Scholarly Contributions
53 Scholarly Contributions
Revisiting the physical processes controlling the tropical atmospheric circulation changes during the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period
Ran Feng,
, (2024). Revisiting the physical processes controlling the tropical atmospheric circulation changes during the Mid-Piacenzian Warm Period, Quaternary International, vol. 682, pp. 46--59, Pergamon
Research Type: Journal Article
Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (PlioMIP3)--Science plan and experimental design
Ran Feng,
, (2024). Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (PlioMIP3)--Science plan and experimental design, Global and Planetary Change, vol. 232, pp. 104316, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
On the climatic influence of CO 2 forcing in the Pliocene
Ran Feng,
, (2023). On the climatic influence of CO 2 forcing in the Pliocene, Climate of the Past, vol. 19, iss. 3, pp. 747--764, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article
Plio-Pleistocene Southwest African Hydroclimate Modulated by Benguela and Indian Ocean Temperatures
Ran Feng,
, (2023). Plio-Pleistocene Southwest African Hydroclimate Modulated by Benguela and Indian Ocean Temperatures, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 50, iss. 19, e2023GL103003
Research Type: Journal Article
California margin temperatures modulate regional circulation and extreme summer precipitation in the desert Southwest
Ran Feng,
, (2023). California margin temperatures modulate regional circulation and extreme summer precipitation in the desert Southwest, Environmental Research Letters, vol. 18, iss. 10, pp. 104048, IOP Publishing
Research Type: Journal Article
Poleward amplification, seasonal rainfall and forest heterogeneity in the Miocene of the eastern USA
Ran Feng,
Tammo Reichgelt,
, (2023). Poleward amplification, seasonal rainfall and forest heterogeneity in the Miocene of the eastern USA, Global and Planetary Change, vol. 222, pp. 104073
Research Type: Journal Article
Highly restricted near-surface permafrost extent during the mid-Pliocene warm period
Ran Feng,
, (2023). Highly restricted near-surface permafrost extent during the mid-Pliocene warm period, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 120, iss. 36, e2301954120, National Academy of Sciences
Research Type: Journal Article
Global and zonal-mean hydrological response to early Eocene warmth
Ran Feng,
Tammo Reichgelt,
, (2023). Global and zonal-mean hydrological response to early Eocene warmth, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Research Type: Journal Article
Early Eocene surface temperatures in an unprecedented high-resolution Earth system simulation
Clay Tabor,
Ran Feng,
, (2023). Early Eocene surface temperatures in an unprecedented high-resolution Earth system simulation, AGU23, AGU
Research Type: Journal Article
Global-and regional-scale hydrological response to early Eocene warmth
Tammo Reichgelt,
Ran Feng,
, (2022). Global-and regional-scale hydrological response to early Eocene warmth, Authorea Preprints, Authorea
Research Type: Journal Article
Patterns and mechanisms of northeast Pacific temperature response to Pliocene boundary conditions
Ran Feng,
, (2022). Patterns and mechanisms of northeast Pacific temperature response to Pliocene boundary conditions, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, vol. 37, iss. 7, e2021PA004370
Research Type: Journal Article
Expansion and intensification of the North American Monsoon during the Pliocene
Ran Feng,
, (2022). Expansion and intensification of the North American Monsoon during the Pliocene, Science Advances, Springer
Research Type: Journal Article
The hydrological cycle and ocean circulation of the Maritime Continent in the mid-Pliocene: results from PlioMIP2
Ran Feng,
, (2022). The hydrological cycle and ocean circulation of the Maritime Continent in the mid-Pliocene: results from PlioMIP2, EGUsphere, pp. 1--41, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article
Past terrestrial hydroclimate sensitivity controlled by Earth system feedbacks
Ran Feng,
, (2022). Past terrestrial hydroclimate sensitivity controlled by Earth system feedbacks, Nature communications, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 1--11, Nature Publishing Group
Research Type: Journal Article
Coupled influence of tectonics, climate, and surface processes on landscape evolution in southwestern North America
Ran Feng
, (2022). Coupled influence of tectonics, climate, and surface processes on landscape evolution in southwestern North America, Nature Communications, vol. 13, iss. 1, pp. 4437, Nature Publishing Group UK London
Research Type: Journal Article
A Pliocene precipitation isotope proxy-model comparison assessing the hydrological fingerprints of sea surface temperature gradients
Ran Feng,
, (2022). A Pliocene precipitation isotope proxy-model comparison assessing the hydrological fingerprints of sea surface temperature gradients, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, e2021PA004401
Research Type: Journal Article
Mid-Pliocene El Ni\~no/Southern Oscillation suppressed by Pacific intertropical convergence zone shift
Ran Feng
, (2022). Mid-Pliocene El Ni\~no/Southern Oscillation suppressed by Pacific intertropical convergence zone shift, Nature Geoscience, vol. 15, iss. 9, pp. 726--734, Nature Publishing Group UK London
Research Type: Journal Article
Evaluating the large-scale hydrological cycle response within the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2 (PlioMIP2) ensemble
Ran Feng,
, (2021). Evaluating the large-scale hydrological cycle response within the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2 (PlioMIP2) ensemble, Climate of the Past, vol. 17, iss. 6, pp. 2537--2558, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article
Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2
Ran Feng,
, (2021). Mid-Pliocene Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation simulated in PlioMIP2, Climate of the Past, vol. 17, iss. 1, pp. 529--543, Copernicus
Research Type: Journal Article
Climate as the Great Equalizer of Continental-Scale Erosion
Ran Feng,
Clay Tabor
, (2021). Climate as the Great Equalizer of Continental-Scale Erosion, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 48, iss. 20, e2021GL095008
Research Type: Journal Article
Reduced El Ni\~no variability in the mid-Pliocene according to the PlioMIP2 ensemble
Ran Feng,
, (2021). Reduced El Ni\~no variability in the mid-Pliocene according to the PlioMIP2 ensemble, Climate of the Past, vol. 17, iss. 6, pp. 2427--2450, Copernicus GmbH
Research Type: Journal Article
Drier tropical and subtropical Southern Hemisphere in the mid-Pliocene Warm Period
Ran Feng
, (2020). Drier tropical and subtropical Southern Hemisphere in the mid-Pliocene Warm Period, Scientific reports, vol. 10, iss. 1, pp. 1--11, Nature Publishing Group
Research Type: Journal Article
The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2: large-scale climate features and climate sensitivity
Ran Feng,
, (2020). The Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2: large-scale climate features and climate sensitivity, Climate of the Past, vol. 16, iss. 6, pp. 2095--2123, Copernicus
Research Type: Journal Article
Evaluation of WRF-CMAQ simulated climatological mean and extremes of fine particulate matter of the United States and its correlation with climate extremes
Ran Feng,
Chuanrong Zhang,
Anji Seth
, (2020). Evaluation of WRF-CMAQ simulated climatological mean and extremes of fine particulate matter of the United States and its correlation with climate extremes, Atmospheric Environment, vol. 222, iss. 117181
Research Type: Journal Article
Late Paleogene emergence of a North American loess plateau
Ran Feng,
, (2020). Late Paleogene emergence of a North American loess plateau, Geology, Geological Society of America
Research Type: Journal Article
Evaluation of Arctic warming in mid-Pliocene climate simulations
Ran Feng,
, (2020). Evaluation of Arctic warming in mid-Pliocene climate simulations, Climate of the Past, vol. 16, iss. 6, pp. 2325--2341, Copernicus
Research Type: Journal Article
Past and future decline of tropical pelagic biodiversity
Clay Tabor,
Ran Feng,
, (2020). Past and future decline of tropical pelagic biodiversity, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 117, iss. 23, pp. 12891--12896, National Academy of Sciences
Research Type: Journal Article
Past climates inform our future
Clay Tabor,
Ran Feng
, (2020). Past climates inform our future, Science, vol. 370, iss. 6517, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Research Type: Journal Article
Lessons from a high-CO2 world: an ocean view from~ 3 million years ago
Ran Feng,
, (2020). Lessons from a high-CO2 world: an ocean view from~ 3 million years ago, Climate of the Past, vol. 16, iss. 4, pp. 1599--1615, Copernicus
Research Type: Journal Article
Increased climate response and Earth system sensitivity from CCSM4 to CESM2 in mid-Pliocene simulations
Ran Feng,
, (2020). Increased climate response and Earth system sensitivity from CCSM4 to CESM2 in mid-Pliocene simulations, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, vol. 12, iss. 8, e2019MS002033
Research Type: Journal Article
Contributions of aerosol-cloud interactions to mid-Piacenzian seasonally sea ice-free Arctic Ocean
Ran Feng,
, (2019). Contributions of aerosol-cloud interactions to mid-Piacenzian seasonally sea ice-free Arctic Ocean, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, iss. 16, pp. 9920--9929
Research Type: Journal Article
Pliocene warmth consistent with greenhouse gas forcing
Ran Feng
, (2019). Pliocene warmth consistent with greenhouse gas forcing, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, iss. 15, pp. 9136--9144, Wiley
Research Type: Journal Article
Climate Responses to the Splitting of a Supercontinent: Implications for the Breakup of Pangea
Ran Feng,
Clay Tabor
, (2019). Climate Responses to the Splitting of a Supercontinent: Implications for the Breakup of Pangea, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 46, iss. 11, pp. 6059--6068
Research Type: Journal Article
Arctic warming and the Greenland ice sheet during the last interglacial - in Paleo Constraints on Sea-level Rise report
Ran Feng,
, (2019). Arctic warming and the Greenland ice sheet during the last interglacial - in Paleo Constraints on Sea-level Rise report, Past Global Changes Magazine, vol. 27, iss. 1, pp. 22-23, Past Global Changes Magazine
Research Type: Journal Article
Ecological and hydroclimate responses to strengthening of the Hadley circulation in South America during the Late Miocene cooling
Ran Feng,
, (2019). Ecological and hydroclimate responses to strengthening of the Hadley circulation in South America during the Late Miocene cooling, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116, iss. 20, pp. 9747--9752, National Academy of Sciences
Research Type: Journal Article
Amplified North Atlantic warming in the late Pliocene by changes in Arctic gateways
Ran Feng,
, (2017). Amplified North Atlantic warming in the late Pliocene by changes in Arctic gateways, Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 44, iss. 2, pp. 957--964, John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd
Research Type: Journal Article
Amplified Late Pliocene terrestrial warmth in northern high latitudes from greater radiative forcing and closed Arctic Ocean gateways
Ran Feng,
Clay Tabor
, (2017). Amplified Late Pliocene terrestrial warmth in northern high latitudes from greater radiative forcing and closed Arctic Ocean gateways, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 466, pp. 129--138, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Floral dissimilarity and the influence of climate in the Pliocene High Arctic: Biotic and abiotic influences on five sites on the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Ran Feng
, (2017). Floral dissimilarity and the influence of climate in the Pliocene High Arctic: Biotic and abiotic influences on five sites on the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, pp. 19, Frontiers
Research Type: Journal Article
Critical evaluation of climate syntheses to benchmark CMIP6/PMIP4 127 ka Last Interglacial simulations in the high-latitude regions
Ran Feng,
, (2017). Critical evaluation of climate syntheses to benchmark CMIP6/PMIP4 127 ka Last Interglacial simulations in the high-latitude regions, Quaternary Science Reviews, vol. 168, pp. 137--150, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
DeepMIP: experimental design for model simulations of the EECO, PETM, and pre-PETM
Ran Feng,
Clay Tabor
, (2017). DeepMIP: experimental design for model simulations of the EECO, PETM, and pre-PETM, Geoscientific Model Development, vol. 10, iss. 2, pp. 889--901, European Geosciences Union
Research Type: Journal Article
Modern precipitation \delta18O and trajectory analysis over the Himalaya-Tibet Orogen from ECHAM5-wiso simulations
Ran Feng,
, (2016). Modern precipitation \delta18O and trajectory analysis over the Himalaya-Tibet Orogen from ECHAM5-wiso simulations, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, vol. 121, iss. 18, pp. 10--432, Wiley
Research Type: Journal Article
The cause of Late Cretaceous cooling: A multimodel-proxy comparison
Ran Feng,
Clay Tabor
, (2016). The cause of Late Cretaceous cooling: A multimodel-proxy comparison, Geology, vol. 44, iss. 11, pp. 963--966, Geological Society of America
Research Type: Journal Article
Tropical circulation intensification and tectonic extension recorded by Neogene terrestrial \delta18O records of the western United States
Ran Feng
, (2016). Tropical circulation intensification and tectonic extension recorded by Neogene terrestrial \delta18O records of the western United States, Geology, vol. 44, iss. 11, pp. 971--974, Geological Society of America
Research Type: Journal Article
Refinement of Eocene lapse rates, fossil-leaf altimetry, and North American Cordilleran surface elevation estimates
Ran Feng
, (2016). Refinement of Eocene lapse rates, fossil-leaf altimetry, and North American Cordilleran surface elevation estimates, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 436, pp. 130--141, Elsevier
Research Type: Journal Article
Andean elevation control on tropical Pacific climate and ENSO
Ran Feng,
, (2014). Andean elevation control on tropical Pacific climate and ENSO, Paleoceanography, vol. 29, iss. 8, pp. 795--809, John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd
Research Type: Journal Article
Early Cenozoic evolution of topography, climate, and stable isotopes in precipitation in the North American Cordillera
Ran Feng,
, (2013). Early Cenozoic evolution of topography, climate, and stable isotopes in precipitation in the North American Cordillera, American Journal of Science, vol. 313, iss. 7, pp. 613--648, American Journal of Science
Research Type: Journal Article
The principal modes of variability of the boreal summer Hadley circulation and their variations
Ran Feng,
, (2011). The principal modes of variability of the boreal summer Hadley circulation and their variations, Chin. J. Atmos. Sci, vol. 35, pp. 201--206, Chinese Meteorological Society
Research Type: Journal Article
Regime change of the boreal summer Hadley circulation and its connection with the tropical SST
Ran Feng,
, (2011). Regime change of the boreal summer Hadley circulation and its connection with the tropical SST, Journal of climate, vol. 24, iss. 15, pp. 3867--3877, American Meteorological Society
Research Type: Journal Article
Proxy records-based constraint determines dramatic loss of near-surface permafrost during the mid-Pliocene Warm Period
Ran Feng,
Proxy records-based constraint determines dramatic loss of near-surface permafrost during the mid-Pliocene Warm Period, Nature Communications
Research Type: Journal Article
Patterns and mechanisms of northeast Pacific temperature: response to Pliocene boundary conditions
Ran Feng
Patterns and mechanisms of northeast Pacific temperature: response to Pliocene boundary conditions, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Research Type: Journal Article
Northward ITCZ shift drives reduced ENSO activity in the Mid-Pliocene Warm Period
Ran Feng,
Northward ITCZ shift drives reduced ENSO activity in the Mid-Pliocene Warm Period, Nature Geoscience
Research Type: Journal Article
4-D Lithospheric Geodynamics and Landscape Modeling Matches Sediment Volume Over Time in Southwestern North America
Ran Feng,
4-D Lithospheric Geodynamics and Landscape Modeling Matches Sediment Volume Over Time in Southwestern North America, Nature Communications
Research Type: Journal Article
Unraveling the mechanisms and implications of a stronger mid-Pliocene AMOC in PlioMIP2
Ran Feng,
Unraveling the mechanisms and implications of a stronger mid-Pliocene AMOC in PlioMIP2, Climate of the Past
Research Type: Journal Article