Publications

• [37] Khan, M., R. Bhattarai & L. Chen, 2024: Detecting temporal shifts in extreme precipitation regime, and the implications for urban locations and major crops in Illinois. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1–13. doi: 10.1080/02626667.2024.2429697

• [36] Peng, S., C. Terrer, B. Smith, P. Ciais, Q. Han, J. Nan, J.B. Fisher, L. Chen, L. Deng, & K. Yu, 2024: Carbon restoration potential on global land under water resource constraints. Nature Water, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s44221-024-00323-5.

• [35] Hu, Q., I. C. Achugbu❆, and L. Chen, 2024: Irrigation Effects on Regional Circulation and Climate in the U.S. Great Plains: A Case Study. J. Climate, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0717.1.

• [34] Gurung❆, T. R. and L. Chen, 2024: Understanding the influence of soil moisture on heatwave characteristics in the contiguous United States. Environmental Research Letters, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad4dbb.

• [33] Khan❆, M., R. Bhattarai, L. Chen, 2024: Assessment of Deadly Heat Stress and Extreme Cold Events in the Upper Midwestern United States. Atmosphere, 15, 614, doi: 10.3390/atmos15050614.

• [32] Singh, A., S. Kumar, L. Chen, M. Maruf, P. Lawrence, and M. Lo, 2024: Land Use Feedback under Global Warming – A Transition from Radiative to Hydrological Feedback Regime. Journal of Climate. doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0426.1.

• [31] Achugbu❆, I.C., Laux, P., Chen, L. et al., 2024. Performance evaluation of a high-resolution regional climate model in West Africa: sensitivity to land surface schemes. Theoretical and Applied Climatology. doi:10.1007/s00704-023-04800-x.

• [30] Khan❆, M., L. Chen, M. Markus, R. Bhattarai, 2023: Probabilistic Approach to Characterize the Joint Occurrence of Two Extreme Precipitation Indices in the Upper Midwestern USA. Journal of the American Water Resources Association, doi: 10.1111/1752-1688.13187.

• [29] Khan❆, M., R. Bhattarai, L. Chen, 2023: Elevated Risk of Compound Extreme Precipitation Preceded by Extreme Heat Events in the Upper Midwestern United States. Atmosphere, 14, 1440, doi: 10.3390/atmos14091440

• [28] Browne❆, A. and L. Chen 2023: Investigating the Occurrence of Blizzard Events over the Contiguous United States Using Observations and Climate Projections. Environmental Research Letters, 18, 114044, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad0449. 

• [27] Chen, L. 2023: Cooler forests in clean air. Nature Geoscience, 16, 758–759. doi: 10.1038/s41561-023-01253-9.

• [26] McDermid, S., Nocco, M., Keune, J., Pokhrel, Y., Jain, M., Jägermeyr, J., Brocca, L., Massari, C., Jones, A. D., Vahmani, P., Thiery, W., Yao, Y., Bell, A., Chen, L., Dorigo, W., Hanasaki, N., Jasechko, S., Lo, M., Mahmood, R., . . .  Yokohata, T. 2023: Irrigation in the Earth system. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 4, 435–453. doi: 10.1038/s43017-023-00438-5.

• [25] Chen, L., T. W. Ford & E. Swenson, 2022: The Role of the Circulation Patterns in Projected Changes in Spring and Summer Precipitation Extremes in the US Midwest. Journal of Climate, 36, 1943–1956, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0245.1.

• [24] Chen, L. and T. W. Ford, 2022: Future changes in the transitions of monthly-to-seasonal precipitation extremes over the Midwest in Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models. International Journal of Climatology, 43, 255–274, doi: 10.1002/joc.7756

• [23] Hernandez M. and L. Chen, 2022: Future Land Precipitation Changes over the North American Monsoon Region using CMIP5 and CMIP6 Simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035911, doi: 10.1029/2021JD035911.

• [22] Grady❆ K.A., L. Chen, and T. W. Ford, 2022: Projected Changes to Spring and Summer Precipitation in the Midwestern United States, Frontiers in Water, 3, 78033, doi: 10.3389/frwa.2021.780333.

• [21] Xu R., Y. Li, A. J. Teuling, L. Zhao, D. V. Spracklen, L. Garcia-Carreras, R. Meier, L. Chen, and B. Fu, 2022: Contrasting impacts of forest on cloud cover based on satellite observation, Nature Communications, 13, 670, doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-28161-7. 

• [20] Chen, L. and T. W. Ford, 2021: Effects of 0.5 °C less global warming on climate extremes in the contiguous United States, Climate Dynamics, 57, 303-319, doi: 10.1007/s00382-021-05717-9.

• [19] Chen, L., T. W. Ford and P. Yadav, 2021: The Role of Vegetation in Flash Drought Occurrence - A Sensitivity Study using Community Earth System Model version 2, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 22, 845-857, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-20-0214.1. 

• [18] Yuan K, Z. Qing, S. Zheng, L. Zhao, M. Chen, W. J. Riley, X. Cai, H. Ma, F. Li, H. Wu, and L. Chen, 2021: Deforestation Reshapes Land-Surface Energy-Flux Partitioning, Environmental Research Letter, 16, 024014, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/abd8f9.

• [17] Ford, T. W., L. Chen and J. T. Schoof, 2021: Transitions in Precipitation Extremes in the Midwest United States,  Journal of Hydrometeorology, 22, 533-545, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-20-0216.1.

• [16] Chen, L., 2020: Uncertainties in solar radiation assessment in the United States using climate models. Climate Dynamics, 56, 665-678, doi: 10.1007/s00382-020-05498-7.

• [15] Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2020: Distinct Impacts of Land Use and Land Management on Summer Temperatures. Frontiers in Earth Science, 8, 245, doi: 10.3389/feart.2020.00245.

• [14] Chen, L., 2020: Impacts of climate change on wind resources over North America based on NA-CORDEX. Renewable Energy, 153, 1428–1438, doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.02.090.

• [13] Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2020: Reconciling the disagreement between observed and simulated temperature responses to deforestation. Nature Communications, 11, 202, doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-14017-0.

• [12] Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2019: Differing Responses of the Diurnal Cycle of Land Surface and Air Temperatures to Deforestation. Journal of Climate, 32, 7067-7079, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-19-0002.1.

• [11] Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2019: Observed and Modeled Impacts of Global Irrigation on Local Surface Temperature. International Journal of Climatology, 39, 2587- 2600, doi: 10.1002/joc.5973.

• [10] Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2018: The Relative Importance among Anthropogenic Forcings of Land Use/Land Cover Change in Affecting Temperature Extremes. Climate Dynamics, 52, 2269-2285, doi: 10.1007/s00382-018-4250-z. 

• [9]   Chen, L., P. A. Dirmeyer, Z. Guo, and N. M. Schultz, 2018: Pairing FLUXNET Sites to Validate Model Representations of Land Use/Land Cover Change. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 22, 111–125, doi: 10.5194/hess-22-111-2018.

• [8]   Dirmeyer, P. A., L. Chen, J. Wu, C. Shin, B, Huang, B. Cash, et al, 2018: Verification of land-atmosphere coupling in forecast models, reanalyses and land surface models using flux site observations. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 19, 375–392, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-17-0152.1. 

• [7]   Chen, L., P. A. Dirmeyer, A. Tawfik, and D. M. Lawrence, 2017: Sensitivities of Land Cover-Precipitation Feedback to Convective Triggering. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 18, 2265–2283, doi: 10.1175/JHM-D-17-0011.1.

• [6]   Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2017: Impacts of Land Use/Land Cover Change on Afternoon Precipitation over North America. Journal of Climate, 30, 2121–2140, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0589.1.

• [5]   Chen, L. and P. A. Dirmeyer, 2016: Adapting observationally based metrics of biogeophysical feedbacks from land cover/land use change to climate modeling. Environmental Research Letters, 11, 034002, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034002.

• [4]   Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2016: Impacts of urbanization on future climate in China. Climate Dynamics, 47, 345–357, doi: 10.1007/s00382-015-2840-6.

• [3]   Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: A Comprehensive Evaluation of Precipitation Variability over China Based on CMIP5 Multimodel Ensemble Projections. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 119, 5767–5786, doi: 10.1002/2013JD021190.

• [2]   Chen, L. and O. W. Frauenfeld, 2014: Surface Air Temperature Changes over the 20th and 21st Centuries in China Simulated by 20 CMIP5 Models, Journal of Climate, 27, 3920–3937, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-13-00465.1.

• [1]   Chen, L., J. Ma, Z. Feng, and X. Zhu, 2009: Using GIS and statistics to simulate spatio-temporal changes in groundwater level in Minqin Oasis (in Chinese). Journal of Lanzhou University (Natural Sciences), 45 (6), 21–27.

❆ Student/postdoc publications