Yong Wei
Research Scientist
PhD, Ocean Engineering, University of Hawaii, 2006
MS, Physical Oceanography, Ocean University of China, 1998
BA, Civil Engineering, Ocean University of China, 1995
E-mail: Yong.wei@noaa.gov
Office: PMEL, Bldg 3, Rm 2088B, NOAA Sand Point
Phone: 206-526-6630
Fax: 206-526-6485
Research Interests
Tsunami modeling and forecast, coastal hazard mitigation, coastal flooding, geophysical data analysis, computational methods and water wave mechanics
Current Research Projects
- Development of the Stand-by Inundation Models (SIM) for the Short-Term Inundation Forecast for Tsunamis (SIFT) (2006-Present)
- Tsunami Hazard Assessment For U.S. Coastlines Based on Generation, Propagation and Inundation Modeling, Governmental Nuclear Regulatory Commission, USA (2007 - Present).
Selected Publications
Tang, L., V. Titov, Y. Wei, H.O. Mofjeld, M. Spillane, D. Arcas, E.N. Bernard, C. Chamberline, E. Gica and J. Newman (2008). Tsunami forecast analysis for the May 2006 Tonga tsunami, Journal of Geophysical Research—Ocean, in press.
Wei, Y., E.N. Bernard, L. Tang, R. Weiss, V.V. Titov, C. Moore, M. Spillane, M. Hopkins and U. Kanaglu (2008). Real-time experimental forecast of the Peruvian tsunami of August 2007 for U.S. coastlines, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L04609, doi:10.1029/2007GL032250.
Wei, Y., Mao, X.Z., Cheung, K.F., (2006). Well-balanced finite volume model for long wave runup. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 132(2), 114-124.
Yamazaki, Y., Wei, Y., Cheung, K.F., Curtis, G.D., (2006). Forecast of tsunamis from the Japan-Kuril-Kamchatka source region. Natural Hazards, 38, 411-435.
Wei, Y., Cheung, K.F., Curtis, G.D., McCreery, C.S., (2003). Inverse algorithm for tsunami forecasts. Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, 129(2), 1-10.
Cheung, K.F., Phadke, A.C., Wei, Y., Rojas, R., Douyere, Y.J.-M, Martino, C.D., Houston, S.H., Liu, P.L.-F., Lynett, P.J., Dodd, N., Liao, S., Nazkazaki, E., (2003). Modeling of storm-induced coastal flooding for emergency management. Ocean Engineering, 30(11), 1353-1386
