Chuixiang Yi, Ph.D. 仪垂祥 Assistant Professor School of Earth and Environmental Sciences Queens College, City University of New York  65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, New York 11367 Phone: (718) 997-3366 Fax: (718) 997-3299 E-mail: cyi@qc.cuny.edu Highlights of Yi-Lab research My CV

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Research Interest:

My current research focuses on canopy fluid mechanics by developing theory, designing observations and performing numerical simulations to understand the physical, biological and chemical processes that control trace gases exchange between vegetation and atmosphere.

Key words for Research	Key words for Teaching
Canopy fluid mechanics Boundary layer dynamics Biosphere-atmosphere interaction Nonlinear Dynamics of Abrupt Climate Change Eddy covariance techniques Theoretical modeling Numerical modeling Statistical modeling Temporal scale from second to geological Time Spatial scale from local to global	Climatology Meteorology Micrometeorology Boundary Layer Meteorology Canopy Fluid Mechanics Atmospheric Dynamics Climate Change and Climate Modeling Nonlinear Dynamics of Abrupt Climate Change: Theory, Mechanisms and Modeling

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Selected Publications

BOOKS:

Yi, C., Nonlinear Sciences and Their Applications to the Geoscience , Meteorological  Press, Beijing, 1995. (In Chinese)

Yi, C, Climate Change and Climate Models, Ocean Publishing House, Beijing, 1993. (In Chinese)

REFEREED PAPERS:

Yi, C., Momentum transfer within canopies, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 47, 262-275, doi:10.1175/2007JAMC1667.1, 2008. [Print Version]

Yi, C.,  D. E. Anderson, A. A. Turnipseed, S. P. Burns, and J. Sparks, D. Stannard, and K. R. Monson, The contribution of advective fluxes to net ecosystem CO2 exchange in a high-elevation, subalpine forest ecosystem, Ecological Applications, 18 (6), 1379-1390, 2008. [Print Version] APPENDIX

Yi, C., R. K. Monson, Z. Zhai, D. E. Anderson, B. Lamb, G. Allwine, A. A. Turnipseed, and S. P. Burns, Modeling and measuring the nocturnal drainage flow in a high-elevation, subalpine forest with complex terrain, Journal of Geographical Research, 110, D22303, doi:10.1029/2005JD006282, 2005. [Print Version]

Yi, C., R. Li, P. S. Bakwin, A. Desai, D. M. Ricciuto, S. P. Burns, A. A. Turnipseed, S. C. Wofsy, J. W. Munger, K. Wilson, and R. K. Monson, A nonparametric method for separating photosynthesis and respiration components in CO2 flux measurements, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L17107, doi:10.1029/2004GL020490, 2004. [Print Version]

Yi, C., K. J. Davis, P. S. Bakwin, A.S. Denning, N. Zhang, A. Desai, J. C. Lin, and C. Gerbig, The observed covariance between ecosystem carbon exchange and atmospheric boundary layer dynamics at a site in northern Wisconsin, Journal of Geophysical Research, 109, D08302, doi:10.1029/2003JD004164, 2004. [Print Version]

Yi, C., K. J. Davis, B. W. Berger, P. S. Bakwin, Long-term observations  of the dynamics of the continental planetary boundary layer, Journal of  the  Atmospheric Science, 58, 1288-1299, 2001. [Print Version]

Yi, C., P. Gong, M. Xu , and Y. Qi , The effects of buffer and temperature feedback on the oceanic uptake of CO2, Geophysical Research Letters , 28, 751-754,  2001. [Print Version]

Yi, C., K. J. Davis, P. S. Bakwin, B. W. Berger, and L. Marr,  The influence of advection on measurements of the net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of   CO2 from a very tall tower, Journal of Geophysical Research , 105, 9991-9999, 2000. [Print Version]

Zhou, T., C. Yi, P. S. Bakwin, and Li Zhu, Links between global CO2 variability and climate anomalies of biomes, Science China, Ser D-Earth Sci,. 51, 740-747, 2008. [Print Version]

Wang W., K J. Davis, B. D. Cook, C. Yi,  M. P. Butler, D. M. Ricciuto, and P. S. Bakwin, Estimating daytime CO2 fluxes over a mixed forest from tall tower mixing ratio measurements, Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D10308, doi:10.1029/2006JD007770, 2007.[Print Version]

Wang W., K J. Davis, C. Yi, E. G. Patton, M. P. Butler, D. M. Ricciuto, and P. S. Bakwin, A note on the top-down and bottom-up gradient functions over a forested site, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 305-314 2007.[Print Version]

Denning, A.S., N. Zhang, C. Yi, M. Branson, K. Davis, J. Kleist, and P. Bakwin, Evaluation of modeled atmospheric boundary layer depth at the WLEF Tower, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148, 206-215, 2008.[Print Version]

Wang, W., K.J. Davis, B.D. Cook, P.S. Bakwin, C. Yi, D. Ricciuto, and M. Butler, Surface layer CO2 budget and advective contributions to measurements of net ecosystem-atmosphere exchange of CO2, Agriculture and Forest Meteorology, 2005, 135, 202-214.[Print Version]

Bakwin, P.S., K.J. Davis, C. Yi, S.C. Wofsy, J.W. Munger, L. Haszpra and Z. Barcza, Regional carbon dioxide fluxes from mixing ratio data, Tellus 56B, 301-311, 2004. [Print Version]

Davis, K.J., P.S. Bakwin, C. Yi, B.W. Berger, C. Zhao, R.M. Teclaw and J.G. Isebrands, Long-term carbon dioxide fluxes from a very tall tower in a northern forest: Annual cycle of CO2 exchange, Global Change Biology, 9, 1278-1293, 2003. [Print Version]

Berger, B. W., K. J. Davis, C. Yi, P. S. Bakwin, and C. Zhao, Long-term carbon dioxide fluxes from a very tall tower in a northern forest: Part  I. Flux measurement methodology, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology , 18, 529-542, 2001. [ Print Version]

Werner, C., K.J. Davis, P. Bakwin, C. Yi, D. Hurst, and L. Lock, Interannual variability of methane exchange over a temperate-boreal lowland and wetland forest, Global Change Biology, 9, 1251-1261, 2003. [Print Version]

Hurwitz, M.D., D.M. Ricciuto,  P.S. Bakwin, K.J. Davis, W. Wang, C. Yi, and M.P. Butler, Transport of Carbon Dioxide in the Presence of Storm Systems over a Northern Wisconsin Forest, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 61, 607-618, 2004. [Print Version]

Cook, B.D., K.J. Davis, W. Wang, A. Desai, B.W. Berger, R.M. Teclaw, J.G. Martin, P.V. Bolstad, P.S. Bakwin, C. Yi, and W. Heilman, Carbon exchange and venting anomalies in an upland deciduous forest in northern Wisconsin, USA, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 126, 271-295, 2004.[Print Version]

Zhou T., C. Yi, P. Shi, Relationship between NDVI and climatic factors under different drought conditions, Acta Geographica Sinica, 58, 512-518, 2003. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Zhou T., C. Yi, P. Shi, and J. Luo, Research on the feedback mechanism between terrestrial carbon cycle and temperature, Geographical Research, 21, 53-59, 2002. (In Chinese with English abstract) [Print Version]

Yi, C., Kaiyu Liu, and Tao Zhou, Research on a formula of rainfall interception by vegetation, Journal of Soil Erosion and Soil and Water Conservation, 2 , 77-79, 1996. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., Kaiyu Liu, and Tao Zhou, A model for calculating soil moisture fields in the monsoon region of the eastern part of China, Journal of Soil Erosion and Soil and Water Conservation, 2, 80-85, 1996.  (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., Kaiyu Lui, and Tiangjie Li, Research on relations of soil zonal distributions with climate in the monsoon region of the eastern part of China, Acta Pedologica Sinica , 32, 385-390, 1996. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., On land surface dynamics, Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology, 6, 212-219, 1995. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., Approach on applying the nonlinear theories to formulate a synthetical theory of environment and ecology, Advance in Earth Science, 10, 164-168, 1995. (In Chinese with English abstract )

Yi, C., A catastrophe model of debris flow, Journal of Nature Disasters, 4, 53-57,1995. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., Peijun Shi, On the natural disaster model, Journal of Nature Disasters, 4, 6-8, 1995. (In Chinese with English abstract)

Yi, C., and Shi Peijun, Entropy Production and Natural Hazards, Journal of Beijing Normal University , Natural Science Ed., 30, 276-280, 1994. (In Chinesewith English abstract )

Yi, C. and Rongsheng Wu, A Self-Organization Climate Model, Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Science, 18, 129-140, 1994.