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Last Updated: 6 August 2003 Refereed Articles Conference Presentations Referred Articles
Hung, C,-W, and M. Yanai, 2003: Factors contributing to the onset of the Australian summer monsoon. Submitted to Quarterly J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. DownloadW.-w. Tung and M. Yanai, 2002: Convective Momentum Transport Observed during the TOGA COARE IOP. Part II: Case Studies. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2535-2549. Download
Liu, X., and M. Yanai, 2002: Influence of Eurasian spring snow cover on Asian summer rainfall. Intern. J. Climatology, 22, 1075-1089.
W.-w. Tung and M. Yanai, 2002: Convective Momentum Transport Observed during the TOGA COARE IOP. Part I: General Features. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 1857- 1871. Download
Halpern, D., and C.-W. Hung, 2001: Satellite Observations of the Southeast Pacific Intertropical Convergence Zone During 1993-1998. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 28,107- 28,112.
Liu, X., and M. Yanai, 2001: Relationship between the Indian monsoon rainfall and the tropospheric temperature over the Eurasian continent. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 127, 909-937.
Liu, X., and B. Chen, 2000: Climatic warming in the Tibetan Plateau during recent decades. Intern. J. Climatology, 20, 1729-1742.
Yanai, M., B. Chen, and W.-w. Tung, 2000: The Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) observed during the TOGA-COARE IOP: Global view. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 2374-2396.
Chen, B., and M. Yanai, 2000: Comparison of the Maddem-Julian oscillation (MJO) during the TOGA COARE IOP with a 15-year climatology. J. Geophys. Res., 105, 2,139-2,149.
Tung, W.-w., C. Lin, B. Chen, M. Yanai, and A. Arakawa, 1999: Basic modes of cumulus heating and drying observed during the TOGA-COARE IOP. Geophys. Res. Lett., 26, 3,117-3, 120.
Webster, P.J., V. O. Magana, T. N. Palmer, J. Shukla, R. A. Tomas, M. Yanai, and T. Yasunari, 1998: Monsoons: Processes, predictability, and the prospects for prediction. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 14,451-14,510.
Yanai, M., and T. Tomita, 1998: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric heat sources and moisture sinks as determined from NCEP/NCAR reanalysis. J. Climate, 11, 463-482.
Li, C., and M. Yanai, 1996: The onset and interannual variability of the Asian summer monsoon in relation to land-sea thermal contrast. J.Climate, 9, 358-375.
Magana, V., and M. Yanai, 1995: Mixed Rossby-gravity waves triggered by lateral forcing. J. Atmos. Sci ., 52, 1473-1486.
Yanai, M., and C. Li, 1994: Mechanism of heating and the boundary layer over the Tibetan Plateau. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 305-323.
Wu, X., and M. Yanai, 1994: Effects of vertical wind shear on the cumulus transport of momentum: Observations and parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 51, 1640-1660.
Wu, X., 1994: Diagnostic and semi-prognostic studies of cumulus effects in the presence of mesoscale circulations. Mon. Wea. Rev., 122, 652-670.
Wu, X., 1993: Effects of cumulus ensemble and mesoscale stratiform clouds in midlatitude convective systems. J. Atmos. Sci.,50, 2496-2518.
Magana,V., 1993: The 40- and 50-day oscillations in atmospheric angular momentum at various latitudes. J. Geophys. Res., 98, 10,441-10,450.
Yanai, M., and R. H. Johnson, 1993: Impacts of cumulus convection on thermodynamic fields. in The Representation of Cumulus Convection in Numerical Models, (Eds., K. A. Emanuel and D. J. Raymond). American Meteorological Society, 39-62.
Yanai, M., C. Li and Z. Song, 1992: Seasonal heating of the Tibetan Plateau and its effects on the evolution of the Asian summer monsoon. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 70, 319-351.
Magana, V., and M. Yanai, 1991: Tropical-midlatitude interaction on the time scale of 30 to 60 days during the Northern Summer of 1979. J. Climate, 4, 180-201.
Sui, C.-H., M.-D. Cheng, X. Wu and M. Yanai, 1989: Cumulus ensemble effects on the large-scale vorticity and momentum fields of GATE. Part II: Parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 1609-1629.
Cheng, M.-D., and M. Yanai, 1989: Effects of downdrafts and mesoscale convective organization on the heat and moisture budgets of tropical cloud clusters. Part III: Effects of mesoscale convective organization. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 1566-1588.
Cheng, M.-D., 1989b: Effects of downdrafts and mesoscale convective organization on the heat and moisture budgets of tropical cloud clusters. Part II: Effects of convective-scale downdrafts. J. Atmos. Sci., 46, 1540-1564.
Cheng, M.-D., 1989a: Effects of downdrafts and mesoscale con-vective organization on the heat and moisture budgets of tropical cloud clusters. Part I: A diagnostic cumulus ensemble model. J. Atmos. Sci.,46, 1517-1538.
Johnson, D. R., M. Yanai and T. K. Schaack, 1987: Global and regional distributions of atmospheric heat sources and sinks during the GWE. A chapter of Monsoon Meteorology , (Eds., C.-P. Chang and T. N. Krishnamurti). Oxford University Press, 271-297.
He, H., J. W. McGinnis, Z. Song and M. Yanai, 1987: Onset of the Asian monsoon in 1979 and the effect of the Tibetan Plateau. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 1966-1995.
Sui, C.-H., and M. Yanai, 1986: Cumulus ensemble effects on the large-scale vorticity and momentum fields of GATE. Part I: Observational evidence. J. Atmos. Sci., 43, 1618-1642.
Luo, H., and M. Yanai, 1984: The large-scale circulation and heat sources over the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas during the early summer of 1979. Part II: Heat and moisture budgets. Mon. Wea. Rev., 112, 966-989.
Luo, H., and M. Yanai, 1983: The large-scale circulation and heat sources over the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas during the early summer of 1979. Part I: Precipitation and kinematic analyses. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 922-944.
Yanai, M., and M.-M. Lu, 1983: Equatorially trapped waves at the 200 mb level and their association with meridional convergence of wave energy flux. J. Atmos. Sci., 40, 2785-2803.
Yanai, M., C-H. Sui and J.-H. Chu, 1982: Effects of cumulus convection on the vorticity field in the tropics. Part II: Interpretation. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 60, 411-424.
Chu, J.-H., M. Yanai and C.-H. Sui, 1981: Effects of cumulus convection on the vorticity field in the tropics. Part I: The large-scale budget. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 59, 535-546.
Zangvil, A., and M. Yanai, 1981: Upper tropospheric waves in the tropics, Part II: Association with clouds in the wavenumber-frequency domain. J. Atmos. Sci., 38, 939-953.
Zangvil, A., and M. Yanai, 1980: Upper tropospheric waves in the tropics. Part I: Dynamical analysis in the wavenumber-frequency domain. J. Atmos. Sci., 37, 283-298.
Nitta, T., 1977: Response of cumulus updraft and downdraft to GATE A/B-scale motion systems. J. Atmos. Sci., 34, 1163-1186.
Stark, T. E., 1976: Wave-CISK and cumulus parameterization. J. Atmos. Sci., 33, 2383-2391.
Yanai, M., J.-H. Chu, T. E. Stark, and T. Nitta, 1976: Response of deep and shallow tropical maritime cumuli to large-scale processes. J. Atmos. Sci. , 33, 976-991.
Yanai, M., 1975: Tropical meteorology. Rev. Geophys. Space Phys., 13, 685-710.
Zangvil, A., 1975: Temporal and spatial behavior of large-scale disturbances in tropical cloudiness deduced from satellite brightness data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 103, 904-920.
Esbensen, S., 1975: An analysis of subcloud-layer heat and moisture budgets in the western Atlantic trades. J. Atmos. Sci., 32, 1921-1933.
Nitta, T., 1975: Observational determination of cloud mass flux distributions. J. Atmos. Sci., 32, 73-91.
Nitta, T., and S. Esbensen, 1974b: Diurnal variations in the western Atlantic trades during the BOMEX. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 52, 254-257.
Nitta, T., and S. Esbensen, 1974a: Heat and moisture budget analyses using BOMEX data. Mon. Wea. Rev., 102, 17-28.
Yanai, M., S. Esbensen, and J.-H. Chu, 1973: Determination of bulk properties of tropical cloud clusters from large-scale heat and moisture budgets. J. Atmos. Sci., 30, 611-627.
Conference Presentations (1993 - present)
Yanai, M., X. Liu and C.-W. Hung, 2002: Symmetry and asymmetry of the Asian and Australian summer monsoons. 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 April-3 May 2002, San Diego, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 230-231.Hung, C.-W., and M. Yanai: 2002 Factors contributing to the onset of the Australian summer monsoon. 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 April-3 May 2002, San Diego, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 226-227.
Tung, W.-w., and M. Yanai, 2001: Convective momentum transport observed during the TOGA COARE IOP. Cumulus Parameterization Workshop, 3-5 December 2001, NASA GSFC, Greenbelt, Maryland.
Yanai, M., and W.-w. Tung, 2001: Convective momentum transport observed during the TOGA COARE IOP. Part I: Background, momentum budget residual, and interpretation. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.
Tung, W.-w., and M. Yanai, 2001: Convective momentum transport observed during the TOGA COARE IOP. Part II: Case Studies. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.
Hung, C.-W., and M. Yanai, 2001: The tropospheric biennial oscillation (TBO) over the eastern Pacific ocean. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.
Yanai, M., X. Liu, C.-W. Hung, 2001: Symmetry and assymmetry of the Asian and Australian monsoons. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.
Yanai, M., and X. Liu, 2000: Recent research on the Asian-Australian monsoon system at UCLA. Extended astracts: The Second Session of International Workshopon TIPEX-GAME/TIBET, 20-22 July 2000, Kunming, China. Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) with TIPEX-GAME/Tibet, 121-124.
Yanai, M., and X. Liu, 2000: Annual cycle and interannual variability of the Asian-Australian monsoon system. 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May-2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J36-J37.
Tung, W.-w., and M. Yanai, 2000: Convective heating and momentum transport associated with tropical disturbances. 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May-2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 518-519.
Liu, X., 2000: Relationship between Indian monsoon precipitation and air temperature over the Tibetan Plateau. 24th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 29 May-2 June 2000, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 398-399.
Liu, X., 1999: Sensitivity of East Asia monsoon climate to the Tibetan Plateau uplift. Monsoon Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6-7 December 1999.
Tung, W.-w., 1999: On the coupling of tropical motion systems with convection. Monsoon Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6-7 December 1999.
Yanai, M., 1999: Tropical meteorology: Past, present, and future. Monsoon Symposium, Honolulu, Hawaii, 6-7 December 1999.
Tung, W.-w., and M. Yanai, 1999: Momentum budget over the TOGA COARE IFA and its interpretation. Convective Momentum Transport (CMT) Workshop, GFDL, Princeton, October 4-6, 1999.
Tung, W.-w., M. Yanai, 1999: The Coupling between Convection and Large-scale Motion Associated with MJO Observed during TOGA-COARE IOP. Preprints, 23rd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, 10-15 January 1999, Dallas, Texas, American Meteorological Society, 719-722.
Yanai, M. and B. Chen, 1998: The Madden-Julian oscillation observed during the TOGA-COARE Intensive Observing Period, Part I: Global view. Proceedings of a Conference on The TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE). World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 167-168.
Tung, W.-w., 1998: The Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) Observed during the TOGA-COARE intensive observing period. Part II: Convection associated with the MJO. Proceedings of a Conference on The TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE). World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 169-170.
Chen, B. and M. Yanai, 1998: The Madden-Julian oscillation observed during the TOGA-COARE Intensive Observing Period, Part III: A comparison with climatologies. Proceedings of a Conference on The TOGA Coupled Ocean-Atmosphere Response Experiment (COARE). World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, 171-172.
Redelsperger, J. L., S. S. Chen, R. H. Johnson, M. A. LeMone, T. Nakazawa, D. B. Parsons, S. A. Rutledge, W. K. Tao, and M. Yanai, 1998: Proceedings of the TOGA-COARE International Conference - COARE98 (Boulder, Colorado, USA, 7-14 July 1998), WCRP, Geneva, Switzerland, 16-42.
Yanai, M., B. Chen, and W.-W. Tung, 1997: Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) during the TOGA-COARE IOP. AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 8-12, 1997.
Chen, B., and M. Yanai, 1997b: An observational study of intraseasonal oscillation during TOGA-COARE IOP. Preprints: 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. May 19-23, 1997, Fort Collins, Colorado, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 318-319.
Tomita, T., 1997: Interannual variabilities of SST in the global equatorial regions. Preprints: 22nd Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. May 19-23, 1997. Fort Collins, Colorado, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 445-446.
Chen, B., and M. Yanai, 1997a: Intraseasonal variability across the western Pacific during TOGA COARE IOP. Preprints: 7th Conference on Climate Variations. February 2-7, 1997, Long Beach, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 296-299.
Yanai, M., and T. Tomita, 1997: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric heat sources and moisture sinks as determined from NCEP/NCAR reanalysis: Part I. Preprints: 8th Symposium on Global Change Studies. February 2-7, 1997. Long Beach, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 41-48.
Tomita, T., and M. Yanai, 1997: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric heat sources and moisture sinks as determined from NCEP/NCAR reanalysis: Part II. Variability associated with ENSO. Preprint: 8th Symposium on Global Change Studies. February 2-7, 1997, Long Beach, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 49-56.
Yanai, M., 1996: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric heat sources. Workshop on El Nino, Southern Oscillation and Monsoon, July 15-26, 1996, Trieste, Italy.
Yanai, M., and C. Li, 1996: Seasonal and interannual variability of atmospheric heating. Preprints: Symposium on the Global Ocean-Atmosphere- Land System (GOALS), January 28-February 2, 1996, Atlanta, Georgia, Amer. Meteor. Soc.,102-106.
Li, C., and M. Yanai, 1995: Interannual variability of the Asian monsoon and its relationships with ENSO and Eurasian snow cover. Preprints: 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, April 24-28, 1995, Miami, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 31-32.
Yanai, M., B. Chen, and M. Nazamudin, 1995, Some observed features of the convective activity over the western Pacific region during the TOGA-COARE Intensive Observation Period. Preprints: 21st Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, April 24-28, 1995, Miami, Florida, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 4-5.
Yanai, M., and C. Li, 1994: Interannual variability of the Asian summer monsoon and its relationship with ENSO, Eurasian snow cover and heating. Proc. International Conference on Monsoon Variability and Prediction. Trieste, Italy, 9-13 May 1994. WMO/TD No.619, Vol. I, 27-34.
Yanai, M., 1993: The origin of the equatorially trapped waves. 5th International Symposium on Equatorial Atmosphere Observations, December 8-9, 1993, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10 pp.
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