Publications

Tindan, J. Z., Q. Jin, and B. Pu, 2023: Understanding day–night differences in dust aerosols over the dust belt of North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Pu, B., Q. Jin, P. Ginoux, and Y. Yu, 2022: Compound heat wave, drought, and dust events in California, Journal of Climate.

Pu, B., and Q. Jin, 2021: A record-breaking trans-Atlantic African dust plume associated with atmospheric circulation extremes in June 2020, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.

Hu, Z., Q. Jin, Y. Ma, B. Pu, Z. Ji, Y. Wang, and W. Dong, 2021: Temporal evolution of aerosols and their extreme events in polluted Asian regions during Terra’s 20-year observations, Remote Sensing of Environment.

Jin, Q., J. Wei, W. K.M. Lau, B. Pu, and C. Wang, 2021: Interactions of Asian mineral dust with Indian summer monsoon: recent advances and challenges, Earth-Science Reviews.

Zong, Q., R. Mao, D.-Y. Gong, C. Wu, B. Pu, X. Feng, and Y. Sun, 2021: Changes in dust activity in spring over East Asia under a global warming scenario, Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences.

Pu, B., Ginoux, P., Guo, H., Hsu, C., Kimball, J., Marticorena, B., Malyshev, S., Naik, V., O’Neill, N. T., Pérez García-Pando, C., Paireau, J., Prospero, J., Shevliakova, E., & Zhao, M. , 2020: Retrieving the global distribution of the threshold of wind erosion from satellite data and implementing it into the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory land–atmosphere model (GFDL AM4.0/LM4.0). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.

Pu, B., P. Ginoux, S. B. Kapnick, X. Yang, 2019: Seasonal prediction potential for springtime dustiness in the United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 46

Pu, B., and P. Ginoux, 2018b: How reliable are CMIP5 models in simulating dust optical depth? Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,18,12491-12510.

Pu, B., and P. Ginoux, 2018a: Climatic factors contributing to long-term variations in surface fine dust concentration in the United States, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18, 4201-4215.

Pu, B., and P. Ginoux, 2017: Projection of American dustiness in the late 21st century due to climate change. Scientific Reports, 7:5553.

Pu, B., and P. Ginoux, 2016: The impact of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on springtime dust activity in Syria. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 13431-13448.

Pu, B., R. E. Dickinson, and R. Fu, 2016b: Dynamical connection between Great Plains low-level winds and variability of central Gulf States precipitation. Journal of Geophysical research-Atmospheres,121, 3421–3434.

Fernando, D.N., K. Mo, R. Fu, B. Pu, A. Bowerman, B.R. Scanlon, R. S. Solis, L. Yin, R. E. Mace, J. R. Mioduszewski, T. Ren, and K. Zhang, 2016: What caused the spring intensification and winter demise of the 2011 drought over Texas? Climate Dynamics.

Pu, B., R. Fu, R. E. Dickinson, and D. N. Fernando, 2016a: Why do summer droughts in the southern Great Plains occur in some La Niña years but not others? Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 121,1120–1137.

Jin, Q., J. Wei, Z.-L. Yang, B. Pu, and J. Huang, 2015: Consistent response of Indian summer monsoon to Middle East dust in observations and simulations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 9897-9915.

Fernando, D.N., R. Fu, R. S. Soils, R. E. Mace, Y. Sun, B. Yang, and B. Pu, 2015: Early warning of summer drought over Texas and the south central United States: spring conditions as a harbinger of summer drought (PDF). Technical Note15-02, Texas Water Development Board.

Pu, B., and R. E. Dickinson, 2014a: Diurnal spatial variability of Great Plains summer precipitation related to the dynamics of the low-level jet. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 71, 1807-1817.

Pu, B., and R. E. Dickinson, 2014b: Hydrological changes in the climate system from leaf responses to increasing CO2. Climate Dynamics.

Pu, B., and R. E. Dickinson, 2012: Examining vegetation feedbacks on global warming in the Community Earth System Model. Journal of Geophysical Research–Atmospheres, 117, D20110.

Pu, B., E. K. Vizy, and K. H. Cook, 2012: Warm season response over North America to a shutdown of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation and CO2 increases. Journal of Climate, 25, 6701-6720.

Pu, B., and K. H. Cook, 2012: Role of the West African westerly jet in Sahel precipitation variations on interannual and decadal time scales. Journal of Climate, 25, 2880-2896.

Pu, B., and K. H. Cook, 2010: Dynamics of the West African westerly jet. Journal of Climate, 23, 6263-6276.

Pu, B., S. Wang, and J. Zhu, 2008: An East Asian teleconnection mode in association with summer precipitation in Eastern China. Advances in Climate Change Research (in Chinese), 4 (1), 17-20.

Pu, B., S. Wang, and J. Zhu, 2007b: Spatial pattern of seasonal precipitation over Eastern China. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Pekinensis (in Chinese), 43 (5), 620-629.

Pu, B., X. Wen, S. Wang, and J. Zhu, 2007a: Diagnostic and modeling study of two basic modes of surface air temperature and their variations in China. Advances in Earth Science (in Chinese), 22(5), 456-467.