Xianglei Huang

Atmospheric Scientist. Professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. All views are mine own.

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The latest from my group, in which we evaluated the impacts on the simulated climatology and climate changes due to two missing physics in >90% climate models. An interesting finding is how they could affect the Arctic amplification.
https://t.co/2ZI90atGxk

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This is the radiative kernel built in a paper we published in 2023, Fan, C. et al., A Refined Understanding of the Ice Cloud Longwave Scattering Effects in Climate Model, JAMS, https://t.co/Z6p3FcUmYZ, 2023.

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>90% climate models do not consider scattering in the longwave at all. Our group has worked on understanding the impact of this missing physics on climate simulations for years. A by-product of this study is a rad kernel with LW scattering enabled https://t.co/nKMEOadm6Y

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The algorithm paper for our PREFIRE spectral flux product developments and validations is now freely available via JGR. https://t.co/JSovjbu5Al

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For amusement, I tested this a few times with Gemini, and it can make a tricky question, but its answer was bluntly wrong. It, however, did not fool Grok and ChatGPT. Talk about hallucination...

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Given the unavoidable use of LLMs by students for their homework, here is what I plan to do this semester. At least I can then tell which LLM models each student relies on most...

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Finished the last editorial duty at Journal of Climate. It was supposed to be a 3-year term, but I was asked to stay for 4 more ys. From 133 dispositions I have seen through, one thing is for sure: the current peer-reviewing system needs a revamp; it is not sustainable at all.

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Summer shots in Ann Arbor. 1. After the shower that broke the super-strong heat dome in late June. 2. Sunset with smoke from Canadian fires. 3. After an evening shower and before the cold front moved in yesterday.

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Spent this week at GRC Radiation and Climate at Bates College. This is my most favorite conference. Lobster feast is definitely a time-invariant, conserved component of this meeting. Another one is a return to the dorm life.

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Daniel, a 2nd-year PhD student in my group, just published his first paper. A foray from my group into paleoclimate. https://t.co/91mVZ6X04w

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Taken yesterday morning at the campus parking lot. A perfect internal gravity wave.

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The 5th paper out of Chongxing’s thesis. He designed a scheme to treat the 3D radiative transfer(RT) by solar panels, leading to an LUT for wea&clim models to use. We chose to publish on JQSRT honoring the traditional excellence of this hardcore RT journal.https://t.co/TSYS0Rgku6

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Took this at a service plaza on the Ohio Turnpike when drove back from New Jersey. It was a day with a strong, fast-moving warm front through the Appalachian eastward. It was a textbook show of sequences of clouds associated with warm front, concluded with this sunset shot of Sc.

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"The importance of stupidity in scientific research" by Martin A. Schwartz is a must-read essay for every new member of my group. It clarifies an illusion of "smart == capable of doing research." It's worth a read if you have never come across it yet. https://t.co/xlSWnckqVL

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As a JCLIM editor for 6+ years, I have seen many manuscripts with all the necessary ingredients of a paper but without a sufficient “soul.” The soul of a paper, IMO, is not only answering a question but also kindling the reader’s curiosity to follow up and do more.

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Be care of using any third-party connection apps. Too many malwares.

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I have not posted on Twitter for a while. Just realized the account has been used maliciously to post unauthorized stuff. I just updated the settings and cleared things up. Sorry for any confusion or "surprises"😂

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Richard Goody is a towering figure in atmospheric radiation. He passed away in August 2023 at the age of 102. Earlier this year, I wrote an obituary of him upon the request of IRC. I hope Prof. Goody's life can be an inspiration for everyone.
https://t.co/q6tffRweTV

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Each year this time, the view from my deck is simply dazzling.

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PREFIRE First Light https://t.co/TdQBWqXEET 来自 @YouTube