Science - AIRS Atmospheric Science: People: Baijun Tian

AIRS
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, AIRS, is an instrument whose goal is to support climate research and improved weather forecasting.

JIFRESSE
JIFRESSE is a scientific collaboration between UCLA and JPL to improve understanding and to develop future projections about global climate change for the Southwest US, particularly California.

University of California, Los Angeles (2008-present)
- Assistant Researcher, Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering
Postdoctoral Scholar, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology (2004-2007)
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Program in Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University (2002-2004)
Graduate Student Researcher, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (1996-2002)
Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Geophysics, Peking University, P. R. China (1993-1996)
Research Assistant, Department of Geophysics, Peking University, P. R. China (1992-1993)

Waliser, D. E., B. J. Tian, M. J. Schwartz, X. Xie, W. T. Liu, and E. J. Fetzer, 2008: The hydrological cycle of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: An estimate from satellite observations. To be submitted to Geophys. Res. Lett.
Fetzer, E. J., W. G. Read, D. E. Waliser, B. H. Kahn, B. Tian, H. Vomel, F. W. Irion, H. Su, A. Eldering, M. de la Torre Juarez, J. Jiang, and V. Dang, 2008: Comparison of upper tropospheric water vapor measurements from the Microwave Limber Sounder and Atmospheric Infrared Sounder. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D22306, doi:10.1029/2008JD010000..
Zhang, Y., S. A. Klein, C. T. Liu, B. Tian, R. T. Marchand, J. M. Haynes, R. B. McCoy, Y. Zhang, and T. P. Ackerman, 2008: On the diurnal cycle of deep convection, high clouds and upper tropospheric water vapor in the Multi-scale Modeling Framework. J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16105, doi:10.1029/2008JD009905.
Tian, B., D. E. Waliser, R. A. Kahn, Q. B. Li, Y. L. Yung, T. Tyranowski, I. V. Geogdzhavev, M. I. Mishchenko, O. Torres, and A. Smirnov, 2008: Does the Madden-Julian Oscillation influence aerosol variability?, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D12215, doi:10.1029/2007JD009372.
Schwartz, M. J., D. E. Waliser, B. Tian, D. L. Wu, J. H. Jiang, and W. G. Read, 2008: Characterization of MJO-related upper-tropospheric hydrological processes using MLS. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L08812, doi:10.1029/2008GL033675.
Tian, B. J., Y. L. Yung, D. E. Waliser, T. Tyranowski, L. Kuai, E. J. Fetzer, and F. W. Irion, 2007: Intraseasonal variations of the tropical total ozone and their connection to the MJO. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L08704, doi:10.1029/2007GL029471.
Tian, B., D. E. Waliser, and E. J. Fetzer, 2006: Modulation of the diurnal cycle of tropical deep convective clouds by the MJO. Geophys. Res. Lett., 30, L20704, 10.1029/2006GL027752.
Tian, B., D. E. Waliser, E. J. Fetzer, B. H. Lambrigtsen, Y. Yung, and B. Wang, 2006: Vertical moist thermodynamic structure and spatial-temporal evolution of the MJO in AIRS observations. J. Atmos. Sci., 63, 2462-2485.
Tian, B., I. M. Held, N.-C. Lau, and B. J. Soden, 2005: Diurnal cycle of summertime deep convection over North America: A satellite perspective. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D10108, doi:10.1029/2004JD005275.
Tian, B., B. J. Soden, and X. Wu, 2004: Diurnal cycle of convection, clouds, and water vapor in the tropical upper troposphere: Satellites versus a general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res., 109, D10101, doi:10.1029/2003JD004117.
Tian, B., and V. Ramanathan, 2003: A simple moist tropical atmosphere model: The role of cloud radiative forcing. J. Climate, 16, 2086-2092.
Tian, B., and V. Ramanathan, 2002: Role of tropical clouds in surface and atmospheric energy budget. J. Climate, 15, 296-305.
Tian, B., G. J. Zhang, and V. Ramanathan, 2001: Heat balance in the Pacific warm pool atmosphere during TOGA COARE and CEPEX. J. Climate, 14, 1881-1894.
Tao, Z., H. Wang, and B. Tian, 1995: Cloud system structure evolution of typhoon No. 9216 after landing. Q. J. Appl. Meteor., 6, 146-152.
Tao, Z., and B. Tian, 1994: Asymmetric structure and torrential rain of typhoon No. 9216 after landing. Q. J. Trop. Meteor., 10, 69-77.