Dr. Ping Liu

School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), Stony Brook University

Tel: +1 (631) 632-3195

Stony Brook, NY 11794-5000

CV focuses on publications, teaching, and research/technical experience.

Research Interests

Extreme heat events · Atmospheric blocking · Climate variability and change · MJO and subseasonal prediction · AI/ML for weather & climate · Synoptic dynamics & high-impact events

Publications (Peer‑Reviewed)

Liu, P., M. Zhao, S. T. Garner, and A. Cruz‑Perez, 2025: Impact of mean‑state biases on Northern‑Hemisphere winter blocking in GFDL AM4 and CM4. J. Climate, 38(15). https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0390.1
Liu, P., K. A. Reed, M. Zhao, S. T. Garner, N.‑C. Lau, L. G. Silvers, and B. A. Colle, 2025: Record‑breaking persistent high‑pressure systems fueled unprecedented Canadian wildfire disasters in 2023. Environ. Res. Commun., 7. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/adc6de
Nyzio, K. D., and P. Liu, 2025: Lake‑effect snowfall climatology over Lake Champlain: A comparative analysis of the 2015–2024 and 1997–2006 periods. Atmosphere, 16(9), 1011. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16091011
Glidden, C., and coauthors, including P. Liu, 2024: Climate and urbanization drive changes in the habitat suitability of Schistosoma mansoni competent snails in Brazil. Nat. Commun., 15, 4838. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-48335-9
Liu, P., 2020: Climatologies of blocking highs detected by a unified Eddy‑ABS approach. Climate Dyn., 54, 1197–1215. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-05053-z
Hu, W., P. Liu, Q. Zhang, and B. He, 2019: Dominant patterns of winter‑time intraseasonal surface air temperature over the CONUS in response to MJO convections. Climate Dyn., 53, 3917–3936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04760-x
He, B., P. Liu, Y. Zhu, and W. Hu, 2019: Prediction and predictability of Northern‑Hemisphere persistent maxima of 500‑hPa geopotential height eddies in the GEFS. Climate Dyn., 52, 3773–3789. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4347-4
Liu, P., 2019: MJO evolution and predictability disclosed by the RMM variant with balanced MJO variability from zonal winds and convection. Climate Dyn., 52, 2529–2543. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4274-4
Liu, P., Y. Zhu, Q. Zhang, J. Gottschalck, M. Zhang, C. Melhauser, W. Li, H. Guan, X. Zhou, D. Hou, and M. Peña, 2018: Climatology of tracked persistent maxima of 500‑hPa geopotential height. Climate Dyn., 51, 701–717. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-017-3950-0
Liu, P., H. H. Hendon, and M. C. Wheeler, 2016: A revised real‑time multivariate MJO index. Mon. Wea. Rev., 144, 627–644. https://doi.org/10.1175/MWR-D-15-0237.1
Feng, J., P. Liu, W. Chen, and X. Wang, 2014: Contrasting Madden–Julian oscillation activity during various stages of EP and CP El Niño. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 15, 238–244. https://doi.org/10.1002/asl2.516
Liu, P., 2014: MJO structure associated with higher‑order complex EOF modes. Climate Dyn., 42, 1649–1668. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-013-2017-0
He, J., M. Zhang, W. Lin, B. A. Colle, P. Liu, and A. M. Vogelmann, 2013: The WRF nested within the CESM: Simulations of a midlatitude cyclone over the Southern Great Plains. J. Adv. Model. Earth Syst., 5, 611–622. https://doi.org/10.1002/jame.20042
Liu, P., and coauthors, 2013: MJO change with A1B global warming estimated by the 40‑km ECHAM5. Climate Dyn., 41, 1009–1023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-012-1532-8
Liu, P., 2013: Changes in a modeled MJO with idealized global warming. Climate Dyn., 40, 761–773. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-012-1323-2
Colle, B. A., Z. Zhang, K. A. Lombardo, E. K. M. Chang, P. Liu, and M. Zhang, 2013: Historical evaluation and future prediction of extratropical cyclones in CMIP5 models during the cool season. J. Climate, 26, 6882–6903. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-12-00498.1
Liu, P., M. Satoh, H. Tomita, H. Miura, H. Nasuno, and Y. N. Takayabu, 2009: An MJO simulated by the NICAM at 14‑km and 7‑km resolutions. Mon. Wea. Rev., 137, 3254–3268. https://doi.org/10.1175/2009MWR2965.1
Fu, X., B. Wang, Q. Bao, P. Liu, and J.‑Y. Lee, 2009: Impacts of initial conditions on monsoon intraseasonal forecasting. Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L08801. https://doi.org/10.1029/2009GL037166
Liu, P., H. Sasaki, Y. Yamada, H. Nakano, and T. Yasunari, 2009: Tropical intraseasonal variability in the MRI‑20km60L AGCM. J. Climate, 22, 2006–2022. https://doi.org/10.1175/2008JCLI2406.1
Fu, X., B. Wang, Q. Bao, P. Liu, and B. Yang, 2008: Experimental dynamical forecast of an MJO event observed during the TOGA‑COARE period. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. Lett., 1, 24–28.
Wang, B., Coauthors, P. Liu, and coauthors, 2008: APCC/CliPAS 14‑model ensemble seasonal prediction (1980–2004): Assessment. Climate Dyn., 31, 867–903. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-008-0460-0
Li, T., P. Liu, X. Fu, B. Wang, and G. A. Meehl, 2006: TBO mechanisms in the Indo‑Pacific warm oceans. J. Climate, 19, 3070–3087. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3736.1
Liu, P., B. Wang, K. R. Sperber, T. Li, and G. A. Meehl, 2005: MJO in NCAR CAM2 with Tiedtke convection. J. Climate, 18, 3007–3020. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3458.1
Annamalai, H., and P. Liu, 2005: Response of the Asian summer monsoon to changes in ENSO properties. Quart. J. Roy. Meteor. Soc., 131, 805–831. https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.04.08
Annamalai, H., P. Liu, and S.‑P. Xie, 2005: Southwest Indian Ocean SST variability and Asian monsoons. J. Climate, 18, 4150–4167. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3533.1
Mapes, B. E., P. Liu, and N. Buenning, 2005: Indian monsoon onset and the Americas midsummer drought: Out‑of‑equilibrium responses to smooth forcing. J. Climate, 18, 1109–1115. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-3310.1
Wu, T., P. Liu, Z. Wang, Y. Liu, R. Yu, and G. Wu, 2003: The performance of atmospheric component model R42L9 of GOALS/LASG. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 20, 726–742. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02915398
Wang, B., S. C. Clemons, and P. Liu, 2003: Contrasting the Indian and East Asian monsoons: Implications on geologic timescales. Marine Geol., 201, 5–21. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-3227(03)00196-8
Annamalai, H., R. Murtugudde, J. Potemra, S.‑P. Xie, P. Liu, and B. Wang, 2003: Coupled dynamics over the Indian Ocean: Spring initiation of the zonal mode. Deep‑Sea Res. II, 50, 2305–2330. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0967-0645(03)00058-4
Liu, P., G. A. Meehl, and G. Wu, 2002: Multi‑model trends in the Sahara induced by increasing CO2. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29, 1881. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL015923
Liu, P., W. Washington, G. A. Meehl, G. Wu, and G. Potter, 2001: Historical and future trends of the Sahara Desert. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2683–2686. https://doi.org/10.1029/2001GL012883
Liu, P., G. Wu, and F. Sun, 2001: Local meridional circulation and deserts. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 18, 864–872. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03403508
Liu, Y. M., G. X. Wu, H. Liu, and P. Liu, 2001: Condensation heating of the Asian summer monsoon and the subtropical anticyclone in the Eastern Hemisphere. Climate Dyn., 17, 327–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s003820000117
Liu, P., and G. X. Wu, 2000: On the three‑dimensional features of subtropical high belt. Chin. J. Atmos. Sci., 24, 577–584.
Wu, G., P. Liu, and Y. M. Liu, 2000: Effect of SSTA over the Indian Ocean on the subtropical anticyclone over the western Pacific: Two‑stage thermal adaptation in the atmosphere. Acta Meteor. Sin., 58, 513–522 (in Chinese).
Contributor, 2000: IAP Climate System Model, X. H. Zhang, Ed., Chinese Academic Press, Beijing.
Liu, Y., H. Liu, P. Liu, and G. X. Wu, 1999: The effect of spatially nonuniform heating on the formation and variation of subtropical high. Part II: Land‑surface sensible heating and eastern Pacific subtropical high. Acta Meteor. Sin., 57, 385–396 (in Chinese).
Liu, Y., H. Liu, G. X. Wu, and P. Liu, 1999: The effect of spatially nonuniform heating on the formation and variation of subtropical high. Part III: The latent heating and subtropical anticyclone over the western Pacific. Acta Meteor. Sin., 57, 525–538 (in Chinese).
Wu, G., Y. M. Liu, and P. Liu, 1999: The effect of spatially nonuniform heating on the formation and variation of subtropical high. Part I: Scale analysis. Acta Meteor. Sin., 57, 257–263.
Zheng, Z. G., P. Liu, and L. H. Liu, 1997: Nonlinear properties of a simplified climate system. Acta Meteor. Sin., 55, 521–531 (in Chinese).

Reports & Technical

2015. Liu, P., M. Zhang, E. Chang, V. Tallapragada, Z. Zhang, and R. Gall. Forecasts of Sandy track beyond four days by the HWRF system. NYSRISE Report TR‑X‑XX‑XX.
2014. Zhang, M., H. Bokuniewicz, W. Lin, S.‑G. Jang, and P. Liu. Climate risk report for Suffolk and Nassau. NYSRISE Report TR‑0‑14‑01.

Grant Funding

PI, NOAA, 2023–2026: Future projections of extreme heat events in SPEAR ensemble simulations. $502,290; 1.5 mo/yr.
Co‑PI, NSF/Belmont Forum, 2020–2023: Risk mapping and targeted snail control to support schistosomiasis elimination in Brazil and Côte d’Ivoire. $98,000.
PI, NOAA, 2016–2017: Calibration and evaluation of GEFS ensemble forecasts at weeks 3–4. $150,893.
PI, NOAA, 2015–2016: Calibration and evaluation of GEFS ensemble forecasts at weeks 2–4. $153,275.
Participant, NY State, 2013–2014: NYS Resiliency Institute for Storms and Emergencies (NYS RISE).
Co‑PI, NSF, 2012–2014: Studies on Gravity Waves, Turbulence, and the Extratropical Tropopause.
Co‑PI, NY Sea Grant, 2011–2013: Future changes in East Coast storms and their impact on coastal inundation and Long Island Sound mixing.
Co‑PI, NOAA, 2012–2014: Prediction, validation, and calibration of coastal storms and associated high‑impact weather in ensemble regional climate simulations over the Northeast U.S.
Co‑PI, DOE/NSF SciDAC project, 2006–2007: Sensitivity of MJO to the CAPE lapse time in the NCAR CAM3.

Courses Taught

ATM 320 – Problem Solving with Python 3
Fall 2023–present

ATM 387 – Weather & Climate Data Analysis
Fall 2023–present

ATM XXX – Climate‑Driven Extreme Events
Course in development for 2025

ATM 346 – Advanced Atmospheric Dynamics
Multiple offerings 2011–2020

ATM 320 – Spatial Data Analysis Using MATLAB
Multiple offerings 2014–2019

ATM 487 – Senior Research in Atmospheric Sciences
Multiple offerings 2015–2018

Education

Ph.D., Atmospheric Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 1999
M.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Meteorological Institute, Beijing, 1995
B.S., Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing Institute of Meteorology, Nanjing, 1992

Research & Technical Experience

School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA — September 2016–present
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA — December 2009–August 2016
International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA — Scientific Computer Programmer, July 2003–November 2009
International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA — Post‑doctoral Fellow, July 2001–June 2003
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China — Assistant Researcher, January–June 2001
NCAR/CCR, Boulder, CO, USA — Visiting Scholar, October–December 2000
Institute of Atmospheric Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China — Assistant Researcher, May 1999–October 2000