Fengchao Yao, PhD

Research Scientist

Current: Associate Professor, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China

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Research Interests

​Dr. Yao is interested in using numerical modeling and in situ and remote sensing observations to understand and predict the ocean circulations in the Arabian marginal seas, including the Red Sea​ and Arabian Gulf, and the impacts of the circulations on the marine ecosystems.

Selected Publications

  • ​Rapid Red Sea deep water renewals caused by volcanic eruptions and the North Atlantic Oscillation
    F. Yao, I. Hoteit
    Sci. Adv., 4, eaar5637, 2018
  • Thermocline regulated seasonal evolution of surface chlorophyll in the Gulf of Aden
    F. Yao, I. Hoteit
    PloS one, 2015
  • Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 1. Model validation and summer circulation
    F. Yao, I. Hoteit, L. J. Pratt, A. S. Bower, P. Zhai, A. Köhl, G. Gopalakrishnan J. Geophys Res. Oceans, 119, 2238–2262, 2014
  • Seasonal overturning circulation in the Red Sea: 2. Winter circulation
    F. Yao, I. Hoteit, L. J. Pratt, A. S. Bower, A. Köhl, G. Gopalakrishnan, D. Rivas J. Geophys Res. Oceans, 119, 2263–2289, 2014
  • A HYCOM modeling study of the Persian Gulf: 1. Model configurations and surface circulation
    F. Yao, W. E. Johns
    J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 115, C11017, 2010

Education

  • Ph.D., Meteorology and Physical Oceanography, University of Miami
  • M.Sc., Fluid Mechanics, Ocean University of China
  • B.Sc., Oceanography, Ocean University of China

Professional Profile

  • ​2014-Present: Research Scientist, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
  • 2010-2014: Postdoctoral fellow, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Scientific and Professional Membership

  • ​American Geophysical Union

Research Interests Keywords

Physical oceanography Ocean modeling
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