Peer-reviewed

In preparation/Submitted/Accepted:

  • Zhang, K., O'Donnell, D., Kazil, J., Stier, P., Kinne, S., Lohmann, U., Ferrachat, S., Croft, B., Quaas, J., Wan, H., Rast, S., and Feichter, J. (2012): The global aerosol-climate model ECHAM-HAM, version 2: sensitivity to improvements in process representations, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 7545-7615, doi:10.5194/acpd-12-7545-2012. 
  • Zhang, K., Liu, X., Wang, M., and Comstock, J. (2012) Constraining ice cloud parameterization in CAM5 using aircraft measurements from the SPartICus campaign. To be submitted.
  • Pringle, K. J., Carslaw, K. S., Fan, T., Mann, G.W., Hill, A., Stier, P., Zhang, K., and Tost, H. (2012): A multi-model assessment of the efficacy of sea spray geoengineering, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 12, 7125-7166, doi:10.5194/acpd-12-7125-2012. 
  • Wang, M.; Ghan, S. J; Liu, X.; L'Ecuyer, T.; Zhang, K.; Morrison, H.; Ovchinnikov, M.; Easter, R. C Jr; Marchand, R.; Chand, D.; Qian, Y.; Penner, J. E (2012): Strong constraints on cloud lifetime effects of aerosols using satellite observations. Submitted. 
  • Ma, P.-L., Zhang, K., Shi, J., Matsui, T., and Arking, A. (2012):  Direct Radiative Effect of Mineral Dust on the Development of African Easterly Wave in Late Summer, 2003-2007. In revision.  
  • Liu, Xiaohong, Xiangjun Shi, Kai Zhang, Eric J. Jensen, Andrew Gettelman, Donifan Barahona, Athanasios Nenes, and Paul Lawson (2012): Sensitivity Studies of Dust Ice Nuclei Effect on Cirrus Clouds with the Community Atmosphere Model CAM5. Submitted to ACP. 

Peer reviewed publications: 

  • Kazil, J., K. Zhang, P. Stier, J. Feichter, U. Lohmann, and K. O'Brien  (2012), The present-day decadal solar cycle modulation of Earth's radiative forcing via charged H2SO4/H2O aerosol nucleation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, L02805, doi:10.1029/2011GL050058. Google
  • Zhang, K., Feichter, J., Kazil, J., Wan, H., Zhuo, W., Griffiths, A. D., Sartorius, H., Zahorowski, W., Ramonet, M., Schmidt, M., Yver, C., Neubert, R. E. M., and Brunke, E.-G. (2011): Radon activity in the lower troposphere and its impact on ionization rate: a global estimate using different radon emissions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 7817-7838, doi:10.5194/acp-11-7817-2011. Google 
  • Kulmala, M. et al., with Feichter, J., O'Donnell, D. and Zhang, K. (2011): General overview: European Integrated project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality interactions (EUCAARI) – integrating aerosol research from nano to global scales, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 13061-13143, doi:10.5194/acp-11-13061-2011. Google
  • Feng, W., Chipperfield, M. P., Dhomse, S., Monge-Sanz, B. M., Yang, X., Zhang, K., and Ramonet, M. (2011): Evaluation of cloud convection and tracer transport in a three-dimensional chemical transport model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 5783-5803, doi:10.5194/acp-11-5783-2011. Google
  • Zhang, K., H. Wan, B. Wang, M. Zhang, J. Feichter, and X. Liu (2010): Tropospheric aerosol size distributions simulated by three online global aerosol models using the M7 microphysics module, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 6409-6434. Google
  • Kazil, J., Stier, P., Zhang, K., Quaas, J., Kinne, S., O'Donnell, D., Rast, S., Esch, M., Ferrachat, S., Lohmann, U., and Feichter, J. (2010): Aerosol nucleation and its role for clouds and Earth's radiative forcing in the aerosol-climate model ECHAM5-HAM, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10733-10752, doi:10.5194/acp-10-10733-2010. Google
  • Zhang, K., H. Wan, M. Zhang and B. Wang (2008): Evaluation of the atmospheric transport in a GCM using radon measurements: sensitivity to cumulus convection parameterization. Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 2811-2832. Google
  • Zhang, K., H. Wan, B. Wang and M. Zhang (2008): Consistency problem with tracer advection in the atmospheric model GAMIL. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 25, 306-318. Google
  • Zhang, K., D.-H. Xu, R. Zhu and J.-M. Chen (2005): Introduction of a simplified photo-chemical scheme into multi-box model CAPPS for urban area ozone prediction. Journal of Applied Meteorological Science, 16(1), 1-12. Google (In Chinese) 

Work to be finished soon

Zhang et al. (2012) On the resolution dependence of simulated aerosol-cloud interactions in ECHAM5-HAM2. 

Zhang et al. (2012) Ionized aerosol nucleation near the surface and its impact on climate: A GCM study.


Other publications

  • PhD thesis: Tracer transport evaluation and aerosol simulation with the atmospheric model GAMIL-LIAM, Insitute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. (In Chinese)
  • MSc thesis: A numerical study on the prediction of secondary air pollutants in the CAPPS model, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, Beijing, China. (In Chinese)