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539

Overview

Pak Wai Chan is affiliated with the Hong Kong Observatory in China and has a research portfolio primarily spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering. Their work extensively explores Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, Aerospace Engineering, and Oceanography.

The main topics addressed in Pak Wai Chan's research include:

  • Wind and Air Flow Studies
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
  • Climate variability and models
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Recent publications illustrate the breadth of their scientific inquiries. Selected papers include:

  • Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2025
  • Observational study of wind characteristics, wind speed and turbulence profiles during Super Typhoon Mangkhut, 2020, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics
  • The synergistic effect of urban heat and moisture islands in a compact high-rise city, 2021, Building and Environment
  • Predicting long-term monthly electricity demand under future climatic and socioeconomic changes using data-driven methods: A case study of Hong Kong, 2021, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Dynamic spatial-temporal precipitation distribution models for short-duration rainstorms in Shenzhen, China based on machine learning, 2020, Atmospheric Research

The venues where they most frequently publish include Atmosphere, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, Applied Sciences, Meteorological Applications, and Atmospheric Research.

Pak Wai Chan collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Q.S. Li, K. K. Hon, Junyi He, Lei Li, and Yuncheng He.

Best Publications

  • The urban cool island phenomenon in a high‐rise high‐density city and its mechanisms

    Xinyan Yang;Yuguo Li;Zhiwen Luo;Pak Wai Chan

  • Applications of an Infrared Doppler Lidar in Detection of Wind Shear

    C. M. Shun;P. W. Chan

  • Statistical analysis of wind characteristics and wind energy potential in Hong Kong

    Z.R. Shu;Q.S. Li;P.W. Chan

  • Investigation of offshore wind energy potential in Hong Kong based on Weibull distribution function

    Z.R. Shu;Q.S. Li;P.W. Chan

  • A review of progress and applications of pulsed doppler wind LiDARs

    Zhengliang Liu;Janet F. Barlow;Pak Wai Chan;Jimmy Chi Hung Fung

  • A multi-sensor study of water vapour from radiosonde, MODIS and AERONET: a case study of Hong Kong

    Zhizhao Liu;Man Sing Wong;Janet Elizabeth Nichol;P. W. Chan

  • Tower observed vertical distribution of PM2.5, O3 and NOx in the Pearl River Delta

    Lei Li;Chao Lu;Pak-Wai Chan;Xuan Zhang

  • Seasonal behavior of carbonyls and source characterization of formaldehyde (HCHO) in ambient air

    K. H. Lui;Steven Sai Hang Ho;Steven Sai Hang Ho;Peter K.K. Louie;C. S. Chan

  • Performance and application of a multi-wavelength, ground-based microwave radiometer in intense convective weather

    Pak Wai Chan

  • Wind weakening in a dense high-rise city due to over nearly five decades of urbanization

    Lei Peng;Jiaping Liu;Yi Wang;Pak Wai Chan

  • Observations of offshore wind characteristics by Doppler-LiDAR for wind energy applications

    Z.R. Shu;Q.S. Li;Y.C. He;P.W. Chan

  • Validation and accuracy assessment of a Simplified Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (SARA) over Beijing under low and high aerosol loadings and dust storms

    Muhammad Bilal;Janet Elizabeth Nichol;Pak W. Chan

  • AHI/Himawari-8 Yonsei Aerosol Retrieval (YAER): Algorithm, Validation and Merged Products

    Hyunkwang Lim;Myungje Choi;Jhoon Kim;Yasuko Kasai

  • An observational study of the hygroscopic properties of aerosols over the Pearl River Delta region

    Haobo Tan;Haobo Tan;Yan Yin;Xuesong Gu;Fei Li

  • Observational study of wind characteristics, wind speed and turbulence profiles during Super Typhoon Mangkhut

    J.Y. He;Y.C. He;Q.S. Li;P.W. Chan

  • Effects of anthropogenic heat due to air-conditioning systems on an extreme high temperature event in Hong Kong

    Y Wang;Y Li;S Di Sabatino;A Martilli

  • An analysis of aerosol liquid water content and related impact factors in Pearl River Delta.

    Haobo Tan;Mingfu Cai;Qi Fan;Li Liu

  • Investigating the energy saving potential of applying shading panels on opaque façades: A case study for residential buildings in Hong Kong

    Sheng Liu;Yu Ting Kwok;Kevin Ka-Lun Lau;Pak Wai Chan

  • RANS simulation of neutral atmospheric boundary layer flows over complex terrain by proper imposition of boundary conditions and modification on the k-ε model

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  • Impact of land surface heterogeneity on urban heat island circulation and sea‐land breeze circulation in Hong Kong

    Y. Wang;Y. Wang;S. Di Sabatino;A. Martilli;Y. Li

  • Deep Neural Network Modeling for Big Data Weather Forecasting

    James N. K. Liu;Yanxing Hu;Yulin He;Pak Wai Chan

  • Accurate extraction of Lagrangian coherent structures over finite domains with application to flight data analysis over Hong Kong International Airport

    Wenbo Tang;Pak Wai Chan;George Haller

  • Lagrangian Coherent Structure Analysis of Terminal Winds Detected by Lidar. Part I: Turbulence Structures

    Wenbo Tang;Pak Wai Chan;George Haller

  • Modeling of Anthropogenic Heat Flux Using HJ-1B Chinese Small Satellite Image: A Study of Heterogeneous Urbanized Areas in Hong Kong

    Man Sing Wong;Jinxin Yang;Janet Nichol;Qihao Weng

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiusheng Li
Qiusheng Li City University of Hong Kong
Man Sing Wong
Man Sing Wong Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Janet E. Nichol
Janet E. Nichol University of Sussex
Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Xuemei Wang
Xuemei Wang Jinan University
Werner Alpers
Werner Alpers Universität Hamburg
Shaojia Fan
Shaojia Fan Sun Yat-sen University
Edward Ng
Edward Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Kam Tim Tse
Kam Tim Tse Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Jhoon Kim
Jhoon Kim Yonsei University

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