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Yan Du

Postdoctoral Fellow

International Pacific Research Center
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

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Education

2002 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Dissertation title: Seasonal dynamics of the mixed layer and the thermocline in the South China Sea
1997 - B.S. (Physical Oceanography), Ocean University of Qingdao, Qingdao, China

Research Interests

Mixed layer and thermocline dynamics and their interactions
Ocean circulation and ocean circulation modeling
Low-order internal waves (Rossby and Kelvin waves) and their role in oceanic adjustment

Scientific Work Experience

Postdoctoral Fellow, International Pacific Research Center, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, March 2004–present
Assistant Scientist, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
July 2002–February 2004
Participant “Scientific Supercomputing in Climate Research”, Helmholtz - Institute for Supercomputational Physics, Postdam, Germany, August 2002–September 2002
Research Assistant, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
March 1999–June 2002
Teaching Assistant, Ocean University of Qingdao, July 1997–February 1999

Publications

Chen, J., P. Shi, D. Wang, and Y. Du: Spatial Distribution and Seasonal Variability of the Rainfall Observed from TRMM Precipitation Radar (PR) in the South China Sea Area (SCSA). Advances in Earth Sciences. (accepted) (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du, Y., T. Qu, G. Meyers: Interannual variability of the sea surface temperature off Java and Sumatra in a global GCM. J. Climate, in press.
Du, Y., D. Wang, J. Chen, Y. Qi, and P. Shi: Structure of the Abnormal Saline Water under the Mixed Layer in the Southern South China Sea. Journal Tropical Oceanography. (accepted) (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du, Y., D. Wang, R. Chen, and Q. Mao: Vertical Structure of ADCP Observed Current in the Western Boundary of the South China Sea. Ocean Engineering, in press. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du, Y., and S.-P. Xie: Role of atmospheric adjustments in the tropical Indian Ocean warming during the 20th century in climate models. Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.
Qu, T., Y. Du, G. Meyers, A. Ishida, and D. Wang: Connecting the tropical Pacific with Indian Ocean through South China Sea. Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.
Wang, D., X. Liu, W. Wang, Y. Du, and W. Zhou: Simulation of meridional overturning in the upper layer of the South China Sea with an idealized bottom topography. Chinese Science Bulletin, in press.
Qu, T., Y. Du, J.P. McCreary, Jr., G. Meyers, and T. Yamagata, 2008: Buffering Effect and its Related Ocean Dynamics in the Indonesian Throughflow Region. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38 (2), 503-516.
Qu, T., Y. Du, J. Gan, and D. Wang, 2007: Mean seasonal cycle of isothermal depth in the South China Sea. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 112, C02020, doi:10.1029/2006JC003583.
Qu, T., Y. Du, and H. Sasaki, 2006: South China Sea throughflow: A heat and freshwater conveyor. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23617, doi:10.1029/2006GL028350.
Wang, D., Q. Liu, R.X. Huang, Y. Du, and T. Qu, 2006: Interannual variability of the South China Sea throughflow inferred from wind data and an ocean data assimilation product. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L14605, doi:10.1029/2006GL026316.
Qu, T., Y. Du, J. Strachan, G. Meyers, and J. Slingo, 2005: Sea surface temperature and its variability in the Indonesian region. Oceanography, 18 (4), 50–61.
Du, Y., D. Wang, P. Shi, P. Guo, and J. Chen, 2004: Barrier Layer in the South China Sea and its Relationship to the Sea Surface Fluxes. Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 1, 101–111.
Du, Y., D. Wang, W. Zhou, W. Wang, and X. Liu, 2004: Intercomparison of Three South China Sea Circulation Models. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 23 (1), 41–50.
Du, Y., Y. Qi, J. Chen, P. Shi, and P. Chu, 2003: Sea Current Observation during ASIAEX East China Sea Planning. Ocean Engineering, 21 (1), 94–100. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Wang, D., Y. Du, W. Wang, J. Chen, and Q. Xie, 2003: Progress in Studies on the Circulation and Regional Air-Sea Interaction in the South China Sea in 1998–2002. National Report to 2003 IUGG.
Wang, H., D. Wang, and Y. Du, 2003: Advances in Physical Oceanography of Overseas during 2002. Advances in Earth Sciences, 18 (5), 797–805. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du, Y., D. Wang, Q. Xie, and J. Church, 2002: Harmonic Analysis of Sea Surface Temperature and Wind Stress in the Vicinity of the Maritime Continent. Acta. Meteorologica Sinica, 17 (Suppl.), 226–237.
Wang, D., J. Chen, Y. Du, and Z. Gan, 2002: Linear Response of the Tropical Basin to Thermal Forcing. Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 45 (Suppl.), 75–83. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Wang, D., Y. Du, and P. Shi, 2002: Climatological Atlas of Physical Oceanography in the Upper Layer of the South China Sea. China Meteorological Press, Beijing,168p. (in Chinese)
Wang, D., Q. Xie, Y. Du, W. Wang, and J. Chen, 2002: 1997/1998 Warm Event in the South China Sea. Chinese Science Bulletin, 47 (14), 1221–1227.
Shi, P., Y. Du, D. Wang, and Z. Gan, 2001: Annual Cycle of Mixed Layer in the South China Sea. Journal Tropical Oceanography, 20 (1), 10–17. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Wang, D., Y. Du, and P. Shi, 2001: Evidence for Thermocline Ventilation in the South China Sea in winter. Chinese Science Bulletin, 46 (9), 774–778.
Zhang, Q., Y. Du, and D. Wang, 2001: Shape Feature of Warm Water in the South China Sea. Journal Tropical Oceanography, 20 (1), 69–76. (in Chinese with English abstract)
Du, Y., D. Wang, and P. Shi, 2000: A Review about Advance of the Ventilated Thermocline of the Ocean Circulation. Advances in Earth Sciences, 15 (3), 266–270. (in Chinese with English abstract)