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Zhihua Zeng Visiting Assistant Researcher[Past Staff] International Pacific Research Center School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 Email: |
Education
- 1995 - M.S. (Atmospheric Physics), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China
- 1989 - B.S. (Atmospheric Physics), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China
Research Interests
- Atmospheric dynamics and physics, including planetary boundary layer processes, cumulus convection, cloud microphysics and land surface processes
- Tropical meteorology, including tropical cyclones, intensity and track prediction of TCs
- Data assimilation for regional numerical weather prediction modeling
Scientific Work Experience
- Visiting Scholar, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, 2005 – present
- Associate Researcher, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, CMA, China, 2002 – 2005
- Research Assistant, Shanghai Typhoon Institute, CMA, China, 1995 – 2002
- Weather Forecaster, Yingtan Meteorological Bureau, Jiangxi, China, 1989 – 1992
Selected Publications
- Zeng, Z., Y. Wang, and C.-C. Wu: Environmental Dynamical Control of Tropical Cyclopne Intensity - An Observational Study. Mon. Wea. Rev., in press.
- Zeng, Z., Y. Duan, X. Liang, L. Ma, and J.C.L. Chan, 2005: The effect of Three-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation of quikSCAT Data on the Numerical Simulation of Typhoon Track and Intensity. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 22 (4).
- Zeng, Z., 2004: Model computation and analysis about evolution of the mixed layer height in atmosphere. Plateau Meteorology, 23 (3). (in Chinese)
- Zeng, Z., L. Ma, X. Liang, and Y. Duan, 2004: Forecasting and evaluation of MM5 numerical prediction in Shanghai with GRAPES-3DVAR scheme. Journal of Applied Meteorological Science, 15 (5). (in Chinese)
- Zeng, Z., B. Chen, and Q. Gao, 2002: Simulation of influence of 'urban heat-island' on 01.8.5 torrential rain in Shanghai. Acta Meteorological Sinca, 60 (4). (in Chinese)
- Cao, D., and Z. Zeng, 1994: Choice of the time step in numerical experiments. Journal of Tropical Meteorology, 10 (4). (in Chinese).