Climate
Centered on the underlying mechanisms driving extreme climate events, compound risks, and their pervasive impacts on socio-ecological systems, this research portfolio encompasses three core domains:
🌪️ Compound Extreme Events and Physical Mechanisms
Investigating the spatiotemporal superposition and underlying physical linkages among diverse extreme climate events. This research spearheaded the development of the global Compound Events Detection and Visualisation Toolbox (CETD), offering a standardized framework for the systematic, quantitative assessment of compound risks arising from concurrent meteorological hazards.
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🌍 Socioeconomic Exposure and Adaptation Strategies
Assessing the spatiotemporal dynamics of heatwaves globally and across critical regions (e.g., the Belt and Road initiative) under various projected warming scenarios, thereby quantifying the associated socioeconomic exposure risks. Concurrently, leveraging “Climate Analog” methodologies, this work establishes an empirical, scientific baseline to inform future climate adaptation and urban planning initiatives across Chinese municipalities.
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- Spatiotemporal Distribution and Risk Assessment of Heat Waves Based on Apparent Temperature in the One Belt and One Road Region
- Analogs of Future Climate in Chinese Cities Identified in Present Observations
🌱 Land Surface Processes and Ecosystem Responses
Diagnosing the principal climatological drivers governing spring vegetation phenology at regional scales (e.g., the Qinling Mountains), and investigating how snow cover variations in the Northern Hemisphere perturb the radiative balance of the land-atmosphere system. Ultimately, this research elucidates the cascading effects of climate anomalies on both physical land surface processes and broader ecosystem dynamics.
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I am an early-career climate scientist pushing the boundaries of understanding wildfires and climate extremes using hydroclimatic, data-driven, and geostatistical approaches. My work has led to step-changes in understanding the synchronicity and persistence of extreme fire weather, factors that strongly influence extreme fire activity. My recent research focuses on extreme fires, one of the most societally and environmentally destructive consequences of climate change.
I work with Prof. John Abatzoglou, who leads the Climatology Lab at University of California, Merced.