Yunji Zhang

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Research Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

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Recent Publications

Enhancing Severe Weather Prediction With Microwave All-Sky Radiance Assimilation: The 10 August 2020 Midwest Derecho

Zhang, Y., Chen, X., Stensrud, D. J. & Clothiaux, E. E., Jan 28 2024, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 51, 2, e2023GL106602.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Simultaneous Assimilation of Planetary Boundary Layer Observations from Radar and All-Sky Satellite Observations to Improve Forecasts of Convection Initiation

Eure, K. C., Mykolajtchuk, P. D., Zhang, Y., Stensrud, D. J., Zhang, F., Greybush, S. J. & Kumjian, M. R., Mar 2023, In: Monthly Weather Review. 151, 3, p. 795-813 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Improving Short-Term QPF Using Geostationary Satellite All-Sky Infrared Radiances: Real-Time Ensemble Data Assimilation and Forecast during the PRECIP 2020 and 2021 Experiments

Zhang, Y., Chen, X. & Bell, M. M., Apr 2023, In: Weather and Forecasting. 38, 4, p. 591-609 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Sensitivity of Intrinsic Error Growth to Large-Scale Uncertainty Structure in a Record-Breaking Summertime Rainfall Event

Zhang, Y., May 2023, In: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 80, 5, p. 1415-1432 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Correction to: Correlation Structures between Satellite All-Sky Infrared Brightness Temperatures and the Atmospheric State at Storm Scales (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, (2022), 39, 5, (714-732), 10.1007/s00376-021-0352-3)

Zhang, Y., Clothiaux, E. E. & Stensrud, D. J., Sep 2022, In: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 39, 9, p. 1588 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debatepeer-review

Correlation Structures between Satellite All-Sky Infrared Brightness Temperatures and the Atmospheric State at Storm Scales

Zhang, Y., Clothiaux, E. E. & Stensrud, D. J., May 2022, In: Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. 39, 5, p. 714-732 19 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Uncertainties and error growth in forecasting the record-breaking rainfall in Zhengzhou, Henan on 19–20 July 2021

Zhang, Y., Yu, H., Zhang, M., Yang, Y. & Meng, Z., Oct 2022, In: Science China Earth Sciences. 65, 10, p. 1903-1920 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Benefits of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) for ensemble-based analysis and prediction of severe thunderstorms

Zhang, Y., Stensrud, D. J. & Clothiaux, E. E., Feb 2021, In: Monthly Weather Review. 149, 2, p. 313-332 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Ensemble-Based Assimilation of Satellite All-Sky Microwave Radiances Improves Intensity and Rainfall Predictions for Hurricane Harvey (2017)

Zhang, Y., Sieron, S. B., Lu, Y., Chen, X., Nystrom, R. G., Minamide, M., Chan, M. Y., Hartman, C. M., Yao, Z., Ruppert, J. H., Okazaki, A., Greybush, S. J., Clothiaux, E. E. & Zhang, F., Dec 28 2021, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 24, e2021GL096410.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Structure and Dynamics of Ensemble Correlations for Satellite All-Sky Observations in an FV3-Based Global-To-Regional Nested Convection-Permitting Ensemble Forecast of Hurricane Harvey

Zhang, Y., Chen, X. & Lu, Y., Jul 2021, In: Monthly Weather Review. 149, 7, p. 2409-2430 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Convection Initiation Resulting From the Interaction Between a Quasi-Stationary Dryline and Intersecting Gust Fronts: A Case Study

Bai, L., Meng, Z., Huang, Y., Zhang, Y., Niu, S. & Su, T., Mar 16 2019, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 124, 5, p. 2379-2396 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Effective cloud detection and segmentation using a gradient-based algorithm for satellite imagery: Application to improve PERSIANN-CCS

Hayatbini, N., Hsu, K. L., Sorooshian, S., Zhang, Y. & Zhang, F., May 1 2019, In: Journal of Hydrometeorology. 20, 5, p. 901-913 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Review of Chinese atmospheric science research over the past 70 years: Synoptic meteorology

Meng, Z., Zhang, F., Luo, D., Tan, Z., Fang, J., Sun, J., Shen, X., Zhang, Y., Wang, S., Han, W., Zhao, K., Zhu, L., Hu, Y., Xue, H., Ma, Y., Zhang, L., Nie, J., Zhou, R., Li, S. & Liu, H. & 1 others, Zhu, Y., Dec 1 2019, In: Science China Earth Sciences. 62, 12, p. 1946-1991 46 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

Simultaneous assimilation of radar and all-sky satellite infrared radiance observations for convection-allowing ensemble analysis and prediction of severe thunderstorms

Zhang, Y., Stensrud, D. J. & Zhang, F., 2019, In: Monthly Weather Review. 147, 12, p. 4389-4409 21 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

Dynamics of local extreme rainfall of super Typhoon Soudelor (2015) in East China

Pan, J., Teng, D., Zhang, F., Zhou, L., Luo, L., Weng, Y. & Zhang, Y., May 1 2018, In: Science China Earth Sciences. 61, 5, p. 572-594 23 p.

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review