Yongjiu Dai

 

Dean of School of Geography of Beijing Normal University

Cheung Kong Professor

China NSF Outstanding Youth Award

 


School of Geography

Beijing Normal University

No. 19 Xinjiekouwai Street

Beijing 100875

CHINA

 

E-mail: yongjiudai@bnu.edu.cn

Phone: 011-86-10-5880-6011

Fax: 011-86-10-5880-5274

             

 

Education

1983-1987  Mathematics, Jilin University, Changchun, China 
BS Thesis: An optimal design for a structure with minimum weight and maximum stress

1987-1990  Atmospheric Physics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China 
MS Thesis: A numerical modelling on atmospheric diffusion

1990-1995  Climate Dynamics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Ph.D Thesis: A Land-surface model (IAP94) for climate studies and its coupling with IAP AGCM

 

Professional Experiences

December 2003 ¨C March 2004 Visiting Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction of Columbia University, New York. Regional Spectral Model.

June 2002 ¨C Present    Professor of Cheung Kong Scholar Program (CKSP, sponsored by The Ministry of Education of CHINA and Hong Kong industrialist Lee Ka-Shing) at Research Center for Remote Sensing and GIS, School of Geography, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, CHINA. Environmental impacts of land use/land cover change.

July 2002 ¨C November 2002  Visiting Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate Prediction of Columbia University, New York. Regional Spectral Model.

March 2000 ¨C May 2003        Research Scientist II, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Tech.
Common Land Model (CLM). Global biogeochemical cycles. Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions. Hydrology.

August 1997 - March 2000    Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, University of Arizona. 
Common Land Model (CLM). Global biogeochemical cycles. Atmosphere-Biosphere Interactions. Hydrology.

May 1997 - August 1997       Visiting Scientist, Turin University, Italy.
A Numerical investigation of the influence of land-cover on European weather by using RAMS.

1995 ¨C 1997               Assistant Research Scientist, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing.
Land surface model and its coupling with IAP GCM.

 

Research Interests

Land surface processes parameterization, Frozen Earth, Plant Physiological Ecology, East Asian Monsoon, Tibet Plateau and China Northwestern Environmental Evolution.

 

Research Funds:

China NSF: China Outstanding Youth Award (2003-2006).

 

Selected Publications

[1]. Dai, Y., X. Zeng, R. E. Dickinson, I. Baker, G. Bonan, M. Bosilovich, S. Denning, P. Dirmeyer, P. Houser, G. Niu, K. Oleson, A. Schlosser, and Z.-L. Yang, 2003:  The Common Land Model (CLM). Bull. of Amer. Meter. Soc., 84: 1013-1023 (featured on the cover).

[2]. Dai, Y., R.E. Dickinson, and Y.-P. Wang, 2004: A two-big-leaf model for canopy temperature, photosynthesis and stomatal conductance. Journal of Climate, 17: 2281-2299.

[3]. Collins W.D., J.J. Hack, B.A. Boville, P.J. Rasch, C. Bitz, S.-J. Lin, R.B. Rood, M. Zhang, Y. Dai, 2004: Description of the NCAR Community Atmosphere Model (CAM3.0). NCAR/TN-464+STR.

[4]. Oleson K. W., Y. Dai, G. Bonan, M. Bosilovich, R. E. Dickinson, P. Dirmeyer, F. Hoffman, P. Houser, S. Levis, G. Niu, P. Thornton, M. Vertenstein, Z.-L. Yang, X. Zeng, 2004: Technical Description of the Community Land Model (CLM). NCAR/TN-461+STR.

[5]. Zhou, L.,  R.E. Dickinson,Y. Tian, X. Zeng, Y. Dai, Z.-L. Yang, C.B. Schaaf,  F. Gao, Y. Jin,  A. Strahler, R.B. Myneni, H. Yu, W. Wu, and M. Shaikh, 2003: Comparison of seasonal and spatial variations of albedos from MODIS and Common Land Model. J. Geophys. Res. 108 (D15): Art. No. 4488 AUG 15 2003

[6]. Tian, Y., R.E. Dickinson, L. Zhou, X. Zeng, Y. Dai, R.B. Myneni, Y. Knyazikhin, X. Zhang, M. Friedl, H. Yu, W. Wu, and M. Shaikh, 2004: Comparison of Seasonal and Spatial Variations of LAI/FPAR from MODIS and Common Land Model. J. Geophys. Res., 109, doi:10.1029/2003JD003777.

[7]. Zeng, X., R. E. Dickinson, M. Barlage, Y. Dai, G. Wang and K. Oleson, 2003: Treatment of Under-Canopy Turbelence in Land Models. Submitted to Journal of Climate.

[8]. Luo, L.,  A. Robock, K. Y. Vinnikov, C. A. Schlosser, A. G. Slater, A. Boone, H. Braden, P. Cox, P. de Rosnay, R. E. Dickinson, Y. Dai, Q. Duan, P. Etchevers, A. Henderson-sellers, N. Gedney, Y. M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, E. Kowalczyk, K. Mitchell, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, A. J. Pitman, J. Schaake, A. B. Shmakin, T. G. Smirnova, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang, and Q.-C. Zeng, 2003: Effects of Frozen Soil on Soil Temperature, Spring Infiltration, and Runoff: Results from the PILPS 2(d) Experiment at Valdai, Russia. J . Hydrometeorology, Vol. 4: 334 ¨C 351.

[9]. Dickinson, R. E., M. J. Shaikh, Y. Dai, X. Zeng, A. Hahmann, Z.-L. Yang, and G. Bonan, 2002: Representation of the land surface and its overlying near surface air temperature in climate models. Geophys. Rev. Lett.,

[10]. Zeng, X., M. Shaikh, Y. Dai, R. E. Dickinson, and R. Myneni, 2002: Coupling of the Common Land Model to the NCAR Community Climate Model. J. Climate, 15, 1832-1854. 

[11]. Bonan, G. B., K. W. Oleson, M. Vertenstein, S. Levis, X. Zeng, Y. Dai, R. E. Dickinson, and Z.-L. Yang, 2002: The land surface climatology of the community land model coupled to the NCAR community climate model. J. Climate, 15: 3123-3149.

[12]. Dai, Y., X. Zeng, and R.E. Dickinson, 2002: The Common Land Model: Documentation and User¡¯s Guide.

[13]. Dai, Y. and Zeng, Q., 1997: A land surface model (IAP94) for climate studies, Part I: formulation and validation in off-line experiments. Advances in Atmos. Sci., 14: 443-460.

[14]. Dai, Y., Q. Zeng and F. Xue, 1998: A land surface model (IAP94) for climate studies, Part II: Implementation and Preliminary Results of coupled model with IAP GCM. Advances in Atmos. Sci., 15: 47-62.

[15]. Zeng, Q., Y. Dai and F. Xue, 1998: Simulation of the Asian Monsoon by AGCM coupled model with an Advanced Land Surface Model (IAP94). Advances in Atmos. Sci., 15: 1-16.

[16]. Schlosser, C.A., A. Slater, A. Robock, A.J. Pitman, K.Y. Vinnikov, A. Henderson-Sellers, N.A. Speranskaya, K. Mitchell, A. Boone, H. Braden, P. Cox, P. DeRosney, C.E. Desborough, Y. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, N. Gedney, Y.M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, E. Kowalczyk, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Polcher, A. Shmakin, T. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue and Z.-L. Yang, Simulations of a boreal grassland hydrology at Valdai, Russia: PILPS Phase 2(d), Mon. Wea. Rev., 128 (2), 301-321, 2000.

[17]. Slater, A., Schlosser, C.A., C.E. Desborough, A.J. Pitman, A. Henderson-Sellers, A. Robock, K.Ya. Vinnikov, N.A. Speranskaya, K. Mitchell, A. Boone, H. Braden, F. Chen, P. Cox, P. de Rosney, R.E. Dickinson, Y. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, N. Gedney, Ye.M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, V. Koren, E. Kowalczyk, O.N. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Shaake, A.B. Shmakin, T. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue and Z.-L. Yang, 2001: The representation of snow in land-surface schemes: results from PILPS 2(d), Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2, 7-25.

[18]. Liang, X., E.F. Wood, D.P. Lettenmaier, D. Lohmann, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, R. Dickinson, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, The Project for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2(c) Red-Arkansas River basin experiment: 2. Spatial and temporal analysis of energy fluxes, Global and Planetary Change, 19(1-4), 137-159, 1998.

[19]. Lohmann, D., X. Liang, E.F. Wood, D.P. Lettenmaier, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, R. Dickinson, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, The Project for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2(c) Red-Arkansas River basin experiment: 3. Spatial and temporal analysis of water fluxes, Global and Planetary Change, 19(1-4), 161-179, 1998.

[20]. Wood, E.F., D.P. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, D., Lohmann, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, R. Dickinson, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, The Project for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2(c) Red-Arkansas River basin experiment: 1. Experimental description and summary intercomparisons, Global and Planetary Change, 19(1-4), 115-135, 1998.

[21]. Qu, W., A. Henderson-Sellers, A.J. Pitman, T.H. Chen, F. Abramopoulos, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, R.E. Dickinson, L. Duemenil, M. Ek, N. Gedney, Y.M. Gusev, J. Kim, R. Koster, E.A. Kowalczyk, J. Lean, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J.-F. Mahfouf, H.-T. Mengelkamp, K. Mitchell, O.N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, A. Robock, C. Rosenzweig, J. Schaake, C.A. Schlosser, J.-P. Schulz, A.B. Shmakin, D.L. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. Wood, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, Sensitivity of latent heat flux from PILPS land-surface schemes to perturbations of surface air temperature, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 55, 1909-1927, 1998.

[22]. Chen, T.H., A. Henderson-Sellers, P.C.D. Milly, A.J. Pitman, A.C.M. Beljaars, F. Abramopoulos, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C.E. Desborough, R.E. Dickinson, L. Duemenil, M. Ek, J.R. Garratt, N. Gedney, Y.M. Gusev, J. Kim, R. Koster, E.A. Kowalczyk, K. Laval, J. Lean, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J.-F. Mahfouf, H.-T. Mengelkamp, K. Mitchell, O.N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, J. Polcher, A. Robock, C. Rosenzweig, J. Schaake, C.A. Schlosser, J.-P. Schulz, Y. Shao, A.B. Shmakin, D.L. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. Wood, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, Cabauw experimental results from the Project for Intercomparison of Land-surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS), Journal of Climate, 10, 1194-1215, 1997.

[23]. Zeng, X., Y. Dai and R.E Dickinson, 1998: The role of root distribution for climate simulation over land. Geophys. Research Letter, 25, 4533-4536.

[24]. Yang, Z.-L., Y. Dai, R.E. Dickinson and W.J. Shuttleworth, 1999: Sensitivity of ground heat flux to vegetation cover fraction and leaf area index. J. Geophys. Research, 104, No. D16, 19505-19514.

[25]. Dai, Y. and A. Longhetto, 1997: A numerical investigation of the influence of land-cover on European weather by the Regional Atmospheric Modelling System (RAMS). Report to World Laboratory, Lausanne, Switzerland.

[26]. Xie, Z.-H, Q.-C. Zeng, and Y. Dai, 1998: Numerical simulation of an unsaturated flow equation. SCI CHINA SER D, 4