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Xin Zhang 4D Variational Data Assimilation Specialist[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 2002 - Ph.D. (Meteorology), Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- 1999 - M.S. (Meteorology), Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China
- 1993 - B.S. (Meteorology), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China
Research Interests
- 3D and 4D variational data assimilation
- Mesoscale meteorological model and modeling
- Parallel computing for atmospheric models
Scientific Work Experience
- 4D Variational Data Assimilation Specialist, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, 2007 – present
- Visiting Assistant Researcher, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, 2004 – 2007
- Associate Professor, National Meteorological Center, Beijing, China, 2004
- Postdoctoral fellow, School of Mathematics, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2002 – 2004
- Weather Forecaster, Wuhan Meteorological Center, Hubei, China, 1993 – 1996
Current Grants
- Chinese National Science Foundation, "A new data assimilation method suitable for observational system design" (Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator, Y. Zhao), RMB250,000. 2004 – 2006
- Shanghai Typhoon Research Foundation, "The four dimensional variational data assimilation of ATOVS brightness temperature in typhoon numerical simulation" (Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator, X.-D. Liang), RMB20,000. 2004 – 2005
Selected Publications
- Zhang, X., T. Li, F. Weng, C.-C. Wu, and L. Xu: Reanalysis of western Pacific typhoons in 2004 with multi-satellite observations. Met. and Atmos. Phys., in press.
- Wang, B., H. Wan, Z. Ji, and X. Zhang, 2004: Design of a new dynamical core for global atmospheric models based on some efficient numerical methods. Sciences in China, Ser. A, Vol. 47 Supp. 4 – 21.
- Zhang, X., B. Wang, Z. Ji, and Y.-W. Liu, 2004: Parallel Computing of Variational Assimilation Model for GPS Occultation Data Using Ray-Tracing Method. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 21, 2220 – 2226.
- Zhang, X., B. Wang, and X. Zhang, 2003: Four-Dimensional Variational Assimilation Using Rainfall Observation in Heavy Rain Simulation. Prog. Nat. Sci., 13 (12), 1329 – 1333.
- Zhang, X.-Y., B. Wang, Z. Ji, Q. Xiao, and X. Zhang, 2003: Initialization and Simulation of a Typhoon Using 4-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation-Research on Typhoon Herb (1996). Adv. Atmos. Sci., 20 (4), 612 – 622.
- Zhang, X., B. Wang, Z. Ji, and W. Lin, 2002: Three-dimensional variational data assimilation implemented in numerical modeling for "98.7" Wuhan torrential rain. Prog. Nat. Sci., 12 (6), 445 – 448.
- Li, S., B. Wang, and X. Zhang, 2001: The Parallel Computing of GPS Ray-shooting Model. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 18 (6), 1185 – 1191.
- Zhang, X., B. Wang, and Z. Ji, 2001: Performance of a parallel finite difference atmospheric general circulation model. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 18 (6), 1175 – 1184.
