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Man Yau

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ProfessorDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesMcGill University

Man Yau

Professor

Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Faculty of Science

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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No publications on record.
Principal investigator on 16 research grants (15 NSERC, 1 CFI), most recently in 2015.

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Research

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1. Improving quantitative precipitation forecasts

Latest funding

Adaptable Earth-Observation System (EOS)
CFI · 2017 · Co-investigator
$6,976,623
Studies on hurricanes: Intensity change and early genesis
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$110,000
NSERC / Hydro-Quebec Industrial Research Chair in short-term forecasting of precipitation
NSERC · 2014 · Principal investigator
$150,000

All 19 grants and awards

Adaptable Earth-Observation System (EOS)

Co-investigatorCFI2017Innovation Fund: Innovation Fund 2017

Principal investigators: Gyakum, John

Keywords: geobiosphere, climate change, ecological dynamics, sustainability, clouds, precipitation, extreme weather, genomics, phenomics environmental monitoring, remote sensing, air quality

$6,976,623

Studies on hurricanes: Intensity change and early genesis

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$110,000

NSERC / Hydro-Quebec Industrial Research Chair in short-term forecasting of precipitation

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$150,000

NSERC / Hydro-Quebec Industrial Research Chair in short-term forecasting of precipitation: Phase II

Principal investigatorNSERC2014Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$600,000

Modeling and diagnostic studies of hurricanes and tornadoes

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$350,000

A Linux Cluster for studying stratosphere-troposphere coupling and its impact on the climate systems

Principal investigatorCFI2009John R. Evans Leaders Fund: Leaders Opportunity Fund - Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair

Principal investigators: Yau, Man Kong (Peter)

Keywords: Climate Variability and Change, Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling, Stratospheric Ozone, Atmospheric General Circulation, Low-Frequency Variability

$80,000

NSERC / Hydro-Quebec Industrial Research Chair in short-term forecasting of precipitation

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$750,000

Very high resolution numeric modeling of hurricanes using a mesoscale model

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong

$40,952

Dynamical and microphysical processes in hurricanes

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong(Peter)

$151,500

Numerical modeling of tropical cyclones and extratropical transition

Principal investigatorNSERC2000Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yau, ManKong

$108,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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