Profile for Yaping Zhou

Affiliation: USRA-Morgan State University
Contact: E-mail
Office Phone: 301-614-6235
Fax: 301-614-6307

Publications

Zhou, Y., K-M. Xu, Y. Sud, and A.K. Betts (2011). Recent trends of the tropical hydrological cycle inferred from Global Precipitation Climatology Project and International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project data. J. Geophy. Res-Atmos, 116, D09101.
doi:10.1029/2010JD015197

Zhou Y., K.-M. Lau, O. Real, and R. Rosenberg (2010). AIRS impact on precipitation analysis and forecast of tropical cyclones in a global data assimilation and forecasting system. Geophys. Res. Lett, 37, L02806.
doi:10.1029/2009GL041494

Sud Y.C., E.M. Wilcox, K. -M. Lau, G.K. Walker, X. -H. Liu, A. Nenes, D. Lee, K.-M. Kim, Y. Zhou, and P.S. Bhattacharjee (2009). Sensitivity of Boreal-Summer Circulation and Precipitation to Atmospheric Aerosols in Selected Regions, Part I: Africa and India. Annales Geophysicae, 3989-4007, 27.

Lau K. -M., Y.P. Zhou, and H. -T. Wu (2008). Have tropical cyclones been feeding more extreme rainfall?. J. Geophys. Res., 113(D23113).
doi:10.1029/2008JD009963

Sud Y.C., G.K. Walker, Y.P. Zhou, G. A. Schmidt, W.K.-M. Lau, and R.F. Cahalan (2008). Effects of doubled CO2 on tropical Sea-Surface Temperatures (SSTs) for onset of deep convection and maximum SST: Simulations based inferences. Geophy. Res. Lett., 35( L12707).
doi:10.1029/2008GL033872

Sud Y.C., G.K. Walker, Y.P. Zhou, and W.K.-M. Lau (2008). Influence of local and remote sea-surface temperatures on precipitation as inferred from changes in boundary layer moisture convergence and moist thermodynamics over global oceans. Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc., 134(630), 147-163.
doi:10.1002/qj.193

Zhou Y., D. P. Kratz, A. C. Wilber, S. K. Gupta, and R. D. Cess (2007). An Improved Algorithm for Retrieving Surface Downwelling Longwave Radiation from Satellite Measurements. J. Geophys. Res., D15102, 112.
10.1029/2006JD008159

Zhou Y.P., W.-K. Tao, A.Y. Hou, W. Olson, C.-L. Shie, K. -M. Lau, M. -D. Chou, X. Lin, and M. Grecu (2007). Use of High-Resolution Satellite Observations to Evaluate Cloud and Precipitation Statistics from Cloud-Resolving Model Simulations. Part I: South China Sea Monsoon Experiment. J. Atmos. Sci., 64, 4309-4329.

Larson J., Y. Zhou, and R. W. Higgins (2005). Characteristics of Landfalling Tropical Cyclones in the United States: Climatology and Interannual Variability. J. Climate, 126218, 18, 1247.

Zhou Y., K. C. Rutledge, T. P. Charlock, N. G. Leob, and S. Kato (2001). Atmospheric Corrections for TOA and surface BRDF characteristics from high resolution spectroradiometric/angular measurements from a helicopter platform. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 18, 984-1004.

Zhou Y., and R. D. Cess (2001). Algorithm-development strategies for retrieving the downwelling longwave flux at the Earth\'s surface. J. Geophys. Res., 477-12,488, 106, 12.

Zhou Y., and R. D. Cess (2000). Validation of longwave atmospheric radiation models using Atmospheric Radiation Measurements (ARM) data. J. Geophys. Res., No.D24, 703-29716, 105, 29.

Cess R. D., M. H. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. Jing, and V. Dvortsov (1996). Absorption of solar radiation by clouds: Interpretations of satellite, surface, and aircraft measurements. J.Geophys.Res., 299-23,309, 101, 23.

Cess R. D., M. D. Zhang, P. Minnis, L. Corsetti, E. G. Dutton, B. W. Forgan, D. P. Garber, W. L. Gates, Hack, E. F. Harrison, X. Jing, J. T. Kiehl, C. N. Long, J. -J. Morcrette, G. L. Potter, V. Ramanathan, B. Subasilar, C. H. Whitlock, D. F. Young, and Y. Zhou (1995). Absorption of solar radiation by clouds: Observations versus models. Science, 267, 96-499.

Li C., and Y. Zhou (1994). Relationship between intraseasonal oscillation in the tropical atmosphere and ENSO. CTA Geophysica Sinica, no.l, 37, 17-26.

Li C., and Y. Zhou (1991). An Observational study of the 30-50 day atmospheric oscillations. Part II: emporal evolution and hemispheric interaction across the equator. Advances in Atmos. Sci.,No.4, 8.