Hongyan Zhu
Group: Earth System Modelling
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Education:
- Nanjing Meteorology Institute,1989-1993, B.Sc. (Meteorology)
- Chinese Academy of Meteorology Science, 1995-1998, M.Sc. (Meteorology)
- University of Munich, 1998-2002, Ph.D (Meteorology)
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  Refereed Publications:
- Zhu, H., and H. Hendon,2010: Convection and MJO performance in UM7.1. CAWCR Technical report No. 022.
- Zhu, H., H. Hendon and C. Jacob, 2009: Convection in a parameterized and super-parameterized model and its role in the representation of the MJO. J. Atmos. Sci. , 66, 2796-2811.
- Zhu, H., and A. Thorpe, 2007: Dependence of ensemble spread on model uncertainties for extratropical cyclone simulations. Quart. J. Roy Met. Soc. 133, 2057-2064.
- Zhu, H., and A. Thorpe, 2006: The predictability of extra-tropical cyclones: the influence of the initial condition and model uncertainties. J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 1483-1497.
- Smith, R. K., M. T. Montgomery, and H. Zhu, 2005: Buoyancy in tropical cyclone and other rapidly rotating atmospheric vortices. Dyn. Ocean Atmos. 40, 189-208.
- Zhu, H., W. Ulrich, and R. K. Smith, 2004: Ocean effects on tropical cyclone intensification and inner-core asymmetries. J. Atmos. Sci. 58, 1924-1944.
- Zhu, H., and R. K. Smith, 2003: Effects of vertical differencing in a minimal hurricane model. Quart. J. Roy Met. Soc. 129, 1051-1069.
- Zhu, H., 2002: A minimal three-dimensional tropical cyclone model. Dissertation, University of Munich.
- Nguyen, C. M., R. K. Smith, H. Zhu, and W. Ulrich, 2002: A minimal axisymmetric hurricane model. Quart. J. Roy. Met. Soc. 128, 2641-2661.
- Zhu, H., and R. K. Smith, 2002: The importance of three physical processes in a three-dimensional tropical cyclone model. J. Atmos. Sci. 59, 1825-1840.
- Zhu, H., R. K. Smith and W. Ulrich, 2001: A minimal three-dimensional tropical cyclone model. J. Atmos. Sci., 58, 1924-1944.
- Zhu, H., L. Chen, and X. Xu, 2000: A numerical study of the interactions between a typhoon and mid-latitude circulation and its rainfall. Chinese Journal of Atmosphere Physics, Vol. 24, No. 5, 669-675.


