Dr. Chunlin Huang received the B.S. degree in hydrogeology and engineering geology from Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China, in 2001, and studied remote sensing and hydrological data assimilation with the Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, and the Ph.D. degree in cartography and geography information system from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in 2008. From 2009 to 2010, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. He is currently a Researcher with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research activities concern hydrological data assimilation, especially for snow and soil moisture.