Jin-Yi Yu
Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor, Department of Earth System Science
Deputy Editor-In-Chief, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences
Biography
Jin-Yi Yu is a Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at the University of California, Irvine. He obtained his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington in 1993, following a B.S. in Atmospheric Sciences from National Taiwan University in 1984. Dr. Yu has held positions at UC Irvine since 2002, progressing from Assistant Professor to Full Professor, and previously served as a researcher at UC Los Angeles.
Dr. Yu's research primarily addresses climate modeling and dynamics, particularly the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). He is widely recognized for differentiating and exploring the "Central Pacific El Niño" and "Eastern Pacific El Niño," significantly expanding the understanding of ENSO diversity. This work has been cited extensively in the scientific community, reflecting its impact. Dr. Yu's research also investigates the dynamics of subtropical ENSO, marine heatwaves, and trans-basin climate interactions. His research has been supported by numerous grants from prestigious organizations, including the National Science Foundation and the Central Weather Bureau of Taiwan.
At UC Irvine, Dr. Yu is engaged in teaching courses related to climate dynamics and atmospheric sciences. He has been actively involved in university governance through roles such as Vice Chair of the Earth System Science Department and serving on various committees, including the Academic Senate Task Force on Climate Change. Dr. Yu is also committed to mentoring a diverse group of students and early career scientists, contributing to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the academic community.
Return to topDegrees
- PhD in Atmospheric Sciences, University of Washington, 1993
- BS in Atmospheric Sciences, National Taiwan University, 1984
Distinctions
- UC Irvine Dr. De Gallow Professor of the Year Award nominee, 2024
- UC Irvine Excellence in Pedagogical Development Award nominee, 2024
- OLAR 2023 Excellent Editor Award, 2024
- AAS 2023 Outstanding Editor Award, 2024
- American Geophysical Union (AGU) Editors’ Citation for Excellence, 2021
- Thomson Reuters list of the world’s top 1000 climate scientists, 2021
- Fellow, Meteorology Society of Taiwan, 2019
- Oversea Expert, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2018
- Outstanding Contributions Award to Undergraduate Education, School of Physical Science, University of California-Irvine, 2006
Areas of Expertise
- Climate Modeling and Dynamics
- El Niño-Southern Oscillation
- Marine Heatwave Dynamics
- Trans-Basin Climate Interactions
- Indian Ocean and Monsoon Variability
- Jet Stream and Baroclinic Waves
- Marine Stratocumulus Clouds
- Climate Model Development
- Atmospheric Wave Dynamics
- Subtropical ENSO Dynamics
Recent Publications
- X. Li, J.-Y. Yu, R. Ding, J. Hu, “El Niño-La Niña Asymmetries in the Changes of ENSO Complexities and Dynamics Since 1990”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 51, pp. e2023GL106395, 2024.
- Ding, R., Ji, K., Yu, J.-Y., Li, J., Hu, Z.-Z., Tseng, Y.-H., Shi, J., Zhao, Y., Sun, C., “Enhanced North Pacific Victoria mode in a warming climate”, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, vol. 7, pp. 49, 2024.
- Lin, Y.-F., Yu, J.-Y., “The role of Indian Ocean in controlling the formation of multi-year El Ninos through subtropical ENSO dynamics”, Journal of Climate, vol. 37, pp. 385-401, 2024.
- F. Zheng, K. Li, J. Zhu, J.-Y. Yu, N. Keenlyside, “Advancing Annual Global Mean Surface Temperature Prediction to 2 Months Lead Using Physics Based Strategy”, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, vol. 7, pp. 219, 2024.
- P.-P. Li, F. Zheng, X. Fang, J.-Y. Yu, “The advance of El Niño phase locking from period 1982–2000 to 2001–2022”, Environmental Research Communications, vol. 6, pp. 081004, 2024.
- X. Li, J.-Y. Yu, R. Ding, J. Hu, P. Tuo, “Asymmetric Efficacies between Warm and Cold Pacific Meridional Modes in Inducing ENSO”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 51, pp. e2024GL108924, 2024.
- H.-M. Xiao, H.-H. Hsu, T.-H. Lee, B.-T. Jong, J.-Y. Yu, Y.-Ch. Liang, M.-H. Lo, “The remote response in the Northern Pacific climate during winter to deforestation in the Maritime Continent”, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, vol. 129, pp. e2023JD040372, 2024.
- Li, X., Ding, R., Tseng, Y.-H., Yu, J.-Y., Xu, X., “Mutual Influences Between ENSO and Its Two Precursor Modes in the Extratropical South Pacific”, Climate Dynamics, 2024.
- Cao T.W., Zheng F., Yu J.Y., Fang X.H., Zhong W.X., “The Unique Role of the Intraseasonal Zonal Wind in March Over the Equatorial Western Pacific Contributes to Shaping the Subsequent ENSO Development”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 51, 2024.
- Chen M., Collins M., Yu J.Y., Wang X., Zhang L., Tam C.Y., “Emerging influence of the Australian Monsoon on Indian Ocean interannual variability in a warming climate”, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, vol. 7, 2024.
- Wang J., Liu L.L., Lin Y.F., Yu J.Y., Wang F., “A See-Saw of Subduction Rate in the North Pacific Western and Eastern Subtropical Mode Water Formation Areas Induced by the Aleutian Low”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 51, 2024.
- Zhu, T., Yu, J.-Y., “Distinguishing Impacts on Winter Temperatures in Northern Mid-to-High Latitude Continents during Multi-year and Single-year La Niña events: A Modeling Study”, Journal of Climate, 2024.
- Ding, R., Namchi, H., Yu, J.-Y., Li, T., Sun, C., Li, J., Tseng, Y.-H., Li, X., Xie, F., Feng, J., Li, X., “North Atlantic Oscillation controls multidecadal changes in the North Tropical Atlantic-Pacific connection”, Nature Communications, vol. 14, pp. 862, 2023.
- Kim, J.-W., Yu, J.-Y., Tian, B., “Overemphasized role of preceding strong El Nino in generating multi-year La Nina events”, Nature Communications, 2023.
- Zhao, Y., Yu, J.-Y., “Two Marine Heat Wave (MHW) Variants under a Basin-wide MHW Conditioning Mode in the North Pacific and Their Atlantic Associations”, Journal of Climate, vol. 36, pp. 8657-8674, 2023.
- Lin, Y.-F., Terng, C.-T., Wu, C.-R., Yu, J.-Y., “Seasonally-reversed trends in the subtropical Northwestern Pacific linked to asymmetric AMO influences”, Scientific Reports, 2023.
- Lee, T.-H., Yu, J.-Y., Lin, Y.-F., Lo, M.-H., Xiao, H.-M., “The Potential Influence of Maritime Continent Deforestation on El Nino-Southern Oscillation: Insights from Idealized Modeling Experiments”, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 50, pp. e2023GL105012, 2023.
- Kim, J.-W., Chang, T.-H., Lee, C.-T., Yu, J.-Y., “Evaluating ENSO's Spatiotemporal Complexity in the CWB CFS 1-Tiered Model Hindcasts”, Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, vol. 128, pp. e2022JD038200, 2023.
- Wu, C.-R., Lin, Y.-F., Lin, I.-I., Yu, J.-Y., “Unleashing the Power of the Sun: The Increasing Impact of the Solar Cycle on Off-Season Super Typhoons since the 1990s”, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023.
- Song, W., Yu, J.-Y., Lian, T., “The Efficacy of Tropical and Extratropical Predictors for Long-lead ENSO Prediction: A Study Using a Machine Learning Algorithm”, International Journal of Climatology, 2023.
Most Cited Publications
- H.-Y. Kao, J.-Y. Yu, “Contrasting Eastern-Pacific and Central-Pacific types of ENSO”, Journal of Climate, vol. 22, pp. 615-632, 2009.
- A. Capotondi, A. T. Wittenberg, M. Newman, E. Di Lorenzo, J.-Y. Yu, P. Braconnot, J. Cole, B. Dewitte, B. Giese, E. Guilyardi, F.-F. Jin, K. Karnauskas, B. Kirtman, T. Lee, N. Schneider, Y. Xue, S.-W. Yeh, “Understanding ENSO diversity”, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, vol. 96, pp. 921-938, 2015.
- W. Cai, L. Wu, M. Lengaigne, T. Li, S. McGregor, J. Kug, J.-Y. Yu, “Pan-tropical climate interactions”, Science, vol. 363, 2019.
- Davey M., Huddleston M., Sperber K., Braconnot P., Bryan F., Chen D., Colman R., Cooper C., Cubasch U., Delecluse P., DeWitt D., Fairhead L., Flato G., Gordon C., Hogan T., Ji M., Kimoto M., Kitoh A., Knutson T., Latif M., Le Treut H., Li T., Manabe S., Mechoso C., Meehl G., Power S., Roeckner E., Terray L., Vintzileos A., Voss R., Wang B., Washington W., Yoshikawa I., Yu J., Yukimoto S., Zebiak S., “STOIC: A study of coupled model climatology and variability in tropical ocean regions”, Climate Dynamics, vol. 18, pp. 403-420, 2002.
- J.-Y. Yu, H.-Y. Kao, “Decadal Changes of ENSO Persistence Barrier in SST and Ocean Heat Content Indices: 1958-2001”, Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 112, pp. D13106, 2007.
- Yu, J.-Y., S. T. Kim, “Relationships between Extratropical Sea Level Pressure Variations and the Central-Pacific and Eastern-Pacific Types of ENSO”, Journal of Climate, vol. 24, pp. 708-720, 2011.
- C. Wang, C. Deser, J.-Y. Yu, P. DiNezio, A. Clement, “El Nino and Southern Oscillation (ENSO): A Review”, Coral Reefs of the Eastern Tropical Pacific: Persistence and Loss in a Dynamic Environment, Springer Netherlands, pp. 85-106, 2016.
- J.-Y. Yu, H.-Y. Kao, T. Lee, “Subtropics-Related Interannual Sea Surface Temperature Variability in the Equatorial Central Pacific”, Journal of Climate, vol. 23, pp. 2869-2884, 2010.
- “the Two Types of El Niño on US Winter Temperature”, Journal of Geophysical Research, 2014.
- Latif M., Sperber K., Arblaster J., Braconnot P., Chen D., Colman A., Cubasch U., Cooper C., Delecluse P., Dewitt D., Fairhead L., Flato G., Hogan T., Ji M., Kimoto M., Kitoh A., Knutson T., Le Treut H., Li T., Manabe S., Marti O., Mechoso C., Meehl G., Power S., Roeckner E., Sirven J., Terray L., Vintzileos A., Voß R., Wang B., Washington W., Yoshikawa I., Yu J., Zebiak S., “ENSIP: The El Niño simulation intercomparison project”, Climate Dynamics, vol. 18, pp. 255-276, 2001.
Contact Information
Website: http://www.ess.uci.edu/~yu
Email: jyyu@uci.edu
Phone: (949) 824-3878
Address: Department of Earth System Science University of California, Irvine
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