Ding Ma | Scholars@Duke

Ding Ma
Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University

Prof. Ma received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and B.S. from Peking University. His broad research interests are climate variability, atmospheric dynamics, and extreme weather events. The essential motivation for his research is to better understand and predict the behavior of the climate system, which has led to his focus on the variability of the large-scale atmospheric circulation and the related weather extremes.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science at Duke Kunshan University, DKU Faculty, Duke Kunshan University 2021

Contact Information

ding.ma318@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Harvard University 2016
Academic Positions Outside Duke
- Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University. 2019 - 2021
- Earth Institute Fellow, Columbia University. 2016 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Chen, S., N. Z. Wong, D. Ma, P. W. Chan, and Z. Kuang. “Dependence of Precipitation on Precipitable Water Vapor Over the Maritime Continent and Implications to the Madden-Julian Oscillation.” Geophysical Research Letters 48, no. 17 (September 16, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094648.
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  - Chen, Siyue, Nathanael Z. Wong, Ding Ma, Pak Wah Chan, and Zhiming Kuang. “Dependence of precipitation on precipitable water vapor over the Maritime Continent and implications to the Madden-Julian Oscillation,” August 23, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10507252.2.
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  - Kleiner, N., P. W. Chan, L. Wang, D. Ma, and Z. Kuang. “Effects of Climate Model Mean-State Bias on Blocking Underestimation.” Geophysical Research Letters 48, no. 13 (July 16, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2021GL094129.
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  - Chen, Siyue, Nathanael Z. Wong, Ding Ma, Pak Wah Chan, and Zhiming Kuang. “Dependence of precipitation on precipitable water vapor over the Maritime Continent and implications to the Madden-Julian Oscillation,” June 7, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/essoar.10507252.1.
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  - Wang, Shuguang, Adam H. Sobel, Chia‐Ying Lee, Ding Ma, Shuyi Chen, Milan Curcic, and Julie Pullen. “Propagating Mechanisms of the 2016 Summer BSISO Event: Air‐Sea Coupling, Vorticity, and Moisture.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 126, no. 2 (January 27, 2021). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020jd033284.
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  - Hassanzadeh, Pedram, Chia-Ying Lee, Ebrahim Nabizadeh, Suzana J. Camargo, Ding Ma, and Laurence Y. Yeung. “Effects of climate change on the movement of future landfalling Texas tropical cyclones.” Nature Communications 11, no. 1 (July 2020): 3319. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17130-7.
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  - Ma, D., A. H. Sobel, Z. Kuang, M. S. Singh, and J. Nie. “A Moist Entropy Budget View of the South Asian Summer Monsoon Onset.” Geophysical Research Letters 46, no. 8 (April 28, 2019): 4476–84. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL082089.
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  - Nie, J., Y. Xia, S. Hu, W. Yuan, J. Yang, and D. Ma. “Similarity Among Atmospheric Thermal Stratifications Over Elevated Surfaces Under Radiative‐Convective Equilibrium.” Geophysical Research Letters 46, no. 6 (2019): 3512–22.
  - Wang, Shuguang, Ding Ma, Adam H. Sobel, and Michael K. Tippett. “Propagation Characteristics of BSISO Indices.” Geophysical Research Letters 45, no. 18 (September 28, 2018): 9934–43. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018gl078321.
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  - Torri, Giuseppe, Ding Ma, and Zhiming Kuang. “Stable water isotopes and large‐scale vertical motions in the tropics.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 122, no. 7 (April 16, 2017): 3703–17. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016jd026154.
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  - Ma, Ding, Pedram Hassanzadeh, and Zhiming Kuang. “Quantifying the Eddy–Jet Feedback Strength of the Annular Mode in an Idealized GCM and Reanalysis Data.” Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 74, no. 2 (February 1, 2017): 393–407. https://doi.org/10.1175/jas-d-16-0157.1.
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  - Ma, D., and Z. Kuang. “A mechanism‐denial study on the Madden‐Julian Oscillation with reduced interference from mean state changes.” Geophysical Research Letters 43, no. 6 (March 28, 2016): 2989–97. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016gl067702.
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  - Ni, Xiang, Qinghong Zhang, Ding Ma, Liguang Wu, and Fumin Ren. “Climatology and trends of tropical cyclone high wind in mainland China: 1959-2011.” Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres 120, no. 24 (December 27, 2015): 12378–93. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015jd024031.
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  - Ma, Ding, William Boos, and Zhiming Kuang. “Effects of Orography and Surface Heat Fluxes on the South Asian Summer Monsoon.” Journal of Climate 27, no. 17 (September 1, 2014): 6647–59. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-14-00138.1.
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  - Ma, Ding, and Zhiming Kuang. “Modulation of radiative heating by the Madden-Julian Oscillation and convectively coupled Kelvin waves as observed by CloudSat.” Geophysical Research Letters 38, no. 21 (November 2011): n/a-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011gl049734.
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Education, Training, & Certifications

Academic Positions Outside Duke

Selected Publications

Academic Articles