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Biography
Dr. Liz Ritchie is a professor of atmospheric sciences in the School of Earth, Atmosphere & Environment and the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University. Prof. Ritchie’s broad research interests are tropical cyclones, tropical meteorology, extreme weather and climate impacts on societies.
Professional Engagement: Prof. Ritchie is a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society, an editor of Weather and Forecasting and former editor of the Monthly Weather Review. She is a member of the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Working Group on Tropical Cyclones and the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society's expert group on weather and weather prediction, has served on numerous NASA panels including Chair of the Senior Review, is a former Councillor of the American Meteorological Society, served on the U.S. Joint Hurricane Testbed Steering Committee, and has served in a number of leadership roles for the WMO International Workshop on Tropical Cyclones.
Publications: Prof. Ritchie has over 60 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters, and 150+ conference papers.
Funding: Prof. Ritchie is currently funded by an ARC Discovery project grant. She has successfully obtained significant external funding for her research that includes the US Office of Naval Research, National Science Foundation, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Research interests
Basic Research: Physical understanding, estimation, and prediction of tropical cyclogenesis, tropical cyclone structure and intensity change, the extratropical transition of tropical cyclones and their downstream impacts, and tropical cyclone landfall impacts on natural environments and societies. Climate and environmental impacts on extreme weather behaviour. Weather Phenomena. Tropical cyclone storm surge and sedimentation from fresh-water inundation.
Applied Research Areas: Remote sensing detection, estimation, and prediction of tropical cyclones and other extreme weather.
Supervision interests
- tropical cyclone structure and intensity change
- tropical-extratropical interactions
- tropical cyclone atmosphere-ocean energy exchange
- remote-sensing of tropical cyclones, and other mesoscal phenomena (mesoscale convective systems, tropical cloud clusters, extratropical cyclones, east coast lows)
- physical impacts of tropical cyclones - rainfall, wind, and storm surge
- high-impact weather impacts on the built and natural environment
- changing environments and their effects on tropical cyclone behaviour
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Atmospheric Science, PhD, Mesoscale aspects of tropical cyclone genesis, Monash University
1 Mar 1991 → 23 Jan 1995
Award Date: 1 Oct 1995
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ARC Centre of Excellence for The Weather of the 21st Century
Jakob, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lane, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Holbrook, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sherwood, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Singh, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Arblaster, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGregor, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gallant, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vincent, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), King, A. D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brown, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hogg, A. M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Evans, J. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Alexander, L. V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Taschetto, A. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Spence, J. P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Franklin, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Pepler, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Brown, J. N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Risbey, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Ziehn, T. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Shipway, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Senior, C. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wernli, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Seneviratne, S. I. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hohenegger, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Stevens, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sobel, A. H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mullendore, G. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Meehl, G. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), O'Gorman, P. A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Hallberg, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Maher, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nazarian, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gray, S. (Project Manager), Huang, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Constantinou, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bain, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Dunstone, N. (Partner Investigator (PI)), de Burgh-Day, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Tian, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Thatcher, M. (Partner Investigator (PI))
ARC - Australian Research Council, Aon Reinsurance Solutions Australia Ltd, Suncorp Corporate Services Pty Ltd, University of Tokyo
1/02/24 → 31/01/31
Project: Research
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DAV-Vis: Development of a python-based visualisation infrastructure for the DAV set of modules for pre-genesis tracking, estimation and prediction of tropical cyclone genesis, intensity, and structure.
Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Tyo, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/08/23 → 1/08/26
Project: Research
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The contribution of tropical cyclones to the earth energy budget
Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)) & Tyo, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Global Increase of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Rate Toward Coasts
Qi, W., Yong, B., Ritchie, E. A., Tyo, J. S. & Toumi, R., 16 Sept 2025, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 52, 17, 11 p., e2025GL115500.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hospitalization risk and burden for cause-specific cardiovascular diseases following tropical cyclones: A multicountry study
Huang, W., Yang, Z., Zhang, Y., Vogt, T., Park, J., Yu, W., Xu, R., Hales, S., Hundessa, S., Otto, C., Yu, P., Liu, Y., Ju, K., Lavigne, E., Ye, T., Wen, B., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Kliengchuay, W. & Tantrakarnapa, K. & 6 others, , 1 Aug 2025, In: Science Advances. 11, 31, 12 p., eadr0800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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On the Definition and Tracking of Tropical Cyclone Seeds from a Climate Perspective
Wang, Z., Rios-Berrios, R., Stern, D. P., Baker, A. J., Beucler, T., Camargo, S. J., Duvel, J. P., Feng, X., Lee, C. Y., Leroux, M. D., Li, H., Macholl, J., Molina, M. J., Núñez Ocasio, K. M., Ramsay, H. A., Ritchie, E. A., Schenkel, B. A., Stansfield, A. M., Ayar, P. V. & Wisinski, E., 1 Sept 2025, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 106, 9, p. E1815-E1822 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment / Debate › Other › peer-review
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The impact of solar elevation angle on the net radiative effect of tropical cyclone clouds
Hu, L., Kim, D. H., Tyo, J. S. & Ritchie, E. A., 22 Feb 2025, In: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. 8, 1, 5 p., 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Automated Segmentation of tropical cyclone clouds in geostationary infrared images
May, J., Hu, L., Ritchie, E. A., Harandi, M. & Tyo, J. S., 25 Jan 2024, In: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 21, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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VC Excellence Awards Research Team of the Year
Gallant, A. (Recipient), Arblaster, J. (Recipient), Dommenget, D. (Recipient), Gray, S. (Recipient), Jakob, C. (Recipient), Katragadda, S. (Recipient), McGregor, S. (Recipient), Purich, A. (Recipient), Reeder, M. (Recipient), Siems, S. (Recipient), Ritchie-Tyo, L. (Recipient), Saunders, K. (Recipient), Singh, M. (Recipient), Wilson, A. (Recipient), Wolff, H. (Recipient), Chor, S. (Recipient) & Harmer, G. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)