Peer-Reviewed Publications

Chen, X. (2021). The LMARS Based Shallow‐Water Dynamical Core on Generic Gnomonic Cubed‐Sphere Geometry, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 13(1).

JUDT, F., KLOCKE, D., RIOS-BERRIOS, R., VANNIERE, B., ZIEMEN, F., AUGER, L., BIERCAMP, J., BRETHERTON, C., CHEN, X., DÜBEN, P., HOHENEGGER, C., KHAIROUTDINOV, M., KODAMA, C., KORNBLUEH, L., LIN, S.-J., NAKANO, M., NEUMANN, P., PUTMAN, W., RÖBER, N., … ZHOU, L. (2021). Tropical Cyclones in Global Storm-Resolving Models, Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II

Harris, L., Zhou, L., Lin, S., Chen, J., Chen, X., Gao, K., Morin, M., Rees, S., Sun, Y., Tong, M., Xiang, B., Bender, M., Benson, R., Cheng, K., Clark, S., Elbert, O. D., Hazelton, A., Huff, J. J., Kaltenbaugh, A., … Stern, W. (2020). GFDL SHiELD: A Unified System for Weather‐to‐Seasonal Prediction, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems12(10).

Horowitz, L. W., Naik, V., Paulot, F., Ginoux, P. A., Dunne, J. P., Mao, J., Schnell, J., Chen, X., He, J., John, J. G., Lin, M., Lin, P., Malyshev, S., Paynter, D., Shevliakova, E., & Zhao, M. (2020). The GFDL Global Atmospheric Chemistry‐Climate Model AM4.1: Model Description and Simulation Characteristics, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems

Chen, J.-H., Lin, S.-J., Zhou, L., Chen, X., Rees, S., Bender, M., & Morin, M. (2019). Evaluation of Tropical Cyclone Forecasts in the Next Generation Global Prediction System, Monthly Weather Review147(9), 3409–3428.

Magnusson, L., Chen, J., Lin, S., Zhou, L., Chen, X. (2019). Dependence on initial conditions versus model formulations for medium‐range forecast error variations, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, qj.3545.

Shin, H. H., Ming, Y., Zhao, M., Chen, X., Lin, S. (2019). Improved Surface Layer Simulation Using Refined Vertical Resolution in the GFDL Atmospheric General Circulation Model, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems11(4), 905–917.

Chen, J., Lin, S., Magnusson, L., Bender, M., Chen, X., Zhou, L., Xiang, B., Rees, S., Morin, M., & Harris, L. (2019). Advancements in Hurricane Prediction With NOAA’s Next‐Generation Forecast System, Geophysical Research Letters, 2019GL082410.

Zhou, L., Lin, S.-J., Chen, J.-H., Harris, L. M., Chen, X., Rees, S. L. (2019). Toward Convective-Scale Prediction within the Next Generation Global Prediction System. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society100(7), 1225–1243.

Zarzycki, C. M., Jablonowski, C., Kent, J., Lauritzen, P. H., Nair, R., Reed, K. A., Ullrich, P. A., Hall, D. M., Taylor, M. A., Dazlich, D., Heikes, R., Konor, C., Randall, D., Chen, X., Harris, L., Giorgetta, M., Reinert, D., Kühnlein, C., Walko, R., … Skamarock, W. C. (2019). DCMIP2016: the splitting supercell test case. Geoscientific Model Development12(3), 879–892.

Li, C., Chen, X., (2019). Simulating Nonhydrostatic Atmospheres on Planets (SNAP): Formulation, Validation, and Application to the Jovian Atmosphere. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series240(2), 37.

Stevens, B., Satoh, M., Auger, L., Biercamp, J., Bretherton, C. S., Chen, X., Düben, P., Judt, F., Khairoutdinov, M., Klocke, D., Kodama, C., Kornblueh, L., Lin, S.-J., Neumann, P., Putman, W. M., Röber, N., Shibuya, R., Vanniere, B., Vidale, P. L., … Zhou, L. (2019). DYAMOND: the DYnamics of the Atmospheric general circulation Modeled On Non-hydrostatic Domains. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science6(1), 61.

Chen, X., Lin, S.-J., Harris, L. M. (2018). Towards an Unstaggered Finite-Volume Dynamical Core With a Fast Riemann Solver: 1-D Linearized Analysis of Dissipation, Dispersion, and Noise Control. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems10(9), 2333–2356.

Zhao, M., Golaz, J.-C., Held, I. M., Guo, H., Balaji, V., Benson, R., Chen, J.-H., Chen, X., Donner, L. J., Dunne, J. P., Dunne, K., Durachta, J., Fan, S.-M., Freidenreich, S. M., Garner, S. T., Ginoux, P., Harris, L. M., Horowitz, L. W., Krasting, J. P., … Xiang, B. (2018). The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 2. Model Description, Sensitivity Studies, and Tuning Strategies. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems10(3), 735–769.

Zhao, M., Golaz, J.-C., Held, I. M., Guo, H., Balaji, V., Benson, R., Chen, J.-H., Chen, X., Donner, L. J., Dunne, J. P., Dunne, K., Durachta, J., Fan, S.-M., Freidenreich, S. M., Garner, S. T., Ginoux, P., Harris, L. M., Horowitz, L. W., Krasting, J. P., … Xiang, B. (2018). The GFDL Global Atmosphere and Land Model AM4.0/LM4.0: 1. Simulation Characteristics With Prescribed SSTs. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems10(3), 691–734.

Lin, S.-J., Harris, L., Chen, X., Yao, W., & Chai, J. (2017). Colliding Modons: A Nonlinear Test for the Evaluation of Global Dynamical Cores. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems9(7), 2483–2492.

Ullrich, P. A., Jablonowski, C., Kent, J., Lauritzen, P. H., Nair, R., Reed, K. A., Zarzycki, C. M., Hall, D. M., Dazlich, D., Heikes, R., Konor, C., Randall, D., Dubos, T., Meurdesoif, Y., Chen, X., Harris, L., Kühnlein, C., Lee, V., Qaddouri, A., … Viner, K. (2017). DCMIP2016: a review of non-hydrostatic dynamical core design and intercomparison of participating models. Geoscientific Model Development10(12), 4477–4509.

Chen, X., Andronova, N., Van Leer, B., Penner, J. E., Boyd, J. P., Jablonowski, C., & Lin, S.-J. (2013). A Control-Volume Model of the Compressible Euler Equations with a Vertical Lagrangian Coordinate. Monthly Weather Review141(7), 2526–2544.

Lin, G., Chen, X., Fu, Z. (2007). Temporal–spatial diversities of long-range correlation for relative humidity over China. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications383(2), 585–594.

Chen, X., Lin, G., & Fu, Z. (2007). Long-range correlations in daily relative humidity fluctuations: A new index to characterize the climate regions over China. Geophysical Research Letters34(7), L07804.

Jiang, L., Chen, X., Fu, Z.-T., Liu, S.-K., & Liu, S.-D. (2006). Periodic Solutions to KdV–Burgers–Kuramoto Equation. Communications in Theoretical Physics45(5), 815–818.

Miscellanea Academic Publications

Harris, L., Zhou, L., Chen, X.,  Chen, J.-H. (2020). The GFDL Finite-Volume Cubed-Sphere Dynamical Core: Release 201912 (GFDL. (U.S.) (ed.)), NOAA technical memorandum OAR GFDL ; 2020-001

Zhao, M., Golaz, J.-C., Held, I. M., Guo, H., Balaji, V., Benson, R., Chen, J.-H., Chen, X., Donner, L. J., Dunne, J. P., Dunne, K., Durachta, J., Fan, S.-M., Freidenreich, S. M., Garner, S. T., Ginoux, P., Harris, L. M., Horowitz, L. W., Krasting, J. P., … Xiang, B. (2018). NOAA-GFDL/AM4: AM4 Paper Release (Version v1.0.0).  Zendo

Chen, J.-H., Chen, X., Lin, S.-J., Magnusson, L., Bender, M., Zhou, L., & Rees, S. (2018). Tropical cyclones in GFDL fvGFS - Impacts of dycore, physics and initial conditions. 33rd Conference on Hurricane and Tropical Meteorology

Chen, X. (2013). Algorithm Development for Vertical Lagrangian Coordinate Based Non-Hydrostatic and Hydrostatic Models. University of Michigan [PhD Thesis]

Content Contribution

Weber, T. E. (2018, August). The U.S. Desperately Needs a Better Way to Predict Storms. One Scientist Might Have the Solution.  Time Magazine

Voosen, P. (2017). Take that, Europe. Computer modeler aims to give U.S. lead in weather predictions. Science

Voosen, P. (2017). The Weather Master. Science, 45(6334), 128–131. , 

Media and Press Coverage

Olsen, E. J. (2018). Alumni Spotlight of CLaSP dept. at University of Michigan.  clasp.engin.umich.edu

Cao, S. (2018). Here’s Why Predicting the Weather Is Still So Difficult. Observer

Books and Manuals

Lin, S.-J., Benson, R., Chen, J., Chen, X., Harris, L. M., Liang, Z., Morin, M., Putman, W. M., Rees, S., & Zhou, L. (2016). A brief overview of the FV3 dynamical core. NGGPS Dynamical Core Test Group