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Discipline:Atmospheric Sciences

Education Background

Georgia Institute of Technology, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Science (2001-2006)
Gettysburg College, B.Sc. Summa Cum Laude, Mathematics (1997-2001)

Work Experience

Tsinghua University, Department of Earth System Science, Associate Professor (2012.01-present)
University of Texas at Austin, Jackson School of Geosciences, Research Scientist V (2011.08-2011.12).
University of Cambridge, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Postdoctoral Research Associate (2009.11-2011.05)
Columbia University, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Postdoctoral Research Scientist (2006.10-2009.09)

Young Thousand Talents Plan (2013-2015)

Konopka et al. (2022): Stratospheric Moistening After 2000;Geophysical Research Letters,49(8):e2021GL097609.

Qiu et al. (2022): Impacts of Western Disturbances on Wintertime Precipitation Over the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,127(7):e2021JD035789.

von Hobe et al. (2021): Upward transport into and within the Asian monsoon anticyclone as inferred from StratoClim trace gas observations;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,21(2):1267-1285.

Dai & Wright (2021): Long-Term Variability of Relationships between Potential Large-Scale Drivers and Summer Precipitation in North China in the CERA-20C Reanalysis;Atmosphere,12(1):81.

Lu et al. (2021): Econometrics of the environmental Kuznets curve: testing advancement to carbon intensity-oriented sustainability for eight economic zones in China;Journal of Cleaner Production,283(1):124561.

Duan et al. (2020): Three Regimes of Temperature Distribution Change Over Dry Land, Moist Land, and Oceanic Surfaces;Geophysical Research Letters,47(24):e2020GL090997.

Dai et al. (2020): Moisture and Energy Budget Perspectives on Summer Drought in North China;Journal of Climate,33(23):10149-10167.

He et al. (2020): Favorable Circulation Patterns and Moisture Sources for Wintertime Extreme Precipitation Events Over the Balkhash-Junggar Region;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,125(16):e2019JD032275.

Wright et al. (2020): Differences in tropical high clouds among reanalyses: origins and radiative impacts;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,20(14):8989-9030.

Jin & Wright (2020): Contributions of Indonesian Throughflow to eastern Indian Ocean surface variability during ENSO events;Atmospheric Science Letters,21(8):e979.

Tegtmeier et al. (2020): Temperature and tropopause characteristics from reanalyses data in the tropical tropopause layer;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,20(2):753-770.

Fujiwara et al. (2020): Surface temperature response to the major volcanic eruptions in multiple reanalysis data sets;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,20(1):345-374.

Yan et al. (2019): The efficiency of transport into the stratosphere via the Asian and North American summer monsoon circulations;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,19(24):15629-15649.

Liang et al. (2019): Evapotranspiration Characteristics Distinct to Mangrove Ecosystems Are Revealed by Multiple-Site Observations and a Modified Two-Source Model;Water Resources Research,55(12):11250-11273.

Qiu et al. (2019): Moisture Sources for Wintertime Intense Precipitation Events Over the Three Snowy Subregions of the Tibetan Plateau;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(23):12708-12725.

Li et al. (2019): Subtropical High Affects Interdecadal Variability of Tropical Cyclone Genesis in the South China Sea;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(12):6379-6392.

Dong et al. (2019): Precipitable water and CAPE dependence of rainfall intensities in China;Climate Dynamics,52(1):3357-3368.

Ge et al. (2019): Links Between the Large-Scale Circulation and Daily Air Quality Over Central Eastern China During Winter;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(13):7147-7163.

Huang et al. (2019): A possible mechanism for the occurrence of wintertime extreme precipitation events over South China;Climate Dynamics,52(1):2367-2384.

Tao et al. (2019): Multitimescale variations in modeled stratospheric water vapor derived from three modern reanalysis products;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,19(9):6509-6534.

Hoffmann et al. (2019): From ERA-Interim to ERA5: the considerable impact of ECMWF's next-generation reanalysis on Lagrangian transport simulations;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,19(5):3097-3124.

Yu et al. (2019): Managing nitrogen to restore water quality in China;Nature,567(7749):516-520.

Wei et al. (2019): A global database of water vapor isotopes measured with high temporal resolution infrared laser spectroscopy;Scientific Data,6(1):180302.

Xie et al. (2019): Evaluating the Response of Summertime Surface Sulfate to Hydroclimate Variations in the Continental United States: Role of Meteorological Inputs in the GEOS-Chem Model;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(3):1662-1679.

Lin et al. (2019): Impacts of Wintertime Extratropical Cyclones on Temperature and Precipitation Over Northeastern China During 1979–2016;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(3):1514-1536.

Yang et al. (2019): Synoptic Conditions and Moisture Sources for Extreme Snowfall Events Over East China;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,124(2):601-623.

Dong et al. (2018): Connections Between a Late Summer Snowstorm Over the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau and a Concurrent Indian Monsoon Low-Pressure System;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,123(24):13676-13691.

Yang et al. (2018): Interannual Variation and Regime Shift of the Evaporative Moisture Sources for Wintertime Precipitation Over Southern China;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,123(23):13169-13185.

Huang et al. (2018): On the Formation Mechanism for Wintertime Extreme Precipitation Events Over the Southeastern Tibetan Plateau;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,123(22):12692-12714.

Martineau et al. (2018): Zonal-mean data set of global atmospheric reanalyses on pressure levels;Earth System Science Data,10(4):1925-1941.

Jin et al. (2018): Distinct Mechanisms of Decadal Subsurface Heat Content Variations in the Eastern and Western Indian Ocean Modulated by Tropical Pacific SST;Journal of Climate,31(19):7751-7769.

Lai et al. (2018): Contributions of Atmospheric Transport and Rain–Vapor Exchange to Near-Surface Water Vapor in the Zhanjiang Mangrove Reserve, Southern China: An Isotopic Perspective;Atmosphere,9(9):365.

Yang et al. (2018): Possible mechanisms for four regimes associated with cold events over East Asia;Climate Dynamics,51(1):35-56.

Dong et al. (2018): Regional disparities in warm season rainfall changes over arid eastern–central Asia;Scientific Reports,8(1):13051.

Sang et al. (2018): A Large Eddy Model Study on the Effect of Overshooting Convection on Lower Stratospheric Water Vapor;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,123(18):10023-10036.

Liang et al. (2018): Leaf anatomical traits determine the 18O enrichment of leaf water in coastal halophytes;Plant, Cell and Environment,41(12):2744-2757.

Huang et al. (2018): Moisture Sources for Wintertime Extreme Precipitation Events Over South China During 1979–2013;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,123(13):6690-6712.

Jin et al. (2018): Influences of Pacific Climate Variability on Decadal Subsurface Ocean Heat Content Variations in the Indian Ocean;Journal of Climate,31(10):4157-4174.

Yu et al. (2018): Assessing the Impacts of Extreme Agricultural Droughts in China Under Climate and Socioeconomic Changes;Earth's Future,6(5):689-703.

Li et al. (2018): The Evaluation of SMAP Enhanced Soil Moisture Products Using High-Resolution Model Simulations and In-Situ Observations on the Tibetan Plateau;Remote Sensing,10(4):535.

Lyu et al. (2018): Long-Term Annual Mapping of Four Cities on Different Continents by Applying a Deep Information Learning Method to Landsat Data;Remote Sensing,10(3):471.

Duan et al. (2018): On the Utility (or Futility) of Using Stable Water Isotopes to Constrain the Bulk Properties of Tropical Convection;Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems,10(2):516-529.

Yang et al. (2017): Evaluation of multiple forcing data sets for precipitation and shortwave radiation over major land areas of China;Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,21(11):5805-5821.

Dong et al. (2017): Indian Monsoon Low-Pressure Systems Feed Up-and-Over Moisture Transport to the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,122(22):12140-12151.

Davis et al. (2017): Assessment of upper tropospheric and stratospheric water vapor and ozone in reanalyses as part of S-RIP;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,17(20):12743-12778.

Wright et al. (2017): Rainforest-initiated wet season onset over the southern Amazon;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA,114(32):8481-8486.

Chen et al. (2017): On the cooccurrence of wintertime temperature anomalies over eastern Asia and eastern North America;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,122(13):6844-6867.

Li et al. (2017): Evaluation of the Common Land Model (CoLM) from the Perspective of Water and Energy Budget Simulation: Towards Inclusion in CMIP6;Atmosphere,8(8):141.

Fujiwara et al. (2017): Introduction to the SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) and overview of the reanalysis systems;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,17(2):1417-1452.

Huang et al. (2017): Potential vorticity regimes over East Asia during winter;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,122(3):1524-1544.

Li et al. (2017): Development of a global gridded Argo data set with Barnes successive corrections;Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans,122(2):866-889.

Yan et al. (2016): Validation of Aura MLS retrievals of temperature, water vapour and ozone in the upper troposphere and lower–middle stratosphere over the Tibetan Plateau during boreal summer;Atmospheric Measurement Techniques,9(8):3547-3566.

Huang et al. (2016): A potential vorticity-based index for the East Asian winter monsoon;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,121(16):9382-9399.

Huang et al. (2016): On the Non-Stationary Relationship between the Siberian High and Arctic Oscillation;PLOS One,11(1):e0158122.

Dong et al. (2016): Summer rainfall over the southwestern Tibetan Plateau controlled by deep convection over the Indian subcontinent;Nature Communications,7(1):10925.

Chakraborty et al. (2015): Relationships between convective structure and transport of aerosols to the upper troposphere deduced from satellite observations;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,120(13):6515-6536.

Wright & Fueglistaler (2013): Large differences in reanalyses of diabatic heating in the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,13(18):9565-9576.

Huang et al. (2012): Geographic and seasonal distributions of CO transport pathways and their roles in determining CO centers in the upper troposphere;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,12(10):4683-4698.

Wright et al. (2011): The influence of summertime convection over Southeast Asia on water vapor in the tropical stratosphere;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,116(D12):D12302.

Noone et al. (2011): Properties of air mass mixing and humidity in the subtropics from measurements of the D/H isotope ratio of water vapor at the Mauna Loa Observatory;Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres,116(D22):D22113.

Wright et al. (2010): Diagnosis of Zonal Mean Relative Humidity Changes in a Warmer Climate;Journal of Climate,23(17):44569.

Wright et al. (2009): Influence of condensate evaporation on water vapor and its stable isotopes in a GCM;Geophysical Research Letters,36(12):L12804.

Wright et al. (2009): A statistical analysis of the influence of deep convection on water vapor variability in the tropical upper troposphere;Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,9(15):5847-5864.

Fu et al. (2006): Short circuit of water vapor and polluted air to the global stratosphere by convective transport over the Tibetan Plateau[J];Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA,103(15):5664-5669.

SPARC Reanalysis Intercomparison Project (S-RIP) Final Report[Monograph],Munich,SPARC,2022