Tangdong Qu

Associate Researcher

International Pacific Research Center
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
University of Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii  96822

Phone: (808) 956-9520
Fax: (808) 956-9425
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Education

  • 1993 - Ph.D. (Physical Oceanography), Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
    • Ph.D. Dissertation: "Heat budget and its primary controls in the eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans in a global GCM."
    • Supervisors: Bingxian Guan, Dunxin Hu, Gary Meyers and J. Stuart Godfrey.
  • 1987 - M.S. (Physical Oceanography), Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
  • 1982 - B.S. (Mathematics and Mechanics), Peking University.

Research Interests

  • Ocean Dynamics
  • Upper layer thermal structure
  • Water mass distribution in the tropical eastern Indian and western Pacific Oceans

Scientific Work Experience

  • Associate Researcher, International Pacific Research Center, SOEST, University of Hawaii, Honolulu. (7/98–present)
  • Visiting Scientist, Ocean Research Department, Japan Marine Science and Technology Center (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka, Japan. (6/96–6/98)
  • Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China. (11/93–5/96)
  • Visiting Scientist, Department of Earth and Planetary Physics, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. (8/95–2/96)
  • Visiting Scientist, Division of Oceanography, CSIRO, Hobart, Australia. (1/91–8/92)
  • Research Associate, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China. (9/87–10/93)
  • Teacher, Qingdao College of Architecture, Qingdao, China (8/82–8/84)

Selected Publications

  • Du, Y., T. Qu, G. Meyers: Interannual variability of the sea surface temperature off Java and Sumatra in a global GCM. J. Climate, in press.
  • Qu, T., J. Gan, A. Ishida, Y. Kashino, and T. Tozuka : Semiannual variation in the western tropical Pacific Ocean. Geophys. Res. Lett., in press.
  • Qu, T., T. Song, and T. Yamagata: An introduction to the South China Sea throughflow: Its dynamics, variability, and implication for climate. Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, in press.
  • Gan, J., and T. Qu, 2008: Coastal jet separation and associated flow variability in the Southwest South China sea. Deep-Sea Research I, 55, 1–19.
  • Qu, T., Y. Du, J.P. McCreary, Jr., G. Meyers, and T. Yamagata, 2008: Buffering Effect and its Related Ocean Dynamics in the Indonesian Throughflow Region. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 38 (2), 503–516.
  • Qu, T., S. Gao, I. Fukumori, R. A. Fine, and E.J. Lindstrom, 2008: The subduction of South Pacific Waters. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L02610, doi:10.1029/2007GL032605.
  • McCreary, J. P., T. Miyama, R. Furue, T. Jensen, H.-W. Kang, B. Bang, and T. Qu, 2007: Interactions between the Indonesian Throughflow and circulations in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Progr. in Oceanography, 75 (1), 70–114.
  • Qu, T., Y. Du, J. Gan, and D. Wang, 2007: Mean seasonal cycle of isothermal depth in the South China Sea. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 112, C02020, doi:10.1029/2006JC003583.
  • Tozuka, T., T. Qu, and T. Yamagata, 2007: Dramatic impact of the South China Sea on the Indonesian Throughflow. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L12612, doi:10.1029/2007GL030420.
  • Li, L., and T. Qu, 2006: Thermohaline circulation in the deep South China Sea basin inferred from oxygen distributions. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 111, C05017, doi:10.1029/2005JC003164.
  • Qu, T., Y. Du, and H. Sasaki, 2006: South China Sea throughflow: A heat and freshwater conveyor. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L23617, doi:10.1029/2006GL028350.
  • Qu, T., J. B. Girton, and J. A. Whitehead, 2006: Deepwater overflow through Luzon Strait. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 111, 10.1029/2005JC003139.
  • Tian, J., Q. Yang, X. Liang, L. Xie, D. Hu, F. Wang, and T. Qu, 2006: Observation of Luzon Strait transport. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L19607, doi:10.1029/2006GL026272.
  • Wang, D., Q. Liu, R.X. Huang, Y. Du, and T. Qu, 2006: Interannual variability of the South China Sea throughflow inferred from wind data and an ocean data assimilation product. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L14605, doi:10.1029/2006GL026316.
  • Du, Y., T. Qu, G. Meyers, Y. Masumoto, and H. Sasaki, 2005: Seasonal heat budget in the mixed layer of the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean in a high-resolution ocean general circulation model. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 110, C04012, doi:10.1029/2004JC002845.
  • Qu, T., and G. Meyers, 2005: Seasonal characteristics of circulation in the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 35 (2), 255–267.
  • Qu, T., and G. Meyers, 2005: Seasonal variation of barrier layer in the southeastern tropical Indian Ocean. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 110 (C11), doi: C11003, 10.1029/2004JC002816.
  • Qu, T., Y. Du, G. Meyers, A. Ishida, and D. Wang, 2005: Connecting the tropical Pacific with Indian Ocean through South China Sea. Geophys. Res. Lett., 32, L24609, doi:10.1029/2005GL024698.
  • Qu, T., Y. Du, J. Strachan, G. Meyers, and J. Slingo, 2005: Sea surface temperature and its variability in the Indonesian region. Oceanography, 18 (4), 50–61.
  • Kim, Y.Y., T. Qu, T. Jensen, T. Miyama, H. Mitsudera, H.-W. Kang, and A. Ishida, 2004: Seasonal and interannual variations of the North Equatorial Current bifurcation in a high-resolution OGCM. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 109, C03040, doi:10.1029/2003JC002013.
  • Mitsudera, H., B. Taguchi, Y. Yoshikawa, H. Nakamura, T. Waseda, and T. Qu, 2004: Numerical study on the Oyashio water pathways in the Kuroshio-Oyashio confluence. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 (5) 1174–1196.
  • Qu, T., Y.Y. Kim, M. Yaremchuk, T. Tozuka, A. Ishida, and T. Yamagata, 2004: Can Luzon Strait transport play a role in conveying the impact of ENSO to the South China Sea? J. Climate, 17 (18), 3643–3656.
  • Qu, T., and E.J. Lindstrom, 2004: Northward intrusion of Antarctic Intermediate Water in the western Pacific. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 (9), 2104–2118.
  • Yaremchuk, M., and T. Qu, 2004: Seasonal variability of the large-scale currents near the coast of Philippines. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 34 (4), 844–855.
  • Qu, T., 2003: Mixed-layer heat balance in the western North Pacific. J. Geophys. Res.-Oceans, 108 (C7), 3242, doi:10.1029/2002JC001536.
  • Qu, T., and R. Lukas, 2003: On the bifurcation of the North Equatorial Current in the Pacific. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 33 (1), 5-18.
  • Qu, T., 2002: Evidence for water exchange between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean through the Luzon Strait. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 21 (2), 175–185.
  • Qu, T., and E.J. Lindstrom, 2002: A climatological interpretation of the circulation in the western South Pacific. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32 (9), 2492–2508.
  • Qu, T., 2002: Depth distribution of the subtropical Gyre in the North Pacific. J. Oceanogr., 58 (3), 525–529.
  • Qu, T., S.-P. Xie, H. Mitsudera, and A. Ishida, 2002: Subduction of the North Pacific mode waters in a global high-resolution GCM. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 32 (3), 746–763.
  • Qu, T., 2001: The role of ocean dynamics in determining the mean seasonal cycle of the South China Sea surface temperature. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 6943–6955.
  • Qu, T., H. Mitsudera, and B. Qiu, 2001: A climatological view of the Kuroshio/Oyashio system east of Japan. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 31, 2575–2589.
  • Qu, T., 2000: Upper layer circulation in the South China Sea. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 30, 1450-1460.
  • Qu, T., H. Mitsudera, and T. Yamagata, 2000: Intrusion of the North Pacific waters into the South China Sea. J. Geophy. Res., 105, 6415–6424.
  • Qu, T., H. Mitsudera, and T. Yamagata, 1999: A climatology of the circulation and water mass distribution near the Philippine coast. J. Phys. Oceanogr., 29, 1488–1505.
  • Qu, T., H. Mitsudera, and T. Yamagata, 1998: On the western boundary currents in the Philippine Sea. J. Geophys. Res., 103, 7537–7548.
  • Qu, T., T. Kagimoto, and T. Yamagata, 1997: A subsurface countercurrent along the east coast of Luzon. Deep Sea Res., 44, 413–423.
  • Qu, T., G. Meyers, J.S. Godfrey, and D. Hu, 1997: Upper ocean dynamics and its role in maintaining the annual mean western Pacific warm pool in a global GCM. Int. J. Climatol., 17, 711–724.
  • Qu, T., 1996: Seasonal heat budget in the tropical western Pacific Ocean in a global GCM, II: Description of five subregions. Chin. J. Oceanol. Limnol., 14, 83–90.
  • Qu, T., 1996: Seasonal heat budget in the tropical western Pacific Ocean in a global GCM, I: General features of the whole region. Chin. J. Oceanol. Limnol., 13, 310–317.
  • Qu, T., and G. Meyers, 1995: A method to estimate dynamic height and geostrophic transport from upper layer temperature in the Indonesian Throughflow. Chin. J. Oceanol. Limnol., 13, 97–109.
  • Qu, T., G. Meyers, J.S. Godfrey, and D. Hu, 1994: Ocean dynamics in the region between Australia and Indonesia and its influence on the variation of sea surface temperature in a global GCM. J. Geophys. Res., 99, 18,433–18,445.
  • Qu, T., and D. Hu, 1993: Upwelling and sedimentation dynamics, II: A simple model. Chin. J. Oceanol. Limnol., 11, 289–295.
  • Qu, T., G. Meyers, and D. Hu, 1993: Subsurface temperature and its relation to dynamic height at 130°E across the North Equatorial Current. Chin. J. Oceanol. Limnol., 11, 143–148.