1999 - Ph. D. (Meteorology), University of Hawaii, U.S.A.
Dissertation: Interannual Variability of Summer Monsoon Onset
over the Western North Pacific
1988 - M. Sc. (Atmospheric Dynamics), Institute of Atmospheric
Physics, China
Thesis: Development of a Three-Dimensional Nonhydrostatic Elastic
Model and
Preliminary Experiments
1983 - B. Sc. (Meteorology), Hangzhou University, China
Research Interests
Large-scale air-sea interaction
Monsoon-ENSO links
Interdecadal change
Scientific Work Experience
Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, May
2000 - present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Meteorology, University of
Hawaii,
May 1999 - April 2000
Research Assistant, Department of Meteorology, University of
Hawaii,
1994 - 1999
Assistant Researcher, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences,
1988 - 1994
Research Assistant, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese
Academy of Sciences,
1985 - 1988
Wang, B., R.
Wu, R. Lukas, and S.-I. An: A possible mechansim for ENSO turnabout. Dyn.
Atmos. Gen. Circ. and Clim., (submitted).
Wang, B., R. Wu, and X. Fu: Mechanism of ENSO-monsoon interaction
during mature-decay phases of ENSO cycle. East Asian Meteor.
and Climatol, in press.
Wu, R.: Processes for the northeastward advance of the summer
monsoon over the western North Pacific. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,
in press.
Wang, B., R. Wu, and K.-M. Lau, 2001: Interannual variability of
the Asian summer monsoon: Contrasts between the Indian and the western
North Pacific-East Asian monsoons. J. Climate, 14,
4073-4090.
Wu, R., and B. Wang, 2001: Multi-stage onset of the summer monsoon
over the western North Pacific. Climate Dyn., 17,
277-289.
Chen, L., and R. Wu, 2000: Interannual and decadal variations of
snow cover over Qinghai-Xizang Plateau and their relationships to
summer monsoon rainfall in China. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 17
(1), 18-30.
Chen, L., and R. Wu, 2000: The role of the Asian/Australian monsoon
and the Southern/Northern Oscillation in the ENSO cycle.
Theor. Appl. Climatol., 65 (1-2), 37-47.
Wang, B., R. Wu, and X. Fu, 2000: Pacific-East Asian
teleconnection: How does ENSO affect East Asian climate? J. Climate,
13, 1717-1536.
Wang, B., R. Wu, and R. Lukas, 2000: Annual adjustment of the
thermocline in the tropical Pacific Ocean. J. Climate, 13,
596-616.
Wang, B., R. Wu, R. Lukas, and S.-I. An, 2000: A possible mechanism
for ENSO turnabout. J. Clim.13, 596-616.
Wu, R., and B. Wang, 2000: Interannual variability of summer
monsoon onset over the western North Pacific and the underlying
processes. J. Climate, 13, 2483-2501.
Wang, B., R. Wu, and R. Lukas, 1999: Roles of the western North
Pacific wind variation in thermocline adjustment and ENSO phase
transition. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 77, 1-16.
Wu R., and L. Chen, 1998: Decadal variation of summer rainfall in
the Yangtze-Huaihe River reaches and its relationship to atmospheric
circulation anomalies over East Asia and western North Pacific.
Adv. Atmos. Sci., 15 (4), 510-522.
Wang, B., and R. Wu, 1997: Peculiar temporal structure of the South
China Sea summer monsoon. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 14
(2), 177-194.
Wu, R., and L. Chen, 1995: Interannual fluctuations of surface air
temperature over North America and its relationship to the North
Pacific SST anomaly. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 12
(1), 20-28.