Baijun Tian

Organization

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Email

Contact person by email

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(626) 720-7512

Business Address

JPL/Caltech
M/S 233-304
4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA 91109
United States

Website

http://www.gps.caltech.edu/~btian/

First Author Publications

Tian, B., and X. Dong (2020), The Double‐ITCZ Bias in CMIP3, CMIP5, and CMIP6 Models Based on Annual Mean Precipitation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL087232, doi:10.1029/2020GL087232.
Tian, B., and T.J. Hearty (2020), Estimating and removing the sampling biases of the AIRS Obs4MIPs V2 data, Earth and Space Science, 7, e2020EA001438, doi:10.1029/2020EA001438.
Tian, B., et al. (2019), The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Obs4MIPs version 2 data set., Earth and Space Science, 6, 324-333, doi:10.1029/2018EA000508.
Tian, B., et al. (2017), Development of a Model Performance Metric and Its Application to Assess Summer Precipitation over the U.S. Great Plains in Downscaled Climate Simulations, J. Hydrometeorology, 18, 2781-2799, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-17-0045.1.
Tian, B. (2015), Spread of model climate sensitivity linked to double-Intertropical Convergence Zone bias, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 4133-4141, doi:10.1002/2015GL064119.
Tian, B., and D.E. Waliser (2014), Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), Encyclopedia of Remote Sensing, 349-358.
Tian, B., et al. (2013), Evaluating CMIP5 models using AIRS tropospheric air temperature and specific humidity climatology, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 114-134, doi:10.1029/2012JD018607.
Tian, B., and D.E. Waliser (2012), Chemical and biological impacts, Intraseasonal Variability in the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System, 569-585.
Tian, B., et al. (2012), Intraseasonal temperature variability in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from the GPS radio occultation measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D15110, doi:10.1029/2012JD017715.
Tian, B., et al. (2011), Modulation of Atlantic aerosols by the Madden‐Julian Oscillation, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D15108, doi:10.1029/2010JD015201.
Tian, B., et al. (2010), Vertical Moist Thermodynamic Structure of the Madden–Julian Oscillation in Atmospheric Infrared Sounder Retrievals: An Update and a Comparison to ECMWF Interim Re-Analysis, Mon. Wea. Rev., 138, 4576-4582, doi:10.1175/2010MWR3486.1.
Tian, B., et al. (2008), Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation influence aerosol variability?, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D12215, doi:10.1029/2007JD009372.
Tian, B., et al. (2007), Intraseasonal variations of the tropical total ozone and their connection to the Madden-Julian Oscillation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L08704, doi:10.1029/2007GL029451.
Tian, B., et al. (2006), Modulation of the diurnal cycle of tropical deep convective clouds by the MJO, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L20704, doi:10.1029/2006GL027752..
Tian, B., et al. (2006), Vertical Moist Thermodynamic Structure and Spatial–Temporal Evolution of the MJO in AIRS Observations, J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2462-2485.
Tian, B., et al. (2005), Diurnal cycle of summertime deep convection over North America: A satellite perspective, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D08108, doi:10.1029/2004JD005275.
Tian, B., et al. (2004), Diurnal cycle of convection, clouds, and water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere: Satellites versus a general circulation model, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D10101, doi:10.1029/2003JD004117.
Tian, B., and . Ramanathan (2003), A Simple Moist Tropical Atmosphere Model: The Role of Cloud Radiative Forcing, J. Climate, 16, 2086-2092.
Tian, B., and . Ramanathan (2002), Role of Tropical Clouds in Surface and Atmospheric Energy Budget, J. Climate, 15, 296-305.
Tian, B., et al. (2001), Heat balance in the Pacific warm pool atmosphere during TOGA COARE and CEPEX, J. Climate, 14, 1881-1893, doi:10.1175/1520-0442(2001)014.

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Co-Authored Publications

Gahtan, J., and B. Tian (2022), Stratospheric Kelvin Wave Activity as a Function of Equivalent Depth in AIRS and Reanalysis Datasets, J. Geophys. Res., 127, e2021JD035572, doi:10.1029/2021jd035572.
Ding, F., et al. (2020), Assessing the Impacts of Two Averaging Methods on AIRS Level 3 Monthly Products and Multiyear Monthly Means, J. Atmos. Oceanic Technol., 37, 1027-1050, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0129.1.
Gibson, P.B., et al. (2019), Climate Model Evaluation in the Presence of Observational Uncertainty: Precipitation Indices over the Contiguous United States, J. Hydrometeorology, 20, 1339-1357, doi:10.1175/JHM-D-18-0230.1.
Tian, E.W., et al. (2019), Interannual variations of water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere and the lower and middle stratosphere and their connections to ENSO and QBO, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 19, 9913-9926, doi:10.5194/acp-19-9913-2019.
Lee, H., et al. (2017), Evaluating hourly rainfall characteristics over the U.S. Great Plains in dynamically downscaled climate model simulations using NASA-Unified WRF, J. Geophys. Res., 122, 7371-7384, doi:10.1002/2017JD026564.
Devasthale, ., et al. (2016), A Decade Of Spaceborne Observations Of The Arctic Atmosphere: Novel Insights from NASA’s AIRS Instrument, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 97, 2163-2176, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00202.1.
Hearty, T.J., et al. (2014), Estimating sampling biases and measurement uncertainties of AIRS/AMSU-A temperature and water vapor observations using MERRA reanalysis, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 2725-2741, doi:10.1002/2013JD021205.
Kahn, B., et al. (2014), The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder version 6 cloud products, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 399-426, doi:10.5194/acp-14-399-2014.
Liu, C., et al. (2014), Northern Hemisphere mid-winter vortex-displacement and vortex-split stratospheric sudden warmings: Influence of the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 12,599-12,620, doi:10.1002/2014JD021876.
Serra, Y., et al. (2014), Tropical Intraseasonal Modes of the Atmosphere, The Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 39, 189-215, doi:10.1146/annurev-environ-020413-134219.
Sun, W., et al. (2014), The response of the equatorial tropospheric ozone to the Madden–Julian Oscillation in TES satellite observations and CAM-chem model simulation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 11775-11790, doi:10.5194/acp-14-11775-2014.
Guo, Y., et al. (2013), Tropical Atlantic dust and smoke aerosol variations related to the Madden-Julian Oscillation in MODIS and MISR observations, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 1-17, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50409.
Li, K., et al. (2013), A link between tropical intraseasonal variability and Arctic stratospheric ozone, J. Geophys. Res., 118, 4280-4289, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50391.
Ao, C., et al. (2012), Planetary boundary layer heights from GPS radio occultation refractivity and humidity profiles, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D16117, doi:10.1029/2012JD017598.
Jiang, J.H., et al. (2012), Evaluation of cloud and water vapor simulations in CMIP5 climate models using NASA “A-Train” satellite observations, J. Geophys. Res., 117, D14105, doi:10.1029/2011JD017237.
Li, K., et al. (2012), Vertical structure of MJO-related subtropical ozone variations from MLS, TES, and SHADOZ data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 425-436, doi:10.5194/acp-12-425-2012.
Liang, C.K., et al. (2011), Record of tropical interannual variability of temperature and water vapor from a combined AIRS‐MLS data set, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D06103, doi:10.1029/2010JD014841.
Wang, J., et al. (2011), El Niño–Southern Oscillation in Tropical and Midlatitude Column Ozone, J. Atmos. Sci., 68, 1911-1921, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-045.1.
Wong, S., et al. (2011), The Apparent Water Vapor Sinks and Heat Sources Associated with the Intraseasonal Oscillation of the Indian Summer Monsoon, J. Climate, 24, 4466-4479, doi:10.1175/2011JCLI4076.1.
Wong, S., et al. (2011), Closing the Global Water Vapor Budget with AIRS Water Vapor, MERRA Reanalysis, TRMM and GPCP Precipitation, and GSSTF Surface Evaporation, J. Climate, 24, 6307-6321, doi:10.1175/2011JCLI4154.1.
Li, K., et al. (2010), Tropical mid-tropospheric CO2 variability driven by the Madden–Julian oscillation, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 107, 19171-19175, doi:10.1073/pnas.1008222107.
Neelin, J.D., et al. (2010), Long tails in deep columns of natural and anthropogenic tropospheric tracers, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L05804, doi:10.1029/2009GL041726.
Seo, K., et al. (2010), GRACE and AMSR‐E‐based estimates of winter season solid precipitation accumulation in the Arctic drainage region, J. Geophys. Res., 115, D20117, doi:10.1029/2009JD013504.
Seo, K., et al. (2009), Evaluation of global land-to-ocean fresh water discharge and evapotranspiration using space-based observations, Journal of Hydrology, 373, 508-515, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.05.014.
Waliser, D.E., et al. (2009), How well can satellite data characterize the water cycle of the Madden-Julian Oscillation?, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L21803, doi:10.1029/2009GL040005.
Fetzer, E.J., et al. (2008), Comparison of upper tropospheric water vapor observations from the Microwave Limb Sounder and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D22110, doi:10.1029/2008JD010000.
Schwartz, M.J., et al. (2008), Characterization of MJO-related upper tropospheric hydrological processes using MLS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08812, doi:10.1029/2008GL033675.
Zhang, Y., et al. (2008), On the diurnal cycle of deep convection, high-level cloud, and upper troposphere water vapor in the Multiscale Modeling Framework, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16105, doi:10.1029/2008JD009905.

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