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Le Van Thien

Research Assistant

Phone: 515-509-1640
Office: 3010 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Email: thienmet[at]gmail.com
Email: lvthien[at]iastate.edu
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About Me

Education:

B.S. Vietnam National University, Hanoi
M.S. Iowa State University

Research Interests:

Properties of mesoscale convective systems, monsoon systems, atmospheric convection, looking for new methods to improve weather and climate forecast (e.g. applying multidisciplines in models)

Publications:

Refereed Papers:

1. Thien V. Le, W. A. Gallus, Jr., Mark A. Olsen, Livesey, N., 2009: Comparison of Aura MLS water vapor measurements with GFS and NAM analyses in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., PDF

2. Thien V. Le, W. A. Gallus.,2011: Effect of extra-tropical mesoscale convective system activity on water vapor transport in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere: A modeling study.J. Geophysical Research (doi:10.1029/2011JD016685, in press).

Extended Abstracts:

1. Thien V. Le, W. A. Gallus, Jr., Mark A. Olsen, 2007: Comparison of Aura MLS water vapor measurements with GFS and NAM analyses in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere. Preprints, 22nd Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting/18th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, Park City, Utah, 25-29 June.

Abstracts:

1. Thien V. Le, W. A. Gallus, 2008: Upper troposphere and lower stratosphere water vapor and transport processes in the vicinity of deep convection, Joint Assemblly, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 27-30 May.

2. Thien V. Le, W. A. Gallus, Jr., Mark A. Olsen, 2008: Comparison of Aura MLS water vapor measurements with GFS and NAM analyses in the upper troposphere/lower stratosphere, Joint Assemblly, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 27-30 May.