Rucong YU

 

    China Meteorological Administration (CMA)

    Address: No.46, Zhongguancun Nandajie, Beijing, 100081

    Tel: 86-10-68409698;    Fax:  86-10-62174239

    Email:  yrc@cma.gov.cn;  yrc@lasg.iap.ac.cn



EDUCATION


  • 1988-1992:   Ph.D.,   Synoptic Dynamics,  Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences


  • 1984-1987:   M.S.,   Synoptic Dynamics,  Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences


  • 1979-1983:   B.S.,   Meteorology Institute of the PLA Air Force



PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCES


  • Present:   Deputy Administrator, China Meteorological Administration (CMA)


  • 1999-Present:  Research Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
                                   Climate diagnostic studies on the distinctive climate of Asian monsoon
                                   Established advanced REM (AREM) and its regional climate version (CREM)
                                   Validation of climate system model


  • 2002-2005:  Director Wuhan Institute of Heavy Rain, CMA


  • 1998 -2004:  Deputy Director LASG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics


  • 1995 - 1998:  Visiting Scientist ITPA, MSRC, State University of New York at Stony Brook
                                Interfacing general circulation models with recent observation data


  • 1994 - 1998:  Associate Research Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
                                Developing and validating a coupled ice-ocean model of Arctic Sea


  • 1992 - 1994:  Research Assistant, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
                                Improving moisture advection and topography handling Developing a regional Eta-coordinate model (REM)



RESEARCH INTERESTS


    Primarily in the fields of numerical modeling, climate dynamics, and ocean –atmosphere -land interaction. The recent research efforts focus on understanding of the fundamental physics governing variations of weather and climate in China. Research approaches involve numerical modeling and observational analyses.
    Published over one hundred papers and one book, which were cited over one thousand times by other peer-reviewed journal articles.




PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND MEMBERSHIPS


  • Member,  Scientific Steering Group, Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)


  • Vice-chairman,  Chinese National Committee for International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS)


  • Chief-editor,  Torrential Rain and Disasters


  • Associate Editors-in-Chief,  Advances in Climate Change