization of observations for serial ensemble Kalman filter data  assimilation in an atmospheric general circulation model.  Wea. Rev., 142, 1835-1851.

• 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.

• Anderson, J., and  Lei, 2013: Empirical localization of observation impact in ensemble Kalman filters. Mon. Wea. Rev., 141, 4140-4153.

• Lei, L., D. R. Stauffer, S. E. Haupt, and G. S.  Young, 2012: A hybrid nudging-ensemble Kalman filter approach to data  assimilation. Part I: application in the Lorenz system. Tellus,64A, 18484, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/tellusa.v64i0.18484.

• 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.

• Lei, L., D. R. Stauffer, and A. Deng, 2012: A hybrid nudging-ensemble Kalman filter approach to data assimilation in WRF/DART.  J. R. Meteorol. Soc.,138, 2066-2078.

• Lei, L., and Z. Tan, 2008: On adaptive observation and adaptive observation Scientia Meteorologica Sinica, 28(1), 109-118.

Professional Activities 

• Member of the Data Assimilation and Observations Working Group, the World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), 2019-

• Editor of Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021-

• Associate editor of Monthly Weather Review, 2015-2019, 2021-

• Associate editor of Journal of Advanced Modeling of Earth Systems, 2021-

• Associate editor of Frontiers in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, 2018- 

Honors and Awards 

2019      Excellent Young Scholar, NSFC

2018      Kamide Lecture, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 

2016      Tepin Professor, Jiangsu Province 

2015      Deng Feng Scholar Program B, Nanjing University