Yanhong Gao

Research Scientist
yanhong at hydro.washington.edu
206.685.3202

Education

Ph.D., Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, 2003
M.S., Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, 2000
B.S., Chengdu Institute of Meteorology, 1995

Professional positions

Jul. 1995-Jul. 1997: Weather Forcaster at Yangquan Meteorology Bureau, Shangxi, P. R. China

Jul. 2003-Nov. 2006: Associate Professor at Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, lanzhou, P. R. China

Nov. 2006-present: Research Professor at Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Institute, Chinese Academy of Science, lanzhou, P. R. China

Apr. 2009-present: Research Scientist at Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Selected Publications

Gao Y., F. Chen, M. Barlage, W. Liu, G. Cheng, X. Li, Y. Yu, Y. Ran, H. Li, H. Peng and M. Ma, 2009: Enhancement of land surface information and its impact on atmospheric modeling in the Heihe River Basin, northwest China, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D20S90, DOI:10.1029/2008JD010359.

Gao Y and G Cheng, Several points on mass and energy interaction between land surface and atmosphere in the Heihe river basin. Advances in Earth Science (in Chinese), 2008, 23(7),779-78

Gao Y, W Liu, G Cheng, H Peng, H Li, Y Ran. Setup and validation of the soil texture type distribution data in the Heihe river basin, Plateau Meteorology (in Chinese), 26(5),967-974.

Gao Y, G Cheng, W Liu, W Cui, Y Liu, H Li, H Peng, S Wang. Modification of the soil characteristic parameters in Heihe river basin and effects on simulated atmospheric elements, Plateau Meteorology (in Chinese), 26(5),958-966

Gao Y, W Liu Y Ran, M Ma, G Cheng, F Chen, Vegetation Coverage Fraction Calculation and the mesoscale modeling in Heihe River Basin, Plateau Meteorology (in Chinese), 2007,26(2),270-277 .

Liu W, Y Gao, H Li, Y Ran, G Cheng, F Chen. Landuse patterns of Heihe River Basin and its impact modeling, Plateau Meteorology (in Chinese), 2007,26(2),278-285.

Gao Y, G Cheng, L Shang, W Liu, 2007: Application of Atmospheric model coupled with Frozen Soil Parameterization to simulating spring soil condition in the Qilian Mountains, Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, (in Chinese), 29(1), 91-99.

Liu W, Y Gao, Y Liu, G Cheng, Function of the sub-grid snow parameterization in modeling the patch snow cover zones of the Qilian Mountains, Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, (in Chinese) 2007, 29(1), 82-90.

Gao Y., G. Cheng, W. Cui, F. Chen, D. Gochis, W. Yu, 2006: Coupling of Enhanced land surface hydrology with atmospheric mesoscale model and its application in Heihe River Basin. Advances in Earth Science (in Chines), 21(12), 1283-1292.

Gao Y., Y. Chen, and S. Lv, 2004:Simulation of Critical Scale of Oasis Maintenance and Development in NWC Arid Regiona, Advances in Atmoshperic Sciences, 21(1), 113-124.

Gao Y., S. Lv and G. Cheng. 2004: Simulation of rainfall and watershed convergence Process in upper reaches of Heihe River Basin, Science in China (Ser. D), 47(SI), 1-8