Chih-Wen Jason Hung

UCLA Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences
Office: MS 7115
Tel:    (310) 825-1659
Fax:   (310) 206-5219
Mailing address:
7127 Math Sciences Bldg.
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565

POSITIONS HELD:

Graduate Student Researcher
University of California, Los Angeles,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences

Supervisor: Prof. Michio Yanai  (Oct  1999 - present)
Supervisor: Prof. David Halpern  (Jan. 1998 - Oct. 1999)

EDUCATION:

University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (Fall 1997 - present).
M.S. awarded Nov. 1999.

M.S. Thesis::

Observations of the Southern Hemisphere Intertropical
Convergence Zone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
    Although the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is preferentially located in the northern hemisphere in the eastern Pacific, there is a Southern Hemisphere ITCZ (SITCZ) which occasionally develops between 8S - 2S and 130W - 90W in March and April. In this study, we use 6 independent observational datasets: sea surface temperature, surface wind, rainfall, integrated water vapor, and integrated cloud liquid water to describe the SITCZ phenomenon.
    In March and April, the sea surface temperature is above 27C and the air column becomes moist due to increasing evaporation. The upward motions induced by  surface wind convergence bring the moisture up, and produce a moist atmosphere for convection to occur. The integrated water vapor and cloud liquid water tremendously rise and cause rainfall in this SITCZ season.


National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Atmospheric Sciences (Sep. 1989 - Jun. 1994).
B.S. awarded Jun. 1994.

PUBLICATIONS:

  • 2002 Hung, C-W, and M. Yanai, 2002: Factors contributing to the onset of the Australian summer monsoon. Submitted to Quarterly J. Roy. Meteor. Soc. Download  E
  • 2001 Halpern, D., and C.-W. Hung : Satellite observations of the Southeast Pacific Intertropical Convergence Zone during 1993-1999. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 28,107- 28,112. E
  • 2001 Hung, Chih-wen : The voyage on the railways in Japan. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 245pp.  C
  • 2001 Hung, Chih-wen : One Century of Railways in Taiwan: Main lines and Local lines. China Times Publishing, Taipei  C & E
  • 2000 Hung, Chih-wen : An Odyssey on the Railroads. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 219pp. C
  • 1999  Hung, Chih-wen : Observationsof the Southern Hemisphere Intertropical Convergence Zone in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Master thesis, UCLA. E
  • 1998  Hung, Chih-wen : Classic Taiwan Railways (Volume I & II). SMC Publishing, Taipei, 539pp. ( awarded as the Best book of Taiwan in 1998) C
  • 1996  Lee, Chin-hsien & Chih-wen Hung: Taiwan Historic Train Stations.Yu-shan Publishing, Taipei, 119pp. C
  • 1995 Cheng, Min-chang, Chih-wen Hung, and Nai-yi Hsu: Exposing Mismanagement of the Taiwan Railway Administration from 1988-1995. Rail Cultural Society, Taipei, 95pp. C
  • 1995  Hung, Chih-wen : The Fun of Taiwan Railways. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 179pp. C
  • 1994  Hung, Chih-wen : The Monograph of Alishan Forest Railway. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 202pp. C
  • 1993  Hung, Chih-wen : Taiwan Railway Story & Sugarcane Railway S.L. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 174pp. C
  • 1992  Hung, Chih-wen :Taiwan Railway History Monograph. China Times Publishing, Taipei, 283pp. ( awarded as the Best book of Taiwan  in 1992, and the Golden tripot award in 1993)  C


    • C = Chinese          E = English

    Conference Presentations
  • Hung, C.-W., and M. Yanai: 2002  Factors contributing to the onset of the Australian summer monsoon. 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 April-3 May 2002, San Diego, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 226-227.
  • Yanai, M., X.  Liu and C.-W. Hung, 2002: Symmetry and asymmetry of the Asian and Australian summer monsoons. 25th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. 29 April-3 May 2002, San Diego, California, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 230-231.
  • Hung, C.-W., and M. Yanai, 2001: The tropospheric biennial oscillation (TBO) over the eastern Pacific ocean. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.
  • Yanai, M., X. Liu, C.-W. Hung, 2001: Symmetry and assymmetry of the Asian and Australian monsoons. 8th Scientific Assembly of International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences, 10-18 July 2001, Innsbruck, Austria.

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    Last updated: Oct 11  2002