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Xun JiangXun Jiang

Atmospheric Science Graduate Advisor
Professor of Atmospheric Science

Curriculum Vitae

Office: Science & Research 1, 432D (Office Hours: T | 1:30 – 2:30 PM)
Contact: xjiang7@uh.edu - 713-743-3156

Education: Ph.D., 2006, Environmental Science & Engineering, California Institute of Technology
M.S., 2001, Meteorology, Peking University
B.S., 1998, Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

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Accepting Graduate Students? Yes

  • CO 2 Similation and Inversion
  • Stratospheric Dynamics
  • Interannual Variability of Ozone and Temperature
  • Solar Influence on Climate
  • Chemistry and Transport Model
  • Extreme Weather
  • Planetary Atmosphere

Publications in Refereed Journals

  • Jiang, X., and Y. Yung, Global patterns of Carbon Dioxide variability from satellite observations, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 47, 225-245, 2019. 
  • Yung, Y., J. Long, J. Jiang, S. Fan,  X.  Jiang, and R. Shia, Effect of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation on Carbon Monoxide in the Stratosphere,  Earth & Space Science, 6, doi:10.1029/2018EA000534, 2019.
  • Laskar, A., L. Lin, X. Jiang, and M. Liang, Assessments of variability of CO2 in Taipei, Taiwan and influences of long-range transport by data from ex situ multiple isotope analyses, OCO-2 satellite retrievals, and assimilated Carbon Tracker model products, Earth & Space Science, doi: 10.1029/2018EA000415, 2018.
  • Studwell*, A., L. Li,  X. Jiang, K. H. Baines, P. M. Fry, T. W. Momary, and U. A. Dyudina, Saturn’s global zonal winds explored by Cassini/VIMS 5-micron images,  Geophysical Research Letters, 45, doi:10.1029/2018GL078139, 2018.
  • Li, L.,  X. Jiang, R. A. West, P. J. Gierasch, S. Perez-Hoyos, A. Sanchez-Lavega, L. N. Fletcher, J. J. Fortney, B. Knowles, C. Porco, K. H. Baines, P. M. Fry, A. Mallama, R. K. Achterberg, A. A. Simon, C. A. Nixon, G. S. Orton, U. A. Dyudina, S. P. Ewald, and R. W. Schmude Jr., Less absorbed solar energy and more internal heat for Jupiter,  Nature Communications, doi:10.1038/s41467-018-06107-2, 2018.
  • Kao, A., X. Jiang, L. Li, J. H. Trammell, G. J. Zhang, H. Su, J. H. Jiang, and Y. Yung, A comparative study of atmospheric moisture recycling rate between observations and models, Journal of Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0421.1, 2018.
  • Jiang, X., A. Kao, A. Corbett, E. Olsen, T. Pagano, A. Zhai, S. Newman, L. Li, and Y. L. Yung, Influence of droughts on mid-tropospheric CO2, Remote Sensing, doi:10.3390/rs9080852, 2017.
  • Pan, Y., L. Li, X. Jiang, G. Li, W. Zhang, X. Wang, and A. P. Ingersoll, Earth’s changing global atmospheric energy cycle in response to climate change, Nature Communications, doi:10.1038/nccomms14367, 2017.
  • Corbett, A., X. Jiang, X. Xiong, A. Kao, and L. Li, Modulation of mid-tropospheric methane by El Nino, Earth & Space Science, 4, doi:10.1002/2017EA000281, 2017.
  • Kao, A., X. Jiang, L. Li, H. Su, and Y. Yung, Precipitation, circulation, and cloud variability over the past two decades, Earth & Space Science, 4, doi:10.1002/2017EA000319, 2017.
  • Trammell, H. J., L. Li, X. Jiang, Y. Pan, M. A. Smith, E. A. Bering III, S. M. Horst, A. R. Vasavada, A. P. Ingersoll, M. A. Janssen, R. A. West, C. Porco, A. A. Simon, and K. H. Baines, Vortices in Saturn’s northern hemisphere (2008-2015) observed by Cassini ISS, Journal of Geophysical Research, 121, 1814-1826, 2016.
  • Jiang, X., D. Crisp, E. T. Olsen, S. Kulawik, C. E. Miller, T. S. Pagano, M. Liang, and Y. L. Yung, CO2 annual and semi-annual cycles from multiple satellite retrievals and models, Earth and Space Science, doi:10.1002/2014EA000045, 2016.
  • Trammell, J. H., X. Jiang, L. Li, A. Kao, G. J. Zhang, E. Chang, and Y. L. Yung, Temporal and spatial variability of precipitation from observation and model, Journal of Climate, 29, 2543-2555, 2016.
  • Souri, A. H., Y. Choi, X. Li, A. Kotsakis, and X. Jiang, A 15-year climatology of wind pattern impacts on surface ozone in Houston, Texas, Atmospheric Research, 174, 124-134, 2016.
  • Newman, S., X. Xu, K. R. Gurney, Y. K. Hsu, K. F. Li, X. Jiang, R. Keeling, S. Feng, D. O’Keefe, R. Patarasuk, K. W. Wong, P. Rao, M. L. Fischer, and Y. L. Yung, Toward consistency between trends in bottom-up CO2 emissions and top-down atmospheric measurements in the Los Angeles megacity, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 3843-3863, doi:10.5194/acp-16-3843-2016.
  • Jiang, X., E. T. Olsen, T. S. Pagano, H. Su, and Y. L. Yung, Modulation of mid-tropospheric CO2 by the South Atlantic Circulation, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-14-0340.1, 2015.
  • Trammell, J. H., X. Jiang, L. Li, M. Liang, M. Li, J. Zhou, E. Fetzer, and Y. L. Yung, Investigation of Precipitation Variations over Wet and Dry Areas from Observation and Model, Advances in Meteorology, Art. No. 981092, 2015.
  • Li, L., X. Jiang, H. J. Trammell, Y. Pan, J. Hernandez, B. J. Conrath, P. J. Gierasch, R. K. Achterberg, C. A. Nixon, F. M. Flasar, S. Perez-Hoyos, R. A. West, K. H. Baines, and B. Knowles, Saturn’s giant storm and global radiant energy, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 2144-2148, 2015.
  • Trammell, H. J., L. Li, X. Jiang, M. Smith, S. Horst, and A. Vasavada, The global vortex analysis of Jupiter and Saturn based on Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem, Icarus, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2014.07.019, 2014.
  • Pagano, T. S., E. T. Olsen, H. Nguyen, A. Ruzmaikin, X. Jiang, and L. Perkins, Global variability of midtropospheric carbon dioxide as measured by the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 8, doi:10.1117/1.JRS.8.084984, 2014.
  • Li, L., R. K. Achterberg, B. J. Conrath, P. J. Gierasch, M. A. Smith, A. A. Simon-Miller, C. A. Nixon, G. S. Orton, F. M. Flasar, X. Jiang, K. H. Baines, R. Morales-Juberias, A. P. Ingersoll, A. R. Vasavada, A. D. Del Genio, R. A. West, and S. P. Ewald, Strong temporal variation over one Saturnian year: From Voyager to Cassini, Scientific Reports, doi:10.1038/srep02410, 2013.
  • Jiang, X., J. Wang, E. T. Olsen, T. Pagano, L. L. Chen, and Y. Yung, Influence of Stratospheric Sudden Warming on AIRS mid-tropospheric CO 2, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-13-064.1 , 2013.
  • Jiang, X., J. Wang, E. T. Olsen, M. Liang, T. S. Pagano, L. Chen, S. J. Licata, and Y. L. Yung, Influence of El Nino on mid-tropospheric CO 2 from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder and Model, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-0282.1, 2013.
  • Jiang, X., M. T. Chahine, Q. Li, M. Liang, E. T. Olsen, L. Chen, J. Wang, and Y. L. Yung, CO 2 semi-annual oscillation in the middle troposphere and at the surface, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 26, doi:10.1029/2011GB004118, 2012.
  • Lee, D., J. Wang, X. Jiang, Y. Lee, and K. Jang, Comparison between atmospheric chemistry model and observations utilizing the RAQMS-CMAQ linkage, Atmospheric Environment, 61, 85-93, 2012.
  • Li, L., X. Jiang, A. Ingersoll, A. Del Genio, C. Porco, R. West, A. Vasavada, S. Ewald, B. Conrath, P. Gierasch, A. Simon-Miller, C. Nixon, R. Achterberg, G. Orton, L. Fletcher, K. Baines, Equatorial winds on Saturn and the stratospheric oscillation, Nature-Geosciences, doi:10.1038/NGEO1292, 2011. (It was reported by the UH News entitled “Observations from the Cassini Spacecraft Provide Details of Saturn’s Winds” at http://www.nsm.uh.edu/news-events/stories/2011/1104_liJiang.php.)
  • Wang, J., S. Pawson, B. J. Tian, M. Liang, R. Shia, Y. L. Yung, and X. Jiang, El Niño-Southern Oscillation in tropical and mid-latitude column ozone , Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-045.1, 2011a.
  • Li, L., C. A. Nixon, R. K. Achterberg, M. A. Smith, N. J. Gorius, X. Jiang, B. J. Conrath, P. J. Gierasch, A. A. Simon-Miller, F. M. Flasar, K. B. Baines, A. P. Ingersoll, R. A. West, A. Vasavada, and S. Ewald, The Global Energy Balance of Titan, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, doi:10.1029/2011GL050053, 2011. (It was selected as the cover page for the Geophysical Research Letters and highlighted by the editor. Please refer to “Evaluating the Global Energy Balance of Titan” at http://www.agu.org/cgi-bin/highlights/highlights.cgi?action=show&doi=10.1029/2011GL050053&jc=gl.)
  • Li, L., X. Jiang, M. T. Chahine, E. T. Olsen, E. Fetzer, L. Chen, and Y. L. Yung, The recycling rate of atmospheric moisture over the past two decades (1988-2009), Environmental Research Letters, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/034017, 2011. (It was highlighted by the editor of Environmental Research Letters. Please refer to “Insight: how has the recycling rate of atmospheric moisture changed over the past 20 years? ( http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/47247)”.)
  • Wang, J., X. Jiang, M. T. Chahine, M. C. Liang, E. T. Olsen, L. L. Chen, S. Licata, T. Pagano, and Y. L. Yung, The influence of Tropospheric Biennial Oscillation on mid-tropospheric CO 2, Geophysical Research Letters, 38, doi:10.1029/2011GL049288, 2011b.
  • Li, L., X. Jiang, M. T. Chahine, J. Wang, and Y. L. Yung, The mechanical energies of the global atmosphere in El Nino and La Nina Years, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 68, 3072-3078, 2011.
  • Pagano, T. S., E. T. Olsen, M. T. Chahine, A. Ruzmaikin, H. Nguyen, and X. Jiang, Monthly Representations of Mid-tropospheric Carbon Dioxide from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, Proc. of SPIE, 8158, doi:10.1117/12.894960, 2011.
  • Jiang, X., M. T. Chahine, E. T. Olsen, L. L. Chen, and Y. L. Yung, Interannual Variability of Mid-tropospheric CO 2 from Atmospheric Infrared Sounder, Geophysical Research Letters, 37, doi: 10.1029/2010GL042823, 2010. (It was listed as Select Scientific Publications on NASA AIRS website http://airs.jpl.nasa.gov/documents/select_publications/.)
  • Yung, Y. L., M. C. Liang, X. Jiang, R. Shia, C. Lee, B. Bezard, and E. Marcq, Evidence for carbonyl sulfide (OCS) conversion to CO in the lower atmosphere of Venus, Journal of Geophysical Research, 114, doi:10.1029/2008JE003094, 2009.
  • Kuai, L., R. Shia, X. Jiang, K. Tung, and Y. Yung, Non-stationary synchronization of equatorial QBO with SAO in observation and model, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 1654-1664, 2009.
  • Kuai, L., R. Shia, X. Jiang, K. Tung, and Y. Yung, Modulation of the period of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation by the solar cycle, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 2418-2428, 2009.
  • Jiang, X., S. Pawson, C. D. Camp, E. Nielsen, R. Shia, T. Liao, V. Limpasuvan, and Y. L. Yung, Interannual variability and trends of extratropical ozone. Part I: Northern hemisphere, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 65, 3013-3029, 2008a.
  • Jiang, X., S. Pawson, C. D. Camp, E. Nielsen, R. Shia, T. Liao, V. Limpasuvan, and Y. L. Yung, Interannual variability and trends of extratropical ozone. Part II: Southern hemisphere, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 65, 3030-3041, 2008b.
  • Jiang, X., Q. Li, M. Liang, R. Shia, M. T. Chahine, E. T. Olsen, L. L. Chen, and Y. L. Yung, Simulation of Upper Troposphere CO 2 from chemistry and transport models, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, doi:10.1029/2007GB003049, 2008c.
  • Chahine, M. T., L. Chen, P. E. Dimotakis, X. Jiang, Q. Li, E. T. Olsen, T. S. Pagano, J. Randerson, and Y. Yung, Satellite remote sounding of mid-tropospheric CO 2, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, doi:10.1029/2008GL035022, 2008.
  • Jiang, X., W. Ku, R. Shia, Q. Li, J. W. Elkins, R. G. Prinn, and Y. L. Yung, Seasonal Cycle of N 2O: Analysis of Data, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 21 , doi: 10.1029/2006GB002691, 2007.
  • Jiang, X., S. J. Eichelberger, D. L. Hartmann, R. Shia, and Y. L. Yung, Influence of doubled CO 2 on ozone via changes in the Brewer-Dobson circulation, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 64, 2751-2755, 2007.
  • Li, L., A. P. Ingersoll, X. Jiang, D. Feldman, and Y. L. Yung, Lorenz energy cycle of the global atmosphere based on reanalysis datasets, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, doi:10.1029/2007GL029985, 2007.
  • Ruzmaikin, A., J. Feynman, X. Jiang, and Y. L. Yung, Extratropical signature of the quasi-biennial oscillation, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, doi:10.1029/2004JD005382, 2005.
  • Natraj, V., X. Jiang, R. L. Shia, X. L. Huang, J. S. Margolis, and Y. L. Yung, Application of principal component analysis to high spectral resolution radiative transfer: A case study of the O-2 A band, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy & Radiative Transfer, 95 (4), 539-556, 2005.
  • Jiang, X., D. B. A. Jones, R. Shia, D. E. Waliser, and Y. L. Yung, Spatial patterns and mechanisms of the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation-Annual Beat of ozone, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, doi:10.1029/2005JD006055, 2005.
  • Ruzmaikin, A., J. Feynman, X. Jiang, D. C. Noone, A. M. Waple, and Y. L. Yung, The pattern of northern hemisphere surface air temperature during prolonged periods of low solar output, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, doi:10.1029/2004GL019955, 2004.
  • Jiang, X., C. D. Camp, R. Shia, D. Noone, C. Walker, and Y. L. Yung, Quasi-biennial oscillation and quasi-biennial oscillation-annual beat in the tropical total column ozone: A two-dimensional model simulation, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 109, doi:10.1029/2003JD004377, 2004.