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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles:
- Dai, A., T. Qian,
K. E. Trenberth, and J. D Milliman, 2008: Changes in continental freshwater discharge from 1949-2004. J. Climate, submitted.
- Tian, X., Z. Xie, and A. Dai, 2008: A land surface soil moisture data
assimilation system based on the dual-UKF method and the Community Land
Model. J. Geophys. Res., 113,
D14127, doi:10.1029/2007JD009650 (Paper).
- Dai, A.,
2008: Temperature and pressure
dependence of the rain-snow phase transition over land and ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12802,
doi:10.1029/2008GL033295 (Paper)
- Hobbins, M. T., A.
Dai, M. L. Roderick, and G. D. Farquhar, 2008: Revisiting potential
evapotranspiration parameterizations as drivers of long-term water balance
trends. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L12403, doi:10.1029/2008GL033840 (Paper)
- Zhou, T., R. Yu, H. Chen, A. Dai, and Y. Pan, 2008: Summer
precipitation frequency, intensity, and diurnal cycle over China:
A comparison of satellite data with raingauge observations. J. Climate, in press.
- Zhou, L. A.
Dai, Y. Dai, R. S. Vose, C.-Z. Zou, Y. Tian, and H. Chen, 2008: Spatial Dependence of Diurnal Temperature Range
Trends on Precipitation from 1950 to 2004. Climate Dynamics, DOI 10.1007/s00382-008-0387-5 (Paper)
- Oleson, K. W., G.-Y. Niu, Z.-L. Yang, D.M. Lawrence, P. E. Thornton, P. J.
Lawrence,
R. Stockli, R. E. Dickinson, G. B. Bonan, S. Levis, A. Dai and T. Qian, 2008: Improvements to the Community Land Model
and their impact on the hydrological cycle. J.
Geophys. Res., 113,
G01021, doi:10.1029/2007JG000563. (Paper)
- Trenberth, K. E. and A. Dai, 2007: Effects
of Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption on
the hydrological cycle as an analog of geoengineering. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L15702,
doi:10.1029/2007GL030524 (Paper)
(News).
- Dai, A.,
X. Lin, and K.-L. Hsu, 2007: The
frequency, intensity, and diurnal cycle of precipitation in surface and
satellite observations over low- and mid-latitudes. Climate Dynamics, 29, 727-744. (Paper)
- Tian, X., A.
Dai, D. Yang, and Z. Xie, 2007: Effects of precipitation-bias
corrections on surface hydrology over northern latitudes. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 112,
D14101, doi:10.029/2007JD008420. (Paper)
- Trenberth, K. E., L. Smith, T. Qian, A. Dai and J. Fasullo, 2007: Estimates of the global water budget
and its annual cycle using observational and model data. J.
Hydrometeorology, 8,
758-769. (Paper)
- Wang, J., L. Zhang, A. Dai, T. Van Hove, and J. Van Baelen, 2007: A near-global, 2-hourly data set of
atmospheric precipitable water from ground-baded GPS measurements. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D11107,
doi:10.1029/2006JD007529. (Paper)
- Sun, Y., S. Solomon, A. Dai, and R. Portmann,
2007: How often will it rain? J. Climate, 20, 4801-4818 (Paper)
- Qian, T., A. Dai, and K. E. Trenberth, 2007: Hydroclimatic Trends in the Mississippi River Basin from 1948-2004. J. Climate, 20, 4599-4614. (Paper)
.
- Qian, T., A. Dai, K. E. Trenberth, and K. W.
Oleson, 2006: Simulation of global land surface conditions from
1948-2004. Part I: Forcing data and evaluation. J.
Hydrometeorology, 7, 953-975. (Paper,
Dataset)
- Dai, A., 2006: Precipitation
characteristics in eighteen coupled climate models. J. Climate,
19, 4605–4630. (Paper)
- Dai, A., 2006: Recent climatology,
variability and trends in global surface humidity. J. Climate, 19, 3589–3606.
(Paper)
- Rasch, P. J., M. J. Stevens, L. Ricciardulli, A.
Dai, A. Negri, R. Wood, B. A. Boville, B. Eaton, and J. J. Hack, 2006:
A characterization of tropical transient activity in the CAM3
atmospheric hydrologic cycle. J. Climate, 19, 2222-2242.(Paper)
- Sun, Y., S. Solomon, A. Dai, and R. Portmann,
2006: How often does it rain? J. Climate, 19, 916-934. (Paper)
- Liang, X.-Z., J. Pan, J. Zhu, K. E. Kunkel, J. X. L.
Wang, and A. Dai, 2006: Regional
climate model downscaling of the U.S. summer climate and future change.
J. Geophys. Res., 111, D10108, doi:
10.1029/2005JD006685. (Paper)
- Dai, A., T. R. Karl, B. Sun, and K. E.
Trenberth, 2006: Recent trends in cloudiness over the United States: A tale of
monitoring inadequacies. Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 87, 597-606. (Paper)
- Wang, J., L. Zhang, and A. Dai, 2005: Global
estimates of water-vapor-weighted mean temperature of the atmosphere for
GPS applications. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D21101, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006215. (Paper)
- Betts, A. K., J. H. Ball, P. Viterbo, A. Dai,
and J. A. Marengo, 2005: Hydrometeorology of the Amazon in ERA-40. J.
Hydrometeorology, 6,
764-774. (Paper).
- Dai, A., A. Hu, G. A. Meehl, W. M. Washington,
and W. G. Strand, 2005: Atlantic thermohaline circulation in a coupled
model: Unforced variations vs. forced changes. J. Climate, 18, 3270–3293. (Paper).
- Liang, X.-Z., L. Li, A. Dai, K. E. Kunkel,
2004: Regional climate model simulation of summer precipitation diurnal
cycle over the United
States. Geophys. Res. Lett.,
31, L24208, doi:10.1029/2004GL021054. (Paper)
- Dai, A., P. J. Lamb, K. E. Trenberth, M.
Hulme, P. D. Jones, and P. Xie, 2004: The recent Sahel
drought is real. International Journal of Climatology,
24, 1323-13331.(Paper)
- Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. Qian, 2004: A
global data set of Palmer Drought Severity Index for 1870-2002:
Relationship with soil moisture and effects of surface warming. J.
Hydrometeorology, 5, 1117-1130. (Paper)
(PDSI data)
- Hu, A., G. A. Meehl, W. M. Washington, and A. Dai,
2004: Response of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation to increased
atmospheric CO2 in a coupled model. J. Climate, 17,4267-4279.(Paper)
- Monahan, A.H. and A. Dai, 2004: The spatial
and temporal structure of ENSO nonlinearity. J. Climate, 17,
3026-3036.(Paper)
- Dai, A., and K. E. Trenberth, 2004: The
diurnal cycle and its depiction in the Community Climate System Model. J.
Climate, 17, 930-951.(Paper)
- Dai, A., W.M. Washington, G.A. Meehl, T.W.
Bettge,and W.G. Strand, 2004: The ACPI climate change simulations. Climatic
Change, 62, 29-43. (Paper)
- Trenberth, K. E., A. Dai, R. M. Rasmussen, and
D. B. Parsons, 2003: The changing character of precipitation. Bull.
Am. Met. Soc., 84, 1205-1217. (Paper)
- Abarca del Rio, R., D. Gambis, D., D. Salstein,
P. Nelson, and A. Dai, 2003: Solar activity and earth rotation
variability. J. Geodynamics, 36, 423-443. (Paper)
- Meehl, G. A., W. M. Washington, T. M. L. Wigley, J.
M. Arblaster, and A. Dai, 2003: Solar and
greenhouse gas forcing and climate response in the twentieth century. J.
Climate, 16, 426-444. (Paper
)
- Dai, A., and K. E. Trenberth,
2002: Estimates of freshwater discharge from continents: Latitudinal
and seasonal variations. J. Hydrometeorol., 3, 660-687.
(Paper,
Data)
- Dai, A., J. Wang, R. H. Ware, and T. Van Hove,
2002: Diurnal variation in water vapor over North America and its
implications for sampling errors in radiosonde humidity. J.
Geophys. Res., 107(D10), 4090, 10.1029/2001JD000642. (Paper)
- Dai, A., T. M. L. Wigley, G. A. Meehl,
and W. M. Washington, 2001: Effects of stabilizing atmospheric
CO2 on global climate in the next two centuries. Geophys. Res.
Lett. , 28, 4511-4514. (News, Paper)
- Dai, A., G.A. Meehl, W.M. Washington, T.M.L
Wigley, and Julie M. Arblaster, 2001: Ensemble simulation of 21st
century climate changes: business as usual vs. CO2 stabilization.
Bull. Am. Met. Soc., 82, 2377-2388. (Paper)
- Dai, A., G.A. Meehl, W.M. Washington, and
T.M.L Wigley, 2001: Climate changes in the 21st century over the
Asia-Pacific region simulated by the NCAR CSM and PCM. Adv.
Atmos. Sci.,18, 639-658. (Paper)
- Dai, A., 2001: Global precipitation and
thunderstorm frequencies. Part I: Seasonal and interannual variations
. J. Climate, 14, 1092-1111. (Abstract,
Paper
Precip freq. data)
- Dai, A., 2001: Global precipitation and
thunderstorm frequencies. Part II: Diurnal variations. J.
Climate, 14, 1112-1128. (Abstract,
Paper)
- Dai, A., T.M.L. Wigley, B.A. Boville, J.T.
Kiehl, and L.E. Buja, 2001: Climates of the 20th and 21st centuries
simulated by the NCAR Climate System Model. J. Climate, 14,
485-519. (Abstract,
Paper)
- Easterling, D.R., T.R. Karl, K.P. Gallo, D.A.
Robinson, K.E. Trenberth, and A. Dai, 2000, Observed
climate variability and change of relevance to the biosphere. J.
Geophys. Res., 105, 20101-20114. (Paper)
- Dai, A. and T. M. L. Wigley, 2000: Global
patterns of ENSO-induced precipitation. Geophys. Res. Lett.,
27, 1283-1286. (Paper)
- Dai, A. and C. Deser, 1999: Diurnal and
semidiurnal variations in global surface wind and divergence fields. J.
Geophys. Res., 104, 31109-31125. (Abstract,
Paper)
- Dai, A. and J. Wang, 1999: Diurnal and
semidiurnal tides in global surface pressure fields. J. Atmos. Sci.,
56, 3874-3891.(Abstract,
Paper
)
- Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. R. Karl,
1999: Effects of clouds, soil moisture, precipitation and water vapor
on diurnal temperature range. J. Climate, 12, 2451-2473.
(Paper)
- Dai, A., 1999: Recent changes in the
diurnal cycle of precipitation over the United States. Geophys.
Res. Lett., 26, 341-344. (Paper
)
- Dai, A., F. Giorgi, and K. E. Trenberth, 1999:
Observed and model simulated precipitation diurnal cycle over the
contiguous United States.J. Geophys. Res., 104,
6377-6402. (Abstract,)
(Paper
)
- Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. R. Karl,
1998: Global variations in droughts and wet spells: 1900-1995. Geophys.
Res. Lett., 25, 3367-3370. (
Paper )(PDSI
dataset) .
- Dai, A., I. Y. Fung, and A. D. Del Genio,
1997: Surface observed global land precipitation variations during
1900-1988. J. Climate, 10, 2943-2962. (Abstract,
Paper,
Precip. Data and News)
- Dai, A., A. D. Del Genio, and I. Y. Fung,
1997: Clouds, precipitation, and temperature range. Nature, 386,
665-666. (Paper)
- Dai, A. and I. Fung, 1993: Can climate
variability contribute to the "missing" CO2 sink? Global
Biogeochem. Cycles, 7,599-609. (Abstract,
Paper
and News )
- Wassmann,
R., H. Schutz, H. Papen, H. Rennenberg, W. Seiler, A. Dai, R. X. Shen, X. J. Shangguan, and M. X. Wang, 1993:
Quantification of methane emissions from Chinese rice fields (Zhejiang
Province) as influenced by fertilizer treatment. Biogeochemistry, 20,
83-101.
- Wang, M.-X., A. Dai, J. Huang,
L.-X. Ren, R.-X. Shen, H. Schütz, W. Seiler, R. A. Rasmussen, and M.A.K.
Khalil, 1993: Estimate on methane emission from China. Chinese
Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 17, 49-62. (Paper)
- Dai, A., M.-X. Wang, R.-X. Shen, H. Schütz, W.
Seiler, H. Rennenberg, and H.-B. Wu, 1991: Methane emission from a rice
paddy in Hangzhou, China during a growing season
of late rice. Scientia Atmospheria Sinica, 15, 102-110.
(Paper)
- Wang, M.-X, A. Dai, R.-X. Shen, H. Schütz,
W. Seiler, H. Rennenberg, and H.-B. Wu, 1990: Methane emission from a
Chinese paddy field. Acta Meteorol. Sinica, 4, 265-275.
(Paper)
Chapters
in Books:
- Rasmusson, R., A.
Dai and K. E Trenberth, 2007: Impact of climate change on
precipitation. Chapter 16 of Large-scale
Disasters, Prediction. Control and Mitigation. Mohamed Gad-el-Hak (Ed.), Cambridge
Univ. Press, London.
pp. 453–472.
- Trenberth, K. E., P. D. Jones, P. G. Ambenje, R.
Bojariu, D. R. Easterling, A. M. G. Klein Tank, D. E. Parker, J. A.
Renwick, F. Rahimzadeh, M. M. Rusticucci, B. J. Soden, P.-M. Zhai, and 65
contributing authors (including A.
Dai), 2007: Observations: Surface and Atmospheric Climate Change. Chapter 3 of Climate Change 2007. The science of Climate Change. Contribution of WG 1 to the
Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
S. Solomon, D. Qin, M. Manning, and
?? (Eds). Cambridge University
Press, in Press.
- Meehl, G. A., W. M. Washington, T. M. L. Wigley, J.
M. Arblaster, and A. Dai, 2004: Mechanisams of an intensified
Hadley circulation in response to solar forcing in the 20th century. Chapter 17 In: The
Hadley Circulation: Past, Present, and Future, H. Diaz and R. Bradley,
Eds., Springer, pp. 489-511.
- Washington, W. M., A. Dai, and G. A. Meehl,
2006: Climate-Change Modeling: A Brief History of the Theory and Recent
twenty-first Century Ensemble Simulations. Chapter 2 of Frontiers
of Climate Modeling, J.T. Kiehl and V. Ramanathan (eds.), Cambridge
University Press, pp. 26-51.
- Folland, C.K., T.R. Karl, J.R. Christy, R.A. Clarke,
G.V. Gruza, J. Jouzel, M. Mann, J. Oerlemans, M.J. Salinger, S.-W. Wang,
and 120 contributing authors (including A. Dai), 2001: Observed
Climate Variability and Change. Chapter 2 of Climate Change
2001: The Scientific Basis, the IPCC WG1 Third Assessment
Report, Cambridge
University Press,
pp. 99-181.
Other
Publications:
- Trenberth,
K. E. and A. Dai, 2006: Evaluation
of the atmospheric water cycle in ERA-40 using observationally-constrained
land model results. GEWEX News. May; pp 8-10, 20.
- Dai, A., W.M. Washington, G.A. Meehl, T.W.
Bettge, W.G. Strand, and A. Hu, 2003: Long-term Variations in the 1000+
Year PCM Control Run. Paper presented at the 14th Symposium
on Global Change and Climate Variations, 9-13 Feb. 2003, Long Beach, CA.
- Dai, A., and K. E. Trenberth, 2003: Diurnal
variations in the Community Climate System Model (CCSM). Paper
presented at the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations,
9-13 Feb. 2003, Long Beach,
CA. (Paper)
- Dai, A., and K. E. Trenberth, 2003: New
estimates of continental discharge and oceanic freshwater transport. Paper
presented at the Symposium on Observing and understanding the
Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, 9-13 Feb. 2003, Long Beach, CA. (Paper)
- Hu, A. G.A. Meehl, W.M. Washington, and A. Dai, 2003:
Changes in thermohaline circulation in future climate. Paper presented
at the 14th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, 9-13
Feb. 2003, Long Beach,
CA.
- Trenberth, K. E. and A. Dai, 2003:
Evaluations of estimates of freshwater discharge from continents. Paper
presented at the Symposium on Observing and Understanding the
Variability of Water in Weather and Climate, 9-13 Feb. 2003, Long Beach, CA.
- Dai, A., G.A. Meehl, W.M. Washington, and W.G.
Strand, 2002: North Atlantic Ocean response
to a future anthropogenic forcing in a coupled GCM. In: Proceedings of
the AMS 13th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, 14-17
Jan. 2002, Orlando, FL, pp. 188-190.
- Dai, A., 2002: Evaluating GCMs using diurnal
variability. In: Proceedings of the AMS 13th Symposium on Global Change
and Climate Variations, 14-17 Jan. 2002, Orlando, FL, pp. 143--145. (Paper)
- Wang, J., A. Dai, D. J. Carlson, R. H. Ware, and
J. C. Liljegren, 2002: Diurnal variation in water vapor and liquid water
profiles from a new microwave radiometer profiler. In: Proceedings of
the 6th Symposium on Integrated Observing Systems, 14-17 Jan. 2002,
Orlando, FL, pp. 198-201.
- Dai, A., G.A. Meehl, W.M. Washington,
T.M.L. Wigley, 2001: Ensemble simulation of the 20th and 21st
century climates by a coupled GCM. In: Proceedings of the AMS
12th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, 14-18 Jan.
2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp.7-8.
- Dai, A., 2001: A global climatology of
thunderstorm, hail and tornado days. In:Proceedings of AMS
Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses,
14-18 Jan. 2001, Albuquerque,
New Mexico, pp.137-138.
- Washington,
W.M., A. Dai, J.M. Arblaster, and G.A. Meehl, 2001: Ensemble
historical and climate change simulations. In: Proceedings of the
AMS 12th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, 14-18 Jan.
2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico, pp.1-4.
- T.M.L. Wigley, S.J. Smith, A. Dai, K.
Maruyama, and S. Nishinomiya, 1999: The
climate mitigation effect of stabilizing CO2 concentration: results
from the NCAR Climate System Model (CSM). Paper presented at
Conference Parties, Bonn,
Germany,
Nov. 2-3, 1999.
- Dai, A., 1999: Changes in the diurnal cycle
of precipitation over the U.S.
In: Proceedings of AMS 10th Symposium on Global Change Studies,
10-15 Jan. 1999, Dallas,
Texas, pp.129-130.
- Wood, S., F. Nachtergaele, D. Nielsen, A. Dai
, and K. Sebastian, 1998: Spatial aspects of the design and targeting
of development strategies for fragile lands. Paper presented at International
Conf. on Strategies for Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Resource
Management in the Fragile Lands of Sub-Saharan Africa. Entebbe, Uganda, May 25-29, 1998.
- Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. R. Karl,
1998: Recent large-scale changes in droughts and floods. In: Proceedings
of AMS 9th Symposium on Global Change Studies, 11-16 Jan. 1998, Phoenix, Arizona,
pp.252-253.
- Dai, A., K. E. Trenberth, and T. R. Karl,
1998: Evidence of hydrological effects on diurnal temperature range.
In: Proceedings of AMS 9th Symposium on Global Change Studies,
11-16 Jan. 1998, Phoenix,
Arizona, pp.250-251.
- Dai, A., I. Y. Fung, and A. D. Del Genio,
1996: Leading modes in global land precipitation. In: Preprint
of Second International Scientific Conference on the Global Energy and
Water Cycle, 17-21 Jun. 1996, Washington, D.C.
- Dai, A., 1996: Global precipitation
variability and its relationship with other climate changes. Ph.D.
Dissertation, , 303pp., Dept. of Geological Sciences, Columbia University.
(Abstract
)
- Dai, A. and I. Fung, 1994: Observed
variations of land precipitation during 1900-1988 and their relationship
with temperature anomalies. In: Proceedings of AMS 6th Conference
on Climate Variations, Jan. 1994, Nashville, Tennessee.
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