Yuan-Ming Cheng
Position
Research Scientist
Division
Atmosphere-Ocean Processes and Predictability
Affiliation
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About
Yuan-Ming Cheng is a research scientist at NOAA PSL. His work focuses on understanding convectively coupled circulations in the tropics and their impact on subseasonal predictability. Yuan-Ming's research interests include synoptic-scale tropical waves and their interactions with extratropical circulations and mesoscale convective systems. He is also interested in high-impact events in the tropics including tropical cyclones and extreme precipitation. His current research investigates how tropical circulations impact subseasonal-to-seasonal hydroclimate forecasts over the U.S.
Research Interests
- Convectively coupled equatorial waves and African easterly waves
- Interactions between tropical waves and mesoscale convective systems
- Tropical-extratropical interactions and subseasonal forecasts
- Tropical cyclones
Education
- Ph.D., Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, 2019
- M.Sc., Atmospheric Science, National Taiwan University, 2011
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University, 2009
Professional Activities
- Co-chair Of Tropical Waves Session at the 35th AMS Hurricane and Tropical Meteorology Conference
- Reviewer for Journal of Climate, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, Monthly Weather Review, Journal of Geophysical Research, and IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, among others