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Lei Zhang Postdoctoral Fellow[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 2015 - Ph.D., (Atmospheric Science), University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Atmospheric Science.
- 2011 - M.S., (Meteorology), Ocean University of China
- 2008 - B. S., (Atmospheric Science), Ocean University of China
Research Interests
- Future climate changes under global warming
- Climate modeling and prediction
- Large-scale ocean-atmosphere interactions
- Dynamics of climate variability (i.e. MJO, ENSO, decadal variability.)
Scientific Work Experience
- Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, SOEST, University of Hawaii, July 2015 – October 2015
Refereed Publications
- Zhang, L., and T. Li, 2017: Physical Process Responsible for the Interannual Variability of Sea Ice Concentration in Arctic in Boreal Autumn since 1979. Journal of Meteorological Research, 31 (3), 468-475, doi:10.1007/s13351-017-6105-7. IPRC-1225.
- Zhang, L., and T. Li, 2017: Relative Roles of Differential SST Warming, Uniform SST Warming and Land Surface Warming in Determining the Walker Circulation Changes under Global Warming. Clim. Dyn., 48 (3), 987-997, doi:10.1007/s00382-016-3123-6. IPRC-1185.
- Zhang, L., T. Li, and M.M. Lu, 2017: Trends of Surface Wind Energy near Taiwan in Winter since 1871. Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, 28 ( ), 295-302, doi:10.3319/TAO.2016.04.29.01(A). IPRC-1192.
- Zhang, L., and T. Li, 2016: Relative Roles of Anthropogenic Aerosols and Greenhouse Gases in Land and Oceanic Monsoon Changes during Past 156 years in CMIP5 Models. Geophys. Res. Lett., 43 (10), 5295-5301, doi:10.1002/2016GL069282. IPRC-1191.
- Li, T., L. Zhang, and H. Murakami, 2015: Strengthening of the Walker Circulation under Global Warming in an Aqua-Planet General Circulation Model Simulation. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 32 (11), 1473-1480, doi:10.1007/s00376-015-5033-7. IPRC-1130.
- Zhang, L., and T. Li, 2014: A Simple Analytical Model for Understanding the Formation of Sea Surface Temperature Patterns under Global Warming. J. Climate, 27 (22), 8413-8421, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-14-00346.1. IPRC-1073.