PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

 

Articles published in refereed journals

(Shown in bold are student and/or postdoc co-authors that I personally trained or helped train)

  1. Kacimi, A., T. Aliziane, B. Khouider, 2011, The Arakawa Jacobian method and the fourth-order essentially nonoscillatory scheme for the beta-plane barotropic equations, International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, (submitted).

  2. Frenkel, Y, J. Majda, and B. Khouider, 2011, Simple models for the diurnal cycle and convectively coupled waves, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, (submitted).

  3. Kacimi, A., B. Khouider, 2011, A numerical investigation of the barotropic instability on the equatorial beta-plane, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, (submitted).

  4. Khouider, B. and Y. Han , 2011, Simulation of convectively coupled waves using WRF: A framework for assessing the effects of mesoscales on synoptic scales. Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, (submitted).

  5. Khouider, B., Y. Han, J Majda, and S. Stechmann, 2011, Multi-scale waves in an MJO background and CMT feedback, J. Atmos. Sci., (In press).

  6. Saumiers L.-P., M. Agueh, and B. Khouider, 2011, An efficient method for the optimal transport problem with application to image processing, Computational and Applied Mathematics, (submitted).

  7. Frenkel, Y, J. Majda, and B. Khouider, 2011, Using the stochastic multicloud model to improve tropical convective parameterization: A paradigm example, J. Atmos. Sci. (In press).

  8.   Khouider, B., Y. Han, and J. Biello, 2011, Effect of convective momentum transport in a simple multicloud parametrization, J. Atmos. Sci., 69 (1), 281-302. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-11-042.1

  9. Namazi, M. and B. Khouider, 2010, The interaction of equatorial waves and a barotropic shear: A potential test case for climate model dynamical cores, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, (submitted).

  10. Frenkel, Y., B. Khouider, and A. Majda, 2011, Simple multicloud models for diurnal cycle of precipitation. Part I.: Formulation and the tropical ocean, J. Atmos. Sci., Volume 68, Issue 10 (October 2011) pp. 2169-2190 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2011JAS3568.1

  1. Frenkel, Y., B. Khouider, and A. Majda, 2011, Simple multicloud models for diurnal cycle of precipitation. Part II: The continental regime, J. Atmos. Sci. Volume 61, Issue 17 (September 2004) pp. 2188-2205 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2188:AMFCCT>2.0.CO;2

  1. Khouider, B., A. St Cyr, A. Majda, and J. Tribbia, 2011, MJO and convectively coupled waves in a coarse resolution GCM using a simple multicloud parametrization. J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 240--264. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3443.1

  1. M. Waite and B. Khouider, 2010, The deepening of tropical convection by congestus preconditioning, J. Atmos. Sci., 67, pp. 2601—2615. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3357.1

  1. Han, Y. and B. Khouider, 2010, Convectively coupled waves in a sheared environment, J. Atmos. Sci., 67, 291—2942. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2010JAS3335.1

  1. Khouider, B., J. Biello, and A. Majda, 2010, A stochastic multicloud model for organized tropical convection, Communications in Mathematical Sciences, 8, Special Issue on the Occasion of Andrew Majda's Sixtieth Birthday, Part I. pp. 187—216.  PDF

  1. J. Ferguson, B. Khouider, and   M. Namazi,  2009, Two-way interactions between equatorially-trapped waves and the barotropic flow, Chinese Annals of Mathematics, Series B, 30.  Special Issue on the Occasion of Andrew Majda's 60th Birthday.   539—568. Download PDF (2.1 MB)

  1. Waite M. and B. Khouider, 2009, Boundary layer dynamics in a simple model for convectively coupled gravity waves, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 66, 2780–2795. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JAS2871.1

  1. Khouider, B. and A. J. Majda, 2008, Equatorial convectively coupled waves in a simple multicloud model, J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 3376–3397. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2009JAS2871.1

  1. A. J. Majda, C. Franzke, and B. Khouider, 2008, An applied mathematics perspective on stochastic modelling for climate, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, 366, pp. 2429-2455, 

  1. S. Stechmann, A. Majda, and B. Khouider, 2008, Nonlinear dynamics of hydrostatic internal gravity waves, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 22, 407-432. Download PDF (1.1 MB)

  1. Khouider, B and E. S. Titi 2008, An inviscid regularization for the surface quasi-geostrophic equation, Communications on Pure and  Applied Mathematics, LXI, 1331-1346. PDF(132K)

  1. Khouider, B and A. Majda 2008, Multicloud models for organized tropical convection: Enhanced congestus heating, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 65, pp. 895--914. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/2007JAS2408.1 

  1. Majda, A. J, S. Stechmann, and B. Khouider, 2007, An MJO analog and intraseasonal variability in a multi-cloud model above the equator, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (USA), 104, pp 9919—9924. Full Text (PDF)

  1.  Bourlioux, A. and B. Khouider, 2007, A rigorous asymptotic perspective on the large scale simulations of turbulent premixed flames,  Multiscale Modeling and Simulation,  6, pp 287-307. Download PDF

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda  2007.  A simple multicloud parametrization for convectively coupled tropical waves. Part II: Nonlinear simulations, J. Atmos. Sci. 64, pp. 381—400. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JAS3833.1

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda  2006.  Model multicloud parametrizations for convectively coupled waves: Detailed nonlinear wave evolution, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans 42--Special Issue: Atmospheric Convection and Wave Interactions. pp. 59--80.

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda  2006.  Multicloud Convective parametrizations with crude Vertical structure,    Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics 20--Special Issue: Theoretical developments in tropical meteorology, pp 351--375. Download PDF (862.1 KB)

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda  2006.  A simple multicloud parametrization for convectively coupled tropical waves. Part I: linear analysis,  J. Atmos. Sci. , 63, pp. 1308–1323. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2188:AMFCCT>2.0.CO;2

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda, 2005. A non-oscillatory balanced scheme for an idealized tropical climate model, Theoretical and Computational Fluid dynamics. Part I: Algorithm and validation, 19, pp. 331--354. Download PDF (741.2 KB)

  1.  Khouider, B and A. Majda, 2005. A non-oscillatory balanced scheme for an idealized tropical climate model, Theoretical and Computational Fluid dynamics. Part II: Nonlinear coupling and moisture effects, 19, 355--375. Download PDF (2.2 MB)

  1.  Khouider, B, A. Majda and M. Katsoulakis, 2003. Coarse grained stochastic models for tropical convection and climate,  Proc. Nat. Acac. Sci. 100, 11941-11946. Full Text (PDF)

  1.  Majda, A, B. Khouider, G. Kiladis, K. Straub and M. Shefter, 2004. A model for convectively coupled tropical waves: Nonlinearity, rotation, and comparison with observations,   J. Atmos. Sci, 61, 2188—2205. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<2188:AMFCCT>2.0.CO;2

  1.  Majda, A. and B. Khouider, 2002. Stochastic and mesoscopic models for tropical convection. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 99, 1123-1128. Full Text (PDF)

  1.  Khouider, B. and A. Bourlioux, 2002. Computing the effective hamiltonian in the Majda-Souganidis model of turbulent premixed flames. SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis 40, 1330-1335. Download PDF

  1.  Majda, A. and B. Khouider, 2001. A numerical strategy for efficient modeling of equatorial waves. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 98, No. 4, 1341-1346. Full Text (PDF)

  1.  Khouider, B., A. Bourlioux and A. Majda, 2001. Parameterizing the burning speed enhancement by small-scale periodic flows: I. Unsteady shears, flame residence time and bending. Combust. Theory Modeling 5, 295-318.

 

b. Refereed conference proceedings

  1. Namazi, M. and B. Khouider, 2010, Equatorially trapped waves in a background meridional shear, American Meteorological Society’s 29th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Tuscan Arizona, 10-14 May, 2010.

  1. Khouider, B and A. Majda, 2005. Coarse grained stochastic models for tropical convection and climate, Proceeding s of the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, England: Workshop on Representation of sub-grid processes using stochastic-dynamic models, 6 - 8 June 2005,  pp. 151-157

  1. Bourlioux, A., B. Khouider and A. Majda, 2001. A mathematical prototype for the validation of large eddy simulations strategies for turbulent flames, turbulent mixing and combustion. (Where/When)  Proc. IUTAM.

  1. Khouider, B. and A. Bourlioux, 1998. A high resolution method for the LES computation of a turbulent- flame interface. Proc. 6th Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, Jun. 7-9, pp. IX-13 - IX-18.

c. Books and chapters in books

B. Khouider, Markov jump stochastic models for organized tropical convection, (draft)

A. J. Majda, C. Franzke, and B. Khouider,  Chap. 3: An applied mathematics perspective on stochastic modelling for climate,  in  Stochastic Physics and Climate Modelling by T. Palmer and P. Williams (Eds),  Cambridge University in Press, 2010.

d. Other publications

  1. B. Khouider, A. Majda, A. Monahan, and N. McFarlane, 2009: Multiscale processes in the tropics, BIRS Workshop report.

  1. A. Monahan, B. Khouider, N. McFarlane, J. Scinocca, K. von Salzen, meeting summary: “Probabilistic and stochastic methods for atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamics”, Bulletin of  American Meteorological Society. 2010, doi: 10.1175/2010BAMS2992.1

  1. B. Khouider, A. Monahan, N. McFarlane, J. Scinocca, K. von Salzen, meeting summary: “Tropical multiscale convective systems: theory, modelling, and observations.” Bulletin of  American Meteorological Society. 2009, 90, 379--383.

  1. J. Duan, B. Khouider, A. Monahan, and R. Kleeman, 2007, BIRS Workshop Report: “Stochastic dynamical systems and climate modelling”.

  1. Ph.D. thesis: Asymptotic modelling for the large eddy simulation of premixed flames, 2002, University of Montreal.  

e. Presentations at conferences or institutions

 

Invited lectures and presentations

  1. Mathematics Colloquium. University of Algiers, June, 2011, Algeria.

  2. Metstroem International Confrence, Free University of Berlin, June 2011.

  3. Simple model parametrizations of organized tropical convection for the simulation of the Madden-Julian oscillation, Simon Fraser University, Jan 28, 2011.

  4. MJO and convectively coupled waves in a coarse resolution GCM with a simple multicloud parametrization. Mathematical Research Institute of Oberwolfach. Workshop on Mathematical theory and modeling for atmosphere-ocean-science, August 8-14, 2010.

  5. Stochastic subgrid parametrization for tropical convection. Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles. Long term program on ``Climate models and data hierarchies. Climate Modeling Culminating Workshop at Lake Arrowhead. June 6 - 11, 2010.

  6. MJO in a coarse resolution GCM with a simple multicloud parametrization. Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Congress, Ottawa, May 31-June 4, 2010

  7. MJO and convectively coupled waves in a coarse resolution GCM with a simple multicloud parametrization. Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles. Long term program on ``Climate models and data hierarchies. Workshop III: Simulation hierarchies for climate modelling”, May 3-7, 2010.

  8. The Madden-Julian Oscillation and convectively coupled waves in a Global Climate Model with a simple multicloud parametrization. University of California Davis, Combined applied math and PDEs seminar, April 27, 2010.

  9. Bad numerics or bad Models? Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles. Long term program on ``Climate models and data hierarchies. Workshop II: Numerical hierarchies for climate models.” , April 12-16, 2010.

  10. Convectively coupled waves in a sheared environment. Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles. Long term program on ``Climate models and data hierarchies. Workshop I: Equation hierarchies”, March 22-26, 2010.

  11. Equatorial waves in a sheared environment. Courant Institute for Mathematical Science. Atmosphere-Ocean Sciences Colloquium, Dec. 2, 2009. 

  12. Convectively coupled waves in HOMME. Frontiers of geophysical simulations. IMAGe Theme of the Year 2009. National Center for Atmospheric Sciences. 18-20 August 2009.

  13. Stochastic multicloud models for organized tropical convection.  BIRS workshop on ``tropical multiscale convective systems”, April 27-May1, 2009. 

  14. Stochastic-subgrid models  in organized tropical convection: CIN and moisture feedback.  Mathematical Challenges in Climate Science, Lorenz Centre, Lieden,  Netherlands, March 9-13, 2009.

  15. Simple models for the tropics, Conference on modern applied mathematics  in honour of Professor Andrew Majda's 60th Birday. Fudan University China. January 19-23. 2009. 

  16. A stochastic model for organized tropical convection, Applied PDE session of Canadian Mathematical Society Winter Meeting, Ottawa, December 6-8, 2008.

  17. Multicloud models for tropical convection: linear theory on a beta-plane and implementation in a GCM.  Centre for Atmosphere Ocean Science Colloquium, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, November 12 2008.

  18. Stochastic multicloud models for tropical convection, PIMS-workshop on “stochastic and probabilistic methods for atmosphere, ocean, and climate dynamic, July 21-23, 2008, Victoria.

  19. Equatorial Convectively Coupled Waves in a Simple Multicloud Model, SIAM annual meeting, July 7-11, 2008, San Diego, California.

  20. Convectively coupled waves in a simple multicloud model, Canada-France 2nd Congress, Montreal, June 1-5, 2008.

  21. An inviscid regularization for the SQG equations, Canada-France 2nd Congress, Montreal, June 1-5, 2008.

  22. Well balanced numerical schemes for the equatorial wave guide, Canada-France 2nd Congress, Montreal, June 1-5, 2008.

  23. Equatorial convectively coupled waves in a simple multicloud model, PIMS-SFU Waves in Fluids Workshop, April 25-26, 2008.

  24. Equatorial convectively coupled waves in a simple multicloud model, National Centre for Atmospheric Research, IMAGe seminar, December 2007.

  25. Large scale convective organization in a simple multi-could model, Poster, MJO Workshop: 
New Approaches to Meet the Challenge of the Madden-Julian Oscillation, Irvine CA, November  5-7, 2007.

  26. Waves and instabilities in idealized model convective parametrization,   PIMS  Summer School and Workshop on Tropical multiscale convective systems: theory, modelling, and observations. Victoria, July 29—Aug. 3, 2007

  27. Multicloud models for convectively coupled waves: linear theory with rotation. PIMS  Summer School and Workshop on Tropical multiscale convective systems: theory, modelling, and observations. Victoria, July 29—Aug. 3, 2007

  28. Multicloud models for convectively coupled waves: effects of congestus heating, International Geophysical and Geological Union, 24th General Assembly. Perugia, Italy, July 02—July 13, 2007

  29. Idealized Climate Models for the tropics, University of Algiers, July, 2007

  30. Multicloud models for convectively coupled waves, SIAM conference on applied dynamical systems, Snowbird, Utah, May 28- June 1, 2007

  31. Multicloud models for tropical convection, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder Co. IMAGe seminar May 2007

  32. Multicloud models for tropical convection and convectively coupled waves,  Workshop on Mathematical Theory and Modelling in Atmosphere-Ocean Science,  Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach,  Germany, August 20--26, 2006.

  33. Birth-death stochastic models for tropical convection and climate,  National Center  for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) / Institute for Mathematics Applied to the  Geosciences (IMAGe)  Thyme-of-the-Year: Emerging Mathematical Strategies for Multi-Scale and Stochastic Modeling of the Atmosphere and Climate. Workshop III:  Stochastic and Statistical parametrization of unresolved features in the atmosphere and upper ocean, Feb.  26-- Mar. 3, 2006.

  34. Multicloud convective parametrizations, CMS Winter meeting, December 2005, Victoria, BC

  35. Multicloud parametrizations for convectively coupled tropical waves,  National Center  for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) / Institute for Mathematics Applied to the  Geosciences (IMAGe)  Thyme-of-the-Year: Emerging Mathematical Strategies for Multi-Scale and Stochastic Modeling of the Atmosphere and Climate. Workshop I: Multi-scale Interactions in the Tropics to Midlatitudes: Mathematical Theory, Observations and Numerical Models, September 26-30, 2005  

  36. Coarse grained stochastic models for tropical convection and climate,  European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), Reading, England: Workshop on Representation of sub-grid processes using stochastic-dynamic models, 6 - 8 June 2005

  37. A simple multicloud convective parameterization for convectively coupled tropical waves, WTG-FRG meeting, Columbia University, New York, NY,  March 25-26, 2005.

  38. Stochastic Models for tropical convection and climate, Workshop on representing the unresolved degrees of freedom in the  Atmosphere and the Ocean, Centre de Recherche Mathematiques (Montreal), March 2 to 5, 2005

  39. A high resolution balanced scheme for an idealized tropical climate model, Simon Fraser University, Scientific Computing Colloquium, November 12, 2004

  40. Stochastic Models for tropical convection and climate,  Summer School on stochastic calculus, Centre de Recherche Mathematiques (Montreal), August 9 to 20 2004

  41. Stochastic Models for tropical convection and climate, joint Bishop's-Sherbrooke Colloquium on Analysis and Related Topics, Feb. 20, 2004.

  42. Asymptotic modeling for large eddy simulations of turbulent premixed flames, Pacific Northwest Numerical Analysis Seminar, University of Washington, Oct. 4, 2003.

  43. A perspective for rigorous large-scale simulations of turbulent premixed flames, SIAM Conference on Applications on Dynamical Systems. Invited speaker at a mini-symposium, May 27-31, 2003, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, UT.

  44. A simple model for parametrizing convectively coupled tropical waves, WTG-FRG Group Meeting, January 10-11, 2003, Columbia University; also presented at Courant Institute, Graduate Students' GFD Seminar, December 2002.

  45. A new perspective for large eddy simulations of premixed flames, May 1, 2002. Math. Colloquium, University of Sherbrooke.

  46. A numerical strategy for efficient modeling of equatorial waves and their coupling with tropical convection, October 9, 2001. Math Colloquium, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

  47. A combined method of high resolution for the LES computation of a turbulent flame interface, Centre for Research on Computation and its Applications (CERCA), December 1998.

Contributed lectures and presentations:

  1. A simple multicloud based CMT model for GCMs, Poster, Yanai Symposium at the Annual meeting of the Amer. Meteoro. Soc, Seattle, WA, Jan 20, 2011.

  2. MJO and convectively coupled waves in a coarse resolution GCM with a simple multicloud parametrization. American Meteorological Society’s 29th conference on hurricanes and tropical meteorology, Tuscan Arizona, May 10-14, 2010.

  3. Equatorial convectively coupled waves in a simple multicloud model. American Geophysical Union Fall meeting, San Francisco, Dec. 15-19, 2008.

  4. Convectively coupled waves in a simple multi-cloud model on a beta-plane, 28th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, April 27-May 2, 2008, Orlando, Florida.

  5. Multicloud models for convectively coupled waves, 6th International Congress on Industrual and Applied Mathematics, Zurich, Switzerland, 16-20, July, 2007

  6. A non-oscillatory balanced scheme for an idealized tropical climate model, Eleventh International Conference on Hyperbolic Problems. Theory, Numerics, Applications. Ecole Normale Superiure de Lyon, Lyon, France, July 17—31, 2006.

  7. Multicloud parametrizations for convectively coupled tropical waves, 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology.  Monterey, CA, April 23—28, 2006.

  8. A simple multi-cloud convective parametrization for tropical superclusters (Poster), 15th Conference on Atmospheric and Oceanic Fluid Dynamics of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), Cambridge, MA, USA, June 12-17, 2005

  9. A numerical model for the barotropic-baroclinic interactions of equatorial waves, Canadian Mathematical Society Summer Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia June 13-15, 2004.

  10. A model for convectively coupled tropical waves: Nonlinearity, rotation, comparison with observations, and stochastic parametrization of CIN, 14th Conference on Atmospheric and Ocean Fluid Dynamics of the American Meteorological Society, June 9-13, 2003, San Antonio, Texas.

  11. Numerical combustion via a flamelet library, Poster, Nonlinear Analysis, 2000. May 28 - June 2, 2000, Courant Institute, New York University, also shown at Math 2000, McMaster University, June 10-13, 2000.

  1. Large eddy simulations of premixed flames with a rigorous asymptotic subgrid model, SIAM 8th International Conference on Numerical Combustion, March 5-8, 2000, Amelia Island Florida.

  2. Numerical resolution of a rigorous asymptotic model for the burning speed of a premixed turbulent flame, CAIMS Annual Meeting, June 11-13, 1999, Laval University (Quebec City).

  3. A high resolution method for the LES computation of a turbulent flame interface, presented at the 49th Colloque des Sciences Mathématiques du Québec, April 25, 1998, UQAM, Montréal; also presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the CFD Society of Canada, June 7-9, 1998.