REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
 

2005	Chao, B. F., and R. S. Gross, Did the 26 December 2004 Sumatra, Indonesia, earthquake disrupt the Earth's rotation as the mass media have said? EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 86, 1-2, 2005. Chao, B. F., and D. A. Salstein, Mass, Momentum, and Geodynamics, in Intraseasonal Variability of the Atmosphere-Ocean Climate System, eds. W. K. M. Lau and D. E. Waliser, Praxis Publishing, 247-269, 2005. Chao, B. F., On inversion for mass distribution from global (time-variable) gravity field, J. Geodynamics, 39, doi:10.1016/j.jog.2004.11.001, 223-230, 2005. Rodell, M., B. F. Chao, A. Au, L. S. Kimball, and K. C. McDonald, Global biomass variation and its geodynamic effects, 1982-1998, in press, Earth Interactions, 2005. Boy, J-P., and B. F. Chao, Precise evaluation of atmospheric loading effects on Earth's time-variable gravity field, in press, J. Geophys. Res., 2005.
2003	Kuang, W., B. F. Chao, Geodynamo modeling and core-mantle interactions, in Earth's Core: Dynamics, Structure, Rotation, Geodynamics Series 31, ed. V. Dehant, K. Creager, S. Karato, and S. Zatman, Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington DC, 193-212, 2003. Solomon, S., et al., Plan for living on a restless planet sets NASA's solid Earth Agenda, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 84, 485-491, 2003. Chao, B. F., Geodesy is not just for static measurements any more, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 84, 145-156, 2003. Chao, B. F., A. Y. Au, J-P Boy, and C. Cox, Time-variable gravity signal of an anomalous redistribution of water mass in extratropic Pacific during 1998-2002, in press, G-Cubed, 2003. Donnellan, A., J. Rundle, J. Ries, G. Fox, M. Pierce, J. Parker, R. Crippen, E. DeJong, B. Chao, W. Kuang, D. McLeod, M. Matuura, J. Bloxham, Illuminating the Earths interior through advanced computing, in press, Computing in Sc. and Eng., 2003.
2002	Cox, C. M., and B. F. Chao, Detection of a large-scale mass redistribution in the terrestrial system since 1998, Science, 297, 831-833, 2002. Fujita, M., B. F. Chao, B. V. Sanchez, and T. J. Johnson, Oceanic torques on solid Earth and their effects on Earth rotation: Results from the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, J. Geophys. Res., 107(B8), 10.1029/2001JB000339, 2002. Kuang, W., B. F. Chao, Geodynamo modeling and core-mantle interactions, in Earth's Core: Dynamics, Structure, Rotation, Geodynamics Series 31, Amer. Geophys. Union, Washington DC, 193-212, 2002. Boy, J-P., and B. F. Chao, Time-variable gravity signal during the water impoundment of China's Three-Gorges Reservoir, Geophys. Res. Lett, 29(24), 2200, doi:10.1029/2002GL016457, 2002.
2001	Chao, B. F., W. O'Connor, D. Zheng, and A. Y. Au, Reply to Wunsch, J. Geophys. Int., 146, 266, 2001. Kuang, W., and B. F. Chao, Topographic core-mantle coupling in geodynamo modeling, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 1871-1874, 2001. Johnson, T. J., C. R. Wilson, B. F. Chao, Non-tidal oceanic contributions to gravitational field changes: Predictions of the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 11,315-11,334, 2001. Altamimi, Z., D. Angermann, D. Argus, G. Blewitt, C. Boucher, B. Chao, H. Drewes, R. Eanes, M. Feissel, R. Ferland, T. Herring, B. Holt, J. Johannson, K. Larson, C. Ma, J. Manning, C. Meertens, A. Nothnagel, E. Pavlis, G. Petit, J. Ray, J. Ries, H. Scherneck, P. Sillard, and M. Watkins, The Terrestrial Reference Frame and the dynamic Earth, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 82, 273, 278-279, 2001.
2000	Chao, B. F., E. C. Pavlis, C. W. Huang, C. C. Liu, C. K. Shum C. L. Tseng, and M. Yang, COSMIC: Geodetic applications in improving Earth's gravity model, Terr. Atmos. and Ocean. Sc., 11, 365-378, 2000. Chao, B. F., Renaming D Double Prime, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 81, 46, 2000.  Chao, B.F., Reply to "That "Dahm" Layer", EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 81, 210, 2000. Chao, B. F., V. Dehant, R. S. Gross, R. D. Ray, D. A. Salstein, M. M. Watkins, and C. R. Wilson, Space geodesy monitors mass transports in global geophysical fluids, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 81, 247-250, 2000. Chao, B. F., and R. S. Gross, Coseismic excitation of the Earth's polar motion,in Polar Motion: Historical and Scientific Problems, IAU Coll. #178, ed. S. Dick, D. McCarthy, and B. Luzum, Astron. Soc. Pacific, San Francisco, 2000. Zheng, D.W., B. F. Chao, Y. Zhou, and N. Yu, Improvement of edge effect of the wavelet time-frequency spectrum: Application to the length of day series, J. Geod., 74, 249-254, 2000. O'Connor, W., B. F. Chao, D. Zheng, and A. Y. Au, Wind stress forcing of the North Sea "pole tide", J. Geophys. Int., 142, 620-630, 2000.
1999	Chao, B. F., and Y. H. Zhou, Meteorological excitation of interannual polar motion by the North Atlantic Oscillation, J. Geodynamics, 27, 61-73, 1999. Ray, D. R., B. G. Bills, and B. F. Chao, Lunar and solar torques on the oceanic tides, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 17,653-17,659, 1999. Kuo, Y. H., B. F. Chao, and L. C. L ee, A Constellation of microsatellites promises to help in a range of geoscience research, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 80, 467-471, 1999. Johnson, T. J., C. R. Wilson, B. F. Chao, Oceanic angular momentum variability estimated from the Parallel Ocean Climate Model, 1988-1998, J. Geophys. Res. 104, 25183-25196, 1999.
1998	Chao, B. F., and R. D. Ray, Oceanic tidal angular momentum and Earth's rotation variations, Prog. in Oceanog., 40, 399-421, 1998. Chao, B. F., and Y. H. Zhou, Meteorological excitation of interannual polar motion by the North Atlantic Oscillation, in press, J. Geodynamics, 1998.  Clark, T. A., C. Ma, J. W. Ryan, B. F. Chao, J. M. Gipson, D. S. MacMillan, N. R. Vandenberg, T. M. Eubanks, A. E. Niell, Earth rotation measurement yields valuable information about the dynamics of the Earth system, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 79, 205-209, 1998. Gross, R. S., B. F. Chao, and S. D. Desai, Effect of long-period ocean tides on the Earth's polar motion, Prog. in Oceanog., 40, 385-397, 1998. Klosko, S. M., and B. F. Chao, The use of satellite laser ranging and long duration orbital changes ro constrain geophysical models, in Dynamics of the Ice Age Earth: A Modern Perspective, ed. P. Wu, Trans Tech Pub., 533-556, 1998 Lemoine, F. G., N. K. Pavlis, S. C. Kenyon, R. H. Rapp, E. C. Pavlis, and B. F. Chao, New high-resolution model developed for Earth's gravitational field, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 79, 113-118, 1998. Liu, H. S., and B. F. Chao, Wavelet spectral analysis of the Earth's orbital variations and paleoclimatic cycles, J. Atmos. Soc., 55, 227-236, 1998. Rubincam, D. P., B. Bills, and B. F. Chao, Incredible shrinking tropics, Sky and Telescope, 95, #6, 37-38, 1998. Zhou, Y., D. Zheng, M. Zhao, and B. F. Chao, Interannual polar motion with relation to the North Atlantic Oscillation, Global and Planetary Change, 18, 79-84, 1998.
1997	Chao, B. F., Earth rotation, The Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences and Astrogeology, Van Nostrand Reinhold, pp. 990, New York, 1997. Dehant, V., C. R. Wilson, D. A. Salstein, B. F. Chao, R. S. Gross, Ch. LeProvost, and R. M. Ponte, Study of Earth's rotation and geophysical fluids progresses, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 78, 357-360, 1997. Ray, R. D., B. F. Chao, Z. Kowalik, and A. Proshutinsky, Angular momentum of Arctic Ocean tides, J. Geodesy, 71, 344-350, 1997.
1996	Chao, B. F., R. S. Gross, and Y. B. Han, Seismic excitation of the polar motion, 1977-1993, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 146, 407-419, 1996. Chao, B. F., Y. B. Han, and R. S. Gross, On seismic excitation of the polar motion, Chinese Science Bulletin, 41, 832-836, 1996. Chao, B. F., R. D. Ray, J. M. Gipson, G. D. Egbert, and C. Ma, Diurnal/semidiurnal polar motion excited by variations in oceanic tidal angular momentum, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 20,151-20,163, 1996. Chao, B. F., A concrete terrestrial testimony of Milankovic cycle in Earth's changing obliquity, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 77, 433, 1996. Also in Earth in Space, AGU, Dec, 1996. Furuya, M., and B. F. Chao, Estimation of period and Q of the Chandler wobble, Geophys. J. Int. 127, 693-702, 1996. Ray, R. D., R. J. Eanes, and B. F. Chao, Detection of tidal dissipation in the solid Earth by satellite tracking and altimetry, Nature 381, 595-597, 1996. Zhu, Y., C. K. Shum, M. K. Cheng, B. D. Tapley, and B. F. Chao, Long-period variations in gravity field caused by mantle anelasticity, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 11243-11248, 1996.
1995	Chao, B. F., and I. Naito, Wavelet analysis provides a new tool for studying Earth's rotation, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 76, 161-165, 1995. Chao, B. F., R. D. Ray, and G. D. Egbert, Diurnal/semidiurnal oceanic tidal angular momentum: Topex/Poseidon models in comparison with Earth's rotation rate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 1993-1996, 1995. Chao, B. F., and R. J. Eanes, Global gravitational change due to atmospheric mass redistribution as observed in Lageos' nodal residual, Geophys. J. Int. 122, 755-764, 1995. Chao, B. F., J. B. Merriam, and Y. Tamura, Geophysical analysis of zonal tidal signals in length of day, Geophys. J. Int., 122, 765-775, 1995. Chao, B. F., and R. S. Gross, Changes of the Earth's rotational energy induced by earthquakes, Geophys. J. Int., 122, 776-783, 1995. Chao, B. F., R. S. Gross, and D. N. Dong, Global gravitational energy changes induced by earthquakes, Geophys. J. Int., 122, 784-789, 1995. Chao, B. F., Anthropogenic impact on global geodynamics due to water impoundment in major reservoirs, Geophys. Res. Lett., 22, 3533-3536, 1995. Rubincam, D. P., B. F. Chao, and P. C. Thomas, The gravitational field of Deimos, Icarus, 114, 63-67, 1995.
1994	Chao, B. F., The Geoid and Earth Rotation, in Geophysical Interpretations of Geoid, ed. P. Vanicek and N. Christou, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1994. Chao, B. F., Man-made lakes and global sea level, Nature, 370, 258, 1994. Ray, R. D., D. J. Steinberg, B. F. Chao, and D. E. Cartwright, Diurnal and semidiurnal variations in the Earth's rotation rate induced by oceanic tides, Science 264, 830-832, 1994.
1993	Chao, B. F., Excitation of Earth's polar motion by atmospheric anaular momentum variations, 1980-1990, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 253-256, 1993. Chao, B. F., Are autoregressive models sensitive to initial conditions? EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 74, 132-134, 1993. Nerem, R. S., B. F. Chao, A. Y. Au, J. C. Chan, S. M. Klosko, N. K. Pavlis, and R. G. Williamson, Temporal variations of the Earth's gravitational field from satellite laser ranging to LAGEOS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 595-598, 1993.
1991	Chao, B. F., and A. Y. Au, Temporal variation of Earth's zonal gravitational field caused by atmospheric mass redistribution: 1980-1988, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 6569-6575, 1991. Chao, B. F., and A. Y. Au, Atmospheric excitation of the Earth's annual wobble: 1980-1988, J. Geophys. Res., 96, 6577-6582, 1991. Chao, B. F., Man, water, and sea level, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 72, 492, 1991. Chao, B. F., As the world turns, II, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 72, 550-551, 1991. Chao, B. F., D. N. Dong, H. S. Liu, and T. A. Herring, Libration in the Earth's rotation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 18, 2007-2010, 1991. Liu, H. S., and B. F. Chao, The Earth's equatorial principal axes and moments of inertia, Geophys. J. Int., 106, 699-702, 1991.
1990	Chao, B. F., and D. P. Rubincam, Variations of Mars' gravitational field and rotation due to seasonal CO2 exchange, J. Geophys. Res., 95, 14755-14760, 1990. Chao. B. F., Comment on "A new method of spectral analysis and its application to the Earth's free oscillation: the "Sompi" method" by Hori et al., J. Geophys. Res., 95, 19789-19790, 1990. Chao, B. F., On the use of maximum entropy / autoregressive spectrum in harmonic analysis of time series, Pure and Applied Geophys., 134, 303-311, 1990. Gross, R. S., and B. F. Chao, The global geodynamics effect of the Macquarie Ridge earthquake, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 1009-1012, 1990.
1989	Chao, B. F., Feynman's dining hall dynamics, Phys. Today, 42, #2, 15, 1989. Chao, B. F., Length-of-day variations caused by El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, Science, 243, 923-925, 1989. Chao, B. F., and D. P. Rubincam, The gravitational field of Phobos, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16, 859-862, 1989. Chao, B. F., Comment on "Moment of inertia of three-dimensional models of the Earth" by T. Tanimoto, Geophys. Res. Lett., 16, 1075, 1989. Rubincam, D. P., B. F. Chao, and K. H. Schatten, Application of internal gravitational field equations to geophysical measurement of G, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 7563-7566, 1989.
1988	Chao, B. F., and W. P. O'Connor, Effect of a uniform sea level change on the Earth's rotation and gravitational field, Geophys. J., 93, 191-193, 1988. Chao, B. F., and W. P. O'Connor, Global surface water-induced seasonal variations in the Earth's rotation and gravitational field, Geophys. J., 94, 263-270, 1988. Chao, B. F., Correlation of interannual length-of-day variation with El Niño / Southern Oscillation, 1972-1986, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 7709-7715, 1988. Chao, B. F., Excitation of the Earth's polar motion due to mass variations in major hydrological reservoirs, J. Geophys. Res., 93, 13811-13819, 1988. Rubincam, D. P., B. F. Chao, K. H. Schatten, and W. W. Sager, Non-Newtonian gravity or gravity anomalies? EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 69, 1636, 1988. Runcorn, S. K., G. A. Wilkins, E. Groten, H. Lenhardt, J. Campbell, R. Hide, B. F. Chao, A. Souriau, J. Hinderer, H. Legros, J. L. Le Mouel, and M. Feissel, The excitation of the Chandler wobble, Survey in Geophysics, 9, 419-449, 1988.
1987	Chao, B. F., Reply to Hide, Geophys. Res. Lett., 14, 247, 1987. Chao, B. F., W. P. O'Connor, A. T. C. Chang, D. K. Hall, and J. L. Foster, Snow-load effect on the Earth's rotation and gravitational field, 1979-1985, J. Geophys. Res., 92, 9415-9422, 1987. Chao, B. F. and Gross, R. S., Changes in the Earth's rotation and low-degree gravitational field induced by earthquakes, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 91, 569-596, 1987.
1985	Chao, B. F., Predictability of the Earth's polar motion, Bull. Geod., 59, 81-93, 1985. Chao, B. F., On the excitation of the Earth's polar motion, Geophys. Res. Lett., 12, 526-529, 1985. Chao, B. F., As the world turns, EOS, Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union, 46, 766-770, 1985. Gross, R. S., and B. F. Chao, Excitation study of the LAGEOS-derived Chandler wobble, J. Geophys. Res., 90, 9369-9380, 1985.
1984	Chao, B. F., Interannual length-of-day variation with relation to the Southern Oscillation / El Niño, Geophys. Res. Lett., 11, 541-544, 1984. Chao, B. F., On excitation of Earth's free wobble and reference frames, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 79, 555-563, 1984.
1983	Chao, B. F., Autoregressive harmonic analysis of the Earth's polar motion using homogeneous ILS data, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 10299-10307, 1983. Chao, B. F., Normal mode study of the Earth's rigid-body motions, J. Geophys. Res., 88, 9437-9442, 1983.
1982	Chao, B. F., Excitation of normal modes on non-rotating and rotating earth models, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 68, 295-315, 1982.
1981	Chao, B. F., Symmetry and terrestrial spectroscopy, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 66, 285-312, 1981.
1980	Chao, B. F., and F. Gilbert, Autoregressive estimation of complex eigen-frequencies in low frequency seismic spectra, Geophys. J. Roy. Astron. Soc., 63, 641-657, 1980.