Remote control of North China autumn rainfall by Tibetan Plateau soil conditions
Mi J, Xie Y, Bao Z, et al. (2026) Remote control of North China autumn rainfall by Tibetan Plateau soil conditions. Journal of Hydrology, 669, 135146.
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Education
- Ph.D in Climatology, Lanzhou University, 9/2012-6/2017
- Visiting Student, Princeton University, 9/2015-8/2016
- B.S. in Atmospheric Science, Lanzhou University, 8/2008-6/2012
Employment
- 3/2026-Present: Professor
- Lanzhou University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety
- 9/2020-2/2026: Research Scientist
- Lanzhou University, Collaborative Innovation Center for Western Ecological Safety
- 7/2017-8/2020: Postdoctoral Researcher
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Honors
- Springer Nature Reviewing Editor (2025)
- Top Ten S&T Advances in China’s Oceanography and Limnology 2024 (2025)
- IOP Trusted Reviewer (2024)
- Outstanding Dissertation in Gansu Province (2017)
Publications
Regional disparities in extreme precipitation trends across East Asia: Observation-constrained projection and attribution
Bao Z, Xie Y, Shi J, et al. (2026) Regional disparities in extreme precipitation trends across East Asia: Observation-constrained projection and attribution. Advances in Climate Change Research, 17, 35–47.
Changing Northern Hemisphere weather linked to warming amplification in High Mountain Asia
Xie Y, Huang J, Wu G, et al. (2025) Changing Northern Hemisphere weather linked to warming amplification in High Mountain Asia. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, 932.
External and internal controls on decadal precipitation variability over North America
Fan X, Huang J, Xie Y, et al. (2025) External and internal controls on decadal precipitation variability over North America. Climate Dynamics 63, 429.
Reversed future drying-wetting precipitation patterns over the northwestern and southeastern East Asia driven by reduced aerosol emissions
Zhao M, Xie Y, Shi J, et al. (2025) Reversed future drying-wetting precipitation patterns over the northwestern and southeastern East Asia driven by reduced aerosol emissions. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114527.
Decadal oceanic variability amplified recent heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere
Lei N, Guan X, Xie Y, et al. (2025) Decadal oceanic variability amplified recent heatwave in the Northern Hemisphere. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science 8, 292.
Effects of soil moisture in northern Tibetan Plateau on summer precipitation in Northwest China
Lu F, Yu H, Hu Z, Xie Y, et al. (2025) Effects of soil moisture in northern Tibetan Plateau on summer precipitation in Northwest China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130, e2025JD043690.
Disagreement in detected heatwave trends resulting from diagnostic methods
Zhang B, He Y, Wang Z, Huang B, Xie Y, et al. (2025) Disagreement in detected heatwave trends resulting from diagnostic methods. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL114398.
Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global High-Frequency Temperature Variability
Su Z, Xie Y, Huang J, et al. (2024) Impact of the Tibetan Plateau on Global High-Frequency Temperature Variability. Journal of Climate, 37, 4347–4365.
Dust accelerates the life cycle of high clouds unveiled through strongly‐Constrained meteorology
Ge J, Li W, Huang J, Mu Q, Li Q, Zhao Q, Su J, Xie Y, et al. (2024) Dust accelerates the life cycle of high clouds unveiled through strongly‐Constrained meteorology. Geophysical Research Letters, 51, e2024GL109998.
The ocean losing its breath under the heatwaves
Li C, Huang J, Liu X, Ding L, He Y, Xie Y. (2024) The ocean losing its breath under the heatwaves. Nature Communications, 15, 6840.
Decadal heatwave fluctuations in China caused by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
Lei N, Xie Y, Bao Z, et al. (2024) Decadal heatwave fluctuations in China caused by the Indian and Atlantic Oceans. Environmental Research Letters, 19, 074063.
Compound events of heatwave and dust storm in the Taklamakan Desert
Liu Y, Huang J, Tan Z, Zhou C, Li D, Xie Y. (2024) Compound events of heatwave and dust storm in the Taklamakan Desert. Science China Earth Sciences, 67, 2073–2083.
沙尘气溶胶加热对深积云对流系统的影响
景治坤, 黄建平, 刘玉芝, 谢永坤. (2024). 沙尘气溶胶加热对深积云对流系统的影响. 兰州大学学报（自然科学版）, 60(3), 296−303.
Future trends in the vertical structure of Arctic warming and moistening in different emission scenarios
Nie H, Xie Y, Zhao M, et al. (2024) Future trends in the vertical structure of Arctic warming and moistening in different emission scenarios. Atmospheric Research, 301: 107271.
Terrain effects of the Tibetan Plateau on dust aerosol distribution over the Tarim Basin
Zhou C, Yang X, Liu Y, Zhu Q, Xie Y, et al. (2024) Terrain effects of the Tibetan Plateau on dust aerosol distribution over the Tarim Basin, China. Atmospheric Research, 298: 107143.
位涡源汇和位涡环流及其天气气候意义
吴国雄, 刘屹岷, 毛江玉, 何编, 包庆, 谢永坤, 等. (2024) 位涡源汇和位涡环流及其天气气候意义. 大气科学, 48(1): 8−25.
Association between Tibetan heat sources and heat waves in China
Tan Z, Liu Y, Shao T, Luo R, Luo M, Xie Y. (2023) Association between Tibetan heat sources and heat waves in China. Journal of Climate, 36, 7905–7924.
Oceanic repeaters boost the global climatic impact of the Tibetan Plateau
Xie Y, Huang J, Wu G, et al. (2023) Oceanic repeaters boost the global climatic impact of the Tibetan Plateau. Science Bulletin, 68(19), 2225–2235.
Enhanced Asian warming increases Arctic amplification
Xie Y, Huang J, Wu G, et al. (2023) Enhanced Asian warming increases Arctic amplification. Environmental Research Letters, 18, 034041.
Potential vorticity dynamics explain how extratropical oceans and the Arctic modulate wintertime land-temperature variations
Xie Y, Huang J, Wu G, et al. (2023) Potential vorticity dynamics explain how extratropical oceans and the Arctic modulate wintertime land-temperature variations. Earth's Future, 11, e2022EF003275.
Impact of the leading atmospheric wave train over Eurasia on the climate variability over the Tibetan Plateau during early spring
Yang Y, Liu Y, Hu Z, Yu H, Li J, Xie Y, et al. (2023) Impact of the leading atmospheric wave train over Eurasia on the climate variability over the Tibetan Plateau during early spring. Climate Dynamics, 60, 3885–3900
A potential vorticity budget view of the atmospheric circulation climatology over the Tibetan Plateau
Xie Y, Wu G, Liu Y, et al. (2023) A potential vorticity budget view of the atmospheric circulation climatology over the Tibetan Plateau. International Journal of Climatology, 43, 2031–2049.
Historical evaluation and projection of precipitation phase changes in the cold season over the Tibetan Plateau based on CMIP6 multimodels
Wang G, He Y, Zhang B, Wang X, Cheng S, Xie Y, et al. (2023) Historical evaluation and projection of precipitation phase changes in the cold season over the Tibetan Plateau based on CMIP6 multimodels. Atmospheric Research, 281, 106494.
Global climate impacts of land-surface and atmospheric processes over the Tibetan Plateau
Huang J, Zhou X, Wu G, Xu X, Zhao Q, Liu Y, Duan A, Xie Y, et al. (2023) Global climate impacts of land-surface and atmospheric processes over the Tibetan Plateau. Reviews of Geophysics, 61, e2022RG000771
次季节尺度上的“暖北极-冷欧亚”模态
黄建平, 谢永坤. (2023) 次季节尺度上的“暖北极-冷欧亚”模态. 科学通报, 68(14), 1721–1722.
Impacts of the Tibetan Plateau on aridity change over the Northern Hemisphere
Gao Z, Guan X, He B, Zhao L, Xie Y, et al. (2023) Impacts of the Tibetan Plateau on aridity change over the Northern Hemisphere. Atmospheric Research, 281, 106470.
Extratropical climate change during periods before and after an Arctic ice-free summer
Xie Y, Nie H, He Y. (2022) Extratropical climate change during periods before and after an Arctic ice-free summer. Earth's Future, 10, e2022EF002881.
The influence of precipitation phase changes on the recharge process of terrestrial water storage in the cold season over the Tibetan Plateau
Wang G, He Y, Huang J, Guan X, Wang X, Hu H, Wang S, Xie Y. (2022) The influence of precipitation phase changes on the recharge process of terrestrial water storage in the cold season over the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035824.
A dynamic and thermodynamic coupling view of the linkages between Eurasian cooling and Arctic warming
Xie Y, Wu G, Liu Y, et al. (2022) A dynamic and thermodynamic coupling view of the linkages between Eurasian cooling and Arctic warming. Climate Dynamics, 58, 2725–2744.
Characteristics of the potential vorticity and its budget in the surface layer over the Tibetan Plateau
Sheng C, Wu G, Tang Y, He B, Xie Y, et al. (2021) Characteristics of the potential vorticity and its budget in the surface layer over the Tibetan Plateau. International Journal of Climatology, 41, 439–455.
Regional characteristics of cloud radiative effects before and after the South China sea summer monsoon onset
Huang M, Li J, Zeng G, Xie Y. (2020) Regional characteristics of cloud radiative effects before and after the South China sea summer monsoon onset. Journal of Meteorological Research, 34, 1167–1182.
Eurasian cooling linked with Arctic warming: Insights from PV dynamics
Xie Y, Wu G, Liu Y, et al. (2020) Eurasian cooling linked with Arctic warming: Insights from PV dynamics. Journal of Climate, 33, 2627–2644.
The key role of decadal modulated oscillation in recent cold phase
Luo W, Guan X, Xie Y, et al. (2019) The key role of decadal modulated oscillation in recent cold phase. International Journal of Climatology, 39, 5761–5770.
Robust regional warming amplifications directly following the anthropogenic emission
Xie Y, Huang J, Ming Y. (2019) Robust regional warming amplifications directly following the anthropogenic emission. Earth's Future, 7, 363–369.
Comparison of the effect of land-sea thermal contrast on interdecadal variations in winter and summer blockings
He Y, Huang J, Li D, Xie Y, et al. (2018) Comparison of the effect of land-sea thermal contrast on interdecadal variations in winter and summer blockings. Climate Dynamics, 51, 1275–1294.
Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges
Huang J, Li Y, Fu C, Chen F, Fu Q, Dai A, Shinoda M, Ma Z, Guo W, Li Z, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yu H, He Y, Xie Y, et al. (2017) Dryland climate change: Recent progress and challenges. Reviews of Geophysics, 55, 719–778
Contributions of radiative factors to enhanced dryland warming over East Asia
Zhang Y, Guan X, Yu H, Xie Y, et al. (2017) Contributions of radiative factors to enhanced dryland warming over East Asia. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122, 7723–7736.
Mechanism of non-appearance of hiatus in Tibetan Plateau
Ma J, Guan X, Guo R, Gan Z, Xie Y. (2017) Mechanism of non-appearance of hiatus in Tibetan Plateau. Scientific Reports, 7, 4421.
From accelerated warming to warming hiatus in China
Xie Y, Huang J, Liu Y. (2017) From accelerated warming to warming hiatus in China. International Journal of Climatology, 37, 1758–1773.
The dynamics of the warming hiatus over the Northern Hemisphere
Huang J, Xie Y, Guan X, et al. (2017) The dynamics of the warming hiatus over the Northern Hemisphere. Climate Dynamics, 48, 429–446.
The relationship between anthropogenic dust and population over global semi-arid regions
Guan X, Huang J, Zhang Y, Xie Y, et al. (2016) The relationship between anthropogenic dust and population over global semi-arid regions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 5159–5169.
Overestimated Arctic warming and underestimated Eurasia mid-latitude warming in CMIP5 simulations
Xie Y, Liu Y, Huang J. (2016) Overestimated Arctic warming and underestimated Eurasia mid-latitude warming in CMIP5 simulations. International Journal of Climatology, 36, 4475–4487.
Global semi-arid climate change over last 60 years
Huang J, Ji M, Xie Y, et al. (2016) Global semi-arid climate change over last 60 years. Climate Dynamics, 46, 1131–1150.
Modeling study on the transport of summer dust and anthropogenic aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau
Liu Y, Sato Y, Jia R, Xie Y, et al. (2015) Modeling study on the transport of summer dust and anthropogenic aerosols over the Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 12581–12594.
Comparison of dryland climate change in observations and CMIP5 simulations
Ji M, Huang J, Xie Y, et al. (2015) Comparison of dryland climate change in observations and CMIP5 simulations. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 32, 1565–1574.
秋季北极海冰对中国冬季气温的影响
谢永坤, 刘玉芝,黄建平. (2014) 秋季北极海冰对中国冬季气温的影响. 气象学报, 72, 703–710.
A review of aerosol optical properties and radiative effects
Liu Y, Jia R, Dai T, Xie Y, et al. (2014) A review of aerosol optical properties and radiative effects. Journal of Meteorological Research, 28, 1003–1028.
Dust aerosol characteristics and shortwave radiative impact at a Gobi Desert of Northwest China during the spring of 2012
Bi J, Shi J, Xie Y, et al. (2014) Dust aerosol characteristics and shortwave radiative impact at a Gobi Desert of Northwest China during the spring of 2012. Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan. Ser. II, 92, 33–56.
Impact of dust aerosol on glacial-interglacial climate
Liu Y, Shi G, Xie Y. (2013) Impact of dust aerosol on glacial-interglacial climate. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 30, 1725–1731.
雪冰反馈对北半球经向温度梯度的影响
谢永坤, 刘玉芝, 黄建平, 等. (2013) 雪冰反馈对北半球经向温度梯度的影响. 地球科学进展, 28, 1276–1282.
Talks
亚洲高山变暖改变北半球天气波动
Talk at 第六届CCGG大会, 上海市, 中国
亚洲高山区的强化增温调控北半球的天气变化
Talk at 第36届中国气象学会年会, 南京, 江苏省, 中国
Changing Northern Hemisphere Weather Linked to Warming Amplification in High Mountain Asia
Talk at AOGS 2025, Singapore
亚洲高山的强化增温造成北半球天气的变化
Talk at 第十届青年地学论坛, 合肥, 安徽省, 中国
A Potential Vorticity Budget View of the Atmospheric Circulation Climatology over the Tibetan Plateau
Talk at The 4th Asian Conference on Meteorology (ACM) 2024, Tsukuba, Japan
Oceanic Repeaters Boost the Global Climatic Impact of the Tibetan Plateau
Talk at The 4th Asian Conference on Meteorology (ACM) 2024, Tsukuba, Japan
青藏高原热源的全球气候效应
Talk at “青藏高原遥相关气候效应”研讨会, 拉萨, 西藏自治区，中国
Multi-layered Interactions Underlying Arctic Amplification and Its Impact
Talk at AOGS 2024, Pyeongchang, South Korea
Oceanic Repeaters Boost the Global Climatic Impact of the Tibetan Plateau
Talk at AOGS 2024, Pyeongchang, South Korea
Enhanced Asian Warming Increases Arctic Amplification
Talk at AGU 2023, San Francisco, USA
Oceanic Repeaters Boost the Global Climatic Impact of the Tibetan Plateau
Talk at AGU 2023, San Francisco, USA
亚洲强化增温加剧了北极放大
Talk at 第一届气候变化科学大会, 合肥, 安徽省, 中国
海-气相互作用促进了青藏高原热源的全球气候效应
Talk at 第一届气候变化科学大会, 合肥, 安徽省, 中国
海-气相互作用促进了青藏高原热源的全球气候效应
Talk at 中国气象学会气象青年科技交流会暨 2023 年青年科学家论坛, 珠海, 广东省, 中国
Oceanic Repeaters Boost the Global Climatic Impact of the Tibetan Plateau
Talk at TEWEX-CLIMA 2023, Diqing, Yunnan, China
海-气相互作用促进了青藏高原热源的全球气候效应
Talk at 第二次青藏科考重大成果报告会暨中国青藏高原研究会学术年会, 北京, 中国
海洋和北极调控冬季陆地气温变化的位涡动力学观点
Talk at 第五届'中国大地测量和地球物理学学术大会', 武汉, 湖北省, 中国
亚洲强化增温加剧了北极放大效应
Talk at 第五届'中国大地测量和地球物理学学术大会', 武汉, 湖北省, 中国
海洋中继器促进了青藏高原热源的全球气候效应
Talk at 第五届'中国大地测量和地球物理学学术大会', 武汉, 湖北省, 中国
Eurasian cooling linked with Arctic warming
Talk at 27th IUGG General Assembly, Montreal, Canada
Teaching
Current Students Supervised
- Master’s candidate:
- Jiaqin Mi (LZU, advisor)
- Zhongrui Bao (LZU, advisor)
- Min Zhao (LZU, advisor)
Past Students Supervised
- Master’s graduate:
- Zifan Su (LZU, graduated in 2025, Doctoral candidate in Fudan University)
- Nan Lei (LZU, graduated in 2024, Doctoral candidate in LZU)
- Hanbin Nie (LZU, graduated in 2024, Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd.)
- Undergraduate student:
- Wenze Shi (LZU, advisor)
- Liangcai Xing (LZU, advisor)
Projects
- 科学技术部, 国家重点研发计划青年科学家项目, 2023YFF0806700, 热带海气系统和青藏高原对东亚夏季极端降水事件的协同影响及机理, 2024-01 至 2028-12, 300万元, 参与.
- 国家自然科学基金委员会, 重点项目, 42030602, 地球三极气候变化耦合联动的途径和过程, 2021-01-01 至 2025-12-31, 300万元, 参与.
- 国家自然科学基金委员会, 重大研究计划集成项目, 91937302, 青藏高原多圈层相互作用及其气候影响, 2020-01-01 至 2023-12-31, 1200万元, 参与.
- 国家自然科学基金委员会, 面上项目, 41975109, 中国东南部春季云辐射效应及其对区域环流季节内演变的影响, 2020-01-01 至 2023-12-31, 63万元, 参与.
- 国家自然科学基金委员会, 青年科学基金项目, 41705047, 气候变暖背景下冬夏季阻塞对北半球中高纬度干旱半干旱地区季节非对称性增温的影响机制，2018-01-01 至 2020-12-31, 24万元, 参与.
Service and leadership
- Journal Reviewer for Nature Communications, Nature Water, Journal of Climate, Communications Earth & Environment, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Environmental Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere, npj Natural Hazards, Atmospheric Research, International Journal of Climatology, Advances in Climate Change Research, Science China Earth Sciences, Environmental Research:Climate, Environmental Research Communications, Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, Atmosphere, Meteorology, Earth, Sustainability, Urban Science, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Discover Applied Sciences, Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Scientific Reports, The Innovation Geoscience
- The Innovation Geoscience Youth Editor (Intern)