About

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in AOS/CIMES at Princeton University working with NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL). Prior to this, I got my Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

I am broadly interested in atmospheric circulation dynamics, with research experiences covering stratosphere-troposphere coupling, atmospheric blocking, surface air temperature variability, etc. These pursuits share a common theme: how do atmospheric dynamics contribute to weather and climate extremes? My current focus is on the role of the stratosphere in surface cold extremes.

Publications

• 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.