Feng Nai

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Feng Nai

Research Scientist

oufanforever@ou.edu
feng.nai@noaa.gov
National Weather Center 4427

Education

PhD, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Oklahoma
BS, Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, University of Oklahoma

Affiliated CIWRO Team

Advanced Radar Techniques

About

Feng started with CIWRO (previously CIMMS) in 2017 as a post-doctoral research associate and transitioned to a full time research scientist in 2019. He is part of the Advanced Radar Techniques team and his research primarily focuses on 1) developing signal processing algorithms to improve weather radar data quality, and 2) utilizing advanced capabilities of phased-array radar to improve weather observations.

Research Focus

Signal processing for weather radars
Adaptive beamforming for phased-array weather radars
Advanced scanning capabilities for phased-array weather radars
Phased-array weather radar calibration

CIWRO Research Themes

Weather Radar and Observations

Publications

Boettcher, J., Torres, S., Nai, F., Curtis, C., & Schvartzman, D., 2022. A Multidisciplinary Method to Support the Evolution of NWS Weather Radar Technology, Weather and Forecasting, 37(4), 429-444.
Nai, F., S. Torres, C. Curtis, 2020: Mitigating the Impact of Azimuthal Sampling on the Strength of Radar-Observed Circulations. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37, 1103–1116, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0152.1.
Nai, F., J. Boettcher, C. Curtis, D. Schvartzman, S. Torres, 2020: The Impact of Elevation Sidelobe Contamination on Radar Data Quality for Operational Interpretation. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 59, 707–724, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0092.1.
Nai, F., S. Torres, R. Palmer, 2016: Adaptive Beamspace Processing for Phased-Array Weather Radars. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54, 5688–5698, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2016.2570138.
Nai, F., S. Torres, R. Palmer, 2013: On the mitigation of wind-turbine clutter for weather radars using range-Doppler spectral processing. IET Radar, Sonar & Navigation, 7, 178–190, doi:10.1049/iet-rsn.2012.0225.

Conference presentations

Nai, F., J. Kurdzo, S. Torres, and C. Curtis, 2023: Novel Adaptive Beamforming Technique for Weather Observations Using the Advanced Technology Demonstrator at NSSL. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 3A.3, https://ams.confex.com/ams/40RADAR/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/425994.
Torres, S. and F. Nai, 2023: A Signal Processing Technique to Mitigate Wind Turbine Clutter on the NEXRAD Network. 40th Conference on Radar Meteorology, Minneapolis, MN, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 7B.3, https://ams.confex.com/ams/40RADAR/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/425969.

Professional organizations

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers