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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

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Department of Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
253 Science I
Ames, Iowa 50011

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Professor-in-Charge
Meteorology Program
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515-294-2270

Dr. Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen Publications

T.-C. (Mike) Chen Professor of Atmospheric Science

Chen, T.-C. and A. Wiin-Nielsen, 1976: On the kinetic energy of divergent and nondivergent flow in the atmosphere. Tellu, 28, 486-498.
 
Chen, T.-C. and V. Ramanathan, 1978: A Numerical Simulation of Seasonal Stratospheric Climate: Part II. Energetics. J. Atmos. Sci., 35, 615-633.
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Chen, T.-C. and A. Wiin-Nielsen, 1978: On the nonlinear cascades of atmospheric energy and enstrophy in a two dimensional spectral index. Tellus, 30, 313-322.
 
Chen, T.-C., J. C. Alpert and T. W. Schlatter, 1978: The Effects of Divergent and Nondivergent Winds on the Kinetic Energy Budget of a Mid-Latitude Cyclone: A Case Study. Mon. Wea. Rev., 106, 458-468.
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Chen, T.-C., 1980: On the Energy Exchange between the Divergent and Rotational Components of Atmospheric Flow over the Tropics and Subtropics at 200 mb during Two Northern . Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 896-912.
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Chen, T.-C. and J. J. Tribbia, 1980: On Nonlinear Cascades of Enstrophy over the Tropics at 200 mb during Two Northern Hemisphere Summers. Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 913-921.
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Chen, T.-C. and J. L. Stanford, 1980: Seasonal Variation of Radiance Variances from Satellite Observations: Implication of Seasonal Variation of Available Potential Energy in the Stratosphere. Mon. Wea. Rev., 108, 1665-1671.
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Chen, T.-C., A. R. Hansen and J. J. Tribbia, 1981: A note on the release of available potential energy. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 59, 355-360.
 
Chen, T.-C. and J. J. Tribbia, 1981: Kinetic energy spectral of divergent wind in the atmosphere. Tellus, 33, 103-104.
 
Hansen, R. and T.-C. Chen, 1981: A note on the warming of polar troposphere during the stratospheric warming of January 1977. Geophys. Res. Lett., 8, 775-778.
 
Chen, T.-C., H. G. Marshall and J. Shukla, 1981: Spectral Analysis and Diagnosis of Nonlinear Interactions of Large-Scale Moving Waves at 200 mb in the GLAS General Circulation Model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 109, 959-974.
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Chen, T.-C., 1982: On the kinetic energy budget of summertime mean flow at 200 mb in the tropics. Tellus, 34, 55-62.
 
Marshall, Hal G. and T.-C. Chen, 1982: Baroclinic nonlinear exchanges of energy and potential enstrophy in the quasi geostrophic two layer model. Geophys. Astrophys. Fluid Dynamics, 22, 71-84.
 
Chen, T.-C. and Y.-H. Lee, 1982: A note on the maintenance of the atmospheric kinetic energy. PAGEOPH, 120, 642-647.
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Chen, T.-C., 1982: A Further Study of Spectral Energetics in the Winter Atmosphere. Mon. Wea. Rev., 110, 947-961.
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Hansen, A. R. and T.-C. Chen, 1982: A Spectral Energetics Analysis of Atmospheric Blocking. Mon. Wea. Rev., 110, 1146-1165.
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Chen, T.-C. and Y.-H. Lee, 1983: A study of kinetic energy generation with general circulation models. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 6l, 439-448.
 
Chen, T.-C. and J. Shukla, 1983: Diagnostic Analysis and Spectral Energetics of a Blocking Event in the GLAS Climate Model Simulation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 3-22.
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Chen, T.-C., 1983: The Energy Exchange between the Baroclinic and Barotropic Components of Atmospheric Flow in the Tropics during the FGGE Summer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 1389-1396.
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Chen, T.-C., C.-B. Chang and D. J. Perkey, 1983: Numerical Study of an AMTEX'75 Oceanic Cyclone. Mon. Wea. Rev., 111, 1818-1829.
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Chen, T.-C. and Hal G. Marshall, 1984: Time variation of atmospheric energetics during the FGGE winter. Tellus, 36A, 251-268.
 
Chen, T.-C., 1985: On the time variation of tropical energetics during the FGGE summer. Tellus, 37A, 258-275.
 
Chen, T.-C., C.-B. Chang and D. J. Perkey, 1985: Synoptic Study of a Medium-Scale Oceanic Cyclone during AMTEX '75. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 349-361.
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Chen, T.-C., 1985: On the Maintenance of Enstrophy in the Tropics during the FGGE Northern Summer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 624-640.
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Chen, T.-C., 1985: Global Water Vapor Flux and Maintenance during FGGE. Mon. Wea. Rev., 113, 1801-1819.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1985: A note on the kinetic energy budget analysis of the atmospheric baroclinic and barotropic flows. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 63, 685-693.
 
Lee, Y.-H. and T.-C. Chen, 1986: Structure and Energetics of Standing Eddies in the Winter Northern Hemisphere Simulated by the NCAR Community Climate Model and the GLA Climate Model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 2057-2077.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1986: The 40-50 Day Oscillation of the Low-Level Monsoon Circulation over the Indian Ocean. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 2550-2570.
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Chen, T.-C. and W. E. Baker, 1986: Global Diabatic Heating during FGGE SOP-1 and SOP-2. Mon. Wea. Rev., 114, 2578-2589.
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Chen, T.-C., 1987: 30-50 Day Oscillation of 200mb Temperature and 850-mb Height during the 1979 Northern Summer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 1589-1605.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, and D.-P. Nune, 1987: Dynamical aspects of medium scale waves in the summer Southern Hemisphere. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 65, 401-421.
 
Chen, T.-C. and H. van Loon, 1987: Interannual Variation of the Tropical Easterly Jet. Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 1739-1759.
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Chen, T.-C., 1987: Comments on "Global Distribution of Midnight Lightning: September 1977 to August 1978". Mon. Wea. Rev., 115, 3202-3202.
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Chen, T.-C. and M. Murakami, 1988: The 30-50 Day Variation of Convective Activity over the Western Pacific Ocean with Emphasis on the Northwestern Region. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 892-906.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and M. Murakami, 1988: The Water Vapor Transport Associated with the 30-50 Day Oscillation over the Asian Monsoon Regions during 1979 Summer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 1983-2002.
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Chen, T.- C., R.-Y. Tzeng, and H. van Loon, 1988: A further study for the maintenance of subtropical jet streams. Tellus, 40A, 448-453.
 
Chen, T.-C., R.-Y. Tzeng and M.-C. Yen, 1988: Development and Life Cycle of the Indian Monsoon: Effect of the 30-50 Day Oscillation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 116, 2183-2199.
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Chen, T.-C. and G. Branstator, 1989: A study of the atmospheric general circulation as an initial value problem with the NCAR Community Climate Model. J. Geophys. Res., 94, No. D3, 3427-3450.
 
Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and H. van Loon, 1989: The Effect of the Divergent Circulation on Some Aspects of the 1978/79 Southern Hemisphere Monsoon. J. Climate, 2, 1270-1288.
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Lee, Y.-H. and T.-C. Chen, 1989: On the maintenance of the 1982-83 ENSO episode simulated by the NCAR community climate model. Papers in Meteor. Res., 12, 57-72.
 
Chen, T.-C. and R.-Y. Tzeng, 1990: Interseasonal and seasonal variation of water vapor transport. J. Meteor. and Atmos. Phys., 44, 137-152.
 
Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen and J. Pfaendtner, 1990: The Effect of Horizontal Resolution on Systematic Errors of the GLA Forecast Model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 1371-1378.
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Chen, T.-C., 1990: Effect of the 30-50 day oscillation on the life cycle of the Indian monsoon. Mausam, 41, 169-176.
 
Chen, T.-C. and J. C. Alpert, 1990: Systematic Errors in the Annual and Intraseasonal Variations of the Planetary-Scale Divergent Circulation in NMC Medium-Range Forecasts. Mon. Wea. Rev., 118, 2607-2623.
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Chen T.-C. and J.-M. Chen, 1990: On the Maintenance of Stationary Eddies in Terms of the Streamfunction Budget Analysis. J. Atmos. Sci., 47, 2818-2824.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1991: Intraseasonal variations of the tropical easterly jet during the 1979 northern summer. Tellus, 43A, 213-225.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1991: A study for the diabatic heating associated with the planetary scale Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Geophys. Res., 96, No. D7, 13, 163-13, 177.
 
Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1991: Interaction between Intraseasonal Oscillations of the Midlatitude Flow and Tropical Convection during 1979 Northern Summer: The Pacific Ocean. J. Climate, 4, 653-671.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, K.-D. Wu and Thomas NG, 1992: Long-range prediction of the low-frequency mode in the low-level Indian monsoon circulation with a simple statistical method. Tellus, 44A, 324-330.
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Chen, T.-C. and K.-D. Wu, 1992: Semi-annual oscillation of the global divergent circulation. Tellus, 44A, 357-365.
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Chen, T.-C., H. van Loon, K.-D. Wu, and M.-C. Yen, 1992: Changes in the atmospheric circulation over the North Pacific-North America area since 1950. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 70, 1137-1146.
 
Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen: 1993: The effect of planetary-scale divergent circulation on the interannual variation of the summertime stationary eddies: the tropical easterly jet. Tellus, 45A, 15-27.
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Chen, T.-C. and J. Pfaendtner, 1993: On the Atmospheric Branch of the Hydrological Cycle. J. Climate, 6, 161-167.
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Chen, T.-C. and J. A. Kpaeyeh, 1993: The Synoptic-Scale Environment Associated with the Low-Level Jet of the Great Plains. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 416-420.
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Chen, T.-C. and J. J. Tribbia, 1993: An Effect of the Model's Horizontal Resolution on Stationary Eddies Simulated by the NCAR CCMI. J. Climate, 6, 1657-1664.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, J. Pfaendtner and Y., Sud, 1993: The vertical distribution of diabatic heating of the Madden-Julian oscillation simulated by the GLA climate model. J. Geophys. Res., 98, D5, 8801-8813.
 
Chen, T.-C. and J.-M. Chen, 1993: The intraseasonal oscillation of the lower-tropospheric circulation over the western Pacific. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 71, 205-220.
 
Yamazaki, N. and T.-C. Chen, 1993: Analysis of the East Asian monsoon during early summer of 1979: Structure of the Baiu front and its interaction with large-scale fields. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 71, 339-355.
 
Chen, T.-C. and J.-M. Chen, 1993: The 10-20 Day Mode of the 1979 Indian Monsoon: Its Relation with the Time Variation of Monsoon Rainfall. Mon. Wea. Rev., 121, 2465-2482.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1993: Interannual Variation of Summertime Stationary Eddies. J. Climate, 6, 2263-2277.
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Chen, T.-C., J. Pfaendtner and S.-P. Weng, 1994: Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle of the Ocean-Atmosphere System. J. Phy. Oceanogr., 24, 1827-1833.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1994: Interannual Variation of the Indian Monsoon Simulated by the NCAR Community Climate Model: Effect of the Tropical Pacific SST. J. Climate, 7, 1403-1415.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen, J. Pfaendtner and J. Susskind, 1995: The 12-24-Day Mode of Global Precipitation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 140-152.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen and J. Pfaendtner, 1995: Low-Frequency Variations in the Atmospheric Branch of the Global Hydrological Cycle. J. Climate, 8, 92-107.
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Chen, T.-C. and K. Takahashi, 1995: Diurnal Variation of Outgoing Longwave Radiation in the Vicinity of the South China Sea: Effect of Intraseasonal Oscillation. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 566-577.
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Chen, T.-C. and J.-M. Chen, 1995: An Observational Study of the South China Sea Monsoon during the 1979 Summer: Onset and Life Cycle. Mon. Wea. Rev., 123, 2295-2318.
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Wikle, C. K., P. J. Sherman and T.-C. Chen, 1995: Identifying Periodic Components in Atmospheric Data Using a Family of Minimum Variance Spectral Estimators. J. Climate, 8, 2352-2363.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, J. Pfaendtner, Y,-C. Sud, 1996: Annual variation of the global precipitable water and its maintenance: observation and climate-simulation. Tellus, 48A, 1-16.
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Chen, T.-C., J. Pfaendtner, J.-M. Chen and C. K. Wikle, 1996: Variability of the global precipitable water with a time scale of 90-150 day. J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9323-9332.
 
Chen, T.-C. and S.-P. Weng, 1996: Some Effects of the Intraseasonal Oscillation on the Equatorial Waves over the Western Tropical Pacific-South China Sea Region during the Northern Summer. Mon. Wea. Rev., 124, 751-756.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, J. Pfaendtner and Y. C. Sud, 1996: A complementary depiction of the interannual variation of atmospheric circulation associated with ENSO events. Ocean-Atmosphere, 32, 417-433.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen and C. K. Wikle, 1996: Interdecadal Variation in U.S. Pacific Coast Precipitation over the Past Four Decades. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 1197-1205.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and S. Schubert, 1996: Hydrologic Processes Associated with Cyclone Systems over the United States. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 77, 1557-1567.
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Wikle, C. K. and T.-C. Chen, 1996: On the Semiannual Variation in the Northern Hemisphere Extratropical Height Field. J. Climate, 9, 2250-2258.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and H. van Loon, 1996: An Observational Study of the Tropical-Subtropical Semiannual Oscillation. J. Climate, 9, 1993-2002.
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Chen, T.-C., J. J. Tribbia and M.-C. Yen, 1996: Interannual Variation of Global Atmospheric Angular Momentum. J. Atmos. Sci., 53, 2852-2857.
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Bhide, U. V., V. R. Mujamdar, S. P. Ghanekar, D. K. Paul, T.-C. Chen, G. V. Rao, 1997: A diagnostic study on heat sources and moisture sinks in the monsoon trough area during active-break phases of the Indian summer monsoon, 1979. Tellus, 49A, 455-473.
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Chen, T.-C. and S.-P. Weng, 1997: The poleward propagation of atmospheric angular momentum with a 30-60 day time scale. Dynamics of Atmosphere and Ocean, 27, 175-185.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen, S. Schubert and L. Takacs, 1997: Seasonal variation of global surface pressure and water vapor depicted by the GEOS-1 data. Tellus, 49A, 613-621.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-M. Chen and S. Schubert, 1997: Interannual variation of atmospheric mass and the southern oscillation. Tellus, 49A, 544-558.
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Chen, T.-C. and J.-M. Chen, 1997: On the Relationship between the Streamfunction and Velocity Potential of the Madden-Julian Oscillation. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 679-685.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1997: Interdecadal Variation of the Southern Hemisphere Circulation. J. Climate, 10, 805-812.
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Wikle, C. K., R. A. Madden and T.-C. Chen, 1997: Seasonal Variation of Upper Tropospheric and Lower Stratospheric Equatorial Waves over the Tropical Pacific. J. Atmos. Sci., 54, 1895-1909.
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Chen, T.-C., S.-P. Weng, N. Yamazaki and S. Kiehne. 1998: Interannual Variation in the Tropical Cyclone Formation over the Western North Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1080-1090.
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Chen, J.-M. and T.-C. Chen, 1998: Semiannual variation in the atmospheric hydrological processes. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 3761-2766. 
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Chen, T.-C. and S.-P. Weng, 1998: Interannual Variation of the Summer Synoptic-Scale Disturbance Activity in the Western Tropical Pacific. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 1725-1733.
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Chen, T.-C. and S.-P. Weng, 1999: Interannual and Intraseasonal Variations in Monsoon Depressions and Their Westward-Propagating Predecessors. Mon. Wea. Rev., 127, 1005-1020.
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Chen, T.-C., S.-P. Weng and S. Schubert, 1999: Maintenance of Austral Summertime Upper-Tropospheric Circulation over Tropical South America: The Bolivian High-Nordeste Low System. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 2081-2100.
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Chen, T.-C. and M.-C. Yen, 1999: Annual Variation of Surface Pressure on a High East Asian Mountain and Its Surrounding Low Areas. J. Climate, 12, 2711-2716.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, J.-C. Hsieh and R. W. Arritt, 1999: Diurnal and Seasonal Variations of the Rainfall Measured by the Automatic Rainfall and Meteorological Telemetry System in Taiwan. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 2299-2312.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, S.-Y. Wang and R. W. Arritt, 1999: Roll Clouds Associated with an East Asian Cold Front. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 80, 2199-2208.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and J.-D. Tsay, 2000: Annual and Semiannual Variations of Surface Pressure in Taiwan. J. Climate, 13, 1436-1440.
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Yen, M.-C. and T.-C. Chen, 2000: Seasonal variation of the rainfall over Taiwan. International J. of Climatology, 20, 803-809.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and S.-P. Weng, 2000: Interaction between the Summer Monsoons in East Asia and the South China Sea: Intraseasonal Monsoon Modes. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 1373-1392.
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Chen, T.-C. and J.-H. Yoon, 2000: Some remarks on the westward progation of the monsoon depression. Tellus, 52A, 487-499.
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Chen, T.-C. and J.-H. Yoon, 2000: Interannual Variation in Indochina Summer Monsoon Rainfall: Possible Mechanism. J. Climate, 13, 1979-1986.
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Pan, Z., R. W. Arritt, M. Segal, T.-C. Chen, and S.-P. Weng, 2000: Effects of quasi- stationary large-scale anomalies on mesoscale features associated with 1993 flood: A regional model simulation. J. Geophys. Res., 105, D24,29,551-29,564.
 
Chen, T.-C., S.-P. Weng, and S. Schubert, 2001: A low-frequency variation of the global atmospheric angular momentum with a time scale of 70-120 days.  Dynamics of Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation and Climate, China Meteorological Press, 212-228.
 
Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, G.-R. Liu and S.-Y. Wang. 2001: Summer Upper-Level Vortex over the North Pacific. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 1991-2006.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen and S. Schubert, 2001: Diurnal Variation of Pressure-Heights: A Vertical Phase Shift. J. Climate, 14, 3793-3797.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-H. Yoon, K. J. St. Croix and E. S. Takle, 2001: Suppressing Impacts of the Amazonian Deforestation by the Global Circulation Change. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 82, 2209-2216. (Selected by American Meteorological Society for press release at Washington, D.C.)
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Yen, M.-C. and T.-C. Chen, 2002: A Revisit of the Tropical-midlatitude Interaction in East Asia Caused by Cold Surges. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 80, 1115-1128.
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, W.-R. Huang and W. A. Gallus Jr., 2002: An East Asian Cold Surge: Case Study. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 2271-2290.
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Chen, T.-C., 2002: A North Pacific Short-Wave Train during the Extreme Phases of ENSO. J. Climate, 15, 2359-2376. (Selected by Cambridge Scientific Abstract, Inc. to be its scientific database)
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Chen, T.-C. and E. S. Takle, 2002: Reply to "Comments on Suppressing Impacts of the Amazonian Deforestation by the Global Circulation Change.". Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 83, 1661-1663.
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Chen, T.-C. and J.-H. Yoon, 2002: Interdecadal Variation of the North Pacific Wintertime Blocking. Mon. Wea. Rev., 130, 3136-3143.
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Nogues-Paegle, J., C. R. Mechoso, R. Fu, E. H. Berbery, W. C. Chao, T.-C. Chen, K. Cook, A. F. Diaz, D. Enfield, R. Ferreira, A. M. Grimm, V. Kousky, B. Liebmann, J. Marengo, K. Mo, J. D. Neelin, J. Paegle, A. W. Roberston, A. Seth, C. S. Vera, and J. Zhou, 2003: Progress in Pan American CLIVAR research: Understanding the South American monsoon. Meteorologica, 1-2, 3-33.
 
Chen, T.-C., 2003: Maintenance of Summer Monsoon Circulations: A Planetary-Scale Perspective. J. Climate, 16, 2022-2037.
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Chen, T.-C., W.-R. Huang and J.-H. Yoon, 2004: Interannual Variation of the East Asian Cold Surge Activity. J. Climate, 17, 401-413.
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Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, W.-R. Huang and M.-C. Yen, 2004: Variation of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall. J. Climate, 17, 744-762.
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Yen, M.-C. and T.-C. Chen, 2004: Fire Nature of a Subtropical Maritime Island in East Asia: Taiwan. J. Appl. Meteor., 43, 537-547.
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Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, M.-C. Yen, and W. A. Gallus Jr., 2004: Role of the Monsoon Gyre in the Interannual Variation of Tropical Cyclone Formation over the Western North Pacific. Wea. Forcasting, 19, 776-785.
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Chen, T.-C., W.-R. Huang, and E. S. Takle, 2004: Annual Variation of Midlatitude Precipitation. J. Climate, 17, 4291-4298.
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Chen, T.-C., J.-H. Yoon, and S.-Y. Wang, 2005: Westward propagation of the Indian monsoon depression. Tellus, 57A, 758-769.
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Yoon, J.-H., and T.-C. Chen, 2005: Water vapor budget of the Indian monsoon depression. Tellus, 57A, 770-782.
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Yen, M.-C. and T.-C. Chen, 2005: On the Fire Nature of a Subtropical Maritime Island in East Asia: Taiwan. J. Appl. Meteor., 44, 1274-1275.
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Chen, T.-C., 2005: Maintenance of the Midtropospheric North African summer circulation: Saharan high and African easterly jet. J. Climate, 18, 2943-2962.
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Chen, T.-C., 2005: The structure and maintenance of stationary waves in the winter Northern Hemisphere. J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 3637-3660.
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Chen, T.-C., 2006: Characteristics of African easterly waves depicted by ECMWF reanalyses for 1991-2000. Mon. Wea. Rev., 12,3539-3566
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Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, and M.-C. Yen, 2006: Interannual variation of the tropical cyclone activity over the Western North Pacific. J. Climate, 19,5709-5720
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Yoon, J.-H. and T.-C. Chen, 2006: Maintenance of the boreal-forest rainbelt during northern summer. J. Climate, 19,1437-1449
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Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, and S.-Y. Wang, 2006: Variation of Atmospheric Pressure Viewed from the Yu-Shan Meteorological Station. Atmospheric Science, 34, 291-308.
[Abstract]

Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, and M.-C. Yen, 2007: Enhancement of afternoon thunderstorm activity by urbanization in a valley: Taipei, J. Appl. Meteor., 46,1324-1340.
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Clark, A. J., W. A. Gallus Jr., and T.-C. Chen, 2007: Comparison of the Diurnal Precipitation Cycle in Convection-Resolving and Non-Convection-Resolving Mesoscale Models,  Mon. Wea. Rev., 135, 3456-3473.
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Wang, S.-Y., and T.-C. Chen, 2007: Measuring East Asian Summer Monsoon Rainfall Contributions by Different Weather Systems over Taiwan. J. Appl. Meteor. (in press)

Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, M.-C. Yen, and A. J. Clark, 2007: Effect of monsoon gyre on the typhoon activity in the western North Pacific Genesis. Mon. Wea. Rev. (pending review)

Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, M.-C. Yen, and A. J. Clark, 2007: Are tropical cyclones less effectively formed by easterly waves in the western North Pacific than in the North Atlantic? Mon. Wea. Rev. (accepted with revision)


Chen, T.-C., S.-Y. Wang, M.-C. Yen, A. J. Clark, and J.-D. Tsay, 2007: The Sudden Surface Warming/Drying Events Caused by the Passage of Typhoon Haitang across Taiwan (July 18, 2005). Mon. Wea. Rev. (pending review)

Chen, T.-C., J.-D. Tsay, and W. Gutowski, 2007: A comparison of three polar grids. J. Appl. Meteor. (pending review)

Chen, T.-C., M.-C. Yen, and S.-Y. Wang, 2007: Summer Monsoon Rainfall in Taiwan. Atmospheric Science. (submitted)

Books
Wiin-Nielsen, A. and T.-C. Chen, 1993: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Energetics. Oxford University Press (ISBN 0-19-507127-1; 376 pp + 162 illustrations). 

Chen, T.-C., 2005: Variation of the Asian Monsoon Water Vapor Budget: Interaction with the Global-Scale Modes. The Asian Monsoon, B. Wang, ed., Spring Verlag, 417-458.