About
I am a Postdoctoral Scholar in AOS at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Prior to this, I worked as a postdoc at Princeton University/GFDL. I got my Ph.D. from UCLA as well.
I am broadly interested in atmospheric circulation dynamics, with research experiences covering stratosphere-troposphere coupling, surface air temperature variability, atmospheric blocking, etc. These pursuits share a common theme: how do atmospheric dynamics contribute to weather and climate extremes? My Ph.D. work centered around the role of extreme stratospheric waves in surface cold extremes.
Selected Publications
- Xiuyuan Ding, Gang Chen, Yuan Wang and Lantao Sun, 2025: Demystifying the drivers of the spring warming asymmetry between Eurasia and North America, Science Advances, 11, eadu2364.
- Xiuyuan Ding, Gang Chen and Gudrun Magnusdottir, 2024: North American cooling signature of strong stratospheric wave events depends on the QBO phase, Environmental Research: Climate, 3, 031006.
- Xiuyuan Ding, Gang Chen and Weiming Ma, 2023: Stratosphere-Troposphere Coupling of Extreme Stratospheric Wave Activity in CMIP6 Models, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD038811. Editor’s Highlight
- Xiuyuan Ding, Gang Chen, Pengfei Zhang, Daniela I.V. Domeisen and Clara Orbe, 2023: Extreme stratospheric wave activity as harbingers of cold events over North America, Communications Earth & Envrionment, 4, 187. Behind the Paper
- Xiuyuan Ding, Gang Chen, Lantao Sun and Pengfei Zhang, 2022: Distinct North American Cooling Signatures Following the Zonally Symmetric and Asymmetric Modes of Winter Stratospheric Variability, Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL096076.