Publications

Five representative publications:(click to expand):

Peer-reviewed journal publications:

(Ph.D. advisees underlined, undergraduate students double starred)

  1. Ren, T., P. Yang, X. L. Huang, H. Iwabuci, Light transfers through a Koch shape cloud, Geophysical Research Letters, 51(17), e2024GL110469, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110469, 2024.
  2. Loveless, M., D. Adler, F. Best, E. Borbas, X. L. Huang, R. Knuteson, T. L’Ecuyer, N. Nalli, E. Olsen, H. Revercomb, J. Taylor, Ground-Based Far Infrared Emissivity Measurements Using the Absolute Radiance Interferometer, Earth and Space Science, 11(7), e2024EA003574, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003574, 2024.
  3. Wei, J., T. Ren, P. Yang, S. DiMarco, and X. L. Huang, Sensitivity of Arctic Surface Temperature to Including a Comprehensive Ocean Interior Reflectance to the Ocean Surface Albedo within the Fully Coupled CESM2, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15(12), https://doi.org/10.1029/2023MS003702, 2023.
  4. Raghuraman, S. P, D. Paynter, V. Ramaswamy, R. Menzel, and X. L. Huang, Greenhouse gas forcing and climate feedback signatures identified in hyperspectral infrared satellite observations, Geophysical Research Letters, 50(24), https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103947, 2023.
  5. Ren, T., P. Yang, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, Z. Y. Shen, Enhanced cloud top longwave radiative cooling due to the effect of horizontal radiative transfer in the stratocumulus to trade cumulus transition regime, Geophysical Research Letters, 50(22), https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL106076, 2023.
  6. Fan, C. X. and X. L. Huang, Infrared scattering of cloud in an isothermal atmosphere, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 80(11), 2701-2710, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-23-0050.1, 2023.
  7. Fan, C. X., Y.-H. Chen, X. H. Chen, W. Y. Lin, P. Yang, and X. L. Huang, A Refined Understanding of the Ice Cloud Longwave Scattering Effects in Climate Model, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 15(10), e2023MS003810, https://doi.org/10.1029/2023MS003810, 2023.
  8. Xie, Y., X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, B. Drouin, Joint Use of Far-Infrared and Mid-Infrared Observation for Sounding Retrievals: Learning from the Past for Upcoming Far-Infrared Missions, Earth and Space Science, 10(3), e2022EA002684, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002684, 2023.
  9. Bertossa, C., T. L’Ecuyer, A. Merrelli, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, A Neural Network Based Cloud Mask for PREFIRE and Evaluation with Simulated Observations, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 40(4), 377-396, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-22-0023.1, 2023.
  10. Aumann, H., R. Wilson, A. Geer, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, S. DeSouza-Machado, X. Liu, Global Evaluation of the Fidelity of Clouds in the ECMWF Integrated Forecast System, Earth and Space Science, 10(5), e2022EA002652, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EA002652, 2023.
  11. Huang, X. L., X. H. Chen, C. X. Fan, S. Kato, N. Loeb, M. Bosilovich, S.-H. Ham, F. G. Rose, L. L. Strow, A synopsis of AIRS global-mean clear-sky radiance trends from 2003 to 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127(24), e2022JD037598,  https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD037598, 2022.
  12. Golaz, J.-C. and the entire DoE E3SM team (including X.L. Huang), The DOE E3SM Model Version 2: Overview of the physical model and initial model evaluation, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14 (12), e2022MS003156, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003156, 2022.
  13. Peterson, C., X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, P. Yang, Synergistic use of Far- and Mid-Infrared Spectral Radiances for Satellite-based Detection of Polar Ice Clouds over Ocean, JGR-Atmospheres, 127 (9), e2021JD035733, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035733, 2022.
  14. Xie, Y., X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, T. L’Ecuyer, B. Drouin, J. Wang, Retrieval of Surface Spectral Emissivity in Polar Regions based on the Optimal Estimation Method, JGR-Atmospheres, 127 (5), e2021JD035677, https://doi/10.1029/2021JD035677, 2022.
  15. Ren, T., P. Yang, J. Wei, X. L. Huang, H. Y. Sang, Performance of cloud 3D solvers in ice cloud shortwave radiation closure over the equatorial western Pacific Ocean, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14(2), e2021MS002754, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021MS002754, 2022.
  16. Flanner, M. G., J. B. Arnheim, J. M. Cook, C. Dang, C. He, X. L. Huang, D. Singh, S. M. Skiles, C. A. Whicker, C. S. Zender, SNICAR-ADv3: a community tool for modeling spectral snow albedo, Geoscientific Model Development, 14, 7673-7704, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-7673-2021, 2021.
  17. Fan, C. X. and X. L. Huang, Direct impact of solar farm deployment on surface longwave radiation, Environmental Research Communications, 3(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ac40f1, 2021.
  18. Stephens G. L., P. Pilewskie, O. V. Kalashnikova, J. J. Gristey, D. R. Thompson, X. L. Huang, M. Lebsock, S. Schmidt, The spectral nature of Earth’s reflected radiation: measurement and science applications, Frontiers in Remote Sensing, https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2021.664291, 2021.
  19. L’Ecuyer, T. and the entire PREFIRE science team (including X.L. Huang), The Polar Radiant Energy in the Far InfraRed Experiment:  A New Perspective on Polar Longwave Energy Exchanges, Bulletin of American Meteorological Society, 102(7), E1431-E1449, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0155.1, 2021.
  20. Jing, X. W., X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, D. L. Wu, P. Pilewskie, O. Coddington, E. Richard, Direct influence of solar spectral irradiance on the high-latitude surface climate, Journal of Climate, 34(10), 4145–4158, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0743.1, 2021. [News coverages on this study, NASA, SciTechDaily, Phys.org]
  21. Palchetti, L. and the entire FORUM science team (including X.L. Huang), FORUM: unique far-infrared satellite observations to better understand how Earth radiates energy to spaceBulletin of American Meteorological Society, 101 (12), E2030–E2046, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-19-0322.1, 2020.
  22. Chen, Y.-H., X. L. Huang, P. Yang, C.-P. Kuo, X. H. Chen, Seasonal Dependent Impact of Ice-Cloud Longwave Scattering on the Polar Climate, Geophysical Research Letters, 47(23), e2020GL090534, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL090534, 2020.
  23. Fan, C. X. and X. L. Huang, Satellite-observed changes of surface spectral reflectances due to solar farming and the implication for radiation budget, Environmental Research Letters, 15(11), 114047, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abbdea, 2020.
  24. Murray, J., H. Brindley, S. Fox, C. Bellisario, J. Pickering, C. Fox, R. C. Harlow, M. Smith, D. Anderson, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, A. Last, R. Bantges, Retrievals of high latitude surface emissivity across the infrared from high altitude aircraft flights, JGR-Atmospheres, 125(22), e2020JD033672, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033672, 2020.
  25. Chen, X. H., X. L. Huang, and L. L. Strow, Near-global CFC-11 Trends as Observed by Atmospheric Infrared Sounder from 2003 to 2018, JGR-Atmospheres, 125(22), e2020JD033051, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD033051, 2020.
  26. Saito, M., P. Yang, X. L. Huang, H. E. Brindley, M. G. Mlynczak, B. H. Kahn, Spaceborne Mid- and Far-infrared Observations Improving Nighttime Ice Cloud Property RetrievalsGeophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL087491, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL087491, 2020.
  27. Peterson, C. A., Q. Yue, B. Kahn, E. Fetzer, X. L. HuangEvaluation of AIRS Arctic Cloud Phase Classification against Combined CloudSat-CALIPSO ObservationsJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 59(8): 1277–1294, https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-20-0016.1, 2020.
  28. Kato, S., D. Rutan, F. Rose, T. Caldwell, S.-H. Ham, A. Radkevich, T. Thorsen, A. Viudez-Mora, D. Fillmore, X. H. HuangUncertainty in satellite-derived surface irradiances and challenges in producing surface radiation budget climate data recordRemote Sensing, 12(12), 1950, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12121950, 2020.
  29. Ren, T., P. Yang, C. Schumacher, X. H. Huang, W. Y. Lin, Impact of cloud longwave scattering on radiative fluxes associated with the Madden-Julian Oscillation in the Indian Ocean and Maritime ContinentJGR-Atmospheres, 125(13), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD032591, 2020.
  30. Chen, X. H., X. H. Huang, Y. F. Cai**, H. M. Shen, J. Y. Lu**, Intra-day Forecast of Ground Horizontal Irradiance Using Long Short-Term Memory Network (LSTM)Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan, 98(5), https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2020-048, 2020.
  31. Pan, F., S. Kato, F. G. Rose, A. Radkevich, X. Liu, X. L. HuangAn algorithm to derive temperature and humidity profile changes using spatially and temporally averaged spectral radiance differencesJournal of the Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 37(7): 1173–1187, https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-19-0143.1, 2020
  32. Ren, T., P. Yang, G. L. Tang, X. L. Huang, E. Mlawer, Improved delta-Eddington approximation for optically thin cloudsJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 240, 106694, 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.106694, 2020.
  33. Kuo, C.-P., P. Yang, X. L. Huang, Y.-H. Chen, G.S. Liu, Assessing the accuracy and efficiency of longwave radiative transfer models involving scattering effect with cloud optical property parameterizationsJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 240, 106683, 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2019.106683, 2020
  34. Peterson, C.A., X.H. Chen, Q. Yue, X.L. HuangThe Spectral Dimension of Arctic Outgoing Longwave Radiation and Greenhouse Efficiency Trends from 2003-2016JGR-Atmospheres, 124, 10.1029/2019JD030428, 2019.
  35. Chen, Y.-H.X.L. Huang, X. H. Chen, M. G. Flanner, The Effects of Surface Longwave Spectral Emissivity on Atmospheric Circulation and Convection over the Sahara and SahelJ. Climate, 32(15), 4873-4890, 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0615.1, 2019.
  36. Wu, K., J. N. Li, J. Cole, X. L. Huang, K. vo Salzen, F. Zhang, Accounting for Several Infrared Radiation Processes in Climate ModelsJ. Climate, 32(15), 4601-4620, 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0648.1, 2019.
  37. Huang, X.L., X. H. Chen, Q. Yue, Band-by-band contributions to the longwave cloud radiative feedbacksGeophysical Research Letters, 46, doi.org/10.1029/2019GL083466, 2019.
  38. Yue, Q., B. H. Kahn, E. J. Fetzer, S. Wong, X. L. Huang, M. Schreier, Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Short-term Cloud Feedback on Global and Local Interannual Climate Fluctuations from A-Train ObservationsJ. Climate, 32(5), 1875-1893, 10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0335.1, 2019.
  39. Pan, F.X. L. HuangThe spectral dimension of modeled relative humidity feedbacks in the CMIP5 experimentsJ. Climate, 31 (24), 10021-10038, 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0491.1, 2018.
  40. Chen, X. H., X. L. Huang, X. Q. Dong, B. K. Xi, E. Dolinar, N. Loeb, S. Kato, P, Stackhouse, M. Bosilovich, Using AIRS and ARM SGP clear-sky observations to evaluate meteorological reanalyses: a hyperspectral radiance closure approach, JGR-Atmospheres, 123 (20), 11720-11734, 10.1029/2018JD028850, 2018.
  41. Aumann, H. H., X. H. Chen, E. Fishbein, A. Geer, S. Havemann, X. L. Huang, X. Liu, G. Liuzzi, S. DeSouza‐Machado, E. M. Manning, G. Masiello, M. Matricardi, I. Moradi, V. Natrai, C. Serio, L. L. Strow, J. Vidot, R. C. Wilson, W. Wu, Q. G. Yang, Y. L. Yung, Evaluation of Radiative Transfer Models with CloudsJGR-Atmospheres, 123(11), 6142-6157, doi:10.1029/2017JD28073, 2018.
  42. Tang, G. L., P. Yang, G. W. Kattawar, X. L. Huang, E. J. Mlawer, B. A. Baum, M. D. King, Improvement of the simulation of cloud longwave scattering in broadband radiative transfer modelsJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 75(7), 2217-2233, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-18-0014.1, 2018.
  43. Kato, S., F. G. Rose, D. A. Rutan, T. J. Thorsen, N. G. Loeb, D. R. Doelling, X. L. Huang, W. L. Smith, W. Y. Su, S.-H. Ham, Surface Irradiances of Edition 4.0 Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Energy Balanced and Filled (EBAF) Data ProductJ. Climate, 31(11), 4501-4527, doi:10.175/JCLI-D-17-0523.1, 2018.
  44. Huang, X. L., X. H. Chen, M. G. Flanner, P. Yang, D. Feldman, C. Kuo, Improved representation of surface spectral emissivity in a global climate model and its impact on simulated climateJ. Climate, 31(9), 3711-3727, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0125, 2018.
  45. Flanner, M. G., X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, G. Krinner, Climate response to negative greenhouse gas forcing in polar winterGeophysical Research Letters, 45, 1997–2004. doi.org/10.1002/2017GL076668, 2018.
  46. DeSouza-Machado S., L. L. Strow, A. Tangborn, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, X. Liu, W. Wu, Q. G. Yang, Single Footprint Retrievals for AIRS using a Fast Two Slab Cloud-Representation Model and All-Sky Radiative Transfer AlgorithmAtmospheric Measurement Techniques, 11, 529-550, doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-529-2018, 2018.
  47. Kuo, C.-P., P. Yang, X. L. Huang, D. Feldman, M. Flanner, C. Kuo, E. Mlawer, Impact of Multiple Scattering on Longwave Radiative Transfer Involving CloudsJournal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 9, doi.org/10.1002/2017MS001117, 2017.
  48. Bellisario, C., H. E. Brindley, J. E. Murray, A. Last, J. Pickering, C. Harlow, S. Fox, C. Fox, M. Smith, D. Anderson, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, Retrievals of the Far Infrared emissivity of snow over the Greenland Plateau using the Tropospheric Airborne Fourier Transform Spectrometer (TAFTS)JGR-Atmosphere, 122, doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027328, 2017.
  49. Pan, F.X. L. Huang, S. S. Leroy, P. Lin, L. L. Strow, Y. Ming, V. Ramaswamy, The stratospheric changes inferred from 10 years of AIRS and AMSU-A radiancesJ. Climate, 30, 6005-6016, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0037.1, 2017.
  50. Liu, X., W. Wu, B. A. Wielicki, Q.G. Yang, S. H. Kizer, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, S. Kato, Y. L. Shea, M. G. Mlynczak, Spectrally Dependent CLARREO Infrared Spectrometer Calibration Requirement for Climate Change DetectionJ. Climate, 30, 3979-3998, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-1600704.1, 2017.
  51. Chen, X. H., X. L. Huang, C. Y. Jiao, M. G. Flanner, T. Raeker, B. Palen, Running climate model on a commercial cloud computing environment: A case study using Community Earth System Model (CESM) on Amazon AWSComputers & Geosciences, 98, 21-25, doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2016.09.14, 2017.
  52. Chen, X. H., X. L. HuangDeriving clear-sky longwave spectral flux from space-borne hyperspectral radiance measurements: a case study with AIRS observationsAtmospheric Measurement Techniques, 9, 6013-6023, doi:10.5194/amt-9-6013-2016, 2016.
  53. Kahn, B. H, X. L. Huang, G. L. Stephens, W. D. Collins, D. R. Feldman, H. Sui, S. Wong, and Q. Yue, ENSO regulations of far- and mid-infrared contributions to clear-sky OLRGeophysical Research Letters, 43, 8751-8759, doi:10.1002/2016GL070263, 2016.
  54. Huang, X. L., X.H. Chen, D. K. Zhou, X. Liu, An observationally based global band-by-band surface emissivity dataset for climate and weather simulationsJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 73, 3541-3555, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-15-0355.1, 2016.
  55. Bantges, R., H. Brindley, X. H. Chen, X. L. Huang, J. Harries, J. Murray, On the detection of robust multi-decadal changes in the Earth’s Outgoing Longwave Radiation spectrumJ. Climate, 29, 4939-4947, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0713.1, 2016.
  56. Cheng, H. Z., X.H. Chen, X. L. HuangQuantification of the Errors Associated with the Representation of Surface Emissivity in the RRTMG_LWJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 180, 167-176, doi:10.1016/j.qsrt.2016.05.004, 2016.
  57. Chung, E.-S., B. J. Soden, X. L. Huang, L. Shi, V. John, An assessment of the consistency between satellite measurements of upper tropospheric water vaporJGR-Atmospheres, 121, 2874-2887, doi:10.1002/2015JD024496, 2016.
  58. Yue, Q., B. H. Kahn, E. J. Fetzer, M. Schreier, S. Wong, X. H. Chen, X. L. HuangObservation-based Longwave Cloud Radiative Kernels Derived from the A-TrainJ. Climate, 29, 2023-2040, 2016.
  59. Pan, F., X. L. Huang, H. Guo, L. L. Strow, Linear trends and closures of 10-year observations of AIRS stratospheric channelsJ. Climate, 28, 8939-8950, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-15-0418.1, 2015.
  60. Huang, X. L., X. H. Chen, B. J. Soden, X. Liu, The spectral dimension of longwave feedbacks in the CMIP3 and CMIP5 experimentsGeophysical Research Letters, 41, doi:10.1002/2014GL061938, 2014.
  61. Feldman, D. R., W. D. Collins, R. Pincus, X. L. Huang, X. H. Chen, Far-infrared surface emissivity and climateProceedings of National Academy of Sciences, doi:10.1073/pnas.1413640111, 2014.
  62. Chen, X. H., X. L. Huang, M. G. Flanner, Sensitivity of modeled far-IR radiation budgets in polar continents to treatments of snow surface and ice cloud radiative propertiesGeophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1002/2014GL061216, 41(18), 6530-6537, 2014.
  63. Huang, X. L., X.H. Chen, G. L. Potter, L. Oreopoulos, J. N.S. Cole, D.M. Lee, N. G. Loeb, A global climatology of outgoing longwave spectral cloud radiative effect and associated effective cloud propertiesJ. Climate, 27, 7475-7492, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00663.1, 2014.
  64. Wang, C.P., Z. Luo, X.H. Chen, X.P. Zeng, W.-K. Tao, and X.L. HuangA physically based algorithm for non-blackbody correction of cloud top temperature and application to convection studyJournal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 53, 1844-1857. doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0331.1, 2014.
  65. Chen, X.H. and X.L. HuangUsage of differential absorption method in the thermal IR: a case study of quick estimate of clear-sky column water vaporJournal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 104, 99-106, 2014.
  66. Wang, C.P. and X.L. HuangParallax Correction in the Analysis of Multiple Satellite Data SetsGeoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(5), 965-969, doi:10.1109/LGRS.2013.2283573, 2014.
  67. Wielicki, B.A. and Co-authors of the entire CLARREO science team, Achieving Climate Change Absolute Accuracy in OrbitBulletin of American Meteorological Society, 94, 1519-1539. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00149.1, 2013.
  68. Chen, X.H., X.L. Huang, X. Liu, Non-negligible effects of cloud vertical overlapping assumptions on longwave spectral fingerprinting studiesJGR-Atmospheres, 118, 7309-7320, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50562, 2013. [AGU research spotlight on this article].
  69. Renno, N.O. and Co-authors of the entire CHASER science team, CHASER: Clouds, Hazards, and Aerosols Survey for Earth ResearchersBulletin of American Meteorological Society, 94(5), 685-694, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-11-00239.1, 2013.
  70. Huang, X.L.H.W. Chuang, A. Dessler, X.H. Chen, K. Minschwaner, Y. Ming, V. Ramaswamy, Radiative-convective equilibrium perspective of the weakening of tropical Walker circulation in response to global warmingJ. Climate, 26(5), 1643-1653, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00288.1, 2013.
  71. Huang, X.L., J. N.S. Cole, F. He, G.L. Potter, L. Oreopoulos, D.M. Lee, M. Suarez, N.G. Loeb, Longwave band-by-band cloud radiative effect and its application in GCM evaluationJ. Climate, 26(2), 450-467, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00112.1, 2013.
  72. Chen, X.H., X.L. Huang, N. G. Loeb, H. L. Wei, Comparisons of clear-sky outgoing far-IR flux inferred from satellite observations and computed from three most recent reanalysis productsJ. Climate, 26(2), 478-494, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00212.1, 2013.
  73. Zhou, C., J. E. Penner, Y. Ming, and X.L. HuangAerosol forcing based on CAM5 and AM3 meteorological fieldsAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics , 12, 9629-9652, doi:10.5194/acp-12-9629-2012, 2012.
  74. Huang, X.L., N. G. Loeb, H.W. ChuangAssessing stability of CERES-FM3 daytime longwave unfiltered radiance with AIRS radiancesJournal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 29(3), 375-381, doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00066.1, 2012.
  75. Loeb, N. G., S. Kato, W. Su, T. Wong, F. G. Rose, D. R. Doelling, J. Norris, and X.L. HuangAdvances in Understanding Top-of-Atmosphere Radiation Variability from Satellite ObservationsSurveys in Geophysics, doi:10.1007/s10712-012-9175-1, 2012.
  76. Huang, X.L. and Y. L. Yung, Reply to Comments on “A common misunderstanding about the Voigt line profile”Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 69(1), 414-415, doi:10.1175/JAS-D-11-0186.1, 2012
  77. Wang, C.P., Z. Luo, X.L. HuangParallax Correction in Collocating CloudSat and MODIS Observations: Method and Application to Convection StudyJGR-Atmospheres, 116, D17201, doi:10.1029/2011JD016097, 2011.
  78. Kahn, B.H., J. Teixeira, E. J. Fetzer, A. Gettelman, S. M. Hristova-Veleva, X.L. Huang, A. K. Kochanski, M. Kohler, S. K. Krueger, R. Wood, and M. Zhao, Temperature and water vapor variance scaling in global models: Comparisons to satellite and aircraft dataJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 68(9), 2156-2168, 2011.
  79. Su, H., J. Jiang , J. Teixeira , A. Gentlleman, X.L. Huang, G. Stephens, D. Vane, V. Perun, Comparison of Regime-Sorted Tropical Cloud Profiles Observed by CloudSat with GEOS5 Analyses and Two General Circulation Model SimulationsJGR-Atmospheres, 116, D09104, doi:10.1029/2010JD014971, 2011.
  80. Chuang, H.W.X.L. Huang , and K. Minschwaner, Interannual variations of tropical upper tropospheric humidity and tropical rainy-region SST: comparisons between models, reanalyses, and observationsJGR-Atmospheres, 115, D21125, doi:10.1029/2010JD014205, 2010.
  81. Huang, X.L., N.G. Loeb, and W.Z. Yang, Spectrally resolved fluxes derived from collocated AIRS and CERES measurements and their application in model evaluation: 2. cloudy sky and band-by-band cloud radiative forcing over the tropical oceansJGR-Atmospheres, 115, D21101, doi:10.1029/2010JD013932, 2010.
  82. Keihm, S., S. Brown, S. Desai, W. Lu, C. Ruf, X. Huang, J. Teixeira, E. Fetzer, and Y. Yung, Ocean Water Vapor and Cloud Liquid Water Trends from 1992-2005 TMR DataJGR-Atmospheres, 114, D18101, doi:10.1029/2009JD012145, 2009.
  83. Huang, X.L., and H. Su, Cloud radiative effect on tropical troposphere to strato sphere transport represented in a large-scale modelGeophysical Research Letters, 35, L21806, doi:10.1029/2008GL035673, 2008. [Editor’s Highlight on Geophysical Research Letter]
  84. LinHo, X.L. Huang, N.-C. Lau, Winter-to-Spring Transition in East Asia: A Planetary-Scale Perspective of the South China Spring Rain OnsetJ. Climate, 21(13), 3081-3096, DOI:10.1175/2007JCLI1611.1, 2008.
  85. Huang, X.L.,W.Z. Yang, N.G. Loeb, and V. Ramaswamy, Spectrally resolved fluxes derived from collocated AIRS and CERES measurements and their application in model evaluation: 1. clear sky over the tropical oceansJGR-Atmospheres, 113, D09110, doi:10.1029/2007JD009219, 2008.
  86. Huang, Y., V. Ramaswamy, X.L. Huang, Q. Fu, and C. Bardeen, A strict test in climate modeling with spectrally resolved radiances: GCM simulation versus AIRS observationsGeophysical Research Letters, 34, L24707, doi:10.1029/2007GL031409, 2007.
  87. Huang, X.L., V. Ramaswamy, and M.Daniel Schwarzkopf, Quantification of the source of errors in AM2 simulated tropical clear-sky outgoing longwave radiationJGR-Atmospheres, 111, D14107, doi:10.1029/2005JD006576, 2006.
  88. Li, L., A.P. Ingersoll, X.L. HuangInteraction of Moist Convection with Zonal Jets on Jupiter and SaturnIcarus,180(1), 113-123, doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2005.08.016, 2006.
  89. Natraj, V., X. Jiang, R.-L. Shia, X.L.Huang, J.S. Margolis, and Y.L. Yung, The Application of Principal Component Analysis in Fast, Highly Accurate and High Spectral Resolution Radiative Transfer Modeling: A Case Study of the O2 A-band, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 95(4), 539-556, 2005.
  90. Soden, B.J., D.L. Jackson, V. Ramaswamy, M.D. Schwarzkopf and X.L. HuangThe radiative signature of upper tropospheric moistening, Science,310(5749), 841-844, 10.1126/science.1115602, 2005.
  91. Huang, X.L., B.J. Soden, and D.L.Jackson, Interannual co-variability of tropical temperature and humidity: a comparison of model,reanalysis data and satellite observationGeophysical Research Letters,32, L17808, doi:10.1029/2005GL023375, 2005.
  92. Huang, X.L., and Y. L. Yung, Spatial and spectral variability of the outgoing thermal IR spectra from AIRS: A case study of July 2003JGR-Atmospheres, 110 (6),D12102, doi:10.1029/2004JD005530, 2005.
  93. Huang, X.L., and Y. L. Yung, A common misunderstanding about the Voigt line profileJournal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 61(13), pp. 1630-1632, July 2004.
  94. Huang, X.L., J.J. Liu, and Y.L.Yung, Analysis of thermal emission spectrometer data using spectral EOF and tri-spectral methodsIcarus, 165(2), pp.301-314, October 2003.
  95. Huang, X.L., Y.L.Yung, J.S. Margolis, Use of High-Resolution Measurements for the Retrieval of Temperature and Gas-Concentration Profiles from Outgoing Infrared Spectra in the Presence of Cirrus CloudsApplied Optics, 42(12), pp. 2155-2165, April 2003.
  96. Huang, X.L.,J. Farrara, S. S. Leroy, Y. L. Yung, and R. M. Goody, Cloud Variability as Revealed in Outgoing Infrared Spectra: Comparing Model to Observation with Spectral EOF AnalysisGeophysical Research Letters, 29(8),doi:10.1029/2001GL014176, 2002.

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