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MACHUAN PENG
Dr. Machaun Peng Research Assistant Professor
Tel. (919) 513-0935
1708 Flex Building
Email: mpeng@ncsu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
B.S., Physical Oceanography, 1987, Ocean University of China

M.S., Physical Oceanography, 1990, Ocean University of China

Ph.D., Marine Science, 2002, North Carolina State University


TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS:
Air-sea interaction; Coastal ocean circulation; Estuary plume simulation and pollutant distribution; Storm surge and inundation; Tide and tidal current; Wave and wave-current interaction.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
:
Peng, M and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa, 2006, A numerical study on hurricane induced storm surge and inundation in Charleston, South Carolina. Journal of Geophysical Research. Vol 111, C08017, doi:10.1029/2004JC002755.

Peng, M and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa, 2006, Tropical Cyclone Induced Asymmetry of Sea Level Surge and Fall and its Presentation in a Storm Surge Model with Parametric Wind Fields. Ocean Modelling 14, 81-101.

Xie, L., H. Liu., J. Pietrafesa and M. Peng, 2006 The effect of wave-current interactions on the storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor during Hurricane Hugo 1989 J. G. R-Ocean in print.

Peng, M. and L. Xie and J. Pietrafesa, 2004. A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan-Albemarle-Pamlico Estuary System. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 59, 121-137.

Xie, L., J. Pietrafesa, and M. Peng, 2004: Incorporation of a mass-conserving inundation scheme into a three-dimensional storm surge model. J. Coastal Research, 20, 1209-1223.

Peng, M, M. Feng, S. Lian, H. Bai and D. Hu, 1999. Ventilation of the North Pacific Ocean: water exchanges between subtropical and tropical gyres. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.17 No.3 271-288.

Peng, M and D. Hu., 1997. Outflow of suspended materials from the Changjiang River mouth. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.15, No.3 258-264.

Peng, M and F. Zhang and Z. Jiao, 1996. A three dimensional numerical model for simulation of the seasonal thermocline on the continental shelf. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.16 No.2 123-135.

Peng, M. F. Zhang and D. Hu. 1995. A rational boundary condition for simulating pollutants diffusive fields. Chin. J. Oceanol.Limnol Vol.11, No.4 294-304.
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