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Ademe Mekonnen

Professor

Ademe Mekonnen
College
College of Science and Technology

Department
Physics

Contact
Gibbs Hall 310
Education
Ph.D.Atmospheric Science / University at Albany State University
M.S.Weather, Climate and Modeling / University of Reading
OtherEconomics / Addis Ababa University
OtherAgricultural Meteorology / Israel Meteorological Department
OtherMeteorology / India Meteorological Department
B.S.Physics / Addis Ababa University

Bio

Dr. Mekonnen's research interest include tropical waves and convection, regional monsoons, climate variability and climate change. He specializes in tropical in tropical meteorology. He has long-years of experience in research and operational forecast with the Ethiopian Meteorological Service in Addis Ababa. His objective is to better understand the relationship between tropical waves and convection and rainfall including variability at shorter and longer time scales.

Research Interests

Research interest includes the interaction between tropical waves and convection, regional monsoons and medium to longer range forecast problem, climate variability and climate change.

External URL

http://www.ncat.edu/cost/research/ees/faculty-profiles/mekonnen/index.html

Recent Publications

  • P Bissolli, C Ganter, Ademe Mekonnen, A Sanchez-Lugo, Z Zou (2023). (Regional Climates ). In Blunden, et al., (Chapter 7 in the “State of the Climate in 2022“) (9) 104, pp. S366–S473. Bulletin of the America Meteorological Society.
  • Bantwale Enyew, Ademe Mekonnen (2022). (The Interaction between African Easterly Waves and Different Types of Deep Convection and Its Influence on Atlantic Tropical Cyclones). (1) 13, Atmosphere.
  • P. Bissoli, C. Ganter, T. Li, Ademe Mekonnen, A. Sanchez-Lugo (2021). (Regional Climates). In J. Blunden & T. Li, (State of Climate in 2020) (8) 102, pp. Si–S475. Bulletin of American Meteorological Society.
  • Ademe Mekonnen (2021). (Regional Climates: Africa). In J. Blunden & T. Li, (The State of Climate in 2020) (8) 102, Special Edition to the Bulletin of American Meteorological Society.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, Carl Schreck, Bantwale Enyew (2020). (The Impact of Kelvin Waves during dry and wet African rainfall years). 11, pp. 15. Atmospheres.
  • Lakemariam Worku, Ademe Mekonnen, Carl Schreck (2020). (The Impact of MJO and equatorial Waves on diurnal cycle over the Maritime Continent). (7) 11, pp. 7. Atmospheres.
  • P. Bissoli, C. Ganter, T. Li, Ademe Mekonnen, A Sanchez-Lugo (2019). (Regional Climates). In J. Blunden and D.S. Arndt, (State of the Climate in 2018) (8) 100, pp. 189-250. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Soceity.
  • C. Bissoli, T. Li Ganter, Ademe Mekonnen, A. Sanchez-Lugo (2018). (Regional Climates: Africa [ in the State of Climate in 2017]). In Jessica Blunden and Derek Arndt, (The State of Climate in 2017) (8) 99, pp. S1-S332. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, William Rossow (2018). (The Interaction Between Convective Systems and Easterly Wave Activity over Africa: Convective Transitions And Mechanisms). 146, pp. 1945-1961. Monthly Weather Review.
  • Hilawe Semunegus, Ademe Mekonnen, Carl Schreck (2017). (Characterization of Convective Systems and their Interaction with African Easterly Waves). 37, pp. 4486-4492. International Journal of Climatology.
  • Wassila Thiaw, Serge Janicot, Endalkachew Bekele, Kerry Cook, B. Fontaine, Ademe Mekonnen, Osmane Ndiaye, H Tamo, E. Vizy (2017). (“Subseasonal Forecasting” in Meteorology of Tropical West Africa: The Forecasters' Handbook). In Doug Parker and Mariane Diop-Kane, Wiley.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, Chris Thorncroft (2016). (On mechanisms that determine synoptic time scale convection over East Africa ). 36, pp. 4045-4057. International Journal of Climatology.
  • Mohammad Sayemuzzaman, Ademe Mekonnen, Manoj Jha (2015). (Diurnal temperature range trend over North Carolina and the associated mechanisms). 160, pp. 99--108. Atmospheric Research.
  • Mohammad Sayemuzzaman, Manoj Jha, Ademe Mekonnen (2015). (Spatio-temporal long-term (1950--2009) temperature trend analysis in North Carolina, United States). (1-2) 120, pp. 159--171. Theoretical and Applied Climatology.
  • James Spinks, Yuh-Lang Lin, Ademe Mekonnen (2014). (Effects of the subtropical anticyclones over North Africa and Arabian peninsula on the African easterly jet). 35, pp. 733-745. International Journal of Climatology.
  • Mohammad Sayemuzzaman, Manoj Jha, Ademe Mekonnen, Keith Schimmel (2014). (Subseasonal climate variability for North Carolina, United States). 145, pp. 69--79. Atmospheric research.
  • William Rossow, Ademe Mekonnen, Cindy Pearl, Weber Goncalves (2013). (Tropical precipitation extremes). (4) 26, pp. 1457–1466. Journal of Climate.
  • Mohammed SAYEMUZZAMAN, Keith Schimmel, Michael PORTER, Solomon Bililign, Ademe Mekonnen, Yuh Lang Lin, Yevgenly Rastigeyev, Jing Zhang, Kendra WHITEHEAD, Candice YOUNG (2012). (CLIMATE MISCONCEPTION REMEDIATION WITH 3-D VISUALIZATIONS). 2012 GSA Annual Meeting in Charlotte.
  • Anantha Aiyyer, Ademe Mekonnen, Carl Schreck, III (2012). (Projection of Tropical Cyclones on Wavenumber-Frequency-Filtered Equatorial Waves). (10) 25, pp. 3653–3658. Journal of Climate.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, William Rossow (2011). (The interaction between deep convection and easterly waves over tropical North Africa: A weather state perspective). (16) 24, pp. 4276–4294. Journal of Climate.
  • Ademe Mekonnen (2010). (On the relationship between convective activity and easterly waves over Tropical North Africa: a weather state perspective). 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.
  • Chris Thorncroft, Ademe Mekonnen (2008). (A 3-4 day Convective Oscillation between East Africa and Equatorial Congo during Boreal Summer). 20th Conference on Climate Variability and Change.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, Chris Thorncroft, Anantha Aiyyer, George Kiladis (2008). (Convectively coupled Kelvin waves over tropical Africa during the boreal summer: Structure and variability). (24) 21, pp. 6649–6667. Journal of Climate.
  • Ademe Mekonnen (2007). (Synoptic Scale Convection and Wave Activity Over Tropical Africa and the Atlantic). ProQuest.
  • Ademe Mekonnen, Chris Thorncroft, Anantha Aiyyer (2006). (Analysis of convection and its association with African easterly waves). (20) 19, pp. 5405–5421. Journal of climate.
  • Ademe Mekonnen (2006). (On the significance of African easterly waves on convection). American Meteorological society.
  • Joel Smith, Mike Hume, Jaak Jaagus, Sirje Keevallik, Ademe Mekonnen (1998). (Chapter 3: Climate Change Scenarios). (Handbook on Methods for Climate change Impacts Assessment and Adaptation Strategies) United Nations Environment Programme.
  • Kalaiyarasi Aladiyan, Christopher Smith, Biruk Tegicho, Tadilo Bogale, Mulumebet Worku, Keith Schimmel, Ademe Mekonnen, Kingsley Ekwemalor (IoT Network for Dairy Animals: Health Monitoring and Cybersecurity).