Chia-bo Chang
Associate Professor


Education

Ph.D. in Meteorology
Florida State University

M.S. in Meteorology
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

B.S. in Atmospheric Science
National Taiwan University


Research Interests

Regional numerical weather prediction and mesoscale four dimensional data assimilations, eigen mode analysis of hydrodynamic instability, and theoretical and observational study of planetary boundary layer disturbances over arid lands and their role in the development of local rainstorms.


Ongoing Research

Modeling of diffusion and dispersion of hazardous substances in the urban atmospheric boundary layer.
Four-dimensional data assimilations using the West Texas Mesonet and commercial aircraft data.


Research Support

Use of WRF model winds and commercial aircraft soundings for surface-layer atmospheric diffusion computation, RDECOM, U.S. Army, 2006 (pending).
MM5 assimilation of ACARS for nowcasting, ARL, White Sands Missile Range, 2005.

Modeling of airborne transport hazards using advances atmospheric monitoring and numerical techniques, SBCCOM, U.S. Army, 2000-2005.


Recent Publications

Chang, C.-B., and T. Gill, 2005: MM5 and HPAC experiments. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 90, 127-138.
Kasheta, T. E., and C.-B. Chang, 2002:  Development of a hurricane boundary-layer wind model. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 79, 259-273.
Chang, C.-B., 1998:  A case study of excessive rainfall forecasting. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 66, 215-227.
Chang, C.-B., and D. J. Perkey, 1995:  Numerical simulations of mesoscale flood environment. Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 55, 17-32.
Chang, C.-B., 1993:  Impact of desert environment on the genesis of African wave disturbances. Journal of the Atmospheric Science, 50, 2137-2145.


Contact Information

Atmospheric Science Group
Department of Geosciences
Texas Tech University
Box 42101
Lubbock, TX 79409
Ph: (806) 742 3143
Fax: (806) 742 1738
Email: chia-bo.chang@ttu.edu

Last updated: January 13. 2005