Randy Bian

Treesearch Publications

• Robert A. A. Haack, Therese M. M. Poland, Toby R. Petrice, Randy Bian. 2025. Developing monitoring protocols for Scolytinae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): influence of trapping intensity and lure type
• Shiyuan Zhong, Melissa Gonzalez-Fuentes, Craig B. Clements, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Mario M. Valero, Adam K. Kochanski, Michael T. Kiefer. 2024. Surface-layer turbulence associated with a fast spreading grass fire
• Joseph Seitz, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Warren E. E. Heilman, Ken Clark, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson, Jason Cole, Michael T. Kiefer, Rory Hadden, Eric Mueller. 2024. Atmospheric turbulence observed during a fuel-bed-scale low-intensity surface fire
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, Ken Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, John Hom, Matthew Patterson. 2022. Representing low-intensity fire sensible heat output in a mesoscale atmospheric model with a canopy submodel: a case study with ARPS-CANOPY (version 5.2.12)
• Shiyuan Zhong, Ting Wang, Pietro Sciusco, Meicheng Shen, Lisi Pei, Jovanka Nikolic, Kevin McKeehan, Herve Kashongwe, Pouyan Hatami‐Bahman‐Beiglou, Ken Camacho, Donald Akanga, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2021. Will land use land cover change drive atmospheric conditions to become more conducive to wildfires in the United States?
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Ken Clark, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson. 2021. Turbulent Momentum Flux Behavior above a Fire Front in an Open-Canopied Forest
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Tirtha Banerjee, Craig B. Clements, Ken Clark, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian. 2021. Observations of Sweep–Ejection Dynamics for Heat and Momentum Fluxes during Wildland Fires in Forested and Grassland Environments
• Michael T. Kiefer, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Timothy O. Mathewson. 2020. A Multiscale Numerical Modeling Study of Smoke Dispersion and the Ventilation Index in Southwestern Colorado
• Shiyuan Zhong, Lejiang Yu, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Hannah Fromm. 2020. Synoptic weather patterns for large wildfires in the northwestern United States—a climatological analysis using three classification methods
• Ken Clark, Michael R. Gallagher, Nicholas Skowronski, Matthew Patterson, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, John Hom, Eric Mueller, Rory Hadden, Zakary Campbell-Lockrie, Carlos Walker-Ravena, Robert Kremens. 2019. Intermediate-scale fire behavior measurements in the field: Bridging the gap between laboratory experiments and management-scale prescribed fires
• Jay J. Charney, Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jovanka Nikolic, Randy Bian, John Hom, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson, Yongqiang Liu, Christie Hawley. 2019. Assessing Forest Canopy Impacts on Smoke Concentrations Using a Coupled Numerical Model
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Ken Clark, Shiyuan Zhong. 2019. Observations of Turbulent Heat and Momentum Fluxes during Wildland Fires in Forested Environments
• Jovanka Nikolic, Shiyuan Zhong, Lisi Pei, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney. 2019. Sensitivity of low-level jets to land-use and land-cover change over the continental U.S.
• Michael T. Kiefer, Jay J. Charney, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, John Hom, Matthew Patterson. 2019. Evaluation of the Ventilation Index in Complex Terrain: A Dispersion Modeling Study
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Clements Craig B., Shiyuan Zhong, Ken Clark, Randy Bian. 2019. Atmospheric turbulence
• Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2018. A Numerical Study of Atmospheric Perturbations Induced by Heat From a Wildland Fire: Sensitivity to Vertical Canopy Structure and Heat Source Strength
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2018. Trends in seasonal warm anomalies across the contiguous United States: Contributions from natural climate variability
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Julie A. Winkler, Dana L. Doubler, Randy Bian, Claudia K. Walters. 2017. The inter‐annual variability of southerly low‐level jets in North America
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, John Hom, Michael R. Gallagher. 2017. Atmospheric turbulence observations in the vicinity of surface fires in forested environments
• Lejiang Yu, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian. 2017. Relationships of the symmetric and asymmetric components of ENSO to US extreme precipitation
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2017. A comparison of the effects of El Niño and El Niño Modoki on subdaily extreme precipitation occurrences across the contiguous United States
• Shiyuan Zhong, Lejiang Yu, Julie A. Winkler, Ying Tang, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2017. The impact of climate change on the characteristics of the frost-free season over the contiguous USA as projected by the NARCCAP model ensembles
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2016. A study of the influence of forest gaps on fire–atmosphere interactions
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Lisi Pei, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2016. Contribution of large-scale circulation anomalies to changes in extreme precipitation frequency in the United States
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Ying Tang, Lifeng Luo, Shiyuan Zhong, Julie Winkler, Randy Bian. 2015. Potential climate change impacts on fire weather in the United States
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Craig B. Clements, Daisuke Seto, Randy Bian, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, John Hom. 2015. Observations of fire-induced turbulence regimes during low-intensity wildland fires in forested environments: implications for smoke dispersion
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2015. Temporal and spatial variability of wind resources in the United States as derived from the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2015. Mean and turbulent flow downstream of a low-intensity fire: influence of canopy and background atmospheric conditions
• Ying Tang, Shiyuan Zhong, Lifeng Luo, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Julie Winkler. 2015. The potential impact of regional climate change on fire weather in the United States
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jeffrey A. Andresen. 2014. Temporal and spatial variability of frost-free seasons in the Great Lakes region of the United States
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Nicholas Skowronski, John Hom, Ken Clark, Matthew Patterson, Michael R. Gallagher. 2014. Multiscale simulation of a prescribed fire event in the New Jersey Pine Barrens using ARPS-CANOPY
• Colin C. Simpson, Marwan Katurji, Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2013. Atmosphere-fire simulation of effects of low-level jets on pyro-convective plume dynamics
• Lifeng Luo, Ying Tang, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2013. Will future climate favor more erratic wildfires in the western United States?
• Lejiang Yu, Shiyuan Zhong, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Joseph J. Charney. 2013. The interannual variability of the Haines Index over North America
• M. T. Kiefer, S. Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian. 2013. Evaluation of an ARPS-based canopy flow modeling system for use in future operational smoke prediction efforts
• Shiyuan Zhong, Xiuping Li, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, L. Ruby Leung, William I. Jr. Gustafson. 2012. Evaluation of regional climate simulations over the Great Lakes region driven by three global data sets
• Michael T. Kiefer, Shiyuan Zhong, Warren E. E. Heilman, Joseph J. Charney, Randy Bian, Ryan Shadbolt. 2011. Development of a fine scale smoke dispersion modeling system. Part I: Validation of the canopy model component
• Michael T. Kiefer, Warren E. E. Heilman, Shiyuan Zhong, Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Ryan Shadbolt, John Hom, Ken Clark, Nicholas Skowronski, Michael R. Gallagher, Matthew Patterson. 2011. Development of a fine scale smoke dispersion modeling system. Part II: Case study of a prescribed burn in the New Jersey Pine Barrens
• Wei Lu, Jay J. Charney, Sharon Zhong, Randy Bian, Shuhua Liu. 2011. A North American regional reanalysis climatology of the Haines Index
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2010. Climatic variability of a fire-weather index based on turbulent kinetic energy and the Haines Index
• X. Li, S. Zhong, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2010. Climate and climate variability of the wind power resources in the Great Lakes region of the United States
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2010. Turbulent kinetic energy during wildfires in the north central and north-eastern US
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian. 2007. Combining turbulent kinetic energy and Haines Index predictions for fire-weather assessments
• Julie A. Winkler, Brian Potter, Dwight F. Wilhelm, Ryan Shadbolt, Krerk Piromsopa, Randy Bian. 2007. Climatological and statistical characteristics of the Haines Index for North America
• Craig B. Clements, Shiyuan Zhong, Scott Goodrick, Ju Li, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Ryan Perna, Meongdo Jang, Daegyun Lee, Monica Patel, Susan Street, Glenn Aumann. 2007. Observing The Dynamics Of Wildland Grass Fires: FireFlux -A Field Validation Experiment
• Craig B. Clements, Shiyuan Zhong, Scott Goodrick, Ju Li, Brian Potter, Randy Bian, Warren E. E. Heilman, Jay J. Charney, Ryan Perna, Meongdo Jang, Daegyun Lee, Monica Patel, Susan Street, Glenn Aumann. 2007. Observing the dynamics of Wildland grass fires: Fireflux - a field validation experiment
• Shiyuan Zhong, Hee-Jin In, Randy Bian, Joseph Charney, Warren E. E. Heilman, Brian Potter. 2005. Evaluation of real-time high-resolution MM5 predictions over the Great Lakes region
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Mesoscale Simulations During the Double Trouble State Park Wildfire in East-Central New Jersey on June 2, 2002
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Low Level Impacts on Fire Evolution in the Mack Lake and Other Severe Wildfires
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. The role of a stratospheric intrusion in the evolution of the Double Trouble State Park wildfire .
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter. 2003. National Fire Plan--Eastern Area Modeling Consortium: Research, product development, and partnerships.
• Warren E. E. Heilman, Randy Bian, Jay J. Charney, Brian Potter. 2003. Combining the Haines Index and turbulent kinetic energy for fire-weather predictions.
• Jay J. Charney, Randy Bian, Brian Potter, Warren E. E. Heilman. 2003. Low level jet impacts on fire evolutions in the Mack Lake and other severe wildfires.
• Jerome D. Fast, Rahul A. Zaveri, Randy Bian, Elaine G. Chapman, Richard C. Easter. 2002. Effect of regional-scale transport on oxidants in the vicinity of Philadelphia during the 1999 NE-OPS field campaign

• Program
  

  Physical and Ecological Fire Processes, Interactions, and Applications

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/programs/fire-processes
  Station

  Northern Research Station

• Iowa State University, M.S., Water Resources, 1993
• Nanjing University, M.S., Atmospheric Physics, 1985
• Nanjing University, B.S., Atmospheric Physics, 1982