Professor
Tel. (919) 515-1435
E-mail: lian_xie@ncsu.edu
Coastal Fluid Dynamics Lab
Curriculum Vitae

B.Sci., (Meteorology), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China. Specializing in Severe Storms.

M.S. (Meteorology), Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, China. Specializing in Tropical Meteorology.

PhD (Meteorology and Physical Oceanography), University of Miami, RSMAS, Miami, FL, USA. Specializing in Air-Sea Interactions.

TEACHING AND RESEARCH AREAS

Computer Modeling and Visualization of Atmosphere-Ocean Systems;

Air-Sea Interactions (Meso and Large Scale Air-Sea Coupling);

Coastal Ocean Circulation, Estuary Circulation and Storm Surge Modeling;

Marine Meteorology (Hurricanes, Coastal Fronts and Coastal Cyclones);

Climate Modeling (El Nino and Monsoons).

Xie, L., X. Liu, L.J. Pietrafesa, 2006: Effect of bathymetric curvature on the Gulf Stream instability in the vicinity of the Charleston Bump. J. of Physical Oceanography (in press).

Peng, S.-Q., and L. Xie, 2006: Effect of Determining Initial Conditions by Four-Dimensional Variational Data Assimilation on Storm Surge Forecasting. Ocean Modelling, 14, 1-18.

Xie, L., S. Bao, L.J. Pietrafesa, K. Foley and M. Fuentes, 2006: A Real-Time Hurricane Surface Wind Forecasting Model: Formulation and Verification. Monthly Weather Review, 134, 1355-1370.

Xu, X., L. Xie, G. Ding, and L. Bian, 2005: Beijing air pollution project to benefit 2008 Summer Olympic Game. Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, 86, 1543-1544.

Xu X., Shi X., Xie L., Ding GA, Miao QJ, Ma JZ, Zheng XD, 2005: Spatial character of the gaseous and particulate state compound correlation of urban atmospheric pollution in winter and summer. Science in China, Series d-Earth Sciences, 48 (suppl. 2), 64-79.

Xu, X., L. Xie, X. Zhang, and W. Yao, 2005: A Mathematical Model for Forecasting Tropical Cyclone Tracks. Nonlinear Analysis Series B: Real World Applications, 7, 211-224.

Xie, L., T. Yan, L. Pietrafesa, J. Morrison, and T. Karl, 2005: The climatology and interannual variability of regional landfall hurricane frequency and its association with North Atlantic hurricane tracks. Journal of Climate, 18: 5370-5381.

Xie, L., T. Yan, and L.J. Pietrafesa, 2005: The effect of Atlantic sea surface temperature dipole mode on hurricanes: Implications for the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Geophysical Research Letters, 32, doi: 10.1029/2004GL021702.

Guan, C. and L. Xie, 2004: A unified linear parameterization of the drag coefficient over the surface of the ocean. J. Physical Oceanography, 34, 2847-2851.

Xie, L., 2004: Air-sea interactions associated with mesoscale weather systems. In Observation, Theory and Modeling of Atmospheric Variability. X. Zhu edited, World Scientific Series on Meteorology of East Asia, World Scientific Publishing Co., 612.

Xie, L., 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.

Bao, S., L. Xie and S. Raman, 2004: A numerical study of a TOGA-COARE Squall-line using a coupled mesocale atmosphere-ocean model. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 21, 707-714.

Peng, M., L. Xie, and L.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.

Song, Y., F. Semazzi, L. Xie, and L.J. Ogallo, 2004: A coupled regional climate model for Lake Victoria basin of east Africa. International Journal of Climate, 24, 57-75.

Bao, S. S. Raman, and L. Xie, 2003: Numerical simulation of the response of the ocean surface layer to precipitation. Pure and Applied Geophysics, 160, 2419-2446.

Xie, L., L.J. Pietrafesa, and K. Wu, 2003: A numerical study of wave-current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Coastal ocean response to Hurricane Fran 1996.  J. Geophys. Res., 108, (C2, 3049).

Manghnani, V., B. Subrahmanyam, L. Xie and J. M. Morrison, 2003: Numerical simulation of seasonal and interannual Indian Ocean upper-layer circulation using MICOM, J. Geophysical Research, 108, No. C7, 3240.

Bright, R., L. Xie, and L. J. Pietrafesa, 2002: Evidence of the Gulf Stream's influence on tropical cyclone intensity. Geophysical Research Letters, 29, 48/1-48/4.

Xie, L., L.J. Pietrafesa, and K. Wu, 2002: Interannual and decadal variability of landfalling tropical cyclones in the Southeast coastal states of the United States. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 19, 677-686.

Song, Y., F. Semazzi, and L. Xie, 2002: Development of a coupled regional climate simulation model for the Lake Victoria basin.  In The East African great Lakes: Limnology, Paleolimnology and Biodiversity, E.O Odada and D.O. Olago (eds.) Kluwer Academic Publishers, 153-186.

Indeje, M., F. Semazzi, L. Xie, and J. Ogallo, 2001: Mechanistic simulations of the East Africa climate using NCAR Regional Climate Model: The influence of large-scale orography on the Turkano low-level jet. J. of Climate, 14, 2710-2724.

Xie, L., K. Wu, L.J. Pietrafesa, and C. Zhang, 2001: A numerical study of wave-current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Part I: Wind-driven circulation in the South Atlantic Bight under uniform winds. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 16841-16856.