Our Research

 

Publications

2026

Coupling a micro-genetic algorithm with RegCM5 for improving extreme precipitation simulations over Southeast Asia   

Environmental Modelling & Software: With Environment Data News, 197(106871), 106871
Zhou, Z., Yoon, J. W., Nguyen-Xuan, T., Hur, J., Park, S. K., & Im, E.-S.
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2026.106871

Investigating urban wind vertical profiles during heatwaves with spatial synoptic classification using Doppler LiDAR: A case study in Hong Kong   

Urban Climate, 65(102727), 102727
Xu, Q., Ren, C., He, Y., Fung, J. C. H., & Ng, E. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102727

Skillful short‐term forecasting of clouds with a cascade diffusion model   

Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learning and Computation, 3(1)
Chen, H., Zhong, X., Zhai, Q., Li, X., Chan, Y. W., Chan, P. W., Yang, M., Huang, Y., Li, H., & Shi, X. 
DOI: 10.1029/2025jh000976

The effect of land costs on the economic and sustainability performance of solar photovoltaics in China   

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(8), e2512930123
Chen, S., Lu, X., Hao, J., Virgüez, E., Caldeira, K., & Davis, S. J. 
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2512930123

LEX v1.6.0: a new large-eddy simulation model in JAX with GPU acceleration and automatic differentiation   

Geoscientific Model Development, 19(3), 1103–1120
Zhu, X., Qu, Y., & Shi, X. 
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-19-1103-2026

Intra-city scale graph neural networks enhance short-term air temperature forecasting   

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(2), 947–961
Wang, H., Tang, J., Zhang, J., & Yang, J. 
DOI: 10.5194/acp-26-947-2026

A measurement-driven cross-sectional method to assess the dynamics and flux of dust transport   

Npj Natural Hazards, 3(1)
Lin, C., Deng, X., Yao, T., Lu, X., Fung, J. C. H., Liu, W., & Zhang, T. 
DOI: 10.1038/s44304-026-00166-y

 

2025

Moisture from US Corn Belt fuels more intense convective storms  

Communications Earth & Environment, 7(1), 70
Zhang, Z., Prein, A. F., He, C., Liu, C., Miguez-Macho, G., Chen, F., Abolafia-Rosenzweig, R., Lin, T.-S., & Rasmussen, R.
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-03089-0

The effects of sea‐state‐dependent surface fluxes on CESM2 climate simulations   

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17(12)
Shi, X., Li, Q., Lestari, D. V., Lin, S., & Su, H. 
DOI: 10.1029/2025ms005284

A novel “WRF+AutoML” framework for enhanced heat estimation in urban environments   

Sustainable Cities and Society, 134(106908), 106908
Zhu, J., Wang, Y., Rava, I., Chen, S., Zou, Z., Huang, Y., Lin, Z., & Su, H. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106908

Coupling the TKE-ACM2 planetary boundary layer scheme with the Building Effect Parameterization model   

Geoscientific Model Development, 18(20), 7781–7813
Zhang, W., Ren, C., Ng, E. Y. Y., Wong, M. M. F., & Fung, J. C. H. 
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-18-7781-2025

Temporally compound heatwave and its interaction with urban heat island over mainland China   

Earth’s Future, 13(8)
Zhang, L., Liao, W., Chen, X., Cheng, S., & Yang, J. 
DOI: 10.1029/2025ef006490

Assessing the intensity of heatwaves in a warming climate at the urban scale: A case study of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona   

Journal of Geophysical Research. Atmospheres: JGR, 130(14)
Ventura, S., Miro, J. R., Segura-Barrero, R., Chen, F., Martilli, A., Liu, C., Ikeda, K., & Villalba, G. 
DOI: 10.1029/2025jd043559

Assessing the impact of compound heatwave-ozone event with varied definitions on mortality risk in Hong Kong   

Environment International, 201(109595), 109595
Wang, Y., Lin, C., Lau, A. K. H., Fung, J. C. H., Chong, K. C., & Ren, C. 
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109595

Ensemble meritocracy on Madden–Julian oscillation predictions: Elites chosen by AI beat the mean   

Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, 4(3)
Wang, R., Fung, J. C. H., Su, L., & Lau, A. K. H. 
DOI: 10.1175/aies-d-23-0109.1

Deciphering the capricious precipitation response: irrigation impact in the North China Plain   

Npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8(1)
Fan, Y., Yang, Z., Lo, M.-H., Hur, J., & Im, E.-S. 
DOI: 10.1038/s41612-025-01063-3

Precipitation estimation with NWP model and generative diffusion model   

Geophysical Research Letters, 52(7)
Liu, H., Fung, J. C. H., Lau, A. K. H., & Li, Z. 
DOI: 10.1029/2024gl110625

Characterization and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds in Hong Kong: A 5-year study for three different archetypical sites   

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China), 151, 424–440
Mai, Y., Cheung, V., Louie, P. K. K., Leung, K., Fung, J. C. H., Lau, A. K. H., Blake, D. R., & Gu, D.  
DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2024.03.003

Wildfire risk in a changing climate: Evaluating fire weather indices and their global patterns with CMIP6 multi-model projections   

Weather and Climate Extremes, 48(100751), 100751
He, Y., Zhou, Z., Im, E.-S., & Kwon, H.-H.  
DOI: 10.1016/j.wace.2025.100751

Mysterious air pollution in south China linked to volcanic emissions from the Philippines   

Communications Earth & Environment, 6(1)
Lin, C., Yu, J. Z., Lee, E., Chan, P.-W., Ng, J. W.-Y., Chan, Y.-W., Zhang, T., Chen, Y., Chen, H., Zhang, Z., Chui, S. H.-K., Fung, J. C. H., Liu, W., & Lau, A. K. H.  
DOI: 10.1038/s43247-025-02073-y

Ambient air pollution and Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: a global study between 1990 and 2019   

BMC Public Health, 25(1), 371
Guo, C., Wu, D., Yang, J., Lu, X., Chen, X. Y., Ma, J., Lin, C., Lau, A. K. H., Jin, Y., Li, R., & He, S.  
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21600-2

A novel life-cycle analysis framework to assess the performances of tall buildings considering the climate change   

Engineering Structures, 323(119258), 119258
Wang, J., Cao, S., Tse, T. K. T., Li, S., Fung, J. C. H., & Li, Y.  
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119258

Assessing the impact of cumulus convection and turbulence parameterizations on typhoon precipitation forecast   

Geophysical Research Letters, 52(1)
Wang, Y., Li, H., Shi, X., & Fung, J. C. H.  
DOI: 10.1029/2024gl112075