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Unusual role of positive Indian Ocean Dipole in the record-low tropical cyclone genesis over the Western North Pacific in 2023 Open

Xichun Luo, Lei Zhang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Weiqing Han, Xin Wang , et al. · 2025

The number of tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific (WNP) dropped to a record low in 2023, with less than 40% forming during the boreal autumn. While a strong El Niño, positive Indian Ocean Dipole (pIOD), and strong tropic…

Challenges in forecasting super typhoon Yagi (2024) Open

Yumei Li, Johnny C. L. Chan, Xun Li, Feng Wen, Yu Zhang · 2025

Increasing tropical cyclone residence time along the Chinese coastline driven by track rotation Open

Linjiang Li, Johnny C. L. Chan, Guihua Wang, Yunxia Zheng · 2025

Coastal regions are highly vulnerable to tropical cyclones (TCs), with the severity of damage often closely linked to the duration of storms over these areas. Here we show a significant increase in TC residence time along the Chinese coast…

Shifting hotspot of tropical cyclone clusters in a warming climate Open

Zheng‐Hang Fu, Dazhi Xi, Shang‐Ping Xie, Wen Zhou, Ning Lin , et al. · 2025

Multiple tropical cyclones can be present concurrently within one ocean basin, and these clusters can induce compound hazards within a short time window. While the western North Pacific has historically been home to most tropical cyclone c…

Intra‐Seasonal Variabilities Associated With Tropical Cyclones in Eastern and Southeastern Asian Regions and Their Recent Change Open

Rui Jin, Johnny C. L. Chan, Hui Yu, Peng Zhang · 2025

This study focuses on the diverse intra‐seasonal variabilities (ISVs) exhibited by tropical cyclone (TC) occurrence frequency affecting southeastern and eastern Asian regions, classified as SEATOFs and EATC occurrence frequency (EATOFs). B…

Megacity effects on rainfall induced by Typhoon Nida Open

Yukun Yang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Kun Zhao, Shuguang Wang · 2025

Megacities, with their unique land cover and high pollutant emissions, may influence the outer rainband of approaching typhoons. Here we demonstrate, through numerical simulations and sensitivity experiments, that the Pearl River Delta meg…

Tropical cyclone activities in the western North Pacific in 2023 Open

Xin Huang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Lina Bai, Zifeng Yu, Tingting Sun · 2025

Using the best-track dataset from the Shanghai Typhoon Institute/China Meteorological Administration, the paper presents a detailed summary and analysis of tropical cyclone (TC) activities in the Western North Pacific (WNP) and the South C…

Application and Adoption of Emerging Technologies: From AI to Metaverse Open

Johnny C. L. Chan, Gabrielle Peko, David Sundaram, Valeria Sadovykh · 2025

Increasing trend in intensity change of tropical cyclones before making landfall in China Open

Lina Bai, Johnny C. L. Chan, Rong Guo, Ting-Ting Sun · 2025

More autumn tropical cyclone genesis in the South China Sea during El Niño to La Niña transition Open

Lixia Pan, Jiepeng Chen, Xin Wang, Haigang Zhan, Wen Zhou , et al. · 2025

Previous studies focused on the spatial diversity of ENSO’s influence on tropical cyclones (TCs) in the western North Pacific (WNP), with less emphasis on temporal evolution. This study examines the variability of TC genesis in the WNP dur…

Enhancing Higher Education with Generative AI: A Multimodal Approach for Personalised Learning Open

Johnny C. L. Chan, Yuming Li · 2025

This research explores the opportunities of Generative AI (GenAI) in the realm of higher education through the design and development of a multimodal chatbot for an undergraduate course. Leveraging the ChatGPT API for nuanced text-based in…

Increasing temporal stability of global tropical cyclone precipitation Open

E Deng, Qian Xiang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Yue Dong, Shifei Tu , et al. · 2025

Tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation has led to escalating urban flooding and transportation disruptions in recent years. The volatility of the TC rain rate (RR) over short periods complicates accurate forecasting. Here, we use satellite-ba…

ESG portfolio performance across risk tiers and market conditions: New evidence from China Open

Zhenzhen Zhu, Yun Liu, LI Ya, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2025

Green with Competitors? The Effect of Green Factory Peers on Green Innovation Open

Peng Zhang, Linlang Zhang, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2025

Exploring Public Perceptions of Precision Fermentation Technology: A Streamlined and Labor-Saving Consumer Perception Analysis Approach Using Youtube Data Open

Johnny C. L. Chan, Yilong Wang, Brice Valentin Kok-Shun, Matsuko Woo · 2025

Social Trust and Inventor Collaboration: Evidence from Co-Patenting Data Open

Yaoqin Li, Baohua Liu, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2025

Projections of future tropical cyclone landfalling activity in the East Asia region Open

Kin Sik Liu, Johnny C. L. Chan, Bruce Chong, Homan Wong · 2024

This study reveals the possible future changes in tropical cyclone (TC) landfalling activity along the East Asian coast under different climate change scenarios based on global circulation model (GCM) simulations. We first identify those G…

Development of Asymmetric Convection in a Tropical Cyclone under Environmental Uniform Flow and Vertical Wind Shear Open

Yubin Li, Yuncong Jiang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Kevin K. W. Cheung · 2024

Idealized numerical simulations have been carried out to reveal the complexity in the development of asymmetric convection in a tropical cyclone (TC) under the influence of an environment with either uniform flow, vertical wind shear (VWS)…

Decreasing trend in destructive potential of tropical cyclones in the South Indian Ocean since the mid-1990s Open

Shifei Tu, Zhenzhen Hu, Mei Liang, Wen Zhou, Johnny C. L. Chan , et al. · 2024

Tropical cyclone activity often leads to many adverse impacts and assessing their destructiveness is a crucial scientific concern. Here we investigated changes in the destructiveness of tropical cyclones worldwide using the power dissipati…

China coasts facing more tropical cyclone risks during the second decaying summer of double-year La Niña events Open

Xi Luo, Lei Yang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Sheng Chen, Qihua Peng , et al. · 2024

Long-lasting La Niña events (including double-year and triple-year La Niña events) have become more frequent in recent years. How the multi-year La Niña events affect tropical cyclone (TC) activities in the western North Pacific (WNP) and …

New WMO Certified Tropical Cyclone Duration Extreme: TC Freddy (04 February to 14 March 2023) Lasting for 36.0 Days Open

Craig Earl‐Spurr, Sébastien Langlade, Daniel Krahenbuhl, Sim D. Aberson, Manola Brunet , et al. · 2024

Many extremes involving tropical cyclone (TC) activity (e.g., intensity, size, duration, rainfall, and mortality) have been part of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s World Weather and Climate Extremes Archive (https://wmo.int/s…

Tropical cyclone activities in the Western North Pacific in 2022 Open

Xin Huang, Lina Bai, Zifeng Yu, Johnny C. L. Chan, Hui Yu , et al. · 2024

Based on the best-track dataset from the Shanghai Typhoon Institute/China Meteorological Administration, the paper provides a comprehensive summary and analysis of tropical cyclone (TC) activities in the Western North Pacific (WNP) and the…

Impact of the Indian Ocean Basin Mode on Tropical Cyclone Genesis in the North Indian and Western North Pacific Oceans Open

Erandani Lakshani Widana Arachchige, Wen Zhou, Johnny C. L. Chan, Xuan Wang · 2024

This study investigates the diverse influence of the Indian Ocean Basin Mode (IOBM) on tropical cyclone (TC) genesis in the north Indian Ocean (NIO) and western North Pacific (WNP) Ocean. Three types of warm (W1-W3) and cold IOBM (C1-C3) y…

Impact of Extratropical Circulation in East Asia on Western North Pacific Tropical Cyclone Frequency and Intensity Open

Rui Jin, Hui Yu, Zhiwei Wu, Johnny C. L. Chan, Ming Ying , et al. · 2024

This study examines the East Asia and western North Pacific (WNP) monsoon circulation patterns for strong and weak WNP tropical cyclone (TC) numbers in summer. It suggested that years with more intense TCs are coupled with the tropical mon…

Increasing tropical cyclone intensity in the western North Pacific partly driven by warming Tibetan Plateau Open

Jing Xu, Ping Zhao, Johnny C. L. Chan, Ming-Yuan Shi, Chi Yang , et al. · 2024

Government Tender Procurement Contract and Maturity Mismatch between Firm's Investment and Financing Open

Chunqiang Zhang, Qian Zhang, Linlang Zhang, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2024

Registration-Based IPO System Reform and Corporate Patent Management Open

Xiangqiang Liu, Qinyang Li, Fan Feng, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2024

Registration-Based IPO System Reform and Corporate Patent Management Open

Xiangqiang Liu, Qinyang Li, Fan Feng, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2024

The Certification Effect of Government Tender Procurements: Evidence from the Cost of Debt Open

Chunqiang Zhang, Wanqiang Ye, Linlang Zhang, Johnny C. L. Chan, Fan Xia · 2024

Can Government Environmental Audit Improve Green Innovation Open

Jianhua Tan, Xinyue Zhou, Min Hua, Johnny C. L. Chan · 2024

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