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Hengchun Ye

Education
  • B.S., Meteorology, Department of Geography, Hangzhou University, P. R. China (1985)
  • M.S., Atmospheric Dynamics, Department of Geography, Hangzhou University, P. R. China (1988)
  • Ph.D., Climatology, Department of Geography, University of Delaware (1995)
Research Interests
  • Physical Geography
  • Meteorology
  • Climate Variation and Change
  • Synoptic Climatology
  • Applied Climatology
  • Remote Sensing
Professional Experience
  • Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Analysis, California State University, Los Angeles (2001-Present)
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Idaho (1998-2001)
  • Visiting Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R. China (1999)
  • Assistant Professor, Division of Physical Sciences, Emporia State University (1995-1997)
  • Visiting Scientist, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (1996)
  • University of Delaware (1991-1995)
    • Instructor, Department of Geography (1995)
    • Guest Lecturer, Department of Geography (1994)
    • Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography (1994)
    • Research Assistant, Department of Geography (1991-1994)
  • Zhejiang Meteorology Bureau (1988-1990)
    • Researcher in Applied Climate Office (1989-1990)
    • Weather Forecaster in Zhejiang Meteorology Station (1988-1989)
  • Computer Modeler, National Meteorology Bureau of China (1986)
  • Weather Observer, Department of Geography, Hangzhou University (1985)
Selected Awards
  • International Who's Who of Professionals (2005-2006 Edition) (forthcoming)
  • Who's Who in Women of American Woman, 25th Silver Anniversary Edition (2005) (forthcoming)
  • Who's Who in America, 59th Edition (2005)
  • Faculty Excellence Award from the Alumni Association of the UI (2000)
  • Faculty Recognition Award from the University of Idaho and Washington State University Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (2000)
  • Faculty Excellence Award from the Alumni Association of the UI (1999)
  • Scholarship Award to the Six Symposiums on Global Change Studies at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society (1995)
  • Students Travel Award for Women in the University of Delaware (1994)
  • Competitive Fellowship, University of Delaware (1994-1995)
Selected Publications
  1. Ye, Hengchun, Z. Bao. "Eurasian snow conditions and summer monsoon rainfall over South and Southeast Asia: assessment and comparison," Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. (accepted).
  2. Ye, Hengchun, Z. Bao, X. Feng, "Connections of Siberian snow onset dates to the following summer's monsoon conditions over Southeast Asia," International Journal of Climatology. (accepted).
  3. Zhang, T., O. W. Frauenfeld, M. C. Serreze, A. Etringer, C. Oelke, J. McCreight, R. G. Barry, D. Gilichinsky, D. Yang, H. Ye, F. Ling, and S. Chudinova, "Spatial and temporal variability in active layer thickness over the Russian Arctic drainage basin," Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, D16101. Doi: 10.1029/2004JD005642 (2005)
  4. Bao, Z., P. Taylor, and H. Ye, "Summer regional rainfall over southern Ontario and its associations with outgoing longwave radiation and moisture convergence," Meteorological Applications, 12 (2), 161-168 (2005)
  5. Ye, Hengchun, D. Yang, T. Zhang, X. Zhang, S. Ladochy, M. Ellison, "The impact of climatic condition on seasonal river discharges in Siberia," Journal of Hydrometeorlogy, 5 (4), 284-293 (2004)
  6. Ye, Hengchun, D. Yang, X. Zhang, T. Zhang, "Connections of Yenisei River discharge to sea surface temperatures, sea ice, and atmospheric circulation," Journal of Geophysical Research, 108 (D24), 4776, doi:10.1029/2003JD003759 (2003)
  7. Ye, Hengchun, and M. Ellison, "Changes in transitional snowfall season length in northern Eurasia," Geophysical Research Letters, 30 (5), 561-563 (2003)
  8. Ye, Hengchun, "Observed regional associations between spring and summer precipitation over northern central Eurasia," Water Resources Research, 38 (12), 53-65 (2002)
  9. D. Yang, D. Kane, L. D. Hinzman, X. Zhang, T. Zhang, H. Ye, "Siberian Lena river hydrological regime and recent change," Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (D23), 4694-4704 (2002)
  10. Harshburger, B., H. Ye, and J. Dzialoski, "Observational evidence of the influence of Pacific SSTs on winter precipitation and spring stream discharge in Idaho," Journal of Hydrology, 264, 157-169 (2002)
  11. Bao, Zhenhao, H. Cho, and H. Ye, "Multi-temporal scale characteristics of summer precipitation variation over China and their association with the 500hPa-Geopotential height," Climate Research, 20 (2), 107-122 (2002)
  12. Ye, Hengchun, "Quasi-biennial and quasi-decadal variations in snow accumulation over northern central Eurasia and their connections to Atlantic and Pacific oceans and Atmospheric Circulation," Journal of Climate, 14 (24), 4573-4584 (2001)
  13. Ye, Hengchun, and Z. Bao, "Lagged teleconnection of winter snow over northern central Eurasia to summer monsoon rainfall over southeastern Asia and SSTs over the eastern tropical Pacific," International Journal of Climatology, 21,1607-1621 (2001)
  14. Ye, Hengchun, "Characteristics of winter precipitation variation over northern Eurasia and their connections to sea surface temperatures over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans," Journal of Climate, 14 (14): 3140-3155 (2001)
  15. Ye, Hengchun, "Increases in snow season length due to earlier first snow and later last snow dates over north central and northwest Asia during 1937-94," Geophysical Research Letters, 28(3): 551-554 (2001)
  16. Ye, Hengchun, and H. Cho, "Spatial and temporal characteristics of intraseasonal oscillations in the United States precipitation field and their association with mid-tropospheric circulation patterns," Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 68 (1-2): 51-66 (2001)
  17. Ye, Hengchun, "Decadal variability of Russian winter snow accumulation and its connection to Atlantic SSTs," International Journal of Climatology, 20: 1709-1728 (2000)
  18. Ye, Hengchun, "The characteristics of winter precipitation variation over the former Soviet Union and their association with SSTs," Proceedings of AWRA's 2000 Spring Specialty Conference on Water Resources in Extreme Environments, 5-17 (2000)
  19. Smoyer, K. E., L. K. Kalkstein, J. S. Greene, and H. Ye, "The impact of weather and pollution on human mortality in Birmingham, Alabama and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania," International Journal of Climatology, 20: 881-897 (2000)
  20. Greene, J.S., L. S. Kalkstein, H. Ye, and K. Smoyer, "Relationships between synoptic climatology and atmospheric pollution at 4 US cities," Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 62:163-174 (1999)
  21. Ye, Hengchun, H. Cho, and P. Gustafson, "The changes of Russian winter snow accumulation during 1936-1983 and its spatial patterns," Journal of Climate, 11:856-863 (1998)
  22. Cho, Han-Ru., and H. Ye, Mei-Yu Frontagenesis. In East Asia and Western Pacific Meteorology and Climate. Ed. C. P. Chang, 186-196 (1997)
  23. Ye, Hengchun, and J. R. Mather, "Polar snow cover changes and global warming," International Journal of Climatology, 17:155-162 (1997)
  24. Kalkstein, L. S., C. D. Barthel, H. Ye, K. E. Smoyer, and S. Cheng, "The differential impact of weather and pollution on human mortality," Publication in Climatology, 50 (1), pp.85. University of Delaware (1997)
  25. Ye, Hengchun, L. S. Kalkstein, and J. S. Greene, "The detection of climate change in the Arctic: an updated report," Atmospheric Research, 37:163-173 (1995)
  26. Ye, Hengchun, and D. J. Leathers, "The association between the Pacific/North American teleconnection patterns and air masses in the Southeastern United States," Middle States Geographer, 28:18-24 (1995)
  27. Ye, Hengchun, D. J. Leathers, and L. S. Kalkstein, "Classification of upper level circulation patterns in the polar region and their relationship to surface air temperature," Middle States Geographer, 26:1-6 (1994)
  28. Kalkstein, L. S., P. Dunne, and H. Ye, "Climate change in the Arctic: the role of topographically-enhanced inversion: response to Burn," Journal of Climate, 6(7): 1476-1478 (1993)
  29. Cheng, S., H. Ye, and L. S. Kalkstein, "An evaluation of pollution concentration using an automated synoptic approach," Middle States Geographer, 25:45-51 (1992)
  30. Ye, Hengchun, and Y. F. Li, "Carbon dioxide-impacts on climate," Zhejiang Science, 8(4):1-4 (1987)

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