Xueying Zhao

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I am a postdoctoral fellow affiliated with National Center for Atmospheric Science and the University of Texas at Austin.

My research explores how short-lived climate forcers-aerosols from human activities-shape our climate system through advanced climate modeling. Aerosols influence the atmosphere on scales ranging from the microscopic interactions with cloud droplets to large-scale circulation shifts driven by changes in Earth’s energy balance. Anthropogenic sources of aerosols are unevenly distributed, their evolution can reshape regional rainfall patterns, drive extreme weather events, and alter cross-regional climate teleconnections.

The overarching goal of my work is to uncover how changes in the magnitude and spatial patterns of short-lived climate forcers affect regional climate and extremes, and to translate that understanding into insights that guide emission mitigation strategies and climate adaptation policies.