Xingjian (Ken) Yan

Xingjian (Ken) Yan

PhD Student, MIT Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Publications

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Ensemble–Conditional Gaussian Processes: Classical Foundations and a Discrete Vector-Space Equivalence

Published in Arxiv, 2026

Mathematical proof on the equivalence among inference using Conditional Gaussian Process, Maximum a posteriori estimation, Roproducing Kernel Hilbert Space, and Kalman FIltering (under the linear Gaussian setting).

Recommended citation: Ravela, S., Kim, J. D., Gee, K., Yan, X., Mercier, S., Albarghouty, L., & Saha, A. (2026). Ensemble-Conditional Gaussian Processes (Ens-CGP): Representation, Geometry, and Inference. arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.13871.
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Traffic Bottlenecks: Predicting Atmospheric Blocking with a Diminishing Flow Capacity

Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2024

Using NH18 to define LWA flux exceedance events, this paper explores predictors of blocking onset in the traffic jam theory. A downstream reduction in flow capacity is common for both exceedance and blocking events, similar to how lane closures favor traffic jams. Blocks are co-located with exceedance events in space but not in time, limiting the predictive utility of the traffic jam theory.

Recommended citation: Yan, X., Wang, L., Gerber, E. P., Castañeda, V., & Ho, K. Y. (2024). Traffic bottlenecks: Predicting atmospheric blocking with a diminishing flow capacity. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL111035. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111035
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Numerical Analysis on Run-Up of Multi-Solitary Waves on A Planar Slope

Published in ISOPE International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, 2024

Numerical simulations of multi-solitary wave run-ups over a planar slope. Scheme: FUNWAVE-TVD. Results compared with lab results.

Recommended citation: Yan, Xingjian, Xu, Yiyang, and Liu, Hua. "Numerical Analysis on Run-up of Multi-Solitary Waves on a Planar Slope." Paper presented at the The 34th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, Rhodes, Greece, June 2024.
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