Xin Xu
Professor
xinxu@nju.edu.cn
office: C303
Education
| 2009-2014 | School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Ph.D. | ||
| 2007-2009 | School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, M. S. | ||
| 2003-2007 | School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, B. S. |
Work Experience
| 2018.10-present | Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, Associate Professor |
| 2014.11-2018.9 | Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, Research fellow |
Research Interests
mesoscale dynamics; orographic gravity waves; convective systems
Teaching Interests
Ordinary Differential Equation
Services
CNC-WWRP, secretary
CNC-IAMAS, Youth committe member
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Eidtor
Journal of Tropical Meteorology, Editor
Plateau Meteorology, Youth Editor
Selected Publications (first author/corresponding author)
| 1. | Xu, X., Y. Du, J. Tang, and Y. Wang, 2011: Variations of temperature and precipitation extremes in recent two decades over China. Atmos. Res., 101, 143−154. |
| 2. | Xu, X., Y. Wang, and M. Xue, 2012: Momentum flux and flux divergence of gravity waves in directional shear flows over three-dimensional mountains. J. Atmos. Sci., 69, 3733−3744. |
| 3. | Xu, X., M. Xue, and Y. Wang, 2013: Gravity wave momentum flux in directional shear flows over three-dimensional mountains: Linear and nonlinear numerical solutions as compared to linear analytical solutions. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 118, 7670−7681. |
| 4. | Xu, X., M. Xue, and Y. Wang, 2015a: Mesovortices within the 8 May 2009 bow echo over Central US: Analyses of the characteristics and evolution based on Doppler radar observations and a high-resolution model simulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 143, 2266−2290. |
| 5. | Xu, X., M. Xue, and Y. Wang, 2015b: The genesis of mesovortices within a read-data simulation of a bow echo system. J. Atmos. Sci., 72, 1963−1986. |
| 6. | Xu, X., Y. Wang, M. Xue, and H. Huang, 2017: Mechanisms of secondary convection within a mei-yu frontal mesoscale convective system in Eastern China. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 47-64. |
| 7. | Xu, X., J. Song, Y. Wang, and M. Xue, 2017: Quantifying the effect of horizontal propagation of three-dimensional mountain waves on the wave momentum flux using Gaussian beam approximation. J. Atmos. Sci., 74, 1783-1798. |
| 8. | Xu, X., S. Shu, and Y. Wang, 2017: Another look on the structure of mountain waves: A spectral perspective. Atmos. Res., 191, 156-163. |
| 9. | Xu, X., Y. Wang, M. Xue, and K. Zhu, 2017: Impacts of horizontal propagation of orographic gravity waves on the wave drag in the stratosphere and lower mesosphere. J. Geophy. Res., 122, 11301–11312, doi: 10.1002/2017jd027528. |
| 10. | Xu, X., Y. Tang, Y. Wang, and M. Xue, 2018: Directional absorption of parameterized mountain waves and its influence on the wave momentum transport in the Northern Hemisphere. J. Geophy. Res., 123, 2640-2654 |
| 11. | Xu, X., M. Xue, M. A. C. Teixeira, J. Tang, and Y. Wang, 2019: Parameterization of directional absorption of orographic gravity waves and its impact on the atmospheric general circulation simulated by the Weather Research and Forecasting model. J. Atmos. Sci., 76, 3435−3453 |
| 12. | Xu, X., M. A. C. Teixeira, M. Xue, Y. Lu, and J. Tang, 2020: Impacts of wind profile shear and curvature on the parameterized orographic gravity wave stress in the Weather Research and Forecasting model. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 146, 3086–3100 |
| 13. | Xu, X., R. Li, M. A. C. Teixeira, and Y. Lu, 2021: On the momentum flux of vertically-propagating orographic gravity waves excited in nonhydrostatic flow over three-dimensional orography. J. Atmos. Sci., 78, 1807–1822 |
| 14. | Xu, X., M. Li, S. Zhong, and Y. Wang, 2023: Impact of parameterized topographic drag on a simulated Northeast China cold vortex. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 128, e2022JD037664 |
| 15. | Wei, P., X. Xu, M. Xue, C. Zhang, Y. Wang, K. Zhao, A. Zhou, S. Zhang, and K. Zhu, 2023: On the key dynamical processes supporting the 21.7 Zhengzhou record-breaking hourly rainfall in China. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 40, 337–349 |
| 16. | Zhang, R., X. Xu, and Y. Wang, 2020: Impacts of different orographic drag on the summer monsoon circulation and precipitation in East Asia. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 125, e2019JD032337 |
| 17. | Hua, S., X. Xu, and B. Chen, 2020: Influence of multiscale orography on the initiation and maintenance of precipitating convective system in North China: A case study. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 125, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD031731 |
| 18. | Zhang, S., D. Parsons, X. Xu, J. Song, T. Wu, A. Abulikemu, F. Xu, G. Chen, W. Shen, L. Liu, X. Zhang, K. Zhang, and W. Zhang, 2023: Dynamics governing a simulated bow and arrow type mesoscale convective system. Mon. Wea. Rev., 151, 603–623 |
| 19. | Zhang, S., D. Parsons, X. Xu, J. Sun, T. Wu, F. Xu, N. Wei, and G. Chen, 2022: Bores observed during the warm season of 2015–2019 over the Southern North China Plain. Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2022GL099205 |
| 20. | Zhang, S., D. Parsons, X. Xu, Y. Wang, J. Liu, A. Abuduwaili, W. Shen, X. Zhang, and S. Zhang, 2020: A modeling study of an atmospheric bore associated with a nocturnal convective system over China. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 125, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JD032279 |
| 21. | Abulikemu, A., Y. Wang, R. Gao, Y. Wang, and X. Xu, 2019: A numerical study of convection initiation associated with a gust front in Bohai Bay region, North China. J. Geophy. Res. Atmos., 124, 13843−13860 |