MING PAN

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA
Tel: 609-258-6383; Fax: 609-258-2799
Email: mpan@Princeton.EDU

Ph.D., 06/2006, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

M.A.,   06/2002, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA

B.E.,    06/2000, Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China

2008~present:  Associate Research Hydrologist in the Land Surface Hydrology Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University.

2006~2007:  Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Techonology.

2006~2008:  Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Land Surface Hydrology Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University.

2000~2006:       Research Assistant in the Land Surface Hydrology Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University.

Areas of research activities and interests include:

• Assimilation of Remote Sensing Data into Hydrologic Models: Theory, Methods, and Applications ( Dissertation)
  • Kalman (Minimum Variance) Methods, Bayesian Monte Carlo Methods (Particle Filters/Smoothers), Ensemble Methods
  • Data Assimilation Algorithms with Equality Constraints
  • Quantification of Prior System Errors Using Copula Models
  • Multiple Models System and Ensemble Forecast
• Hydrological Remote Sensing
  • Applications of TMI/AMSR-E Soil Moisture Retrievals and Raw Brightness Temperatures in Hydrological Systems
  • Applications of MODIS Evapotranspiration Retrievals
• Hydrological Modeling
  • Development of Model/Algorithms for Soil Moisture and Energy Transfer
  • Cold Season Processes: Snow, Frozen Ground
  • Warm Season Processes: Spatial-temporal Structure of Rainfall

Assistant in Instruction for Prof Eric F. Wood, Civil and Environmental Engineering 306 Hydrology, Princeton University, Spring Semester of 2004~2005

Member, American Geophysical Union

Member, American Meteorological Society

Member, European Geophysical Union

Pan M. and E. F. Wood, Data Assimilation for Estimating Land Water Budget Using a Constrained Ensemble Kalman Filter, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 534–547. 2006.
Full Article JHM Abstract Link


Pan M., J. Sheffield, E. F. Wood, K. E. Mitchell, P. R. Houser, J. C. Schaake, A. Robock, D. Lohmann, B. A. Cosgrove, Q. Duan, L. Luo, R. W. Higgins, R. T. Pinker, J. D. Tarpley, Snow process modeling in the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS): 2. Evaluation of model simulated snow water equivalent, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 108 (D22), 8850, doi:10.1029/2003JD003994, 2003.
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Sheffield J., M. Pan, E. F. Wood, K. E. Mitchell, P. R. Houser, J. C. Schaake, A. Robock, D. Lohmann, B. A. Cosgrove, Q. Duan, L. Luo, R. W. Higgins, R. T. Pinker, J. D. Tarpley, B. H. Ramsay, Snow process modeling in the North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS): 1. Evaluation of model-simulated snow cover extent, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 108 (D22), 8849, doi:10.1029/2002JD003274, 2003.
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Mitchell K. E., D. Lohmann, P. R. Houser PR, E. F. Wood, J. C. Schaake, A. Robock, B. A. Cosgrove, J. Sheffield, Q. Duan, L. Luo, R. W. Higgins RW, R. T. Pinker, J. D. Tarpley, D. P. Lettenmaier, C. H. Marshall, J. K. Entin, M. Pan, W. Shi, V. Koren, J. Meng, B. H. Ramsay, A. A. Bailey, The multi-institution North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS): Utilizing multiple GCIP products and partners in a continental distributed hydrological modeling system, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 109(D7): Art. No. D07S90 APR 9 2004
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Crow, W.T., E.F. Wood, and M. Pan, "Multi-objective calibration of land surface model evapotranspiration predictions using streamflow observations and spaceborne surface radiometric temperature retrievals," Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 108(D23), doi:10.1029/2002JD003292, 2003.
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Pan M., M. McCabe, and E. F. Wood (2006), Multi-sensor remote sensing and data assimilation of land surface and atmospheric variables for improved hydrologic modeling, Eos Trans. AGU, 87(36), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract A21B-04.
Presentation AGU Abstract Link

Pan M., M. McCabe, E. F. Wood, and R. Wójcik (2006), Regional Water Budget Estimation Using Multi-sensor Remote Sensing Observations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 8, 08115, 2006, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU06-A-08115, European Geosciences Union
Presentation EGU Abstract Link


Pan M., L. Luo, and E. F. Wood (2006), A Multi-scale Coherence Study between Microwave Satellite Soil Moisture Observations and Land Surface Model Simulations, Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 8, 08318, 2006, SRef-ID: 1607-7962/gra/EGU06-A-08318, European Geosciences Union
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Pan M., M. F. McCabe, E. F. Wood, and R. Wójcik (2005), Using Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Observations for Regional Water Budget Studies, Eos Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H14B-06
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Gao H., Pan M., Wood E. F., Michele, C. D. (2004), The potential of assimilating remotely sensed soil moisture into land surface models, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H12A-08.
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Pan M. and E. F. Wood (2004), Generation of Ensembles of Spatial Hydrologic Fields, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(47), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract H23C-1142
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Pan M., E. F. Wood, and McCabe M. (2004), Data assimilation for estimating regional water balance using constrained ensemble Kalman filtering, Proceedings of the 2nd international CAHMDA workshop on: The Terrestrial Water Cycle: Modelling and Data Assimilation Across Catchment Scales, edited by A.J. Teuling, H. Leijnse, P.A. Troch, J. Sheffield and E.F. Wood, pp. 183, Princeton, NJ, October 25, 2004
Presentation CAHMDA Abstract Link


Pan M. and E. F. Wood (2004), Water Budget Estimation by Assimilating Multiple Observations and Hydrological Modeling Using Constrained Ensemble Kalman Filtering, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H33C-04
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Pan M. and E. F. Wood (2004), Assimilating Satellite Remote Sensing Observations into Short-term Runoff Ensemble Predictions: Potential and Experiments, Eos Trans. AGU, 85(17), Jt. Assem. Suppl., Abstract H33A-03
Presentation AGU Abstract Link

Assimilation of Satellite Remote Sensing Data into Land Surface Modeling Systems, Ming Pan, presented at Graduate Seminar, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 5, 2006
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McCabe F. M., M. Pan, R. Wójcik, J. Sheffield, H. Gao, H. Su, and E. F. Wood, Multi-sensor Remote Sensing Data for Water and Energy Balance Studies: Towards Hydrological Consistency through Observation and Data Assimilation, submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment, 2006
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Luo L., E. F. Wood, and M. Pan, Bayesian Merging of Climate Model Forecast for Hydrological Predictions, submitted to Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2006
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Pan M., E. F. Wood, and H. Gao, A Data Assimilation System for Land Surface Models and Microwave Satellite Measurements, submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment, 2006
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Pan M., E. F. Wood, R. Wójcik, and M. McCabe, Estimation of Regional Terrestrial Water Cycle Using Multi-sensor Remote Sensing Observations and Data Assimilation, submitted to Remote Sensing of Environment, 2006
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On Land Surface Modeling, Editor: Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2003

On Data Assimilation, Editor: Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2003

On Land Surface Modeling, Editor: Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2004

On Land Surface Modeling, Editor: William P. Kustas, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2004

On Data Assimilation, Editor: Steve Margulis, Journal of Hydrometerology, 2005

On Land Surface Modeling, Editor: William P. Kustas, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2005

On Soil Moisture Modeling and Validation, Editor: Richard G. Lawford, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2006

On Data Assimilation, Editor: William P. Kustas, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2006