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Possible causes of the Central Equatorial African long-term drought
Published in Environmental Research Letters, 2016
We attributed longterm rainfall decreases in Central Africato tropical SSTs dynamics and shifts in large-scale circulations.
Recommended citation: Hua, W.*, Zhou, L., Chen, H., Nicholson, S. E., Raghavendra, A., & Jiang, Y. (2016). Possible causes of the Central Equatorial African long-term drought. Environmental Research Letters, 11(12), 124002.
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Understanding the Central Equatorial African long-term drought using AMIP-type simulations
Published in Climate Dynamics, 2017
We attribuited changes in ranfall over Central Africa to tropical SSTs dynamics.
Recommended citation: Hua, W.*, Zhou, L., Chen, H., Nicholson, S. E., Jiang, Y., & Raghavendra, A. (2017). Understanding the Central Equatorial African long-term drought using AMP-type simulations. Climate Dynamics, 50(3-4), 1115-1128.
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Increasing extent and intensity of thunderstorms observed over the Congo Basin from 1982 to 2016
Published in Atmospheric Research, 2018
We quantified long-term trends in thunderstorm events over the Congo Basin.
Recommended citation: Raghavendra, A.*, Zhou, L., Jiang, Y., & Hua, W. (2018). Increasing extent and intensity of thunderstorms observed over the Congo Basin from 1982 to 2016. Atmospheric Research, 213, 17-26,.
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Widespread increase of boreal summer dry season length over the Congo rainforest
Published in Nature Climate Change, 2019
We quantified changes in the summer dry season over the Congo Basin.
Recommended citation: Jiang, Y., Zhou, L.*, Tucker, C. J., Raghavendra, A., Hua, W., Liu, Y. Y., and Joiner, J. (2019). Widespread increase of boreal summer dry season length over the Congo rainforest. Nature Climate Change, 9(8), 617-622.
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The MJO’s impact on rainfall trends over the Congo rainforest
Published in Climate Dynamics, 2020
We quantified MJO’s impacts on rainfalll over the Congo Basin.
Recommended citation: Raghavendra, A.*, Zhou, L., Roundy, P. E., Jiang, Y., Milrad, S. M., Hua, W., and Xia, G. (2020) The MJO’s impact on rainfall trends over the Congo rainforest. Climate Dynamics,1-13.
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Observed changes in fire patterns and possible drivers over Central Africa
Published in Environmental Research Letters, 2020
We used comouter vision and random forest to measure and attribute characteristics and variations in wildfires over Central Africa.
Recommended citation: Jiang, Y.*, Zhou, L., and Raghavendra, A. (2020) Observed changes in fire patterns and possible drivers over Central Africa, Environmental Research Letter, 5, 9.
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Analyzing intensifying thunderstorms over the Congo Basin using the Gálvez-Davison index from 1983–2018
Published in Climate Dynamics, 2020
We quantified long-term trends in thunderstorms over the Congo Basin.
Recommended citation: Alber, K.*, Raghavendra, A., Zhou, L., Jiang, Y., Sussman, H. S., and Solimine, S. L. (2020) Analyzing intensifying thunderstorms over the Congo Basin using the Gálvez-Davison index from 1983-2018. Climate Dynamics, 56, 949-967.
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Increasing Influence of Indian Ocean Dipole on Precipitation Over Central Equatorial Africa
Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2021
We explored compound impacts of IOD & MJO on rainfall over Central Africa.
Recommended citation: Jiang, Y.*, Zhou, L., Roundy, P. E., Hua, W., and Raghavendra, A. (2021) Increasing influence of Indian Ocean Dipole on precipitation over Central Equatorial Africa. Geophysical Research Letters, 48(8), e2020GL092370.
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Orographic enhancement of rainfall over the Congo Basin
Published in Atmospheric Science Letters, 2022
We quantifies orographic impacts on regional rainfall.
Recommended citation: Raghavendra, A.*, Xia, G., Zhou, L., and Jiang, Y. (2022) Orographic enhancement of rainfall over the Congo Basin. Atmospheric Science Letters, e1079.
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Changes in fire-season burned area in northeastern China regulated by tropical North Atlantic variability
Published in Environmental Research Letters, 2024
We analized wildfires in NE China and linkages with SST dynamics.
Recommended citation: Hua, W., Zhou, L., Jiang, Y., Zhou, L., Xu, X., and Chen, H. (2024) Increase in fire-season burned area in northeastern China driven by internal climate change. Environmental Research Letter, 19(12), 124086.
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The UCAR Africa Initiative: Recent insights, challenges, and opportunities to foster collaborative research for environmental sustainability
Published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 2025
Summary efforts of the UCAR/NCAR African Initiative
Recommended citation: Tang, W., et al., 2025. The UCAR Africa Initiative: Recent insights, challenges, and opportunities to foster collaborative research for environmental sustainability, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
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Satellite Observations of Water Origins Reveal New Dimensions of Hydroclimate Vulnerability of Global Croplands
Published in Nature Sustainability, 2025
We separate terrestrial vs. oceanic moisture sources and identify cropland vulnerability hotspots.
Recommended citation: Jiang, Y., Burney, J.A., et al., 2025. Satellite Observations of Water Origins Reveal New Dimensions of Hydroclimate Vulnerability of Global Croplands, Nature Sustainability.
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Changes in rainfall characteristics over tropical rainforests
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Satellite-guided crop phenology mapping and its application to intra-season modeling
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Green or Grain: Hydrological Impacts of Cropland Expansion at the Expense of Forest Loss
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Unveiling the Hidden Costs of False Spring: A Phenology-Based Approach to Crop Damage and Economic Losses
Published in , 2099
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talks
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teaching
Teaching experience 1
Undergraduate course, University 1, Department, 2014
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Teaching experience 2
Workshop, University 1, Department, 2015
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