Dr. Yijie Zhu
Assistant Professor
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Geosciences
Boca Raton Campus | SE 408
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About:
Ph.D. in Geography, Environmental Science and Policy (University of South Florida)
Research Interests: Tropical Cyclone *Potential graduate ʦapp and postdocs interested in hurricane and climate-related fields are always welcome to email Yijie (yijiezhu@fau.edu). |
Teaching
- MET 3052 Atmospheric Hazards
- MET 3112 Tropical Climatology
- MET 4142 Climate Data Applications
- EVR 3114 Climate Change: Myths, Realities, and Solutions
- ESC 3704 Environmental Issues in Atmospheric and Earth Science
Graduate
- Naomi von Bose
- Rachel Etzi
- Lili McElhill
- Demmi Ramos
Recent Publications
Book:
Collins, J., Done, J.,Zhu, Y. J.,& Wilson, P. (Eds.). (2024).Advances in Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate. Springer.
Recent
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles/Book Chapters:
Paul, D., Panda, J., Mandke, S., Routray, A., &Zhu, Y. -J. (2025). Investigating Concurrent Cyclonic Disturbances in the North Indian Ocean and Associated Large-Scale Atmospheric Influences.Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology,64(9), 1271-1290.
Paul, D., Panda, J., Sarkar, A., Kumar, S.,Zhu, Y. -J.,& Collins, J. (2024). Comparing the atmospheric and ocean characteristics associated with two distinctly intensified pre ‐ monsoon tropical cyclones over the Bay of Bengal.Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society,150(761), 1926-1952.
Zhu, Y. -J. , Collins J. M., Muller, J. & Klotzbach, P. J. (2023). Accumulated Cyclone Energy-Based Tropical Cyclone Return Periods in Florida.Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 1–18.
Polen, A, Collins J. M., Dunn E., Murphy S., Jernigan I., McSweeney K.,Zhu Y. -J.(2023). How Post-Immunization COVID-19 Context Affected Residents’ Evacuation Behavior During Hurricane Ida.Weather, Climate, and Society,15(3), 541-555.
Zhu, Y. -J. , Collins J. M., Klotzbach, P. J., & Schreck, C. J. (2022). Hurricane Ida (2021): Rapid intensification followed by slow inland decay.Bulletin of American Meteorological Society,103(10), E2354–E2369.
Collins, J., Polen, A., Dunn, E., Jernigan, I., McSweeney, K., Welford, M.,…&Zhu, Y.-J.(2022). Hurricanes Laura and Sally: A case study of evacuation decision-making in the age of COVID-19,Weather, Climate, and Society,14(4), 1231–1245.
Zhu, Y. -J. , Collins J. M., & Klotzbach, P. J. (2021). Nearshore hurricane intensity change and post-landfall dissipation along the United States Gulf and East Coasts.Geophysical Research Letters,48(17), e2021GL094680.
Zhu, Y. -J. , Collins, J. M., & Klotzbach, P. J. (2021). Spatial variations of North Atlantic landfalling tropical cyclone wind speed decay over the continental United States.Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology,60(6), 749–762.
Zhu, Y. -J. ,& Collins, J. M. (2021). Recent rebounding of the post‐landfall hurricane wind decay period over the continental United States.Geophysical Research Letters,48(6), e2020GL092072.
Zhu, Y. -J. , & Collins J. M. (2021). The response of hurricane inland penetration to the nearshore translation speed. InHurricane Risk in a Changing Climate. In Vol. 2. J.M. Collins. and J. Done, Eds., Springer
Zhu, Y. -J. , Hu, Y., & Collins, J. M. (2020). Estimating road network accessibility during a hurricane evacuation: A case study of hurricane Irma in Florida.Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 102334.
Zhu, Y. -J. , & Evans, S. G. (2019). Mapping tropical cyclone energy as an approach to hazard assessment. InHurricane Risk(pp. 71–87). In Vol. 1. J.M. Collins. and K. Walsh, Eds., Springer
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