Dr. Isaac Moradi is a remote sensing scientist with over fifteen years of experience specializing in radiative transfer modeling; Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSE); data assimilation; satellite data analysis and bias correction; atmospheric humidity and ice clouds; inverse methods and retrieving geophysical variables from satellite observations; solar radiation resource assessment; quality assurance of solar radiation and in-situ radiosonde measurements; and developing new instrument concepts especially for measuring tropospheric humidity.
Isaac worked at the Renewable Energy Organization of Iran from 2005 to 2007 where he led the development of Iranian solar radiation atlas from geostationary satellite observations and installation of radiometric networks for the validation of solar radiation retrievals. Additionally, Dr. Moradi contributed to developing control systems for parabolic trough solar thermal power-plants. Isaac then joined the University of Tehran (UT) as an Assistant Professor in 2007. While at UT, in addition to teaching courses in Probability and Statistics and Microclimatology, Dr. Moradi conducted research on thermal remote sensing and radiative transfer modeling. Isaac moved to the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering, Luleå University of Technology (LTU, Sweden) in 2008. While at LTU, in addition to giving lectures on Atmospheric Physics, Isaac conducted research on microwave remote sensing, radiative transfer modeling, and validation of in-situ radiosonde measurements.
Dr. Moradi joined UMD/ESSIC in 2010 where he led the development of homogenized climate data records from microwave humidity sounders in collaboration with the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). In addition, Dr. Moradi served as the Principal Investigator of several projects on calibration and validation of microwave satellite measurements. Meanwhile, Isaac worked at the NOAA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation where he led the development of the Community Global Observing System Simulation Experiment Package (CGOP). CGOP is currently used by several NOAA divisions for generating satellite radiances, GPS-RO, and in-situ measurements for conducting OSSE experiments. Dr. Moradi joined the NASA GMAO in 2016 where his research is focused on radiative transfer modeling, OSSE, all-sky radiance data assimilation, and severe weather prediction.
Isaac Moradi
(RESEARCH SCIENTIST)
| Email: | isaac.moradi@nasa.gov |
| Org Code: | 610.1 |
| Address: |
NASA/GSFC Mail Code 610.1 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
| Employer: | UNIV OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK |
Brief Bio
Positions/Employment
Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), and the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO)
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
July 2021 - Present
Associate Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC), and the NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO)
University of Maryland (UMD) - Greenbelt, MD, U.S.
June 2016 - Present
Assistant Research Scientist at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the NOAA Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)
University of Maryland (UMD) - College Park, MD, U.S.
April 2012 - May 2016
Postdoc Research Associate at the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center (ESSIC) and the NOAA Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites (CICS-MD)
University of Maryland (UMD) - College Park, MD, U.S.
January 2011 - April 2012
Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering
Lulea University of Technology - Kiruna, Sweden
September 2008 - January 2010
Assistant Professor at the Department of Physical Geography
University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran
September 2007 - September 2008
Research Scientist at the Department of Solar Energy
Renewable Energy Organization of Iran, Ministry of Energy - Tehran, Iran
January 2005 - September 2007
Research Scientist at the Department of GIS and Remote Sensing
Atmospheric Science and Meteorological Research Center (ASMERC) - Tehran, Iran
January 2003 - September 2008
Research Scientist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology
Yekom Consulting Engineers Co. - Tehran, Iran
January 2002 - September 2008
Education
Chalmers University of Technology, PhD in Radio and Space Science
Thesis: Enhancing tropospheric humidity data records from satellite microwave and radiosonde sensors
Khwarizmi University of Tehran, PhD in Climatology and Environmental Planning
Thesis: Retrieving solar radiation from geostationary satellite observations
University of Tehran , M.Sc. in Meteorology
Thesis: Mapping solar radiation on tilted surfaces with arbitrary orientations
University of Ahvaz, B.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering
Professional Service
Associate Editor of Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (European Geosciences Union), 2015 - Present
Associate Editor of Geoscience Data Journal (Royal Meteorological Society), 2014 - Present
Session Convener & Chair, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, 2014, 2015, 2016
Session Convener, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, 2014, 2015
Grants
Assimilation of all-weather GMI and ATMS observations into HWRF
NASA Data for Operation and Assessment - NASA - Goddard Space Flight Center - Awarded: 2017-01-27
Dates: 2017-01-27 - 2019-01-27
Other Professional Information
ResearcherID www.researcherid.com/rid/A-7539-2008
OrcID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2194-1427
Google Scholar https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lpi5S5EAAAAJ
Selected Publications
Refereed
2022. "A deep learning approach to fast radiative transfer." Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 280 108088 [10.1016/j.jqsrt.2022.108088] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Observing System Simulation Experiments Investigating Atmospheric Motion Vectors and Radiances from a Constellation of 4-5 μm Infrared Sounders." Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology [10.1175/jtech-d-20-0109.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2020. "Assimilation of Satellite Microwave Observations over the Rainbands of Tropical Cyclones." Monthly Weather Review 148 (12): 4729-4745 [10.1175/mwr-d-19-0341.1] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Diurnal variation of tropospheric relative humidity in tropical regions." Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16 (11): 6913-6929 [10.5194/acp-16-6913-2016] [Journal Article/Letter]
2016. "Stratospheric temperature changes during the satellite era." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121 (2): 664-681 [10.1002/2015jd024039] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Retrieving Layer-Averaged Tropospheric Humidity From Advanced Technology Microwave Sounder Water Vapor Channels." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (12): 6675-6688 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2445832] [Journal Article/Letter]
2015. "Intercalibration and Validation of Observations From ATMS and SAPHIR Microwave Sounders." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 53 (11): 5915-5925 [10.1109/tgrs.2015.2427165] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Retrieving daily global solar radiation from routine climate variables." Theor Appl Climatol 116 (3-4): 661-669 [10.1007/s00704-013-0979-9] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Assessing the quality of humidity measurements from global operational radiosonde sensors." J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118 (14): 8040-8053 [10.1002/jgrd.50589] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Evaluating Instrumental Inhomogeneities in Global Radiosonde Upper Tropospheric Humidity Data Using Microwave Satellite Data." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (6): 3615-3624 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2220551] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Correcting Geolocation Errors for Microwave Instruments Aboard NOAA Satellites." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (6): 3625-3637 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2225840] [Journal Article/Letter]
2013. "Cross-Scan Asymmetry of AMSU-A Window Channels: Characterization, Correction, and Verification." IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 51 (3): 1514-1530 [10.1109/tgrs.2012.2211884] [Journal Article/Letter]
2011. "Correction to “Comparing upper tropospheric humidity data from microwave satellite instruments and tropical radiosondes”." Journal of Geophysical Research 116 (D10): D10305 [10.1029/2011jd015962] [Journal Article/Letter]
Non-Refereed
2017. "Description of the GMAO OSSE for Weather Analysis Software Package: Version 3." NASA Technical Report Series on Global Modeling and Data Assimilation, NASA/TM-2017-104606 48 156 pp. [Full Text] [Report]