Qinjian Jin

Qinjian Jin Postdoctoral Associate jqj@mit.edu 512-964-7303 Bldg 54-1415
Education
Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, TX, 2010–2015, B.A., Electronic Engineering and Computer Sciences, Lanzhou University, China, 2005–2009
Research Description
Direct and indirect effects of mineral dust and anthropogenic aerosols on clouds and climate; especially dust aerosols and their impacts on Asian monsoon.
Publications
Wei, J., Jin, Q., Yang, Z.-L., and Dirmeyer, P. A. (2016) Role of ocean evaporation in California droughts and flood, Geophys. Res. Lett., 43, doi: 10.1002/2016GL069386

Jin, Q, Yang, Z.-L., and Wei, J. (2016) Seasonal Responses of Indian Summer Monsoon to Dust Aerosols in the Middle East, India, and China, Journal of Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0622.1

Jin, Q, Yang, Z.-L., and Wei, J. (2016) High sensitivity of Indian summer monsoon to Middle East dust absorptive properties, Sci. Rep., 6, 30690, doi: 10.1038/srep30690

Jin, Q., Wei, J., Yang, Z.-L., Pu, B., and Huang, J. (2015) Consistent response of Indian summer monsoon to Middle East dust in observations and simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 9897-9915, doi:10.5194/acp-15-9897-2015

Jin, Q., Wei, J., and Yang, Z. L. (2014) Positive response of Indian summer rainfall to Middle East dust, Geophys Res Lett, 41(11), 4068-4074, doi:10.1002/2014gl059980

Awards
The Graduate Student Advanced Study Program, NCAR, May–August 2012 1st Place of Early-Career Graduate Best Poster Award in the First Annual Jackson School of Geosciences Research Symposium, The University of Texas at Austin, February 2012
Affiliated Faculty