Research Interests:
Snowflake Imaging,
Manager of the Rain-Sea Interaction Facility (RSIF) at NASA WFF,
Rain effects on radar scattering from the sea-surface,
Rain effects on air-sea gas fluxes and
Cloud raindrop physics.
Studies of Physical Processes Affecting Remote Sensing of Precipitation
Research Interests:
Snowflake Imaging,
Manager of the Rain-Sea Interaction Facility (RSIF) at NASA WFF,
Rain effects on radar scattering from the sea-surface,
Rain effects on air-sea gas fluxes and
Cloud raindrop physics.
PI developing the Precipitation Imaging Package (PIP).
Precipitation particle descriptions are need to improve
remote sensing measurements of water flux in cold regions.
Instrumentation to provide those measurements are not commercially
available. GMP ground calibration\validation studies require such data
to develop\improve\validate measurements from space.
PIP is a state of the art instrument that acquires ~400 images per
second, 24\7. The huge data flow is managed by NASA developed software
that records the images to disc and analyses them to produce user
friendly results.
PIPs are presently deployed in collaboration with GPM investigators in the US, Canada and Europe.
6/1985
-
Present
Research Scientist
NASA\GSFC,
Wallops Flight Facility
Code 610W
Wallops Island, VA 23337 Scatterometry from wind-waves.
Manager of the Rain-Sea Interaction Facility (RSIF) at NASA WFF.
Rain effects on radar scattering from the sea-surface.
Rain effects on air-sea gas fluxes.
Studied Cloud Raindrop Physics using High Speed Imaging.
Designed and Developed the Snow Video Imager (SVI).
Designed and Developed PIP, the Precipitation Imaging Package.
9/1979
-
7/2005
Research Scientist
Oceanic Hydrodynamics, Inc.,
NASA Wallops Flight Facility
Wallops Island, VA
23337 NASA Contract to investigate wind effects on sea surface
roughness and its effect on microwave scattering with respect to
satellite remote sensing by altimeters and scatterometers.
6/1976
-
6/1979
Research Associate
North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC Investigations of the effects of rain on
nonpoint source pollution in rural watersheds, i.e. agricultural runoff
during storms.
Sept. 1971-May 1977 PhD Marine Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Sept. 1967-May 1971 BS Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1990 – NASA-GSFC Achievement Award
1999 – NASA-GSFC Peer Award for Outreach
Refereed
Newman, A., P. Kucera, and L. F. Bliven. 2009. "Presenting the Snowflake Video Imager (SVI)."
J Atmos Oce Technol,
26
(2):
167-179
[10.1175/2008JTECHA1148.1]
Newman, A., P. Kucera, C. Williams, and L. F. Bliven. 2009. "Snowflake Size Spectra Retrieved from a UHF Vertical Profiler."
J Atmos Oce Technol,
26
(2):
180-199
[10.1175/2008JTECHA1105.1]
Sobieski, P., C. Craeye, and L. F. Bliven.
2009. "A relationship between rain radar reflectivity and height
elevation variance of ringwaves due to the impact of rain on the sea
surface."
Radio Sci.,
44
(3):
RS3005
[10.1029/2008RS003880]
Huang, N. E., L. F. Bliven, S. R. Long,
and P. S. DeLeonibus. 1986. "A study of the relationship among wind
speed, sea state, and the drag coefficient for a developing wave field."
J. Geophys. Res.,
91
(C6):
7733-7742
[10.1029/JC091iC06p07733]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, and L. F. Bliven. 1986. "An experimental study of the statistical properties of wind generated gravity waves (Chapter 7)."
Wave Dynamics and Radio Probing of the Ocean Surface,
129-144,
ISBN: 978-1-4684-8982-8.
[10.1007/978-1-4684-8980-4_8]
Bliven, F. L., N. E. Huang, and S. R. Long. 1986. "Experimental study of the influence of wind on Benjamin Feir sideband instability."
J. Fluid Mech.,
162:
237-260.
Huang, N. E., L. F. Bliven, S. R. Long, and C. C. Tung. 1986. "An analytical model for oceanic whitecap coverage."
J. Phys. Oceanogr.,
16
(10):
1597-1604
[10.1175/1520-0485(1986)016<1597:AAMFOW>2.0.CO;2]
Mollo-Christensen, E., N. E. Huang, F. L. Bliven, and S. R. Long. 1984. "The harp probe: an in situ Bragg scattering sensor."
J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech.,
1:
358-370.
Bliven, F. L., N. E. Huang, and S. R. Long. 1984. "A laboratory study of the velocity field below surface gravity waves."
Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces,
2:
Netherlands: 181-190,
ISBN: 978-90-481-8393-7.
[10.1007/978-94-017-1660-4_16]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, F. L. Bliven,
and C. C. Tung. 1984. "The non Gaussian joint probability density
function of slope and elevation for a nonlinear gravity wave field, J.
Geophys. Res., 89, 1961 1972, 1984. ( Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, L. F.
Bliven and C. C. Tung )."
J. Geophys. Res.,
89:
1961-1972.
Huang, N. E., C. Parsons, S. R. Long, F. L. Bliven,
and Q. Zheng. 1984. "A new type of overshoot phenomenon in the wind
wave development and its implication in the remote sensing of the
ocean."
J. Geophys. Res.,
89
(C3):
3679-3687
[10.1029/JC089iC03p03679]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, C. C. Tung, Y. Yuan, and F. L. Bliven. 1983. "Non-Gaussian statistical model for surface elevation of nonlinear random wave fields."
J. Geophys. Res.,
88:
7597-7606.
Huang, N. E., P. A. Hwang, H. Wang, S. R. Long, and L. F. Bliven. 1983. "A study on the spectral models for waves in the finite water depth."
J. Geophys. Res.,
88
(C14):
9579-9587
[10.1029/JC088iC14p09579]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, and F. L. Bliven. 1981. "On the importance of the significant slope in empirical wind wave studies."
J. Physical Oceanogr. 11, 569 573, 1981,
11:
569-573.
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, C. C. Tung, Y. Yuan, and L. F. Bliven. 1981. "A unified two parameter wave spectral model for a general sea state."
J. Fluid Mech.,
112:
203-224
[10.1017/S0022112081000360]
Non-Refereed
Walsh, E. J., C. W. Wright, D. Vandemark, et al. 2002. "Rain Rate Measurement with an Airborne Scanning Radar Altimeter."
Proc IGARSS 2002
3:
Toronto, Canada, 1875-1876.
Papadimitrakis, Y. A., N. E. Huang, L. F. Bliven, and S. R. Long. 1988. "An estimate of wave breaking probability for deep water waves."
Sea Surface Sound: Natural Mechanisms of Surface Generated Noise in the Ocean
238:
Netherlands: 71-83,
ISBN: 978-94-010-7856-6.
[10.1007/978-94-009-3017-9_6]
Mentor
8
/
1985
-
Present
NASA host for ~20 students including under graduates, graduate and post-doc, from the US and overseas.
PhD committee member for 3 European students.
PhD committee member for 1 US student.
MS committee member for 1 NASA-HQ funded student.
Refereed
Newman, A., P. Kucera, and L. F. Bliven. 2009. "Presenting the Snowflake Video Imager (SVI)."
J Atmos Oce Technol
26
(2):
167-179
[10.1175/2008JTECHA1148.1]
Newman, A., P. Kucera, C. Williams, and L. F. Bliven. 2009. "Snowflake Size Spectra Retrieved from a UHF Vertical Profiler."
J Atmos Oce Technol
26
(2):
180-199
[10.1175/2008JTECHA1105.1]
Sobieski, P., C. Craeye, and L. F. Bliven.
2009. "A relationship between rain radar reflectivity and height
elevation variance of ringwaves due to the impact of rain on the sea
surface."
Radio Sci.
44
(3):
RS3005
[10.1029/2008RS003880]
Huang, N. E., L. F. Bliven, S. R. Long,
and P. S. DeLeonibus. 1986. "A study of the relationship among wind
speed, sea state, and the drag coefficient for a developing wave field."
J. Geophys. Res.
91
(C6):
7733-7742
[10.1029/JC091iC06p07733]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, and L. F. Bliven. 1986. "An experimental study of the statistical properties of wind generated gravity waves (Chapter 7)."
Wave Dynamics and Radio Probing of the Ocean Surface
129-144
[10.1007/978-1-4684-8980-4_8]
Bliven, F. L., N. E. Huang, and S. R. Long. 1986. "Experimental study of the influence of wind on Benjamin Feir sideband instability."
J. Fluid Mech.
162
237-260
Huang, N. E., L. F. Bliven, S. R. Long, and C. C. Tung. 1986. "An analytical model for oceanic whitecap coverage."
J. Phys. Oceanogr.
16
(10):
1597-1604
[10.1175/1520-0485(1986)016<1597:AAMFOW>2.0.CO;2]
Mollo-Christensen, E., N. E. Huang, F. L. Bliven, and S. R. Long. 1984. "The harp probe: an in situ Bragg scattering sensor."
J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech.
1
358-370
Bliven, F. L., N. E. Huang, and S. R. Long. 1984. "A laboratory study of the velocity field below surface gravity waves."
Gas Transfer at Water Surfaces
2
181-190
[10.1007/978-94-017-1660-4_16]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, F. L. Bliven,
and C. C. Tung. 1984. "The non Gaussian joint probability density
function of slope and elevation for a nonlinear gravity wave field, J.
Geophys. Res., 89, 1961 1972, 1984. ( Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, L. F.
Bliven and C. C. Tung )."
J. Geophys. Res.
89
1961-1972
Huang, N. E., C. Parsons, S. R. Long, F. L. Bliven,
and Q. Zheng. 1984. "A new type of overshoot phenomenon in the wind
wave development and its implication in the remote sensing of the
ocean."
J. Geophys. Res.
89
(C3):
3679-3687
[10.1029/JC089iC03p03679]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, C. C. Tung, Y. Yuan, and F. L. Bliven. 1983. "Non-Gaussian statistical model for surface elevation of nonlinear random wave fields."
J. Geophys. Res.
88
7597-7606
Huang, N. E., P. A. Hwang, H. Wang, S. R. Long, and L. F. Bliven. 1983. "A study on the spectral models for waves in the finite water depth."
J. Geophys. Res.
88
(C14):
9579-9587
[10.1029/JC088iC14p09579]
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, and F. L. Bliven. 1981. "On the importance of the significant slope in empirical wind wave studies."
J. Physical Oceanogr. 11, 569 573, 1981
11
569-573
Huang, N. E., S. R. Long, C. C. Tung, Y. Yuan, and L. F. Bliven. 1981. "A unified two parameter wave spectral model for a general sea state."
J. Fluid Mech.
112
203-224
[10.1017/S0022112081000360]
Non-Refereed
Walsh, E. J., C. W. Wright, D. Vandemark, et al. 2002. "Rain Rate Measurement with an Airborne Scanning Radar Altimeter."
Proc IGARSS 2002
3
1875-1876
Papadimitrakis, Y. A., N. E. Huang, L. F. Bliven, and S. R. Long. 1988. "An estimate of wave breaking probability for deep water waves."
Sea Surface Sound: Natural Mechanisms of Surface Generated Noise in the Ocean
238
71-83
[10.1007/978-94-009-3017-9_6]
