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The overall goal of our research is to understand the interactions between land surface and atmosphere under the background of global climate changes using integrated approaches.
Land cover change and climate
Land cover change and climate
How does deforestation (removal of trees) affect the land-surface energy and water balance, and further modify local and large-scale climate? How does agricultural intensification influence climate extremes? We use ground-based observations, satellite products, and climate models (e.g., CESM and WRF) to explore the feedback of land cover to the near-surface atmosphere across different scales.
extreme events
extreme events
How does climate change affect the intensity and frequency of temperature/precipitation extremes or winter storm? How do large-scale atmospheric circulations and local land-surface conditions contribute to the development of extreme events (e.g., heavy precipitation, or flash drought)? We use different climate datasets (e.g., CMIP, CORDEX, and large-ensemble experiments) and climate model experiments to assess the risk of future climate extremes and to understand the mechanism to improve the predictability of extreme events.
climate Mitigation
climate Mitigation
How does continuous urbanization influence the regional climate? In turn, how the future climate change affect the sustainability of rural and urban regions? What mitigation strategies can potentially reduce the vulnerability to the increasing risk of heatwaves and floods? We use climate and hydrological models to investigate the impacts of urban expansion on climate and assess the climatic and hydrological benefits of green infrastructure.
Renewable energy
Renewable energy
How does climate change affect wind resources and solar radiations? What is the uncertainty of wind and solar projections in current climate models? How will the large-scale development of renewables influence the local and regional climate? We use different climate datasets to assess the trend of wind and solar radiations, and conduct sensitivity experiments in climate models to estimate the climatic impacts of windmills and solar panels through land-atmosphere interactions.
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