Member Since 1992
Shuyi S. Chen
Professor, University of Washington Seattle
Dr. Shuyi Chen is a Professor of Atmospheric and Climate Science and Associate Dean for Research of College of the Environment at University of Washington. Her research focuses on high-impact weather, climate extremes, air-sea interactions in hurricanes, coastal flooding, the MJO and ENSO. She served as Vice Chair of BASC of the National Academies and was elected to AMS Council and Chair of the UCAR Board of Trustees. She is a Fellow of AMS and was awarded the AMS Sverdrup Gold Medal in 2022.
Professional Experience
University of Washington Seattle
Professor
Education
Pennsylvania State University Main Campus
Doctorate
1990
Honors & Awards
Jacob Bjerknes Lecture
Received December 2024
Publications
Ocean Density Currents Induced by MJO Precipitation: A Key Player in Warm Pool Eastward Extension Du...

Enhanced warm pool eastward extension (WPEE) over the western‐central Pacific prior to the onset of El Niño has been observed following ...

September 09, 2024
AGU Abstracts
Madden-Julian Oscillation and Atmospheric Rivers: New Insights on Water Source and Transport for Extreme Rainfall Over the Western US
AGU 2024
atmospheric sciences | 13 december 2024
Chad Small, Shuyi S. Chen, Brandon W. Kerns
Atmospheric rivers (ARs) transport water vapor both regionally and globally as first documented by Zhu and Newell (1994; 1998). They are widely recogn...
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Multiscale Objects-Tracking and AI Climate Modeling for Extremes (Mosaic4E): Coastal Flooding, Heatwaves and Drought
AGU 2024
atmospheric sciences | 11 december 2024
Shuyi S. Chen, Brandon W. Kerns, L. Ruby Leung
High impact extreme events such as severe floods, droughts, and heatwaves usually occur at the intersection of multiscale interactions of phenomena ov...
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Toward Earth System Prediction Across the Weather-Climate Continuum: Atmosphere-Ocean Coupling with Surface Waves and Freshwater Flux
AGU 2024
atmospheric sciences | 10 december 2024
Shuyi S. Chen
Weather and climate are integral parts of the Earth system. Although they operate on different time scales, from short-term weather patterns to long-t...
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Volunteer Experience
2017 - 2018
Member
Atmospheric Sciences Fall Meeting Program Committee
2017 - 2018
Member
Fall Meeting Program Committee
2017 - 2018
Secretary
Atmospheric Sciences Executive Committee
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