Research

Using a combination of climate modeling, physics-based theoretical understanding, and data science methods, our group pursues research on a broad range of topics in climate science such as: (i) tropical sea-surface temperature pattern and atmospheric circulation responses to external forcing on various timescales, (ii) the influence of mesoscale and convective-scale processes on large-scale climate dynamics, (iii) mechanisms and predictability of earth system variability on interannual and longer timescales, and (iv) persistent atmospheric circulation anomalies and their role in extreme weather. These research topics are part of a broader mission to understand how global climate change manifests at the regional scale, in order to better contextualize extreme weather events in the modern climate and help society prepare for regional climate trends in the coming decades.