Resolving Entrainment–Mixing in Marine Stratocumulus: The Role of LES Grid Resolution and Super-Droplet Number
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences · 43(4), 845–860
Atmospheric Science · Numerical Modelling
Chongzhi YIN 殷翀之 Ph.D.
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor — Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo
I investigate how cloud-scale turbulence and microscopic droplets shape one another. Using particle-based numerical methods, I seek to make the hidden life histories of clouds measurable.
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RATIONATURAE
LES field
Droplet ensemble
Lagrangian path
Clouds across scales
From individual super-droplets to turbulent cloud systems.
Current & recent work
Selected Research
Simulation of marine stratocumulus using the super-droplet method: numerical convergence and comparison to a double-moment bulk scheme using SCALE-SDM 5.2.6-2.3.1
Geoscientific Model Development · 17(13), 5167–5189
A Lagrangian Particle Tracking Framework for the Super-Droplet Method: Development, Implementation, and Application of Backward and Forward Algorithms in SCALE-SDM 5.2.6-2.3.1
EGUsphere preprint
Research profile
Cloud physics, resolved particle by particle.
My work sits at the intersection of cloud microphysics, turbulence, and computational science. I develop particle-based methods for SCALE-SDM and use high-resolution simulations to understand entrainment-mixing, precipitation initiation, and the lifecycle of individual hydrometeors.
01Lagrangian particle-based microphysicsSuper-Droplet Method development, numerical convergence, and cloud microphysics parameterization.
02Turbulence–microphysics interactionsLarge-eddy and direct numerical simulations of entrainment, mixing, and precipitation initiation.
03Lagrangian particle trackingForward and backward Lagrangian tracking for reconstructing complete hydrometeor life histories.
04Scalable cloud simulationHigh-performance computing with SCALE-SDM, MPI, OpenMP, Fortran, and Python workflows.
Academic path
Appointments & education
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
University of Hyogo · Shima Lab · Kobe, Japan
Cloud microphysics research within the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science (UAEREP).
Ph.D. in Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Numerical convergence of the Super-Droplet Method and stratocumulus cloud physics.
Research Student
University of Hyogo · Shima Lab · Kobe, Japan
Development and application of Lagrangian cloud microphysics schemes.
Recognition
Selected honors
China's Top 10 Advances in Meteorological Science and Technology
Team member, 13th contributor.
Excellent Oral Presentation Award
7th Chinese Symposium on Mesoscale Meteorology.
China Scholarship Council Scholarship
State-Sponsored Graduate Program for joint Ph.D. study in Japan.
Academic network
Related links
Research groups and colleagues whose work connects with this site.
- Shima LabCloud microphysics research group
- Dr. Manhal AlhilaliPersonal academic website
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Dr. Inyeob LaAcademic website in preparation
Contact
Research conversations are welcome.
For collaboration, seminars, or questions about SCALE-SDM and particle tracking, please get in touch by email.
Institutional emailchongzhi.yin@gsis.u-hyogo.ac.jp
Postal address〒650-0047 7-1-28 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, JapanGraduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo
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Academic profile · Updated July 2026
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