Dr Thao Linh Tran
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About
I joined the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions and the ANU Research School of Earth Sciences as a research fellow since October 2022. My current research focuses on better understanding the physical mechanisms and prediction of tropical cyclogenesis, intensity, rainfall, and tropical cyclone interventions using coupled atmosphere-ocean models.
My PhD research focused on investigating characteristics of landfalling tropical cyclones (i.e., intensity, sizes, speed, trajectory, precipitation structure) and their physical impacts in Southeast Asia from the past into the warming future using observations, satellite-inferred data, and pseudo-global warming numerical simulations.
Prior to my PhD, I worked as a broadcast meteorologist and science communicator. I produced disaster breaking news series to warn people of natural disasters, help prevent losses and raise awareness on preparedness and self-protection. I joined the World Meteorological Organization's global media campaigns to make climate sciences more accessible to communities.
Affiliations
- Climate & Ocean Geoscience, Member
- Climate and Fluid Physics, Researcher
Research interests
Tropical Cyclone Modelling
Aerosol and Cloud Physics
Rainfall Processes
Current Project: Cyclogenesis Intervention
Publications
Scientific Publications
Ongoing
Tran, T. L., Fan, J., Rosenfeld, D., Zhang, Y., Cleugh, H., Hogg, A. McC., Prinsley, R. (2024). Investigation of the Sensitivity of Tropical Cyclogenesis to Aerosol Intervention. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. Under review.
Published
Tran, T. L., Prinsley, R., Rosenfeld, D., Cleugh, H., & Fan, J. (2024). Can we mitigate tropical cyclone formation using aerosols? A review of cyclogenesis and aerosol effects as a theoretical basis. Atmospheric Research, 314, 107779. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107779
Tran, T. L., Ritchie, E. A., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. E., Bui, H., & Luong, T. M. (2024). Variations in Rainfall Structure of Western North Pacific Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in the Warming Climates. Earth's Future, 12(9), e2024EF004808. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004808
Miller, J., Tang, A., Tran, T. L., Prinsley, R., & Howden, M. (2023). The Feasibility and Governance of Cyclone Interventions. Climate Risk Management, 41, 100535. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2023.100535
Tran, T. L., Ritchie, E. A., Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. E., Bui, H., & Luong, T. M. (2022). Future Changes in Tropical Cyclone Exposure and Impacts in Southeast Asia From CMIP6 Pseudo-Global Warming Simulations. Earth's Future, 10(12), e2022EF003118. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003118
Tran, T. L., Ritchie, E. A., & Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. E. (2022). A 50-Year Tropical Cyclone Exposure Climatology in Southeast Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, e2021JD036301. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036301
Tran, T. L. (2022). Tropical Cyclone behaviour and impacts in Southeast Asia, historically and in the warming future. (Doctor of Philosophy PhD Thesis). UNSW Canberra, ACT 2601. doi:http://hdl.handle.net/1959.4/100334
Media Publications
Aaron, T., Miller, W. J., Howden, M., Prinsley, R., Tran, T. L. (2023). In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks/ The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/in-the-future-we-could-snuff-out-cyclones-but-weather-control-comes-with-new-risks-210788