• Stanfield, R. E., H. Su, J. H. Jiang, S. R. Freitas, A. M. Molod, Z. J. Luo, L. Huang, and M. Luo, 2019: Convective entrainment rates estimated from Aura CO and CloudSat/CALIPSO observations and comparison with GEOS-5, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., doi:10.1029/2019JD030846
• Luo, Z. J., L. L. Pan, E. L. Atlas, S. M. Chelpon, S. B. Honomichl, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook, and S. R. Hall, 2018: Use of Airborne In Situ VOC Measurements to Estimate Transit Time Spectrum: An Observation-Based Diagnostic of Convective Transport, Geophys. Res. Letts., 45. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080424 (pdf)
• Luo, Z. J., , R. Anderson, W. B. Rossow, and H. Takahashi 2017: Tropical Cloud and Precipitation Regimes As Seen from Near-Simultaneous TRMM, CloudSat, and CALIPSO Observations and Comparison with ISCCP, J. Geophys. Res., Atmos., 122, doi:10.1002/2017JD026569 (pdf) (See highlight by EOS Research Spotlight )
• Takahashi, H., Z. J. Luo (co-corresponding author) and G. L. Stephens, 2017: Level of Neutral Buoyancy, Deep Convective Outflow and Convective Core: New Perspectives Based on 5-Years of CloudSat Data, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, doi:10.1002/ 2016JD025969. (pdf)
• Pan, L. L., E. L. Atlas, R. J. Salawitch, S. B. Honomichl, J. F. Bresch, W. J. Randel, E. C. Apel, R. S. Hornbrook, D. C. Anderson, S. J. Andrews, S. P. Beaton, T. L. Campos, L. J. Carpenter, D. Chen, B. Dix, V. Donets, S. R. Hall, T. F. Hanisco, C. R. Homeyer, L. G. Huey, J. B. Jensen, L. Kaser, D. E. Kinnison, T. K. Koening, J.-F. Lamarque, C. Liu, J. Luo, Z. J. Luo, D. D. Montzka, J. M. Nicely, R. B. Pierce, D. D.Riemer, T. Robinson, P. Romashkin, A. Saiz-Lopez, S. Schauffler, O. Shieh, G. Vaughan, K. Ullmann, R. Volkamer, A. J. Weinheimer, and G. Wolf, 2017: The Convective Transport of Active Species in the Tropics (CONTRAST) Experiment, Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 98, 106-112, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00272.1 (pdf)
• Masunaga, H., and Z. J. Luo, 2016: Convective and large-scale mass flux profiles over tropical oceans determined from synergistic analysis of a suite of satellite observations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JD024753 (pdf)

• Fried, A., M.C. Barth, M. Bela, P. Weibring, D. Richter, J. Walega, Y. Li, K.Pickering, E. Apel, R. Hornbrook, A. Hills, D. D. Riemer, N. Blake, D.R. Blake, J. Schroeder, Z. J. Luo, J.H. Crawford, J. Olson, S. Rutledge, D. Betten, M.I. Biggerstaff, G.S. Diskin, G. Sachse, T. Campos, F. Flocke, A. Weinheimer, C. Cantrell, I. Pollack, J. Peischl, K. Froyd, A. Wisthaler, T. Mikoviny, and S. Woods, 2016: Convective transport of formaldehyde to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere and associated scavenging in thunderstorms over the central United States during the 2012 DC3 study, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. , 121, doi:10.1002/2015JD024477 (pdf)
• Toon, O. B., H. Maring, J. Dibb, R. Ferrare, D. J. Jacob, E. J. Jensen, Z. J. Luo, G. G. Mace, L. L. Pan, L. Pfister, K. H. Rosenlof, J.s Redemann, J. S. Reid, H. B. Singh, R. Yokelson, G. Chen, K. W. Jucks, and A. Pszenny, 2016: Planning, implementation and scientific goals of the Studies of Emissions and Atmospheric Composition, Clouds and Climate Coupling by Regional Surveys (SEAC4RS) field mission, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 121, doi:10.1002/2015JD024297 (pdf)
• Zhao, L., Chien, S., Meegoda, J., Luo, Z., and Liu, X., 2015: Cost-Benefit Analysis and Microclimate-Based Optimization of a RWIS Network. J. Infrastruct. Syst., 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000278, 04015021.
• Iwasaki, S., Z. J. Luo, H. Kubota, T. Shibata, H. Okamoto, and H. Ishimoto, 2015: Characteristics of cirrus clouds in the tropical lower stratosphere, Atmospheric Research. 164-165, 358-368, 10.1016/j.atmosres.2015.06.009 (pdf)
• Luo, Z. J., J. Jeyaratnam, S. Iwasaki, H. Takahashi and R. Anderson, 2014: Convective vertical velocity and cloud internal vertical structure: An A-Train perspective, Geophys. Res. Letts., 41, doi:10.1002/2013GL058922 pdf
• Wang, C., Z. J. Luo , X. Chen, X. Zeng, W.-K. Tao, X. Huang, 2014: A Physically Based Algorithm for Non-Blackbody Correction of Cloud-Top Temperature and Application to Convection Study. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 53, 1844-1857. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0331.1 (pdf)
• Vergados, P., Z. J. Luo, K. Emanuel, and A. J. Mannucci, 2014: Observational tests of hurricane intensity estimations using GPS radio occultations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 1938-1948, doi:10.10002/2013JD020934 (pdf)
• Hagihara, Y., H. Okamoto, and Z. J. Luo, 2014: Joint analysis of cloud-top heights from CloudSat and CALIPSO: New insights into cloud top microphysics, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, doi:10.1002/2013JD020919 (pdf)
• Takahashi, H. and Z. J. Luo (corresponding author), 2014: Characterizing Tropical Overshooting Convection from Joint Analysis of CloudSat and Geostationary Satellite Observations, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, 112-121, doi:10.1002/2013JD020972 (pdf)
• Takahashi, H., Hui Su, J. H. Jiang, Z. J. Luo, S.-P. Xie, and J. Hafner, 2013: Tropical Water Vapor Variations During the 2006-07 and 2009-10 El Ninos: Satellite Observation and GCM Simulation, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50684 (pdf)
• Luo, Y., H. Wang, R. Zhang, W. Qian, Z. Luo, 2013: Comparison of Rainfall Characteristics and Convective Properties of Monsoon Precipitation Systems over South China and the Yangtze and Huai River Basin. J. Climate, 26, 110-132 (pdf)
• Takahashi, H. and Z. Luo (corresponding author), 2012: Where is the level of neutral buoyancy for deep convection? Geophys. Res. Letts., 39, L15809, doi:10.1029/2012GL052638 (pdf)
• Luo, Z. J. , D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, G. Y. Liu, S. Nawrath, and H. G. J. Smit, 2012: Influence of sea surface temperature on humidity and temperature in the outflow of tropical deep convection, J. Climate, 25, 1340-1348 (pdf)
• Ferraro, R., H. Meng, and Z. J. Luo, 2011: Using satellite microwave sensors to develop climate data records, Eos Trans. AGU, 92(32), doi:10.1029/2011EO320005.
• Wang, C., Z. J. Luo, X. L. Huang, 2011: Parallax Correction in Collocating CloudSat and MODIS Observations: Method and Application to Convection Study, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D17201, doi:10.1029/2011JD016097 (pdf)
• Luo, Y., R. Zhang, W. Qian, Z. Luo, X. Hu, 2011: Inter-comparison of deep convection over the Tibetan Plateau-Asian Monsoon Region and subtropical North America in boreal summer using CloudSat/CALIPSO data, J. Climate, 24, 2164-2177 (pdf)
• Luo, Z. J. , G. Y. Liu, and G. L. Stephens, 2010: Use of A-Train data to estimate convective buoyancy and entrainment rate, Geophys. Res. Letts. 37, L09804, doi:10.1029/2010GL042904 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., G. Y. Liu, G. L. Stephens, and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Terminal Vs transient cumulus congestus: A CloudSat perspective, Geophys. Res. Letts., 36, L05808, doi:10.1029/2008GL036927 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., G. Y. Liu, and G. L. Stephens, 2008: CloudSat adding new insight into tropical penetrating convection. Geophys. Res. Letts. 35, L19819, doi:10.1029/2008GL035330 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and Herman Smit, 2008: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZA IC, Part II: Assessing the ECMWF humidity analysis. J. Climate, 21, 1449-1466 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., G. L. Stephens, K. A. Emanuel, D. G. Vane, N. Tourville, and J. M. Haynes 2008: On the use of CloudSat and MODIS data for estimating hurricane intensity. IEEE Geoscience Remote Sensing Lett., Vol. 5, No. 1, 13-16 (pdf)
• Haynes, J. M., R. Marchand, Z. Luo, A. Bodas-Salcedo, G. L. Stephens 2007: A multi-purpose radar simulation package, Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 88, 1723-1727 (pdf)
• Kley, D., H. G. J. Smit, S. Nawrath, Z. Luo, P. Nedelec, and R. H. Johnson (2007), Tropical Atlantic convection as revealed by ozone and relative humidity measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D23109, doi:10.1029/2007JD008599 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and Herman Smit, 2007: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZA IC, Part I: climatology, variability, transport and relation to deep convection. J. Climate, 20, 418 - 435 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., and G. L. Stephens 2006: An enhanced convection-wind-evaporation feedback in a superparameterization GCM (SP-GCM) depiction of the Asian summer monsoon, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L06707, doi:10.1029/2005GL025060 (pdf)
• Luo, Z. and W. B. Rossow 2004: Characterizing Tropical Cirrus Lifecycle, Evolution and Interaction with Upper Tropospheric Water Vap or Using Lagrangian Trajectory Analysis of Satellite Observations. J. Climate, 17, 4541-4563 (pdf)
• Luo, Z., W. B. Rossow, T. Inoue, and C. Stubenrauch, 2002: Did the Eruption of the Mt. Pinatubo Volcano Affect Cirrus Properties? J. Climate, 15, 2806-2820 (pdf)

Luo, Z. 2003: Investigation of Tropical Cirrus, Their Variability, Evolution and Relation to the Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor. Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University, 148p.

• Luo, Z. J., R. Anderson, W. B. Rossow, and H. Takahashi, 2017: Tropical cloud and precipitation structures and regimes from multiple space-borne active sensors: New insights, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Met. Suppl.
• Jeyaratnam, J, J. F Booth, C. M. Naud and Z. J. Luo, 2017: Convection in Extratropical Cyclones: Analysis of GPM, NexRAD, GCMs and Re-Analysis, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Met. Suppl.
• Chelpon, S., Z. J. Luo and L. L. Pan, 2017: Impacts of deep convection on upper tropospheric composition diagnosed using chemical tracer measurements and CloudSat cloud data, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Met. Suppl.
• Takahashi H., S. Protopapadaki, C. Stubenrauch, Z. J. Luo and G. L. Stephens, 2017: Relationships between Convective Strength and Anvil Development based on AIRS-CloudSat Joint Dataset, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Met. Suppl
• (INVITED) Luo, Z. J. and H. Masunaga, 2016: Convective mass fluxes determined from satellite observations and implications for studying convective transport of trace gases, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Takahashi, H., Z. J. Luo, and G. L. Stephens, 2016: Level of Neutral Buoyancy, Deep Convective Outflow, and Hot Tower: New Perspectives Based on the A-Train Observations, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Chelpon, S., Z. J. Luo, and L. Pan, 2016: Study of Convective Transport of Pollutants into the Upper Troposphere Using Data From the CONTRAST Experiment and the CloudSat Satellite Mission, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Gaier, T., S. Reising, C. Kummerow, V Chandrasekar, S. Padmanabhan, B. Lim, S. Brown, C. Ruf, S. van den Heever, T. L'Ecuyer, Z. J. Luo, S. J. Munchak, Z. Haddad, S.-A. Boukabara, 2016: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems Technology Demonstration (TEMPEST-D): Risk Reduction for Constellations of 6U-Class Nanosatellites, IEEE MicroRad 2016, Apr 11-14 2016, Espoo, Finland
• (Invited) Reising, S., T. Gaier, C. Kummerow, V. Chandrasekar, S. Padmanabhan, B. Lim, S. Brown, S. van den Heever, T. L'Ecuyer, C. Ruf, Z. Luo, S. Munchak, Z. Haddad, and S. Boukabara, 2015: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems Technology Demonstration (TEMPEST-D): Risk Reduction for 6U-Class Nanosatellite Constellations, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Luo, Z. J. and R. Anderson, 2015: Tropical cloud and precipitation regimes and vertical structures as seen by simultaneous TRMM, CloudSat, and CALIPSO observations, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• (Invited) Masunaga, H. and Z. J. Luo, 2015: Large-scale and convective-scale updraft profiles from satellite observations, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Bela, M., M. C. Barth, O. B. Toon, A. Fried, Y. Li, K. Cummings, K. E. Pickering, C. R. Homeyer, H. Morrison, Q. Yang, D. J. Allen, F. M. Flocke, G. S. Diskin, D. W. O'Sulivan, L. G. Huey, D. Chen, X. Liu and Z. J. Luo, 2015: Roles of chemistry, microphysics and transport in web removal of soluble species in the DC3 Oklahoma May 29, 2012 severe storm, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.
• Luo, Z. J., 2015: Lifecycle View of Tropical Deep Convection & Cirrus Clouds, UN WCRP GEWEX (Global Energy and Water Cycle Exchanges Project) UTCC (Upper-Tropospheric Clouds and Convection) PROES Meeting, Nov 6 2015, Paris, France
• S. C. Reising, T. C. Gaier, S. Padmanabhan, B. H. Lim, S. T. Brown, C. D. Kummerow, V. Chandrasekar, S. C. van den Heever, Z. J. Luo, T. S. L'Ecuyer, S. J. Munchak, C. S. Ruf, Z. S. Haddad, T. C. Koch, S.-A. Boukabara, 2015: Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST) CubeSat Mission, IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting, 19024 July 2015, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Luo, Z. J., 2015: Convective entrainment and its influences on convective transports of constituents, 2nd Workshop on Atmospheric Composition and the Asian Monsoon (ACAM), 8-10 June 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
• Reising S. C., C. D Kummerow, S. C van den Heever, T. Gaier, S. Padmanabhan, S. T. Brown, B. Lim, Z. S Haddad, T. Koch, G. Berg, T. L'Ecuyer6, S. J Munchak, Z. J. Luo, S. A. Boukabara, C. S Ruf, 2014: Scientific Overview of Temporal Experiment for Storms and Tropical Systems (TEMPEST) Program, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl.,
• Luo, Z. J., Sonya Pyo and Nazia Shah, 2014: Using Trace Gas Measurements to Probe Convective Dynamics: Results from SEAC4RS Field Campaign and Mozaic Project, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A53C
• (INVITED) Luo, Z. J. 2014: New Insights into Convective Dynamics and Convective Cloud Vertical Structures from Synergistic Measurements by CloudSat, CALIPSO and MODIS EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A41L
• Luo, Z. J., 2014: Convective influences on upper-tropospheric water vapor and ozone: results from 10 years of in situ measurements form MOZAIC, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 11th Annual Meeting, July 28 - August 2, 2014, Sapporo, Japan
• Hagihara, Y., H. Okamoto, and, Z. J. Luo , 2014: New Insights into Cloud Top Microphysics from Joint CloudSat and CALIPSO Measurements, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) 11th Annual Meeting, July 28 - August 2, 2014, Sapporo, Japan
• Vergados, P., A. J. Mannucci and Z. J. Luo, 2014: Observational tests of hurricane intensity estimation using GPS radio occultations temperature measurements, American Meteorological Society (AMS) Joint between the 18th Conference on Integrated Observing and Assimilation Systems for the Atmosphere, Oceans, and Land Surface (IOAS-AOLS); and the Fourth Conference on Transition of Research to Operations, Feb 2-6 2014, Atlanta GA
• Luo, Z., J. Jeyaratnam, R. Anderson and H. Takahashi, 2013: Use of A-Train Observations to estimate vertical velocities of convection, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A13F
• Luo, Z. J. 2013: Synergistic Use of Passive and Active Data for Cloud Process Studies: Examples from the A-Train Constellation, Meeting of the Americas, Cancun, Mexico, May 13-17, 2013
• Takahashi, H., H. Su, J. H. Jiang, Z. J. Luo, S.-P. Xie and J. Hafner, 2013: Tropospheric water vapor anomalies during the 2006-07 and 2009-2010 El Nino. American Meteorological Society, 25th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, San Antonio TX
• Takahashi, H. and Z. J. Luo, 2012: On the level of neutral buoyancy for deep convection, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A33S, 2012
• Wang, C., Z. Luo, X. Chen, X. Zeng, W.-K. Tao and X. Huang, 2012: A physically based algorithm for non-blackbody correction of the cloud top temperature for the convective clouds, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A41J, 2012
• Luo, Y. H. Wang, R. Zhang, W. Qian, Z. J. Luo, 2012: Comparison of Rainfall Characteristics and Convective Properties of Monsoon Precipitation Systems over South China and Yangtze-and-Huai Rivers Basin, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A41J, 2012
• Luo, Z. J. and R. Anderson, 2012: Characterization of fast-growing convection from synergistic observations of CloudSat, MODIS and IIR, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A41J, 2012
• Wang, C., Z. Luo, X. Huang, X. Zeng, and W.-K. Tao, 2012:A physically based algorithm for non-blackbody correction of the cloud top temperature for the convective clouds, SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Conference, Kyoto, Oct 29 - Nov 1 2012
• Luo, Y., H. Wang, R. Zhang, W. Qian, and Z. Luo, 2012: Comparison of Rainfall Characteristics and Convective Properties of Monsoon Precipitation Systems Over South China and Yangtze-and-Huai River Basin, AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Aseembly, AS18-A006, Singapore, August 13-17, 2012
• Luo, Y., R. Zhang, W. Qian, and Z. Luo , 2012: Intercomparison of Deep Convection Over the Tibetan Plateau - Asian Monsoon Region, AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Aseembly, AS35-A012, Singapore, August 13-17, 2012
• (INVITED) Luo, Z. J. 2011: Hot towers from an A-Train perspective, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A14D, 2011
• Takahashi, H. and Z. J. Luo, 2011: Tropical overshooting convection: Cloud properties and convective system evolution, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A23D, 2011
• Wang, C., Z. J. Luo, X. Huang, 2011: Parallax correction for satellite-based study of convections: methods, statistics and a case study with MJO, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A23D, 2011
• McGee, C. J., S. C. van den Heever, and Z. J. Luo, 2011: Diagnosing vertical velocity from CloudSat in deep tropical convection, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl., A24B, 2011
• Takahashi, H. and Z. Luo, 2010: Tropical overshooting convection from CloudSat and ISCCP, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A21, 2010
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson and G. Y. Liu, 2010: Influence of SST on humidity and temperature in the outflow of tropical deep convection: Observational basis for evaluating model simulations, American Geophyscial Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A16, 2010
• Luo, Y., R. Zhang, W. Qian, and Z. Luo, 2010: Inter-comparison of deep convection over the Tibetan Plateau-Asian Monsoon Region and subtropical North America in boreal summer using CloudSat/CALIPSO data, American Geophyscial Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A21, 2010
• G. L. Stephens, M. A. Rogers, and J. Luo, 2010: The heat balance of the equatorial trough zone, revisted: Part II, American Geophyscial Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A21, 2010
• Luo, Z. J. , 2010: Tropical convective processes as seen from A-Train: new insights, Eos Trans. AGU, 91(26), West. Pac. Geophys. Meet. Suppl., Abstract A21A-115
• Luo, Z. J., 2010: Convective Buoyancy and Entrainment Rate Estimated from A-Train Data: an Observational Basis for Evaluating GCM Cumulus Parameterization, In Proceedings of the 1st DOE Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Science Team Meeting, March 15-19, Bethesda, MD
• Williams, E. R., M. F. Donovan, Z. J. Luo, C. Kessinger, H. Cai, N. Rehak, D. Megenhardt, M. Steiner, R. Bankert, and D. Bou Karam, 2010: Diameters of cumulonimbi over land and ocean and their dependence on cloud base height, Amer. Meteor. Soc., Jan 18 - Jan 21, 2010, Atlanta, GA
• Luo, Z., G. Y. Liu and G. L. Stephens, 2009: Use of A-Train data to estimate convective buoyancy and entrainment rate, EOS Trans. American Geophyscial Union (AGU), Fall Meet., Suppl, A51F-0165, 2009
• Luo, Z., G. Y. Liu, G. L. Stephens, and R. H. Johnson, 2009: Use of A-Train data for studying topical convective buoyancy, In Proceedings of the 19th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting, March 30 - April 3, 2009, Louisville KY
• Luo, Z., G. Liu, and G. L. Stephens, 2008: Tropical penetrative deep convection as depicted by CloudSat and MODIS, EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet. Suppl. A10, 2008
• Kley, D., H. G. J. Smit, R. H. Johnson, Z. Luo , 2008: Relative humidity in the outflow of deep convection: Influence of sea surface temperature, American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Water Vapor and Its Role in Climate, Oct. 20-24, 2008, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and H. Smit, 2008: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC: What do we learn from them? American Geophysical Union (AGU) Chapman Conference on Atmospheric Water Vapor and Its Role in Climate, Oct. 20-24, 2008, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
• (INVITED) Luo, Z., G. L. Stephens, K. A. Emanuel, D. G. Vane, N. Tourville, and J. M. Haynes 2008: On the use of CloudSat and MODIS data for estimating hurric ane intensity. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Recent Developments in Atmospheric Applications of Radar and Lidar, Amer. Meteor. Soc. 20-24 January 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana
• (INVITED) Luo, Z., J.-D. Chern, J. M. Haynes, G. L. Stephens, W.-K. Tao and N. B. Wood 2007: Evaluating the Colorado State University and NASA Goddard multi-s cale modeling framework (MMF) representation of tropical cloud and precipitation structures using CloudSat data. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet. S uppl. A22, 2007
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and Herman Smit, 2007: Comparing tens years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC with the ECMWF produ ct. In Proceedings of the 19th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Amer. Meteor. Soc. 14 - 18 January 2007, San Antonio TX.
• Luo, Z., J. M. Haynes, G. L. Stephens and N. B. Wood 2006: Evaluation of a prototype multi-scale modeling framework (p-MMF) representation of tropical cloud and precipitation systems using CloudSat data: Preliminary results. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), Fall Meet. Suppl. A51E-0138, 2006
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, R. H. Johnson, and H. G. J. Smit 2006: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC: climatology, variability, tra nsport and relation to deep convection, In Proceeding of the Stratospheric Processes And Their Role in Climate (SPARC)-Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Invitational workshop, sponsored by the United Nation (UN) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)'s World Climate Research Program (WCRP), 12-15 June 2006, Victoria BC, Ca nada
• Luo, Z. and G. L. Stephens, 2006: Convection feedbacks in a super-parameterization GCM. In Proceedings of the 16th Annual ARM Science Team Meeting, March 27-31, 2006 , Albuquerque NM.
• Luo, Z., D. Kley, and R. H. Johnson 2006: Ten years of measurements of tropical upper-tropospheric water vapor by MOZAIC: climatology, variability, transport and rela tion to deep convection, In Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Climate Variability and Change, Amer. Meteor. Soc. 28 January - 2 February 2006, Atlanta, GA.
• Luo, Z. and G. L. Stephens 2005: Characterizing upper tropospheric temperature, moisture and cloud biases in NCAR CAM2 in comparison with HIRS and ISCCP satellite observations, In Proceeding of the 5th International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and Water Cycle, June 2005
• Vonder Haar, T. H., J. Forsythe, Z. Luo , D. Randel, B. Ruston and S. Woo, 2005: Water Vapor Trends and Variability from the Global NVAP Dataset. In Proceedings of the 16th Symposium on Global Changes and Climate Variations, Amer. Meteor. Soc. January 9-13, 2005, San Diego CA
• Luo, Z. and W. B. Rossow, 2004: Satellite Investigation of Tropical Cirrus Lifecycle and Relation to Water Vapor and Deep Convection. In Proceedings of the 13th Satel lite Meteorology and Oceanography Conference, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 20-24 September 2004, Norfolk VA.
• Luo, Z. and W. B. Rossow 2003: Tropical Cirrus Lifecycle and Relation to the Upper Tropospheric Water Vapor. EOS Trans. American Geophysical Union (AGU), 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl. A11H-05, 2003.
• Rossow, W. B., Z. Luo , T. Inoue, and C. Stubenrauch, 2001: Did the Eruption of the Mt. Pinatubo Volcano Affect Cirrus Properties? EOS Trans. American Geophysical Unio n (AGU), 84(46), Fall Meet. Suppl.U32A-0010, 2001.

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