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Benjamin F. Chao

Benjamin F. Chao

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
46
Citations
8089
World Ranking
4207
National Ranking
15

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Benjamin F. Chao is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their body of research centers on geophysics, gravity measurements, and related geoscience fields.

The scientist has contributed to various subfields including oceanography, astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric science, molecular biology, and aerospace engineering. Their work frequently addresses topics such as geophysics and gravity measurements, geomagnetism and paleomagnetism studies, GNSS positioning and interference, climate variability and models, solar and space plasma dynamics, high-pressure geophysics and materials, and ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Research publications by Benjamin F. Chao include:

  • Variation of the equatorial moments of inertia associated with a 6-year westward rotary motion in the Earth, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Earth's Rotation: Observations and Relation to Deep Interior, 2021, Surveys in Geophysics
  • Variation of Earth's Oblateness J2 on Interannual-to-Decadal Timescales, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • What Causes the Common-Mode Error in Array GPS Displacement Fields: Case Study for Taiwan in Relation to Atmospheric Mass Loading, 2020, Earth and Space Science
  • Greenland Interannual Ice Mass Variations Detected by GRACE Time-Variable Gravity, 2022, Geophysical Research Letters

They have collaborated frequently with a set of coauthors, including:

  • Sheng-An Shih
  • Yao Yu
  • Zhen Li
  • Zizhan Zhang
  • Liming Jiang

Benjamin F. Chao's research has been published across a number of venues, with multiple papers appearing in each of the following:

  • Surveys in Geophysics
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • Geophysical Journal International
  • Earth Planets and Space

The scientist's focus on geophysical phenomena is reflected in their repeated publications on gravity variations, Earth rotation, and geodetic measurements. These research efforts contribute to understanding Earth's interior dynamics as well as environmental and atmospheric influences.

Among professional recognitions, Benjamin F. Chao was named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2019, acknowledging a sustained contribution to the field of geophysics.

Best Publications

  • Impact of Artificial Reservoir Water Impoundment on Global Sea Level

    B. F. Chao;Y. H. Wu;Y. S. Li

  • Global sea-level budget 1993 - present

    Anny Cazenave;Benoit Meyssignac;Michael Ablain

  • Past and future contribution of global groundwater depletion to sea-level rise

    Yoshihide Wada;Ludovicus P. H. van Beek;Frederiek C. Sperna Weiland;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Detection of a large-scale mass redistribution in the terrestrial system since 1998.

    Christopher M. Cox;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Changes in the Earth's rotation and low-degree gravitational field induced by earthquakes

    B. Fong Chao;Richard S. Gross

  • An effective filtering for GRACE time-variable gravity: Fan filter

    Zi Zhan Zhang;Zi Zhan Zhang;B. F. Chao;Yang Lu;Hou Tse Hsu

  • Terrestrial water storage anomalies of Yangtze River Basin droughts observed by GRACE and connections with ENSO

    Zizhan Zhang;Zizhan Zhang;B. F. Chao;Jianli Chen;Clark R Wilson

  • Diurnal and Semidiurnal Variations in the Earth's Rotation Rate Induced by Oceanic Tides.

    R. D. Ray;D. J. Steinberg;B. F. Chao;D. E. Cartwright

  • Global surface-water-induced seasonal variations in the earth's rotation and gravitational field

    B. F. Chao;William P. O'Connor

  • Diurnal/semidiurnal polar motion excited by oceanic tidal angular momentum

    B.F. Chao;R.D. Ray;J.M. Gipson;Gary D. Egbert

  • Snow load effect on the Earth's rotation and gravitational field, 1979–1985

    B. Fong Chao;William P. O'Connor;Alfred T. C. Chang;Dorothy K. Hall

  • Temporal variations of the Earth's gravitational field from satellite laser ranging to LAGEOS

    R. S. Nerem;B. F. Chao;A. Y. Au;J. C. Chan

  • Recent Changes in Land Water Storage and its Contribution to Sea Level Variations.

    Yoshihide Wada;John T. Reager;Benjamin F. Chao;Jida Wang

  • Detection of tidal dissipation in the solid Earth by satellite tracking and altimetry

    R. D. Ray;R. J. Eanes;B. F. Chao

  • Anthropogenic impact on global geodynamics due to reservoir water impoundment

    Benjamin Fong Chao

  • On inversion for mass distribution from global (time-variable) gravity field

    Benjamin F. Chao

  • Space geodesy monitors mass transports in global geophysical fluids

    Ben F. Chao;Véronique Dehant;R. S. Gross;R. D. Ray

  • Wavelet analysis provides a new tool for studying Earth's rotation

    Benjamin Fong Chao;Isao Naito

  • Estimation of period and Q of the Chandler wobble

    Masato Furuya;B. F. Chao

  • Oceanic angular momentum variability estimated from the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, 1988–1998

    Thomas J. Johnson;Clark R. Wilson;Benjamin F. Chao

  • Change of sea level trend in the Mediterranean and Black seas

    I. Vigo;D. Garcia;B. F. Chao

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard S. Gross
Richard S. Gross California Institute of Technology
Cheinway Hwang
Cheinway Hwang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Jean-Paul Boy
Jean-Paul Boy University of Strasbourg
Richard D. Ray
Richard D. Ray Goddard Space Flight Center
Clark R. Wilson
Clark R. Wilson The University of Texas at Austin
C. K. Shum
C. K. Shum The Ohio State University
Jianli Chen
Jianli Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Yoshihide Wada
Yoshihide Wada King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Jesús García-Lafuente
Jesús García-Lafuente University of Malaga
Torrence V. Johnson
Torrence V. Johnson Jet Propulsion Lab

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