Steve (Qi) Hu
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Hi, I’m Qi Hu, an Applied Climate Science Faculty member in the School of Natural Resources and also in the Department of Geosciences.
Trained in atmospheric science, my research has long been motivated by my fascination with interactions and feedbacks in the multifaceted Earth climate systems, as well as the socioeconomic impacts of climate. Some of these interactions and feedback loops have been the focus of my recent research. I have been analyzing and understanding physical processes and interactions that influence warm season precipitation variation at interannual to multidecadal timescales. Some of my recent efforts include investigation of the interannual summer rainfall variation in the central U.S. and the “land memory” effect on the North American summer monsoon. Results of these studies have revealed new causes of these interannual variations and also disclosed additional roles of the El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) in development of these variations. The significance of these findings is their application in improving our ability to predict precipitation at seasonal, interannual and longer timescales. In addition, I have also continued the research I engaged in during the early years of my career. This includes the radiation-convection interaction in development of intraseasonal oscillations in the tropical atmosphere and modeling of regional and global climate in the present and future.
I am open-minded in research and actively seeking new developments in the interstices of disciplines. I have been working closely with a group of economists and psychologists in efforts to understand the decision-making behavior of agricultural producers and address the question of why climate predictions and information are not more effectively used in farming decisions, despite the investment by the climate community in improving these predictions. These studies have led to the conclusion that the climate prediction and information are not “ready-to-use products.” They need to be further interpreted and understood in specific decision-making environments. Building this knowledge and experience is the goal of my climate extension. A virtual decision-making environment has been developed on the web to help educate and train decision-makers to build experience and confidence to effectively use predictions in farming decision-making. Additionally, I have worked with agronomists, animal scientists, and hydrologists and am involved in a wide range of interdisciplinary research that has produced some exciting results.
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While doing research and extension, I also enjoy teaching in the Department of Geosciences. The classes I am currently teaching include the General Circulation of the Atmosphere, Physical Climatology, and Global Climate Change. A new course, Numerical Weather Prediction, will be developed and added to my teaching portfolio in the near future.
As always, I welcome your suggestions, comments, and ideas.
Key Publications
- Hu, Q., and S. Feng, 2008: Variation of the North American summer monsoon regimes and the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation. J. Climate, 21, 2371-2383.
- Hu, Q., Z.N. Liang, and M.W. Hoffman, 2008: Detecting source regions of wave activities in the tropical atmosphere by applying beamforming to interpolated data grids. J. Atmos. Oceanic Tech., 26, 270-280.
- Guo, H., Q. Hu, and T. Jiang, 2008: Annual and seasonal streamflow responses to climate and land-cover changes in Poyang Lake basin, China. J. Hydrology, 355, 106-122.
- Aebly, F.A., Q. Hu, and S.C. Fritz, 2008: Alternative indices for summer season NAO and precipitation variability in West Greenland. J. Climate, 21, 532-541.
- Feng, S, and Q. Hu, 2008: How the North Atlantic multidecadal oscillation may have influenced the Indian summer monsoon during the past two millennia. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L01707, doi:10.1029/2007GL032484.
- Feng, S., R. Oglesby, C. Rowe, D. Loope, and Q. Hu, 2008: Pacific and Atlantic SST influences on Medieval drought in North America simulated by Community Atmospheric Model. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D11101, doi:10.1029/2007JD009347.
- Hu, Q. and S. Feng, 2007: Decadal variation of the southwest U.S. summer monsoon circulation and rainfall in a regional model. J. Climate, 20, 4702-4716.
- Hu, Q., S. Feng, H. Guo, and T. Jiang, 2007: Interactions of the Yangtze River flow and the hydrologic processes of the Poyang Lake, China. J. Hydrology, 347, 90-100.
- Feng, S., and Q. Hu, 2007: Changes in winter snowfall/precipitation ratio in the contiguous United States. J. Geophys. Res. 112, D15109, doi:10.1029/2007JD008397.
- Feng, S., S. Nadarajah, and Q. Hu, 2007: Modeling extreme precipitation in China using the generalized extreme value distribution. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 85, 599-613.
- Hu, Q., A. Weiss, S. Feng, and P.S. Baenziger, 2006: Earlier winter wheat heading dates and warmer spring in the Great Plains of the United States. Agri. Forest Meteorol. 135, 284-290.
- Hu, Q., L.M. PytlikZillig, G.D. Lynne, K.G. Hubbard, W.J. Waltman, M.J. Hayes, A.J. Tomkins, and D.A. Wilhite, 2006: Improving farmers’ forecast use from understanding their beliefs, social norms, and perceived obstacles. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 45, 1190-1201.
- Artikov, I., G.D. Gary, L.M. PytlikZillig, Q. Hu, A.J. Tomkins, K.G. Hubbard, M.J. Hayes, W.J. Waltman, 2006: Understanding the Influence of Climate Forecasts on Farmer Decisions as Planned Behavior. J. Appl. Meteor. Climatol., 45, 1202-1214. (14825)
- Hu, Q., G.D. Willson, X. Chen, and A. Akyze, 2005: Effects of climate variation and landcover change on stream discharge in the Ozark Highlands, U.S.A. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 10, 9-19.
- Hu, Q. and S. Feng, 2005: How have soil temperatures been affected by the surface temperature and precipitation in the Eurasian continent? Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L14711, doi:10.1029/2005GL023469.
- Feng, S. and Q. Hu, 2005: Regulation of Tibetan Plateau heating on variation of Indian summer monsoon in the last two millennia. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L02702, doi:10.1029/2004GL021246.
- Hu, Q. and S. Feng, 2004: A role of the soil enthalpy in land memory. J. Climate, 17, 3632-3642.
- Hu, Q. and S. Feng, 2004: Why has the land memory changed? J. Climate, 17, 3236-3243.
- Chen, Xi, and Q. Hu, 2004: Groundwater influences on soil moisture and surface evaporation. J. Hydrology, 297, 285-300.
- Hu, Q., Y. Tawaye, and S. Feng, 2004: Variations of the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric energetics: 1948-2000. J. Climate, 17, 1975-1986.
- Hu, Q., 2004: U.S. soil temperature and its variation: A new dataset. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 85, 29-31.
- Hu, Q., and S. Feng, 2003: A daily soil temperature dataset and soil temperature climatology of the contiguous United States. J. Appl. Meteor. 42, 1139-1156.
- Hu, Q., 2003: A multidecadal variation in summer season diurnal rainfall in the central United States. J. Climate, 16, 174-178.
- Hu, Q., and S. Feng, 2002: Interannual rainfall variations in the North American summer monsoon region: 1900-1998. J. Climate, 15, 1189-1202.
- Hu, Q., and S. Feng, 2001: Climatic role of the Gulf of Mexico in interannual variations of summer rainfall in the central United States. J. Climate, 14, 3156-3170.
- Hu, Q., and S. Feng, 2001: Variation of teleconnection of ENSO and interannual variation of summer rainfall in the central United States. J. Climate, 14, 2469-2480.
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| Potential Advising for Graduate Program |
Master of Science with a Specialization in
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| Course Number | Course Title | Day | Time | Cross Listings |
| NRES 999 | Doctoral Dissertation | ARR | ARR | None |
| SNR Faculties | Applied Climate Science, Water, Human Dimensions |
| Areas of Interest | Regional and Global Climate Variations, Convection in the Atmosphere, Atmospheric Circulation and Modeling, Human Dimensions in Global Change, Regional and Global Water Cycle |
| Notable Website | http://snr.unl.edu/climate_change |
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