Research

Research Interests

I am interested in mathematics and physics applied in the field of atmospheric dynamics. Through the years, I have come to focus on the weather and climate in Southeast Asia, especially their relevance to environmental change and sustainability. The following is a list of topics that I am passionate about.

Weather and climate of Southeast Asia

Multi-scale interactions in tropical atmosphere

Predictability and complexity in atmospheric modelling

Regional climate modelling

Numerical weather prediction

General circulation of the atmosphere

Mixing and transport in fluids

Geophysical fluid dynamics

Research Grants

Total funding over 15 years is $7,734,400.

2015 Apr - 2017 Mar	$276,000	Rainfall as Self-Organized Criticality: Observations and Models
2013 Aug - 2017 Jul	$1,093,100	Monsoon Dynamics, Predictability and Tropical Paleoclimate
2013 Aug - 2015 Mar	$192,000	Rainfall, Mesoscale Weather, Climate Change and Urban Boundary Layer
2012 Jan - 2014 Jan	$540,000	Weather Research IV
2011 Apr - 2015 Mar	$562,700	Combined statistical downscaling and disaggregation of regional climate data
2011 Apr - 2012 Dec	$184,800	Urban Boundary Layer and Mesoscale Weather Modeling
2010 Apr - 2012 Mar	$184,800	Atmospheric Modeling of Singapore and Southeast Asia
2010 Apr - 2011 Mar	$91,200	Urban Canyon and Boundary Layer Modeling
2009 Aug - 2014 Jul	$579,800	Regional Climate Downscale of El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole
2009 Jan - 2012 Jan	$1,600,000	Weather Research III
2005 Nov - 2008 Nov	$1,200,000	Weather Research II
2005 May - 2016 Feb	$150,000	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics of Tropical Atmospheres
2002 Jul - 2005 Jul	$1,080,000	Weather Research I

Resources

Weather and Research Forecast (WRF) model: convection scheme adapted for the tropics

Presentation recordings at virtual conferences
1. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society, 19th Annual Meeting (AOGS 2022): Importance of Water Vapour in Conventional (“Dry”) Potential Temperature for Tropical Dynamics; presented on 5 Aug 2022 (abstract ID AS13-A002)