| The Aquarius/SAC-D mission: Designed to meet the salinity remote-sensing challenge G Lagerloef, FR Colomb, D Le Vine, F Wentz, S Yueh, C Ruf, J Lilly, ... Oceanography 21 (1), 68-81, 2008 | 492 | 2008 |
| A census of eddy activities in the South China Sea during 1993–2007 P Xiu, F Chai, L Shi, H Xue, Y Chao Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 115 (C3), 2010 | 334 | 2010 |
| Reproductive output and duration of the pelagic larval stage determine seascape-wide connectivity of marine populations EA Treml, JJ Roberts, Y Chao, PN Halpin, HP Possingham, C Riginos Integrative and comparative biology 52 (4), 525-537, 2012 | 297 | 2012 |
| 5‐cm‐Precision aircraft ocean altimetry using GPS reflections ST Lowe, C Zuffada, Y Chao, P Kroger, LE Young, JL LaBrecque Geophysical Research Letters 29 (10), 13-1-13-4, 2002 | 286 | 2002 |
| Upper ocean export of particulate organic carbon in the Arabian Sea derived from thorium-234 K Buesseler, L Ball, J Andrews, C Benitez-Nelson, R Belastock, F Chai, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 45 (10-11), 2461-2487, 1998 | 267 | 1998 |
| Planning and implementing trajectories for autonomous underwater vehicles to track evolving ocean processes based on predictions from a regional ocean model RN Smith, Y Chao, PP Li, DA Caron, BH Jones, GS Sukhatme The International Journal of Robotics Research 29 (12), 1475-1497, 2010 | 240 | 2010 |
| 2‐cm GPS altimetry over Crater Lake RN Treuhaft, ST Lowe, C Zuffada, Y Chao Geophysical Research Letters 28 (23), 4343-4346, 2001 | 190 | 2001 |
| Geocenter variations caused by atmosphere, ocean and surface ground water D Dong, JO Dickey, Y Chao, MK Cheng Geophysical research letters 24 (15), 1867-1870, 1997 | 184 | 1997 |
| Pacific interdecadal variability in this century's sea surface temperatures Y Chao, M Ghil, JC McWilliams Geophysical Research Letters 27 (15), 2261-2264, 2000 | 176 | 2000 |
| Satellite and in situ salinity: Understanding near-surface stratification and subfootprint variability J Boutin, Y Chao, WE Asher, T Delcroix, R Drucker, K Drushka, ... Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 97 (8), 1391-1407, 2016 | 172 | 2016 |
| Preparing to predict: the second autonomous ocean sampling network (AOSN-II) experiment in the Monterey Bay SR Ramp, RE Davis, NE Leonard, I Shulman, Y Chao, AR Robinson, ... Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 56 (3-5), 68-86, 2009 | 160 | 2009 |
| Three‐dimensional oceanic eddy analysis in the Southern California Bight from a numerical product C Dong, X Lin, Y Liu, F Nencioli, Y Chao, Y Guan, D Chen, T Dickey, ... Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 117 (C7), 2012 | 145 | 2012 |
| Seascape genetics along a steep cline: using genetic patterns to test predictions of marine larval dispersal HM Galindo, AS PFEIFFER‐HERBERT, MA McManus, YI Chao, FEI Chai, ... Molecular ecology 19 (17), 3692-3707, 2010 | 145 | 2010 |
| Blending sea surface temperatures from multiple satellites and in situ observations for coastal oceans Y Chao, Z Li, JD Farrara, P Hung Journal of atmospheric and oceanic technology 26 (7), 1415-1426, 2009 | 139 | 2009 |
| A three-dimensional variational data assimilation scheme for the regional ocean modeling system Z Li, Y Chao, JC McWilliams, K Ide Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology 25 (11), 2074-2090, 2008 | 127 | 2008 |
| Caribbean Sea eddies inferred from TOPEX/Poseidon altimetry and a 1/6 Atlantic Ocean model simulation JA Carton, Y Chao Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans 104 (C4), 7743-7752, 1999 | 123 | 1999 |
| On the structure of the Southern Oscillation Y Chao, SGH Philander Journal of climate 6 (3), 449-468, 1993 | 123 | 1993 |
| Detection and modeling of nontidal oceanic effects on Earth's rotation rate SL Marcus, Y Chao, JO Dickey, P Gegout Science 281 (5383), 1656-1659, 1998 | 120 | 1998 |
| Predictions of crustal deformation and of geoid and sea-level variability caused by oceanic and atmospheric loading TM Van Dam, J Wahr, Y Chao, E Leuliette Geophysical Journal International 129 (3), 507-517, 1997 | 118 | 1997 |
| Interdecadal variation of the transition zone chlorophyll front: A physical-biological model simulation between 1960 and 1990 F Chai, M Jiang, RT Barber, RC Dugdale, Y Chao Journal of Oceanography 59, 461-475, 2003 | 114 | 2003 |
