Prof. Dr. Qiang Fu

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsMeteorology,Climatology
Keywordsradiative transfer, remote sensing, stratospheric dynamics, climate change, cloud physics

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CitySeattle, Washington
InstitutionUniversity of Washington

Host during sponsorship

Dr. Bjorn StevensMax-Planck-Institut für Meteorologie, Hamburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/02/2014

Programme(s)

2013Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Fu is internationally renowned for his contributions to the understanding and modelling of radiative transfer in the Earth's atmosphere. His research has resolved riddles related to the vertical structure of global warming and the role of ice clouds and has helped spur the development of new techniques in radiative transfer modelling. While in Germany, he will explore the effect of processes constraining the vertical structure of warming and their implication for climate change.