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Overview

Xiaoli Zhang is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Physics and Astronomy and Earth and Planetary Sciences. The subfields of study they focus on include Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Atmospheric Science, and Geophysics.

Their scholarly work primarily addresses topics such as Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Planetary Science and Exploration, and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate.

They have contributed extensively to scientific literature, particularly in the Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics, where they have published 18 papers. Other frequent publication venues include Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 10 publications and Geophysical Research Letters with 3 publications.

Xiaoli Zhang's recent notable papers include:

  • Solar Tides in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Vertical Coupling by Solar Semidiurnal Tides in the Thermosphere From ICON/MIGHTI Measurements, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Planetary Wave (PW) Generation in the Thermosphere Driven by the PW-Modulated Tidal Spectrum, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Atmosphere-Ionosphere (A-I) Coupling as Viewed by ICON: Day-to-Day Variability Due to Planetary Wave (PW)-Tide Interactions, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • Hough Mode Extensions (HMEs) and Solar Tide Behavior in the Dissipative Thermosphere, 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers. Their most common coauthors are:

  • J. M. Forbes
  • Astrid Maute
  • Christoph R. Englert
  • Brian J. Harding
  • John M. Harlander

Best Publications

  • Variability of the ionosphere

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Scott E. Palo;Xiaoli Zhang

  • Tidal variability in the ionospheric dynamo region

    J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. Palo;J. Russell

  • Monthly tidal temperatures 20–120 km from TIMED/SABER

    Xiaoli Zhang;Jeffrey M. Forbes;Maura E. Hagan;James M. Russell

  • Thermosphere density response to the 20-21 November 2003 solar and geomagnetic storm from CHAMP and GRACE accelerometer data

    Sean Bruinsma;Jeffrey M. Forbes;R. Steven Nerem;Xiaoli Zhang

  • Troposphere-Thermosphere Tidal Coupling as Measured by the SABER Instrument on TIMED during July-September, 2002

    J. M. Forbes;J. Russell;S. Miyahara;X. Zhang

  • Climatology of upward propagating diurnal and semidiurnal tides in the thermosphere

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • Nonmigrating diurnal tides in the thermosphere

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Xiaoli Zhang;Elsayed R. Talaat;William Ward

  • Lunar tide amplification during the January 2009 stratosphere warming event: Observations and theory

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Xiaoli Zhang

  • Wave-driven variability in the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere system from TIMED observations: What contributes to the wave 4 ?

    J. Oberheide;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;S. L. Bruinsma

  • Tidal variability in the lower thermosphere: Comparison of Whole Atmosphere Model (WAM) simulations with observations from TIMED

    R. A. Akmaev;T. J. Fuller-Rowell;F. Wu;J. M. Forbes

  • Surface-exosphere coupling due to thermal tides

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Sean L. Bruinsma;Xiaoli Zhang;Jens Oberheide

  • Longitudinal variation of tides in the MLT region: 1. Tides driven by tropospheric net radiative heating

    Xiaoli Zhang;Jeffrey M. Forbes;Maura E. Hagan

  • Longitudinal variation of tides in the MLT region: 2. Relative effects of solar radiative and latent heating

    Xiaoli Zhang;Jeffrey M. Forbes;Maura E. Hagan

  • Thermosphere density variations due to the 15–24 April 2002 solar events from CHAMP/STAR accelerometer measurements

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Gang Lu;Sean Bruinsma;Steven Nerem

  • Ionosphere variability during the 2009 SSW: Influence of the lunar semidiurnal tide and mechanisms producing electron density variability

    N. M. Pedatella;H.-L. Liu;F. Sassi;J. Lei

  • Solar flux variability of Mars' exosphere densities and temperatures

    Jeffrey M. Forbes;Frank G. Lemoine;Sean L. Bruinsma;Michael D. Smith

  • Quasi 2-day oscillation of the ionosphere: A statistical study

    J.M. Forbes;X. Zhang

  • Upper atmosphere tidal oscillations due to latent heat release in the tropical troposphere

    J. M. Forbes;M. E. Hagan;X. Zhang;K. Hamilton

  • New perspectives on thermosphere tides: 1. Lower thermosphere spectra and seasonal-latitudinal structures

    Alexander O Truskowski;Jeffrey M Forbes;Xiaoli Zhang;Scott E Palo

  • QBO effects on the diurnal tide in the upper atmosphere

    M. E. Hagan;M. D. Burrage;J. M. Forbes;J. Hackney

  • An eastward propagating two‐day wave: Evidence for nonlinear planetary wave and tidal coupling in the mesosphere and lower thermosphere

    S. E. Palo;J. M. Forbes;X. Zhang;J. M. Russell

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey M. Forbes
Jeffrey M. Forbes University of Colorado Boulder
Maura E. Hagan
Maura E. Hagan Utah State University
Sean Bruinsma
Sean Bruinsma Centre National D'Etudes Spatiales
Scott Palo
Scott Palo University of Colorado Boulder
Astrid Maute
Astrid Maute National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jens Oberheide
Jens Oberheide Clemson University
James M. Russell
James M. Russell Brown University
Gang Lu
Gang Lu National Center for Atmospheric Research
Eelco Doornbos
Eelco Doornbos Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute
William E. Ward
William E. Ward University of New Brunswick

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