Research

Research interests

  • Earth System Science and global environmental change
  • Global climate dynamics and modeling
  • Atmospheric circulation and water balance in the Third Pole Region
  • Recent and future regional climate changes and their impacts on water, ecosystem, environment, and agriculture with a focus on Eurasia

Selected recent research projects

  • Leading project "Impact of climate variation and change on offshore wind energy potential" supported by Swedish Formas (2023-01648), 2024-2027.
  • Participating in project "Towards a sustainable and resilient water supply in Sweden: Holistic solutions to groundwater drought and water scarcity" supported by Swedish Formas (2023-00515), 2024-2027.
  • Participating in the project "Co-Creating Better Blue - C2B2" supported by Swedish Mistra, 2023-2027.
  • Supervised the EU project "EXTREME: Robust attribution of human-induced thermodynamic and dynamic contributions in historical changes of regional heat and cold waves over Europe" under the MARIE SKLODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Individual Fellowships (IF) program, supported by the European Commission (101067046), 2022-2024.
  • Participating in the project "New Interdisciplinary Framework for Studying the Relation between Climate Change and Migration" supported by the Swedish Research Council (VR: 2021-02163), 2022-2027.
  • Leading project "Impacts of extremely high summer temperature and drought on forest over Eurasia with a focus on Sweden", supported by Swedish Formas (2018-02858), 2019-2021.
  • Leading project "Dynamics and importance of convection for precipitation in the Third Pole region: Satellite and ground-based observation versus model simulations", supported by Swedish National Space Agency (SDSN: 188/18), 2019-2021.

Selected past research projects

  • Participating in project "Safe and Sustainable groundwater-based water supply in Swedish cities and countryside" supported by Swedish Formas (2018- 00302), 2018-2019.
  • Participating in project "Variations of precipitation and transpiration on Tibetan Plateau in response to the warming since the Little Ice Age" supported by Swedish Formas (2017-1408), 2018-2020.
  • CI for project "Observed trends and future changes in the intensity, frequency, and duration of very hot weather in Hong Kong" supported by General Research Fund of Hong Kong (RGC Ref No. 11306417), 2018-2020.
  • Participating in project "Detection and attribution of changes in extreme wind gusts over land" supported by Swedish Research Council (VR: 2017-03780), 3 480 2018-2021.
  • Supervising EU project "STILLING: TowardS improved undersTandIng of the worLdwide decline of wind speed in a cLImate chaNGe scenario" under the MARIE SKÅODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Individual Fellowships (IF) program, supported by the European Commission (2016-2018).
  • Leading project "Impact of climate change on water balance on The Third Pole Region", supported by The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (2016-2018).
  • Leading project "Elevation dependent climate change in The Third Pole Region: impact on water balance", supported by Swedish Research Council (VR: 2015-2018).
  • Leading project "Cooperative modelling and observation studies on vegetation feedback effect under climate change over the Arctic and high-latitudes", supported by Swedish Research Council (VR: 2015-2016).
  • Participating in project "Northern Hemisphere warm-season jet stream variability and its links to climate extremes over the last millennium: JETCLIM" supported by VR (2016-2019).
  • Participating in project "Platform to support Swedish Earth System Modelling", supported by Sweden's Innovation Agency (VINNOVA) (2016-2017).
  • Participating in project "Observation and modelling of water vapor exchanges over Tibetan Plateau", supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)(2016-2019).
  • Participating in project "A novel framework to evaluate the impact of climate change on groundwater resources in Sweden", supported by the Swedish Research Council Formas (2017-2019).
  • Participating in project "Realistic local climate change time-series matched to climate policy goals (eg 1.5 °C)", supported by the Swedish Research Council Formas (2017-2019).
  • Participating in project "MERGE - ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system" (2009-).
  • Participating in project "BECC - Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate" (2009-).
  • Led project "Future rainfall and flooding in Sweden: a framework to support climate-adaptation actions" (Swedish title: Nederbörd och översvämningar i framtidens Sverige - i ett system till stöd för klimatanpassning), supported by Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap) (2012-2016).
  • Coordinated the project "Impact of climate variability and change on agriculture and forest production in northern and western China" supported by Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) and National Climate Center/CMA in China (2003-2006).
  • Coordinated the project "Modeling and statistical downscaling of daily climate variables in Sweden and China" supported by Swedish Research Council (VR) and National Climate Center/CMA in China (2003-2005).
  • Led project "Past and future extreme climates in relation to atmospheric circulation over Europe: The role played by anthropogenic forcing" supported by Swedish Science Council (VR: 2006-2008).
  • Led the project "Extreme rainfall events in Sweden and their importance for local planning" supported by Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB: Myndigheten för samhällsskydd och beredskap, former Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA)) (2005-2008).
  • Participated in the statistical downscaling initiative under WCRP "CORDEX - Coordinated Regional Downscaling" (2014-).
  • Participated in project "Forecasting of groundwater and pore pressure in soft sediments which enable accounting for climatic changes" supported by Swedish Formas (2006-2008).
  • Participated in project "Agriculture, Forest and Water Management to Minimize Negative Effects of Climate Change. Risk Scenarios and Adaptation Strategies." supported by Swedish Environment Protection Agency (2006).
  • Coordinated "Weather regimes in a changing climate: how does it affect soil erosion in Loess Plateau of China?" supported by STINT (The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education) (2003-2007).
  • Participated in "European and North Atlantic daily to MULtidecadal climATE variability (EMULATE)" Coordinated by Prof. Phil Jones and supported by EU's FP5 (2002-2005).