Peter C. Chu

Distinguished Professor

Department of Oceanography
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA  93943

CIRCULAION AND CLIMATE

Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2020: World ocean thermocline weakening and isothermal layer warming. Applied Sciences, 10 (22), 8185; https://doi.org/10.3390/app10228185

Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2019: Global ocean synoptic thermocline gradient, isothermal-layer depth, and other upper ocean parameters. Nature Scientific Data, 6, Article number 119. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-019-0125-3

Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2019: Lagrangian drifter to identify ocean eddy characteristics. MDPI Climate, 7, 137: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli7120137

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Chu, P.C., 2018: Two types of absolute dynamic ocean topography. Ocean Science, 14, 947-957, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-14-947-2018.

Chu, P.C., 2018:� World ocean isopycnal level absolute geostrophic velocity (WOIL-V) inverted from GDEM with the P-Vector method. MDPI Data, 3 (1), 1; https://doi.org/10.3390/data3010001.

Chu, P.C., and C. W. Fan, 2017: Synoptic monthly gridded global and regional four dimensional WOD and GTSPP (T, S, u, v) fields with the optimal spectral decomposition (OSD) and P-vector methods. Geoscience Data Journal, 4, 50-71, https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.48.

Chang, Y-C, R-S Tseng, P.C. Chu, J-M Chen, and L.R. Centurioni, 2016: Observed strong currents under global tropical cyclones. Journal of Marine Systems, 159, 33-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2016.03.001

Chu, P.C., and C.W. Fan, 2015: Absolute geostrophic velocity inverted from World Ocean Atlas 2013 (WOAV13) with the P-vector method. Geoscience Data Journal, 2, 78-82, https://doi.org/10.1002/gdj3.31 .

Li, X.W., X.D. Wang, P.C. Chu, and D.L. Zhao, 2015: Low-frequency variability of the Yellow Sea cold water mass identified from the Chinese Coastal Waters and Adjacent Seas Reanalysis. Advances in Meteorology, Article ID 269859. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/269859

Yuan, D-L, Z-C Zhang, P. C. Chu, and W. K. Dewar, 2014: Geostrophic circulation in the tropical north Pacific Ocean based on Argo profiles. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44, 558-574. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-12-0230.1

Zhang, Z.C., D.L. Yuan, and P.C. Chu, 2013: Geostrophic meridional transport in tropical Northwest Pacific based on Argo profiles. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 31 (3), 656-664. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00343-013-2169-0

Chu, P.C., H.-C. Li, C.-W. Fan, and Y.-H. Chen, 2012: Speleothem evidence for temporal-spatial variation in east Asian summer monsoon since medieval warm period. Journal of Quaternary Science,  27 (9), 901-910.� https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.2579

Chang, Y.-C., G.-Y. Chen, R.-S. Tseng, L. R. Centurioni, and P. C. Chu, 2012: Observed near-surface currents under high wind speeds. Journal of Geophysical Research; Oceans, 117, C11026, https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JC007996 .

Chu, P.C., 2011: Global upper ocean heat content and climate variability. Ocean Dynamics, 61 (8), 1189-1204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10236-011-0411-x

Fiorino, S.T., R. M. Randall, R. J. Bartell, A.D. Downs, P.C. Chu, and C. W. Fan, 2011: Climate change: anticipated effects on high energy laser weapon systems in maritime environments. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 50, 153-166. https://doi.org/10.1175/2010JAMC2482.1

Chu, P.C., 2008: First passage time analysis for climate indices. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology,� 25 (2), 258-270. https://doi.org/10.1175/2007JTECHA991.1

Hou, S., J. Chappellaz, J. Jouzel, P. Chu, V. Masson-Delmotte, D. Qin, D. Raynaud, P. Mayewski, V. Lipenkov, and S. Kang, 2007: Summer temperature trend over the past two millennia using air content in himalayan ice. Climate of the Past, 3, 89-95. https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-3-89-2007

Chu, P.C., L.M. Ivanov, and O.M. Melnichenko, 2005: Fall-winter current reversals on the Texas-Louisiana continental shelf. Journal of Physical Oceanography,� 35, 902-910. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO2703.1

Chu, P.C., L.M. Ivanov, and T.M. Margolina, 2005: Seasonal variability of the Black Sea Chlorophyll-a concentration. Journal of Marine Systems, 56, 243-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2005.01.001

Chu, P.C., Y.C. Chen, and A. Kuninaka, 2005: Seasonal variability of the East China/Yellow Sea surface buoyancy flux and thermohaline structure. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 22, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02930865

Chu, P.C., and G.H. Wang, 2003: Seasonal variability of thermohaline front in the central South China Sea. Journal of Oceanography,� 59, 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022868407012

Chu, P.C., B.B. Ma, and Y.C. Chen, 2002: South China Sea thermohaline structure and circulation. Acta Oceanologia Sinica,� 21, 227-261.

Chu, P.C., G.H. Wang, and Y.C. Chen, 2002: Japan/East Sea (JES) circulation and thermohaline structure, Part 3, Autocorrelation Functions. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 32, 3596-3615. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2002)032<3596:JSTSAC>2.0.CO;2

Chu, P.C., J. Lan, and C.W. Fan, 2001: Japan/East Sea (JES) circulation and thermohaline structure, Part 2, A variational P-vector method. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 31, 2886-2902. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<2886:JSTSAC>2.0.CO;2

Chu, P.C., J. Lan, and C.W. Fan, 2001: Japan/East Sea (JES) circulation and thermohaline structure, Part 1, Climatology. Journal of Physical Oceanography,� 31, 244-271. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2001)031<0244:JSTSAC>2.0.CO;2

Liu, Q.,Y. Jia, P. Liu, Q. Wang, and P.C. Chu, 2001: Seasonal and intra-seasonal thermocline variability in the central South China Sea. Geophysical Research Letters, 28, 4467-4470.

Chu, P.C., and R.F. Li, 2000: South China Sea isopycnal surface circulations. Journal of Physical Oceanography,� 30, 2419-2438. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(2000)030<2419:SCSISC>2.0.CO;2https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL013185

Chu, P.C., N.L. Edmons, and C.W. Fan, 1999: Dynamical mechanisms for the South China Sea seasonal circulation and thermohaline variabilities. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 29, 2971-2989. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0485(1999)029<2971:DMFTSC>2.0.CO;2

Chu, P.C., Y.C. Chen, and S.H. Lu, 1998: Temporal and spatial variabilities of Japan Sea surface temperature and atmospheric forcing. Journal of Oceanography,� 54, 273-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02751702

Chu, P.C., S.H. Lu, and Y.C. Chen, 1998: Wind-driven South China Sea deep basin warm-core/cool-core eddies. Journal of Oceanography,� 54, 347-360. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02742619

Cai, W.J., and P.C. Chu, 1998: A thermal oscillation under a restorative forcing. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 124, 793-809. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712454707

Cai, W.J., and P.C. Chu, 1998: Oceanic responses to gradual transitions of equator-to-pole temperature gradients. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 124, 2817-2828. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.49712455214

Steger, J., C.A. Collins, and P.C. Chu, 1998: Circulation in the Archipelago de Colon (Galapagos Islands), November 1993. Deep Sea Research, II, 45, 1093-1114. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(98)00015-0

Chu, P.C., S.K. Wells, S.D. Haeger, C. Szczechowski, and M. Carron: 1997: Temporal and spatial scales of the Yellow Sea thermal variability. Journal of Geophysical Research; Oceans,� 102, 5655-5668. https://doi.org/10.1029/96JC03428

Chu, P.C., and C.P. Chang, 1997: South China Sea warm pool in boreal spring. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 14, 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-997-0019-8

Chu, P.C., H.C. Tseng, C.P. Chang, and J.M. Chen, 1997: South China Sea warm pool detected from the Navy's Master Oceanographic Observational Data Set (MOODS). Journal of Geophysical Research; Oceans, 102, 15761-15771. https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC00628

Chu, P.C., S.H. Lu, and Y. Chen, 1997: Temporal and spatial variabilities of the South China Sea surface temperature anomaly. Journal of Geophysical Research; Oceans,  102, 20937-20955. https://doi.org/10.1029/97JC00982

Cai, W.J., and P.C. Chu, 1996: Ocean climate drift and interdecadal oscillation due to a change in thermal damping.  Journal of Climate, 11, 2821-2833. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0442(1996)009<2821:OCDAIO>2.0.CO;2