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1280
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548

Overview

Xin-Zhong Liang is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant work in atmospheric science and global and planetary change.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Climate variability and models
  • Meteorological phenomena and simulations
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
  • Climate change and health impacts
  • Hydrology and drought analysis
  • Precipitation measurement and analysis

Xin-Zhong Liang has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Climate Dynamics
  • Nature
  • PNAS Nexus
  • Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
  • Atmospheric Research

Their recent papers reflect a focus on climate dynamics and precipitation studies. Notable publications include:

  • Extreme rainfall slows the global economy, 2022, Nature
  • Improving US extreme precipitation simulation: sensitivity to physics parameterizations, 2020, Climate Dynamics
  • CWRF downscaling and understanding of China precipitation projections, 2021, Climate Dynamics
  • Improving US extreme precipitation simulation: dependence on cumulus parameterization and underlying mechanism, 2020, Climate Dynamics
  • El Niño Southern Oscillation, monsoon anomaly, and childhood diarrheal disease morbidity in Nepal, 2022, PNAS Nexus

The scientist has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Chao Sun
  • Raghu Murtugudde
  • Amir Sapkota
  • Yang Zhao
  • Rongsheng Jiang

Best Publications

  • Intercomparison and interpretation of climate feedback processes in 19 atmospheric general circulation models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • Interpretation of Cloud-Climate Feedback as Produced by 14 Atmospheric General Circulation Models

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;J. P. Blanchet;G. J. Boer

  • A China data set of soil properties for land surface modeling

    Wei Shangguan;Yongjiu Dai;Baoyuan Liu;Axing Zhu

  • Observed Diurnal Cycle Climatology of Planetary Boundary Layer Height

    Shuyan Liu;Xin-Zhong Liang

  • A comprehensive evaluation of various sensitivity analysis methods: A case study with a hydrological model

    Yanjun Gan;Qingyun Duan;Wei Gong;Charles Tong

  • Regional climate change projections for the Northeast USA

    Katharine Hayhoe;Cameron P Wake;Bruce T. Anderson;Xin-Zhong Liang

  • A Thermal Infrared Radiation Parameterization for Atmospheric Studies

    Ming-Dah Chou;Max J. Suarez;Xin-Zhong Liang;Michael M.-H. Yan

  • Observation of Luzon Strait transport

    Jiwei Tian;Qingxuan Yang;Xinfeng Liang;Lingling Xie

  • Associations between China monsoon rainfall and tropospheric jets

    Xin-Zhong Liang;Wei-Chyung Wang

  • Impact of Atmospheric Moisture Storage on Precipitation Recycling

    Francina Dominguez;Praveen Kumar;Xin Zhong Liang;Mingfang Ting

  • Evolution of the Yellow River Delta and its relationship with runoff and sediment load from 1983 to 2011

    Dongxian Kong;Chiyuan Miao;Alistair G.L. Borthwick;Qingyun Duan

  • An evaluation of adaptive surrogate modeling based optimization with two benchmark problems

    Chen Wang;Qingyun Duan;Wei Gong;Aizhong Ye

  • Assessment of CMIP5 climate models and projected temperature changes over Northern Eurasia

    Chiyuan Miao;Qingyun Duan;Qiaohong Sun;Yong Huang

  • Regional Climate Model Simulation of U.S. Precipitation during 1982–2002. Part I: Annual Cycle

    Xin-Zhong Liang;L I Li;Kenneth E. Kunkel;Mingfang Ting

  • A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations

    C. P. Weaver;X. Z. Liang;J. Zhu;P. J. Adams

  • Interpretation of snow-climate feedback as produced by 17 general circulation models.

    R. D. Cess;G. L. Potter;M. H. Zhang;J. P. Blanchet

  • A review on statistical postprocessing methods for hydrometeorological ensemble forecasting

    Wentao Li;Qingyun Duan;Chiyuan Miao;Aizhong Ye

  • Regional climate model simulation of summer precipitation diurnal cycle over the United States

    Xin-Zhong Liang;Li Li;Aiguo Dai;Kenneth E. Kunkel

  • Determining climate effects on US total agricultural productivity.

    Xin-Zhong Liang;You Wu;Robert G. Chambers;Daniel L. Schmoldt

  • A soil particle-size distribution dataset for regional land and climate modelling in China

    Wei Shangguan;Yongjiu Dai;Baoyuan Liu;Aizhong Ye

  • Regional climate model downscaling of the U.S. summer climate and future change

    Xin-Zhong Liang;Jianping Pan;Jinhong Zhu;Kenneth E. Kunkel

  • Assessment of CMIP5 climate models and projected temperature changes over

    Northern Eurasia;Chiyuan Miao;Qingyun Duan;Qiaohong Sun

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Kunkel
Kenneth E. Kunkel North Carolina State University
Wei Gao
Wei Gao Colorado State University
Wei-Chyung Wang
Wei-Chyung Wang University at Albany, State University of New York
Donald J. Wuebbles
Donald J. Wuebbles University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Jintai Lin
Jintai Lin Peking University
Xing Yuan
Xing Yuan Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe Texas Tech University
Karl E. Taylor
Karl E. Taylor Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
H. Le Treut
H. Le Treut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jean-Jacques Morcrette
Jean-Jacques Morcrette European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts

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