On October 10th, Dr. Chu and I (Jackson) submitted a manuscript of a study, led by me, to AGU’s Earth and Space Science journal. This study is titled “Comparison of Three Methodologies for Removal of Random-Noise-Induced Biases From Second-Order Statistical Parameters of Lidar and Radar Measurements”.
This paper studies the application of multiple different bias-correction methods for some very useful wave-measurement techniques through the use of data analysis and forward modeling. The results established by this study enable the next stage of my research, which is along on the track to my eventual dissertation work. This research served to lay the groundwork for the methodologies I will use to do a comprehensive study of gravity wave behavior across all of our observed altitudes, in all seasons.
While this paper took me a while to get to a working state, it wasn’t wasted time! This was not my first contribution to published research (Li et al. 2020, and Chu et al. 2021), however it was my first time running the show, and Dr. Chu let me control the pace at which the work progressed. Since I was still getting a hang of things, it was a slow but extremely enlightening process! I learned a lot about how to generate results destined for a published study, got some great training on how to write academically, and earned a lot of experience with various research philosophies.
The paper is currently in review, so I can’t post it here, however as soon as it is published (after plenty of peer review I’m sure!) I will be sure to link it here for anyone interested.
