Xiao-Tong Zheng

Physical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean-Atmosphere Interaction and Climate Laboratory

College of Physical and Environmental Oceanography and Department of Marine Meteorology

Ocean University of China

238 Songling Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China, 266100

Phone: +86-532-66781305; Email: zhengxt@ouc.edu.cn

Education

Ÿ 2010 – Ph.D. in Meteorology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China

Ÿ 2004 – B.S. in Atmopsheric Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China

Scientific Work Experience

Ÿ Associate Professor, CEPO and POL, Ocean University of China, 01/2013-present

Ÿ Lecturer, CPEO and POL, Ocean University of China, 07/2010-12/2012

Ÿ Visiting Scholar, IPRC, University of Hawaii, 01/2008-01/2010

Research Interests

Ÿ Large-scale ocean-atmosphere interaction

Ÿ Climate dynamics

Ÿ Climate change and global warming

Ÿ Variability of Asian monsoon

Refereed Publications

In press

· Liu, L., S.-P. Xie, X.-T. Zheng, T. Li, Y. Du, G. Huang, and W.-D. Yu, 2013: Indian Ocean variability in the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble: The Zonal Dipole mode. Climate Dyn., in press.

2014

· Long, S.-M., S.-P. Xie, X.-T. Zheng, and Q. Liu, 2014: Fast and slow response to global warming: Sea surface temperature and precipitation patterns. J. Climate, 27, 285–299.

2013

· Zheng, X.-T., S.-P. Xie, Y. Du, L. Liu, G. Huang, and Q. Liu, 2013: Indian Ocean Dipole response to global warming in the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble. J. Climate, 26, 6067-6080.

· Cai, W., X.-T. Zheng, E. Weller, M. Collins, T. Cowan, M. Lengaigne, W. Yu, and T. Yamagata: The impact of green house warming on the Indian Ocean Dipole, Nature Geosci., 6, 999-1007.

· Du, Y., S.-P. Xie, Y.-L. Yang, X.-T. Zheng, L. Liu and G. Huang, 2013: Indian Ocean variability in the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble: The basin mode. J. Climate, 26, 7240-7266.

· Guo, F., Q. Liu, X.-T. Zheng and S. Sun, 2013: The role of barrier layer in Southeastern Arabian Sea during the development of positive Indian Ocean Dipole events. J. Ocean University of China, 12, 245-252.

· Liu, Q., F. Guo and X.-T. Zheng, 2013, Relationships of interannual variability between the equatorial Pacific and tropical Indian Ocean in 17 CMIP5 models. J. Ocean University of China, 12, 237-244.

Ÿ Ogata, T., S.-P. Xie, J. Lan, and X. Zheng, 2013: Importance of ocean dynamics for the skewness of the Indian Ocean Dipole mode. J. Climate, 26, 2145-2159.

· Zheng, J., Q. Liu, C. Wang, and X.-T. Zheng, 2013: Impact of heating anomalies associated with rainfall variations over the Indo-Western Pacific on Asian atmospheric circulation in winter. Climate Dyn., 40, 2023-2033. doi:10.1007/s00382-012-1478-x

· Zhou, Z.-Q., S.-P. Xie, X.-T. Zheng and Q. Liu, 2013: Indian Ocean Dipole response to global warming: a multi-member study with CCSM4. J. Ocean University of China, 12, 209-215.

2012

Ÿ Chowdary, J. S., S.-P. Xie, H. Tokinaga, Y. M. Okumura, H. Kubota, N. C. Johnson, and X.-T. Zheng, 2012: Inter-decadal variations in ENSO teleconnection to the Indo-western Pacific for 1870-2007. J. Climate, 25, 1722-1744.

Ÿ Liu, Q. and X.-T. Zheng, 2012: Recent progress in China in the study of ocean’s role in climate variation. Acta Oceanol. Sin.,31(2), 1-8.

Ÿ Wu, Y.-L., Y. Du, Y.-H. Zhang, X.-T. Zheng, 2012: Interannual variability of sea surface temperature in the northern Indian Ocean associated with ENSO and IOD. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. Lett., 5, 295-300.

2011

Ÿ Zheng, X.-T., S.-P. Xie, and Q. Liu, 2011: Response of the Indian Ocean basin mode and its capacitor effect to global warming. J. Climate, 24, 6146-6164.

Ÿ Li, J., S.-P. Xie, E. R. Cook, G. Huang, R. D'Arrigo, F. Liu, J. Ma and X.-T. Zheng, 2011: Interdecadal modulation of El Nino amplitude during the past millennium. Nature Clim. Change, 1, 114-118, doi:10.1038/nclimate1086.

2010

Ÿ Zheng, X.-T., S.-P. Xie, G. A. Vecchi, Q. Liu, J. Hafner, 2010: Indian Ocean dipole response to global warming: Analysis of ocean-atmospheric feedbacks in a coupled model. Journal of Climate, 23, 1240-1253.

Ÿ Xie, S.-P., Y. Du, G. Huang, X.-T. Zheng, H. Tokinaga, K. Hu, and Q. Liu, 2010: Decadal shift in El Nino influences on Indo-western Pacific and East Asian climate in the 1970s. J. Climate, 23, 3352-3368.

Recent Presentations

Ÿ The Indian Ocean Basin Warming Following Two Types of El Niño. Presented at AOGS-AGU 2013, Brisbane, Australia, 25-Jun-2013.

Ÿ Indian Ocean Dipole response to global warmingin the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble. Presented at AOGS-AGU (WPGM) Joint Assembly, Singapore, 16-Aug-2012.

Ÿ Indian Ocean response to global warming in the CMIP5 multi-model ensemble. Presented at WCRP Workshop on Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) Model Analysis, Honolulu, USA, 08-Mar-2012

Ÿ Response of the Indian Ocean Basin Mode and its Capacitor Effect to Global Warming. Presented at 2011 International Conference on Climate Change Science, Beijing, China, 19-Oct-2011.

Ÿ Indian Ocean dipole response to global warming: Analysis of ocean-atmospheric feedbacks in a coupled model. Presented at 2011 Greenhouse, Cairns, Australia, 7-Apr-2011.

Ÿ Indian Ocean dipole response to global warming: Analysis of ocean-atmospheric feedbacks in a coupled model. Presented at 2009 Fall AGU, San Francisco, CA. 16-Dec-2009.