PUBLICATIONS
1. Zhang Tao, 2001: Atmospheric Energetics of the Climate System, Doctoral thesis, IAP, CAS, 200pp.
2. Guo, Y.-F., Y.-Q. Yu, Tao Zhang, 2000: Evaluation of IAP/LASG GOALS Model. In IAP Global Ocean-Atmosphere-Land System Model, edited by Zhang, X. et al., Science Press, Beijing, 252pp.
3. Zhang Tao, Guo Yufu, Wu Guoxiong, 2002:Analysis of Zonal Mean Atmospheric Climate State in IAP/LASG GOALS Model Simulations, Adv. Atmos. Sci,19(6),1091-1102.
4. Zhang Tao, Wu Guoxiong, Guo Yufu, 2002: Energy budget bias in global coupled ocean-atmosphere-land model, Acta Meteorologica Sinica,60(3),278-288.
5. Zhang Tao, Guo Yufu,Wu Guoxiong, 2002: Simulation of the impact of warm and cold events on the atmospheric energy cycle and zonal mean atmospheric circulation. Acta Meteorologica Sinica,60(5),513-526.
6. Zhang Tao, Guo Yufu, Wu Guoxiong,2002: A coupled ocean-atmosphere model with high resolution
oceanic component. Journal of Applied Meteorological Science,13(6),688-695.
7. Zhang Tao, Wu Guoxiong, Guo Yufu, 2005: The diabatic heating and the generation of available potential energy: Results from NCEP Reanalysis. Acta Meteorologica Sinica,Vol. 19, No.2, 143-159.
8. Zhang Tao, Wu Guoxiong, Guo Yufu, and Su Lin, 2006: A Comparison between Two Versions of the GOALS Model in an Atmospheric Energy Cycle Diagnosis. Chinese J. Atmos. Sci., Vol. 30, No.2, 195-216.
9. Sun, D.Z., J. Fasullo, T. Zhang, and A. Roubicek, 2003:On the Radiative and Dynamical Feedba
cks over the Equatorial Cold-tongue. J. Climate, 16. 2425-2432
10. Sun, D.-Z., T. Zhang, and S.-I. Shin, 2004: The effect of subtropical cooling on the amplitude of ENSO: a numerical study. J. Climate , 17, 3786-3798.
11. Sun, D.-Z., T. Zhang, C. Covey,S. Klein, W. Collins, J. Hack,J. Kiehl, G.A. Meehl, I.Held, and M. Suarez, 2006 : Radiative and Dynamical Feedbacks Over the Equatorial Cold Tongue: Results from Nine Atmospheric GCMs J. Climate , 19, 4059-4074. pdf
12. Sun, D.-Z. and T. Zhang 2006: A Regulatory Effect of ENSO on the Time-Mean Thermal Stratification of the Equatorial Upper Ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L07710, doi:10.1029/2005GL025296.
13. Zhang, T., and D.-Z. Sun, 2006: Response of water vapor and clouds to El Nino warming in three National Center for Atmospheric Research atmospheric Models. J. Geophys. Res., 111, D17103, doi:10.1029/2005JD006700. pdf
14. Zhang, T., and D.-Z. Sun, 2008: What causes the excessive response of clear-sky greenhouse effect to El Nino warming in Community Atmosphere Models? J. Geophys. Res., 113, D02108, doi:10.1029/2007JD009247. pdf
15. Sun, D.-Z., Y. Yu, and T. Zhang 2009: Tropical Water Vapor and Cloud Feedbacks in Climate Models: A Further Assessment Using Coupled Simulations. J. Climate, 22, 1287-1304. pdf
16. Zhang, T., D.-Z. Sun, R. Neale, and P. J. Rasch, 2009: An Evaluation of ENSO Asymmetry in the Community Climate System Models: A View from the Subsurface. J. Climate, 22, 5933-5961. pdf
17. Kumar, A., J. Perlwitz, J. Eischeid, X. Quan, T. Xu, T. Zhang, M. Hoerling, B. Jha, and W. Wang, 2010: Contribution of sea ice loss to Arctic amplification. Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L21701, doi:10.1029/2010GL045022. pdf
18. Dole, R., M. Hoerling, J. Perlwitz, J. Eischeid, P. Pegion, T. Zhang, X.-W. Quan, T. Xu, and D. Murray, 2011: Was there a basis for anticipating the 2010 Russian heat wave? Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L06702, doi:10.1029/2010GL046582. pdf
19. Hoerling, M., J. Hurrell, A. Kumar, L. Terray, J. Eischeid, P. Pegion, T. Zhang, X.-W. Quan, and T. Xu, 2011: On North American Decadal Climate for 2011-2020. J. Climate , 24, 4519-4528. pdf
20. Zhang, T., M. P. Hoerling, J. Perlwitz, D.-Z. Sun, and D. Murray, 2011: Physics of U.S. surface temperature response to ENSO. J. Climate, 24, 4874-4887. pdf
21. Hoerling, Martin, Jon Eischeid, Judith Perlwitz, Xiaowei Quan, Tao Zhang, and Philip Pegion, 2012: On the Increased Frequency of Mediterranean Drought. J. Climate, 25, 2146-2161. pdf
22. Hoerling, M., A. Kumar, R. Dole, J. Nielson-Gammon, J.Eischeid, J. Perlwitz, X. Quan, T. Zhang, P. Pegion,and M. Chen, 2013: Anatomy of an Extreme Event.J. Climate, 26, 2811-2832. pdf
23. Sheffield, J., S.J. Camargo, R. Fu, Q. Hu, X. Jiang, N. Johnson, K.B. Karnauskas, J. Kinter, S. Kumar, B. Langenbrunner, E. Maloney, A.a Mariotti, J. E. Meyerson, D. Neelin, Z. Pan, A. Ruiz-Barradas, R Seager; Y. L Serra, D.-Z. Sun, C. Wang, S.-P. Xie, J.Y. Yu, T. Zhang, and M. Zhao, 2013: North American Climate in CMIP5 Experiments. Part II: Evaluation of Historical Simulations of Intraseasonal to Decadal Variability. J. Climate, 26, 9247-9290. pdf
24. Funk, C., G. Husak, J. Michaelsen, S. Shukla, A. Hoell, B. Lyon, M. P. Hoerling, B. Liebmann, T. Zhang, J. Verdin, G. Galu, G. Eilerts, and J. Rowland, 2013: Attribution of 2012 and 2003-12 Rainfall Deficits in Eastern Kenya and Southern Somalia [in "Explaining Extreme Events of 2012 from a Climate Perspective"]. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 94 (9), S45-S48. pdf
25. Dole R., M. Hoerling, A. Kumar, J. Eischeid, J. Perlwitz, X.-W. Quan, G. Kiladis, R. Webb, D. Murray, M. Chen, K. Wolter, and T. Zhang, 2014: The Making of An Extreme Event: Putting the Pieces Together. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 95, 427-440. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00069.1 pdf
26. Sun, D.-Z., T. Zhang, Y. Sun, and Y. Yu, 2014: Rectification of El Nino-Southern Oscillation into Climate Anomalies of Decadal and Longer Time-scales: Results from Forced Ocean GCM Experiments. J. Climate, 27, 2545-2561, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00390.1. pdf
27. Zhang, T., and D.-Z. Sun, 2014: ENSO Asymmetry in CMIP5 Models. J. Climate, 27, 4070-4093, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00454.1. pdf
28. Zhang, T., J. Perlwitz, and M. P. Hoerling, 2014: What is Responsible for the Strong Observed Asymmetry in Teleconnections Between El Nino and La Nina? Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 1019-1025, doi:10.1002/2013GL058964. pdf
29. Zhang, T., M. P. Hoerling, J. Perlwitz, and T. Xu, 2016: Forced Atmospheric Teleconnections During 1979-2014. J. Climate, 29, 2333-2357, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0226.1. pdf
30. Zhang, T., X. Shao, and S. Li, 2017: Impacts of atmospheric processes on ENSO Asymmetry: A comparison between CESM1 and CCSM4. J. Climate, 30, 9743-9762, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0360.1. pdf
31. Quan, X., M. P. Hoerling, L. Smith, J. Perlwitz, T. Zhang, A. Hoell, K. Wolter, and J. Eischeid, 2017: Extreme California Rains During Winter 2015/16: A Change in El Nino Teleconnection? [in "Explaining Extreme Events of 2016 from a Climate Perspective"]. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 99 (1), S54-S59, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0118.1. pdf
32. Zhang, T., M. P. Hoerling, K. Wolter, J. Eischeid, L. Cheng, A. Hoell, J. Perlwitz, X. Quan, and J. Barsugli, 2018: Predictability and Prediction of Southern California Rains during Strong El Nino Events: A Focus on the Failed 2016 Winter Rains. J. Climate, 31, 555-574, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0396.1. pdf
33. Hoell, A., M. Barlow, T. Xu, and T. Zhang, 2018: Cold Season Southwest Asia Precipitation Sensitivity to El Nino-Southern Oscillation Events. J. Climate, 31, 4463-4482, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0456.1. pdf
34. Zhang, T., A. Hoell, J. Perlwitz, J. Eischeid, D. Murray, M. Hoerling and T. Hamill, 2019: Towards Probabilistic Multivariate ENSO Monitoring. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, DOI: 10.1029/2019GL083946. pdf
35. Murray, D., A. Hoell, M. Hoerling, J. Perlwitz, X.-W. Quan, D. Allured, T. Zhang, J. Eischeid, C. Smith, J. Barusgli, J. McWhirter, C. Kreutzer and R. S. Webb, 2020: Facility for Climate Assessments (FACTS) – A Community Resource for Assessing Weather and Climate Variability. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0224.1.
36. Zhang, T., M. P. Hoerling, A. Hoell, J. Perlwitz, and J. Eischeid, 2020: Confirmation for and Predictability of Distinct U.S. Impacts of El Niño Flavors. J. Climate, 33, 5971–5991, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0802.1. pdf