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Yanli Jia

Ocean Modeling Specialist

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

Phone: (808) 956-6690
Fax: (808) 956-9425
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Education

1989 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), University of Southampton, U.K.
1983 - B.Sc. (Meteorology), Shangdong College of Oceanography (now Ocean University of China), Qingdao, China

Research Interests

The ocean general circulation
Ocean processes: ventilation, overflows, flows around islands

Scientific Work Experience

Ocean Modeling Specialist, IPRC, SOEST, University of Hawaii, 2008–present
Visiting Associate Researcher, IPRC, SOEST, University of Hawaii, 2004–2008
Senior Scientific Officer, Southampton Oceanography Centre, 1996–2004
Higher Scientific Officer, Southampton Oceanography Centre, 1990–1996
Postdoctoral Research Scientist, University of Southampton, 1988–1990

Refereed Publications

Ascani, F., K.J. Richards, E. Firing, S. Grant, K.S. Johnson, Y. Jia, R. Lukas, and D.M. Karl, in press: Physical and biological controls of nitrate concentrations in the upper subtropical North Pacific Ocean. Deep-Sea Research II, IPRC-944.
Jia, Y., G.C. Nihous, and K.J. Richards, 2012: Effects of ocean thermal energy conversion systems on near and far field seawater properties—A case study for Hawaii. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, 4, 63104, doi:10.1063/1.4766820. IPRC-930.
Jia, Y, P.H.R. Calil, E.P. Chassignet, E.J. Metzger, J.T. Potemra, K.J. Richards, and A.J. Wallcraft, 2011: Generation of mesoscale eddies in the lee of the Hawaiian Islands. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 116 (5), C11009, doi:10.1029/2011JC00730.
Christie, M.R., B.N. Tissot, M.A. Albins, J.P. Beets, Y. Jia, et al, 2010: Larval Connectivity in an Effective Network of Marine Protected Areas. PLoS ONE, 5 (12): e15715, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015715.
Calil, P.H.R., K.J. Richards, Y. Jia, and R.R. Bidigare, 2008: Eddy activity in the lee of the Hawaiian Islands. Deep-Sea Research II, 55, 1179–1194.
Jia, Y., A.C. Coward, B.A. de Cuevas, D.J. Webb, and S.S. Drijfhout, 2007: A model analysis of the behavior of the Mediterranean Water in the North Atlantic. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 37, 764-786.
Endoh, T., Y. Jia, and K.J. Richards, 2006: Sensitivity of the Ventilation Process in the North Pacific to the Eddy-Induced Tracer Transport. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 36, 1895-1911.
Bacon, S., W.J. Gould, and Y. Jia, 2003: Open-ocean convection in the Irminger Sea. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, doi: 10.1029/2002GL016271.
Haine, T.W.N., K.J. Richards, and Y. Jia, 2003: Chlorofluorocarbon constraints on North Atlantic ventilation. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33, 1798–1814.
Jia, Y., 2003: Ocean heat transport and its relationship to ocean circulation in the CMIP coupled models. Climate Dynamics, 20, 153–174.
Barnier, B., T. Reynaud, A. Beckmann, C. Boning, J.-M. Molines, S. Barnard, and Y. Jia, 2001: On the seasonal variability and eddies in the North Brazil Current: insights from model intercomparison experiments. Progress in Oceanography, 48, 195–230.
Boning, C.W., C. Dieterich, B. Barnier, and Y. Jia, 2001: Seasonal cycle of meridional heat transport in the subtropical North Atlantic: a model intercomparison in relation to observations near 25°N. Progress in Oceanography, 48, 231–254.
New, A.L., Y. Jia, M. Coulibaly, and J. Dengg, 2001: On the role of the Azores Current in the ventilation of the North Atlantic Ocean. Progress in Oceanography, 48, 163–194.
Willebrand, J., B. Barnier, C. Boning, C. Dieterich, P.D. Killworth, C. Le Provost, Y. Jia, J.-M. Molines, and A.L. New, 2001: Circulation characteristics in three eddy-permitting models of the North Atlantic. Progress in Oceanography, 48, 123–162.
Jia, Y., 2000: Formation of an Azores Current due to Mediterranean overflow in a modeling study of the North Atlantic. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 2342–2358.
Jia, Y., and K.J. Richards, 1996: Tritium distributions in an isopycnic model of the North Atlantic. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 11883–11901.
New, A.L., R. Bleck, Y. Jia, R. Marsh, M. Huddleston, and S. Barnard, 1995: An isopycnic model study of the North Atlantic. Part 1: model experiment. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 2667–2699.
Richards, K.J., Y. Jia, and C.F. Rogers, 1995: Dispersion of tracers by ocean gyres. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 25, 873–887.