I am deeply passionate about climate science, with a particular focus on the changes in clouds in the current climate and in a future warming world. My research interests include (1) understanding how clouds interact with warming and warming pattern in satellite observations, (2) evaluating global climate models and global storm-resolving models in representing cloud processes, and (3) exploring how satellite observations and model evaluations could help improve future climate projections.

Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University 2023

B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University 2018

Chao, Li-Wei, Mark D. Zelinka, and Andrew E. Dessler. Evaluating Cloud Feedback Components in Observations and Their Representation in Climate Models. (under review)

Chao, Li-Wei, Jacob C. Muller, and Andrew E. Dessler (2022). Impacts of the Unforced Pattern Effect on the Cloud Feedback in CERES Observations and Climate Models. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL096299. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL096299

Chao, Li-Wei, and Andrew E. Dessler (2021). An Assessment of Climate Feedbacks in Observations and Climate Models Using Different Energy Balance Frameworks, Journal of Climate, 34: 9763-9773. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0226.1

Full list: Google Scholar

• Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST), 2020-2023
• Bachelor Thesis Award, National Taiwan University, 2018
• College Student Research Creativity Award, Taiwan, 2018
• College Student Research Scholarship, Taiwan, 2017
• Dean’s List Award, National Taiwan University, 2016-2017