Name: Xiushu Qie
Address: LAGEO, Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
Telephone: +86-10-82995091
Fax: +86-10-82995073
Email: qiex@mail.iap.ac.cn


Brief Experences

1. 1979-1983 : Physics Department, Hebei University, Bachelor Degree
   
2. 1984-1987: Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Master degree
   
3. 1994-1998: Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Ph.D Degree
   
4. 1992-1993: Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse , France, Visiting Scholar
   
5. 1993-1996, Associate Professor, Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics
   
6. 1996-1999, Professor & Director, Research Center of Lightning and hail-storm, Lanzhou Institute of Plateau Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
   
7. 2000-2006, Professor & Director, Department of Plateau Atmospheric Physics Research, Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences
   
8. 2006-present, Professor & Director, Lab. for Middle Atmosphere and Global Environment Observation, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
   
   

Ongoing Projects

1. "Distinguished Young Scientist" Project (Grant No. 40675008), from Natural Science Foundation of China.
2. "Soundings of electric field inside thunderstorms and charge structure of thunderstorm in Chinese Inland Plateau" (Grant No. 40675008), from Natural Science Foundation of China.
3. "Interactions between lightning, kinematics and precipitation in severe thunderstorms", (Grant No. KZCX2-YW-206), Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
4. "Network of lightning detection and location and new-generation artificially triggering lightning technique" (Grant No. YZ0608), from Chinese Academy of Sciences.
5. "Mechanism of Terrestrial gamma-ray flashes (TGFs) and its relation to lightning" (Grant No. 40774083), from Natural Science Foundation of China.

Publications

1. Qie X, Kong X. The progression features of a stepped leader process with four grounded leader branches, Geophys. Res. Lett. 34, L06809, doi:10.1029/2006GL028771, 2007.
   
   
2. Qie X, Zhang Q, Zhou Y, Feng G, Zhang T,Yang J, Kong X, Xiao Q, Wu S, Artificially triggered lightning and its characteristic discharge parameters in two severe thunderstorms, Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences, 50(8):1241-1250, 2007
   
   
3. Feng G, Qie X, Yuan T, Niu S, Analysis on lightning activity and precipitation structure of hailstorms, Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences,50 (4): 629-639, 2007.
   
   
4. Gou X, Zhang Y, Dong W, Qie X, Wavelet-based multifractal analysis of the radiation field of first return stroke in cloud-to-ground discharge, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 50 (1): 101-105, 2007
   
   
5. Feng G, Qie X, Yuan T, Zhou Y, A case study of cloud-to-ground lightning activities in hailstorms under cold eddy synoptic situation, ACTA Meteorologica Sinica, 2007, 21(2):244-257.
   
   
6. Yuan P, Qie X, Lu S, et al., The spectral properties of an intense lightning return stroke, Spectroscopy and spectral analysis, 26 (4): 733-737, 2006
   
   
7. Xiong Y, Qie X, Zhou Y, et al., Regional responses of lightning activities to relative humidity of the surface , Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 49 (2): 367-374, 2006
   
   
8. Kong X, Qie X, Zhao Y, et al. An analysis of discharge processes of one cloud-to-ground lightning flash on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 49 (4): 993-1000, 2006
   
   
9. Ouyang Y, Yuan P, Qie X, Wang H, Jia X, Zhang H. Temperature study on lightning return stroke in the coastal area of Guangdong, Spectroscopy and spectral analysis, 26 (11): 1988-1992, 2006
   
   
10. Qie X., Zhang Y. and Zhang Q., Characteristics of lightning discharges and electric structure of thunderstorm, ACTA Meteorologica Sinica, 2006, 20(2):244-257.
    
    
11. Qie X., T. Zhang, C. Chen, G. Zhang, T. Zhang, and W. Wei, The lower positive charge center and its effect on lightning discharges on the Tibetan Plateau, Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L05814, doi:10.1029/2004GL022162, 2005.
    
    
12. X. Qie, X. Kong, G. Zhang, T. Zhang, T. Yuan Y. Zhou, Y. Zhang, and H. Wang, The possible charge structure of thunderstorm and lightning discharges in northeastern verge of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Atmospheric Research, 76:231-246, 2005.
    
    
13. Zhou Y, S Soula, V Pont, X Qie, NOx ground concentration at a station at high altitude in relation to cloud-t-ground lightning flashes, Atmospheric Research, 75:47-69, 2005.
    
    
14. Qie X., Wang D., Yu Y., Wang H., Zhang C. and Chu R., Characteristics of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in Chinese Inland Plateau, Journal of Meteorology Society of Japan, 80(4):745-754, 2002.
    
    
15. Toumi R, Qie X, Seasonal variation of lightning on the Tibetan plateau: A spring anomaly?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31 (4): art. no. L04115, 2004
    
    
16. Zhang Y, Sun A, Yan M, Guo F, Qie X, Huang M, Numerical simulations of the effects of electric environment on hail growth, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2004, 47(1): 29-37
    
    
17. Yuan P, Liu X, Zhang Y, Qie X, Zhang G, Wang H, Spectral study on lightning return stroke in plateau area, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 47(1): 42-46, 2004
    
    
18. Qie X, Yuan T, Xie Y, et al,, Spatial and temporal distribution of lightning activities over the Tibetan plateau, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 47 (6): 997-1002, 2004
    
    
19. Qie X., Toumi R., Yuan T., Lightning activities on the Tibetan Plateau as observed by the lightning imaging sensor, J. Geophys. Res., Vol.108(D17) : art. no. 4551, 455, 10.1029/2002JD003304, 2003
    
    
20. Qie X., R. Toumi, Y. Zhou, Lightning activity on the central Tibetan Plateau and its response to convective available potential energy, Chinese Science Bulletin, 2003,48(4)：300-304.
    
    
21. Qie X, Zhou Y, Yuan T, Global lightning activities and their regional differences observed from the satellite, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 46 (6): 743-+, 2003
    
    
22. Zhang Y, Dong W, Zhang G, and Qie X, Characteristics of the leading processes to the artificial induced lightning in the air, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2003, 46 (4): 446-449
    
    
23. Qie X, Yu Y, Guo C, Laroche P, Zhang G, Zhang Q, Some features of stepped and dart-stepped leaders near the ground in natural negative cloud-to-ground lightning discharges, Annales Geophysicae, 20 (6): 863-870, 2002.
    
    
24. Zhou Y, Qie X, Soula S, A study of the relationship between cloud-to-ground lightning and precipitation in the convective weather system in China, Annales Geophysicae, 20 (1): 107-113, 2002
    
    
25. X. Qie, Y. Yu, X. Liu, C. Guo, D. Wang, T. Watanabe, T. Ushio, Charge analysis on lightning discharges to the ground in Chinese inland plateau(Verge of Tibet), Annales Geophysicae, 2000, 18,10, 1340-1348.
    
    
26. Qie X., Yu Y., Liu X. and Zhang G., K-type breakdown process of intracloud discharge in Chinese inland plateau, Progress in Natural Science, 2000, 10(8):607-611.
    
    
27. Zhang H., Zhang Y., Qie X., Xu B., Study on rainfall measurement and raindrop spectra with the differential reflectivity ZDR technique of a dual linear polarization radar, Acta Meteorologica Sinica, 1999, Vol.13, No.1, 115-128.
    
    
28. Qie X. and Liu X., A preliminary study on the criterion of artificially triggering lightning, The Tran. of the IEE of Japan, 1998, 118-B(2), 176-181.
    
    
29. Qie Xiushu, S. Soula and S. Chauzy, Influence of ion attachement on vertical distribution of electric field and charge density under thunderstorm, Annales Geophysicae, 1994, 12,1218-1228.
    
    
30. Qie Xiushu, Guo Changming, Yan Muhong and Zhang Guangshu, Lightning data and study of thunderstorm nowcasting, ACTA Meteorologica Sinica, 1993, 7(2): 244-256.
    
    
31. Yan Muhong, Guo Changming, Qie Xiushsu, Ge Zhengmo and Zhang Guangshu, Observation and model analyses of positive cloud-to-ground lightning in mesoscale convective system, ACTA Meteorologica Sinica, 1992, 6(5):501-510.
    
    
32. Qie Xiushu, Guo Changming and Zhang Guangshu, The characteristics of ground flashes in Beijing and Lanzhou regions, Adv. Atmos. Sci, 1991, 8(4):471-478.
    
    
33. Qie Xiushu, Guo Changming and Zhang Guangshu, Measurements of lightning radiation field and estimation of first return stroke parameters, ACTA Meteorologica Sinica, 1991, 5(3):381-386.