WRF Applications for Pacific Disaster Managements: References


  • Stopa, J. E., K. F. Cheung , Y.-L. Chen: 2010, 2011: Assessment of wave energy resources in Hawaii. J. Renewable Energy., 36, 554-567.
  • Tu, C.-C., and Y.-L. Chen, 2011: Favorable conditions for the development of a heavy rainfall event over Oahu during the 2006 wet period . Wea. Forecasting , 26, 280-300.
  • Nguyen, H. V., and Y.-L. Chen, 2011: High Resolution Initialization and Simulations of Typhoon Morakot (2009). Mon. Wea. Rev, 139, 1463-1491.
  • Hartley, T. and Y.-L. Chen, 2010: Characteritics of Summer Trade-Wind Rainfall over Oahu. Wea. Forecasting, 25, 1797-1815.
  • Carlis, D., L., Y.-L. Chen, and V. Morris, 2010: Numerical simulations of island-scale airflow and the Maui vortex during summer trade-wind conditions. Mon. Wea. Rev. 138, 2706-2736. (pdf file)
  • Nguyen, H. V., Y.-L. Chen, and F. Fujioka, 2010: Numerical Simulations of island effects on airflow and weather during the summer over the Island of Oahu. Mon. Wea. Rev. 138, 2253–2280.
  • Kerns, B., Y.-L. Chen and M.-Y. Chang 2010: The diurnal cycle of winds, rain and clouds over Taiwan during the Mei-Yu, Summer, and Autumn regimes. Mon. Wea. Rev. 138,  497-516. (pdf file)
  • Chen, C.-S., Y.-L. Chen, P.-C. Lin, P.-L. Lin, C.-L. Liu, C.-J. Su, and W.-C. Peng, 2008: An investigation of extremely heavy rainfall events over southwestern Taiwan during the Mei-Yu season from 1997-2006. Atmos. Sci., 35, 287-304 (In Mandarin with English Abstract). (Available from Meteor. Soc. of the Rep. of China, 64 Kung-Yuan Road, Taipei, Taiwan)
  • Yang, Y., Y.-L. Chen, and F. M. Fujioka, 2008: Effects of trade-wind strength and direction on the leeside circulations and rainfall of the Island of Hawaii. Mon. Wea. Rev. 136, 4799-4818.
  • Yang, Y., and Y.-L. Chen, 2008: Effects of terrain heights and sizes on island-scale circulations and rainfall for the island of Hawaii during HaRP. Mon. Wea. Rev. 136, 120-146. (pdf file)
  • Esteban, M. A., and Y.-L. Chen, 2008: The Impact of Trade-wind Strength on Precipitation over the Windward Side of the Island of Hawaii. Mon. Wea. Rev. 136, 913-928. (pdf file)
  • Chen, C.-S., Y.-L. Chen, W.-C. Chen, and P.-L. Lin, 2007: The Statistics of Heavy Rainfall Occurrences in Taiwan. Wea. Forecasting. 22, 981-1002. (pdf file)

  • Zhang, Y., Y.-L. Chen, and K. Kodama, 2005: Validation of the coupled NCEP Mesoscale Spectral Model and an advanced Land Surface Model over the Hawaiian Islands. Part II: A high wind event. Wea. Forecasting , 20, 873-895.

  • Zhang, Y., Y.-L. Chen, S.-Y. Hong, H.-M. H. Juang, and K. Kodama, 2005: Validation of the coupled NCEP Mesoscale Spectral Model and an advanced Land Surface Model over the Hawaiian Islands. Part I: Summer trade wind conditions and a heavy rainfall event. Wea. Forecasting , 20, 847-872.

  • Zhang, Y., Y.-L. Chen, T. A. Schroeder, and K. Kodama, 2005: Numerical simulations of sea breeze circulations over northwest Hawaii. Wea. Forecasting , 20, 827-846.

  • Yang, Y., Y.-L. Chen, and F. M. Fujioka, 2005: Numerical simulations of the island-induced circulation over the island of Hawaii during HaRP. Mon. Wea. Rev. 133, 3693-3713. (pdf file)

  • Juang, H.-M. H., C.-T. Lee, Y. Zhang, M.-C. Wu, Y.-L. Chen, K. Kodama, and S.-C. Chen, 2005: Applying horizontal diffusion on pressure surface to mesocale models on terrain-following coordinates. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 1384-1402.

  • Chen, C.-S., W.-C. Chen, Y.-L. Chen, P.-L. Lin, and S.-J. Lai, 2004: An investigation of orographic effects on two heavy rainfall events over southwestern Taiwan during the Mei-Yu season. Atmos. Res., 73/1-2,101-130.

  • Loos, Treena, and Y.-L. Chen, 2004: Diurnal Variations of Island-Scale Weather over Oahu. AGU Western Pacific Geophysics Meeting, H33B-5, 16-20 August, Honolulu, HI. (Abstract in PDF here)

  • Chen, C.-S., and Y.-L. Chen, 2003: The rainfall characteristics of Taiwan. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 1323-1341.

  • Yang, Yang, and Y.-L. Chen, 2003: High Resolution Simulations of the Island Induced Circulations for the Island of Hawaii during HaRP. 5th Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology, 16-20 November 2003, Orlando, Florida. (PDF file here)

  • Foster, J., M. Bevis, Y.-L. Chen, S. Businger, and Y. Zhang, 2003: The Ka'u Storm (Nov 2000): Imaging precipitable water using GPS. J. Geophys. Res., 108, D18, 4585.

  • Yang, Y., and Y.-L. Chen, 2003: Circulations and rainfall on the lee side of the island of Hawaii during HaRP. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 2525-2542.

  • Yeh, H.-C., and Y.-L. Chen, 2003: Numerical simulations of the barrier jet over northwestern Taiwan during the Mei-Yu season. Mon. Wea. Rev., 131, 1396-1407.

  • Yeh, H.-C., and Y.-L. Chen, 2002: The role of offshore convergence on coastal rainfall during TAMEX IOP 3. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 2709-2730.

  • Chen, X., and Y.-L. Chen, 2002: Kinetic energy budgets of the low-level jet during TAMEX IOP 5. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 80, 1-19.

  • Frye, J., and Y.-L. Chen, 2001: Evolution of downslope flow under strong opposing trade winds and frequent trade-wind rainshowers over the island of Hawaii. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 956-977

  • Chen, Y.-L., and J. Feng, 2001: Numerical simulations of airflow and cloud distributions over the windward side of the island of Hawaii. Part I: The effects of trade-wind inversion. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1117-1134.

  • Feng, J., and Y.-L. Chen, 2001: Numerical simulations of airflow and cloud distributions over the windward side of the island of Hawaii. Part II: Nocturnal flow regime. Mon. Wea. Rev., 129, 1135-1147.

  • Teng, J.-H., C.-S. Chen, T.-C. C. Wang, and Y.-L. Chen, 2000: Orographic effects on a squall-line system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 495-506.

  • Chen, Y.-L., and S.-F. Tseng, 2000: Comments on "The intensification of the low-level jet during the development of mesoscale convective systems on a Mei-Yu front". Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 1123-1138.

  • Wang, J. J., H.-M. H. Juang, K. Kodama, S. Businger, Y.-L. Chen, and J. Partain, 1998: Application of the NCEP regional spectral model to improve weather forecasts in Hawaii. Wea. Forecasting, 13, 560-575.

  • Yeh, H.-C., and Y.-L. Chen, 1998: Characteristics of the rainfall distribution over Taiwan during TAMEX. J. Appl. Meteor., 37, 1457-1469.

  • Li, J., Y.-L. Chen, and W.-C. Lee, 1997: Analysis of a heavy rainfall event during TAMEX. Mon. Wea. Rev., 125, 1060-1082.

  • Chen, Y.-L., 1996: Airflow over the island of Hawaii. Hawaii Medical Journal, 55, 44-45. (Special issue on VOG).

  • Chen, Y.-L., and J. Li, 1995: Large-scale conditions favorable for the development of heavy precipitation during TAMEX IOP 3. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 2978-3002.

  • Chen, Y.-L., X. A. Chen, and Y.-X. Zhang, 1994: A diagnostic study of the low-level jet (LLJ) during TAMEX IOP 5. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 2257-2284.



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