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TOA and surafce flux data set


TOA and surafce flux data set (http://researchdata.reading.ac.uk/111/)




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  (44)   Allan, R. and Liu, C. (2018) Overview of climate models and tropical extremes. In: Vuruputur, V., Sukhatme, J., Murtugudde, R. and Roca, R. (eds.) Tropical Extremes: Natural Variability and Trends. Elsevier, pp. 139-164. ISBN 9780128092484

  (43)   Hyder, P., Edwards, J. M., Allan, R. P., Hewitt, H. T., Bracegirdle, T. J., Gregory, J. M., Wood, R. A., Meijers, A. J. S., Mulcahy, J., Field, P., Furtado, K., Bodas-Salcedo, A., Williams, K. D., Copsey, D., Josey, S. A., Liu, C., Roberts, C. D., Sanchez, C., Ridley, J., Thorpe, L., Hardiman, S. C., Mayer, M., Berry, D. I. and Belcher, S. E. (2018) Critical Southern Ocean climate model biases traced to atmospheric model cloud errors. Nature Communications, 9. 3625. ISSN 2041-1723 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05634-2

  (42)   Feng, X., Haines, K.,Liu, C., Boisseson, E. and Polo, I. (2018) Improved SST-precipitation intra-seasonal relationships in the ECMWF coupled climate reanalysis Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1029/2018GL077138 (accepted)

  (41)   Liu, C. and Allan, R. P (2018) Unrealistic increases in wind speed explain reduced eastern Pacific heat flux in reanalyses. Journal of Climate. ISSN 1520-0442 https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0642.1

  (40)   Liu, C., Allan, R. P., Mayer, M., Hyder, P., Loeb, N. G., Roberts, C. D., Valdivieso, M., Edwards, J. M. and Vidale, P. L. (2017) Evaluation of satellite and reanalysis-based global net surface energy flux and uncertainty estimates. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122 (12). pp. 6250-6272. ISSN 2169-8996 doi: 10.1002/2017JD026616

  (39)   Roberts, C. D., Palmer, M. D., Allan, R. P., Desbruyeres, D. G. D., Hyder, P., Liu, C. and Smith, D. (2017) Surface flux and ocean heat transport convergence contributions to seasonal and interannual variations of ocean heat content. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 122 (1). pp. 726-744. ISSN 2169-9291 doi: 10.1002/2016JC012278

  (38)   Liu, C. , R. P. Allan, P. Berrisford, M. Mayer, P. Hyder, N. G. Loeb, D. Smith, P. L. Vidale and J. M. Edwards (2015) Combining satellite observations and reanalysis energy transports to estimate global net surface energy fluxes 1985-2012 Journal of Geophysical Research doi/10.1002/2015JD023264 PDF

  (37)  Smith, D. M. , Allan, R., Coward, A. C. , Eade, R., Hyder, P., Liu, C., Loeb, N. G., Palmer, M. D., Roberts, C. D. and Scaife, A. A. (2015) Earth's energy imbalance since 1960 in observations and CMIP5 models. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1002/2014GL062669

  (36)  Hegerl, G. and co-authors (include C. Liu) (2014) Challenges in quantifying changes in the global water cycle Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-13-00212.1

  (35)  Allan, R. P., Liu, C., Loeb, N. G., Palmer, M. D., Roberts, M., Smith, D. and Vidale, P.-L. (2014) Changes in global net radiative imbalance 1985-2012. Geophysical Research Letters. ISSN 00948276 doi: 10.1002/2014GL060962

  (34)  Skliris, N., R. Marsh, S. A. Josey, S. A. Good, C. Liu, R. P. Allan (2014) Salinity changes in the World Ocean since 1950 in relation to changing surface freshwater fluxes Climate Dynamics , doi:10.1007/s00382-014-2131-7.

  (33)  Allan, R. P., C. Liu, M. Zahn, D. A. Lavers, E. Koukouvagias and A. Bodas-Salcedo (2014) Physically consistent responses of the global atmospheric hydrological cycle in models and observations, Surv. Geophys., 35, 533-552, doi:10.1007/s10712-012-9213-z. | PDF

  (32)  Liu, C., R. P. Allan, M. Brooks and S. F. Milton (2014) Comparing tropical precipitation simulated by the Met Office NWP and climate models with satellite observations, J. Applied Meteorol. and Climatology, 53, 200-214, doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-13-082.1 | PDF | Online

  (31)  Liu, C. and R. P. Allan, (2013) Observed and simulated precipitation responses in wet and dry regions 1850-2100, Environmental Research Letters, 8, 034002, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/034002 | PDF |

  (30)  Liu, C., R. P. Allan, and G. J. Huffman (2012) Co-variation of temperature and precipitation in CMIP5 models and satellite observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L13803, doi:10.1029/2012GL052093 PDF
Please note, columns 9 and 11 of Table 2 (dPland/dPocean) should have units of (%/%) and not (%/K)

  (29)  Liu, C.-L. and R. P. Allan, (2012) Multi-satellite observed responses of precipitation and its extremes to interannual climate variability, J. Geophys. Res. 117, D03101, doi:10.1029/2011JD016568. PDF (online)

  (28)  Liu, C., Haines, K., Iwi, A. and Smith, D. (2012) Comparing the UK Met Office climate prediction system DePreSys with idealized predictability in the HadCM3 model.Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 138 (662), pp. 81-90. ISSN 1477-870X. doi: 10.1002/qj.904 | PDF


  (27)  10) Bentamy, A.; Croize-Fillon, D.; Queffeulou, P.; Liu, C.; Roquet, H. (2009) Evaluation of high-resolution surface wind products at global and regional scales, Journal of Operational Oceanography, , 15-27 (13) PDF

  (26)  Putt, D., K. Haines, R. Gurney and C. Liu (2009) Land surface anomaly simulations and predictions with a climate model: an El Nino Southern Oscillation case study, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A,, 917-923 (367) PDF | DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0180

  (25)  Haines, K., Hermanson, K. L., Liu, C., Putt, D., Sutton, R. T., Iwi, A. and Smith, (2009) Decadal climate prediction (project GCEP), Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A,, 925-937 (367) ISSN 1364-503X doi: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0178 | PDF

  (24)  Jon Blower, Keith Haines, Adit Santokhee, Chunlei Liu (2009) Godiva2: Interactive visualization of environmental data on the web, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. A,, 1035-1039 (367) DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2008.0180. | PDF

  (23)  Haines K., J. Blower, C.Liu, A. Santokhee (2008) Delivering NCOF operational marine data through the Internet, Journal of Operational Oceanography, , 35-39 1(2) PDF

  (22)  Haines, K. and J. Blower, J-P. Drecourt, C. Liu, A. Vidard, I. Astin and X. Zhou (2006) Salinity assimilation using S(T) relationships, Mon. Wea. Rev. , 759–771 (134) PDF

  (21)  Woolf, A., Haines, K. and Liu, C., (2003) A web service model for climate data access on the grid, International journal of high performance computing applications, , 281-295 17(3) PDF

  (20)  Liu, Chunlei and A. J. Illingworth (2000) Towards more accurate retrievals of ice water content from radar measurements of clouds, J. Appl. Meteor, , 2061-2078 PDF

  (19)  Liu, C-L. and A. J. Illingworth (1999) Reply to comment 'Error analysis of backscatter from discrete dipole approximation for different ice particle shapes', Atmospheric Research, , 1-2 (50) PDF

  (18)  Liu, Chunlei (1998) Validity of anomalous diffraction approximation in m-x domain, Atmospheric Research, , 81-86 49(1) PDF

  (17)  Saunders, C., J. Rimmer, P. Jonas, J. Arathoon, C. Liu, (1998) Preliminary laboratory studies of the optical scattering properties of the crystal clouds, Annales Geophysicae, , 618-627 (16) PDF

  (16)  Liu, C-L. and Illingworth, A. J., (1997) Error analysis of backscatter from discrete dipole approximation for different ice particle shapes, Atmospheric Research, , 231-241 (44) PDF

  (15)  Liu Chunlei and Yao Keya. (1997) Particle size truncation effect on the inference of effective particle diameter, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, , 350-354 14(3) DOI: 10.1007/s00376-997-0055-4 |

  (14)  Liu Chunlei and Yao Keya. (1997) Cirrus Cloud Ice Particle Density Variation Effect on the Visible Radiation Transfer, Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences (in Chinese),, 599-606 21(5)doi:10.3878/j.issn.1006-9895.1997.05.11.

  (13)  Liu, Chunlei, P. R. Jonas, and C. P. R. Saunders, (1996) Pyramidal ice crystal scattering phase functions and concentric halos, Annales Geophysicae, , 1192-1197 (14) PDF

  (12)  Liu, Chunlei, P. R. Jonas and C. P. R. Saunders. (1996) Accuracy of the anomalous diffraction approximation to light scattering by column-like ice crystals, Atmospheric Research, , 63-69 (41)

  (11)  Yao Keya and Liu Chunlei (1996) The effect of light absorption on the ice crystal scattering phase Function, Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences <>, , 123-126 (21)

  (10)  Liu Chunlei and Yao Keya (1996) Calculation of ice crystal diffraction. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, , 340-348 13(3)

  (9)  Yao Keya and Liu Chunlei (1996) Ice particle size and shape effect on solar energy scattering angular distribution, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, , ):505-510 13(4)

  (8)  Liu Chunlei and Yao Keya(1996) Hollow effect on the scattering properties of the ice crystals, Atmospheric Sci.??????, , 427-432 4

  (7)  Liu Chunlei and Yao Keya(1996) Ice particle scattering properties, Journal of Nanjing University, , 15-27 32

  (6)  Yao Keya and Liu Chunlei (1996) Scattering properties for different shapes of ice crystals often encountered in ice clouds, Remote Sensing Technology and Application, , 22-26, 11(1)

  (5)  Liu, Chunlei, P. R. Jonas, and C. P. R. Saunders (1995) Phase function calculations of single hexagonal bullet-like ice crystals. Annales Geophysicae, , 1348-1354 13

  (4)  Liu, Chunlei and Smith, Mike, H. (1995) Urban and rural aerosol particle optical properties, Atmospheric Environment, , 3293-3301 29

  (3)  Liu, Chunlei, (1995) Humidity effect on the aerosol particle spectra in the atmospheric boundary layer. J. Aerosol Sci, , 489-495 26

  (2)  Huntley, D. V., Nicholls, R. J., Liu, C-L. and Dyer, K. R. (1994) Measurements of the semi-diurnal drag coefficient over sand waves. Continental Shelf Res., , 437- 456 14(5)

  (1)  Huntley, D. A., Huthnance, J. M., Collins, M.B., Liu, C-L., Nicholls R.J. and Hewitson, C., (2009) Hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics of North Sea sand and sand banks, Phil. Trans.R. Soc. Lond., , 461-474 (A343)


Chunlei Liu
Location: Department of Meteorology
Email: c.l.liu@reading.ac.uk