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Zhuo Wang

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Contact Information

3056 Natural History Building

Professor

Biography

Dr. Zhuo Wang's research interests are primarily in the fields of tropical meteorology and climate dynamics, including tropical cyclones, intraseasonal variability, tropical-extratropical interaction, subseasonal to decadal prediction and predictability, and extreme events. Her research objective is to better understand the fundamental dynamics and physics governing atmospheric motions and to improve the prediction skills.

Education

  • Ph.D. Meteorology, University of Hawaii, 2004
  • M.S. Meteorology, University of Hawaii, 2000
  • B.S. Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, 1997

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor, Climate, Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences

Recent Publications

Yan, Z., Wang, Z., & Peng, M. (2025). Impacts of climate trends on the heavy precipitation event associated with Typhoon Doksuri in Northern China. Atmospheric Research, 314, Article 107816. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107816

Boyd, K., & Wang, Z. (2024). Revisiting the Relationship between Polar Lows and Weather Regimes. Journal of Climate, 37(5), 1523-1538. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0309.1

Graber, M., Trapp, R. J., & Wang, Z. (2024). The regionality and seasonality of tornado trends in the United States. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7(1), Article 144. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00698-y

Han, L. I., Xuyang, G. E., Peng, M., & Wang, Z. (2024). Impacts of an Upper-Tropospheric Cold Low on Tropical Cyclone Intensity. Monthly Weather Review, 152(12), 2661-2677. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-24-0077.1

Li, H., Yan, Z., Peng, M., Ge, X., & Wang, Z. (2024). Unusual Tropical Cyclone Tracks under the Influence of Upper-Tropospheric Cold Low. Monthly Weather Review, 152(1), 39-58. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-23-0074.1

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