publications

Edited	Schmittner, A., Chiang, J.C.H., and S. Hemming (eds). Ocean circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts. Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 173, 304 pages, hardbound, 2007, ISBN 13: 978-0-87590-438-2, AGU Code GM1734382.
20^th century and future climate change	Fang, Y, J. C. H. Chiang, and P. Chang: Variation of mean sea surface temperature and modulation of El Niño-Southern Oscillation variance during the past 150 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L14709, doi:10.1029/2008GL033761, 2008. pdf supplementary Lambert, F. H., A. Stine, N. Y. Krakauer, and J. C. H. Chiang: How much will precipitation increase with global warming? EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, v69, number 21, 20 May 2008 pdf Lambert, F. H., and J. C. H. Chiang, Control of land-ocean temperature contrast by ocean heat uptake, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, doi:10.1029/2007GL029755, 10 Jul 2007. pdf online supplement
High latitude – Tropical climate interactions	Chiang, J.C.H., Y. Fang, and P. Chang: Interhemispheric thermal gradient and tropical Pacific climate. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L14704, doi: 10.1029/2008GL034166. pdf supplementary Chiang, J. C. H., W. Cheng, and C. M. Bitz: Fast teleconnections to the tropical Atlantic sector from Atlantic thermohaline adjustment. Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L07704, doi:10.1029/2008GL033292 (2008). pdf Cheng, W., C. M. Bitz, and J. C. H. Chiang: Adjustment of the global climate to an abrupt slowdown of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation. In press for “Ocean Circulation: Mechanisms and Impacts” (AGU Monograph), Schmittner, Chiang, and Hemming eds., 2007. Preprint pdf Chiang, J.C.H. and C.M. Bitz: Influence of high latitude ice cover on the marine Intertropical Convergence Zone. Climate Dynamics, 25, 477-496 (October 2005). DOI: 10.1007/s00382-005-0040-5. abstract / pdf Chiang, J. C. H.: Present-day climate variability in the tropical Atlantic: a model for paleoclimate changes? In The Hadley circulation: past, present, and future, p465-488, HF Diaz and R Bradley (eds), Springer (2004). Preprint pdf Chiang, J. C. H, and A. Koutavas: Tropical Flip-Flop connections. Nature, 432, 684-685 (Dec 9 2004). pdf Chiang, J. C. H., M. Biasutti, and D. S. Battisti: Sensitivity of the Atlantic ITCZ to Last Glacial Maximum boundary conditions. Paleoceanography, 18, 10.1029/2003PA000916 (11 Dec 2003). abstract / pdf
Paleoclimate - General	Chiang, J. C. H. The Tropics in Paleoclimate. Submitted to Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, July 2008. pdf Chiang, J. C. H., Y. Fang, and P. Chang: Pacific Climate Change and ENSO activity in the Mid-Holocene. In press for Journal of Climate, Aug 2008. pdf Bitz, C. M., J. C. H. Chiang, W. Cheng, and J. J. Barsugli: Rates of thermohaline recovery from freshwater pulse in Modern, Last Glacial Maximum, and Future Climates. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2006GL029237, 2007 pdf Vimeux, F., R. Gallaire, S. Bony, G. Hoffman, and J.C.H. Chiang: What are the climate controls on dD in precipitation in the Zongo Valley (Bolivia)? Implications for Illimani ice core interpretation. Earth & Planetary Science Letters, 240, pp 205-220 (December 2005). abstract
“Meridional Mode” tropical atmosphere-ocean variability	Chang, P., L. Zhang, R. Saravanan, D.J. Vimont, J.C.H. Chiang, L. Ji, H. Seidel, and M.K. Tippett: Pacific Meridional Mode and El Niño-Southern Oscillation. Geophysical Research Letters, 34, L16608, doi:10.1029/2007GL030302 (2007) pdf Chiang, J. C. H., and D. J. Vimont: Analogous Pacific and Atlantic meridional modes of tropical atmosphere-ocean variability. Journal of Climate, 17, 4143-4158 (1 Nov 2004) abstract / pdf
Tropical ENSO teleconnections – “tropospheric temperature” mechanism	Lintner, B. R., and J. C. H. Chiang: Adjustment of the remote tropical climate to El Nino conditions. Journal of Climate, 20, p2544-2557 (June 2007). pdf Lintner, B. R., and J. C. H. Chiang: Reorganization of tropical climate during El Nino: a weak temperature gradient approach. Journal of Climate, 18, pp. 5312-5329 (December 2005) abstract / pdf Chiang, J.C.H. and B. R. Lintner: Mechanisms of remote tropical surface warming during El Nino. Journal of Climate, 18, pp.4130-4149 (October 2005). DOI: 10.1175/JCLI3529.1. abstract / pdf Chiang, J.C.H., and A.H. Sobel: Tropical tropospheric temperature variations caused by ENSO and their influence on the remote tropical climate. Journal of Climate, 15, 2616-2631 (2002). abstract/pdf
Tropical Atlantic variability	Kushnir, Y., R. Seager, J. Miller, and J.C.H. Chiang: A simple coupled model of tropical Atlantic decadal climate variability. Geophys. Res. Lett., 10.1029/2002GL015874 (13 Dec 2002). abstract / pdf Chiang, J.C.H., Y. Kushnir, and A. Giannini: Deconstructing Atlantic ITCZ variability: influence of the local cross-equatorial SST gradient, and remote forcing from the eastern equatorial Pacific. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107(D1), 10.1029/2000JD000307, Jan 2002. abstract / pdf Giannini, A., J. C. H. Chiang, M. A. Cane, Y. Kushnir, and R. Seager: The ENSO teleconnection to the tropical Atlantic Ocean: contributions of the remote and local SSTs to rainfall variability in the tropical Americas. Journal of Climate, 14, 4530-4544. abstract / pdf Chiang, J.C.H., Y. Kushnir, and S.E. Zebiak: Interdecadal changes in eastern Pacific ITCZ variability and its influence on the Atlantic ITCZ. Geophysical Research Letters, 27, 3687-3690 (2000). abstract/pdf
Tropical surface winds	Lin, I.-I., W.T. Liu, C.-C. Wu, J.C.H. Chiang, and C.-H. Sui: Satellite observations of modulation of surface winds by typhoon-induced ocean cooling. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(3), 10.1029/2002GL015674. abstract / pdf Chiang, J.C.H., S.E. Zebiak, and M.A. Cane: Relative roles of elevated heating and surface temperature gradients in driving anomalous surface winds over tropical oceans. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 58, 1371-1394 (2001). abstract/pdf Chiang, J.C.H., and S.E. Zebiak: Surface winds over tropical oceans: diagnosis of the momentum balance, and modeling the linear friction coefficient. Journal of Climate, 13, 1733-1747 (2000). abstract/pdf
Climate and society	Orlove, B, J.C.H. Chiang, and M. A. Cane: Ethnoclimatology in the Andes. American Scientist, 90, 428-435 (2002). Online link. (this article won an award) Orlove, B.S., J.C.H. Chiang, and M.A. Cane: Forecasting Andean rainfall and crop yield from El Niño influences on atmospheric clarity. Nature, 403, 68-71 (2000). NY Times Week in Review article (01/30/00)/abstract/pdf
Tropical meteorology	Mölg, T., J.C.H. Chiang, A. Gohm, N.J. Cullen, and G. Kaser (2008): Temporal precipitation variability versus altitude on a tropical high mountain: Observations and mesoscale atmospheric modeling. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, submitted.
Physics (undergrad projects)	Heiss, W.D., and J.C.H. Chiang: Random perturbation of systematic degeneracies and quantum chaos. Phys. Rev. A, 47, 2533-2538 (1993) Botha, P.J., J.C.H. Chiang, J.D. Comins, and P.M. Mjwara: Behaviour of elastic constants, refractive index, and lattice parameter of cubic zirconia at high temperatures. J. Applied Physics, 73, 7268-7274 (1993)