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Zihan Chen
Ph.D. Student, University of Maryland
zchen43@umd.edu

I am a Ph.D. student at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (AOSC) at the University of Maryland. Previously, I studied Geophysics and Computer Science as an undergraduate at Brown University. My current research focuses on the bottom boundary layer. I aim to combine observation, theory, and a hierarchy of numerical models to better understand ocean mixing - a critical process in the planetary climate system.

Interests

  • Ocean Dynamics
  • Bottom Boundary Layer
  • Numerical Modeling

Education

University of Maryland
2021 - present
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
Brown University
2016 - 2020
Sc.B. Geophysics

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Publications

Arctic maritime cyclone distribution and trends in the ERA5 reanalysis, 2022, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Zihan Chen , Amanda Lynch
https://doi.org/10.1175/jamc-d-21-0016.1
ERA5-Derived Precipitation: Insights from Historical Rainfall Networks in Southern Africa, 2022, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
Deon Terblanche , Amanda Lynch , Zihan Chen , Scott Sinclair
https://doi.org/10.1175/jamc-d-21-0096.1
PRYSM v2.0: A Proxy System Model for Lacustrine Archives, 2018, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Sylvia G Dee , James M Russell , Carrie Morrill , Zihan Chen , Ashling Neary
https://doi.org/10.1029/2018pa003413