WRF Application in Hawaii: Reference

• Hsiao, F., Y.-L. Chen, H. V. Nguyen, D. E. Hitzl, and R. Ballard, 2021: Effects of Trade Wind Strength on Airflow and Cloudiness over Oahu, Mon. Wea. Rev., 149, 3037-3062. (DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-20-0399.1). SOEST 11405


• Hsiao, F., Y.-L. Chen, and D. E. Hitzl, 2020: Heavy Rainfall Events over Central Oahu under Weak Wind Conditions during Seasonal Transitions, Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 4117-4141. (DOI: 10.1175/MWR-D-19-0358.1). SOEST 11404


• Hitzl, D.E., Y.-L. Chen and F. Hsiao, 2020: Wintertime easterly and southeasterly airflow in the 'Alenuihaha Channel,Mon. Wea. Rev., 148, 1337-1362. SOEST 10947


• Frazier, A. G., C. P. Giardina, T. W. Giambelluca, L. Brewington, Y.-L. Chen, P.-S. Chu, L. B. Fortini, D. A. Helweg, V. W. Keener, R. J. Longman, M. P. Licas, A. Mair, D. Oki, J. Reyes, S. Yelenik, C. Trauernicht, 2020: A century of spatial and temporal patterns of drought in Hawai'i across hydrological, ecological, and socioeconomic scales. Earth and Space Science, Open Archive, (DOI:10.1002/essoar.10504384.1). SOEST 11403


• Huang, Y.-F., and Y.-L. Chen, 2019: Numerical simulations of seasonal variations of rainfall over the Island of Hawai'i. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climate , 58 , No. 6, 1219-1232.


• Storlazzi1 C. D., M. van Ormondt, Y.-L. Chen and E. P. Elias, 2017: Modeling fine-scale coral larval dispersal and interisland connectivity to help design mutually-supporting coral reef Marine Protected Areas: Insights from Maui Nui, Hawaii. Front. Mar. Sci. 4:381. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00381. SOEST 11400


• Li, L. and Y.-L. Chen, 2017: Numerical Simulations of Two Trapped Mountain Lee Waves Downstream of Oahu. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climate,56,1305-1324


• Winning, T., Y.-L. Chen, F. Xie, 2017: Estimation of the Marine Boundary Layer Height Over the Central North Pacific Using GPS Radio Occultation. Atmos. Res. 183, 362-370 (doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.08.005). (pdf file)


• Tam, E. K., R. Miike, S. Labrenz, E. Avol, A. J. Sutton, T. Elias, K. Tantisira, Y.-L. Chen, J. Davis, D. Dockery, 2016: Volcanic air pollution over the Island of Hawai¿i: Emissions, dispersal, composition - Association with respiratory symptoms and lung function in Hawaii Island School children. Envir. Inter. 92-93: 543-552. (DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.03.025).


• Li, N., K.-F. Cheung, J. S. Stopa, F. Hsiao, Y.-L. Chen, V. Luis, P. Cross, 2016: Thirty-four Years of Hawaii Wave Hindcast from Downscaling of Climate Forecast System Reanalysis. Ocean Modelling, 100 (2016), 78-95


• Hitzl, D.E., Y.-L. Chen and H.V. Nguyen, 2014: Numerical simulations and observations of airflow through the 'Alenuihaha Channel, Hawaii.Mon. Wea. Rev., 142, 4696-4718


• Zhou, C and Y.-L. Chen, 2014: Assimilation of GPS RO Refractivity data and its Impact on Simulations of Trade Wind Inversion and a Winter Cold Front in Hawaii. Natural Science, 6, 605-614.(DOI code: 10.4236/ns.2014.68060)(Special Issue on "Weather Forecasting")


• Giambelluca, T. W., Q. Chen, A. G. Frazier, J. P. Price, Y.-L. Chen, P.-S. Chu, J. K. Eischeid, D. M. Delparte, 2013: Online rainfall atlas of Hawai'i.Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc.,94,313-316. (http://dx.doi.org.eres.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00228.1)


• Jayawardena, S., Y.-L. Chen, A.J.Nash and K. Kodama, 2012: A comparison of three prolonged periods of heavy rainfall over the Hawaiian islands. J. Appl. Meteor. and Climate, 51, 722-744.


• Stopa, J. E., J.-F. Filipot, N. Li, K. F. Cheung, Y.-L. Chen, and L. Vega, 2013: Wave energy resources along the Hawaiian Island chain. Renewable Energy., 55, 305-321.(pdf file)


• Hartley, T. and Y.-L. Chen, 2010: Characteritics of summer trade-wind rainfall over Oahu. Wea. Forecasting,25, 1797-1815.(pdf file)


• 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, 225-2280. (pdf file)
  


• 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)


• 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. (pfd 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.


• 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)


• 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.


• 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.


• 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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