State Key Laboratory of Earth System Numerical Modeling and Application

Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

Sept. 2006–Jul. 2010, Bachelor, Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Sept. 2010–Jun. 2015, Master & PhD, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Apr. 2014–Jun. 2014, Research Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jul. 2015–Feb. 2018, Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun. 2018–Sep. 2018, Visiting Scholar, Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Austria
Jun. 2019–Sep. 2019, Visiting Scholar, Environment and Climate Change Canada
Mar. 2018–Jan. 2022, Associate Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Feb. 2022–Present, Professor, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests

Arctic-Tropic interaction; ENSO Dynamics; Arctic Variability; Hadley Circulation; Monsoon Dynamics;

Publications (Selected)

1. Chen, S.-F.*, W. Chen*, R. Wu*, S.-P. Xie, C. Wang, S.-W. Yeh, Z.-B. Wang, Y.-Q. Zheng, and L.-Y. Song, 2026: Enhanced influence of tropical Atlantic variability on East Asian summer monsoon in warming climate, The Innovation Geoscience, 4, 100207. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2026.100207.

2. Zhu, Y., S.-F. Chen*, R. Wu*, Z.-B. Wang, W. Chen, B. Yu, and L.-Y. Song, 2026: Eurasia's transition from colder winters to hotter summers driven by North Atlantic air-sea interaction and Arctic sea ice anomalies, Environmental Research Letters. 21, 034028.

3. Wang, L.-Y, S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen*, Q. Cai, T. Ma, Y. Zheng, and L. Song, 2026: Recent accelerated drying in southwest China dominated by anthropogenic aerosol forcing, Environmental Research Letters, 21, 014035.

4. Hu, Z., S.-F. Chen*, B. Yu, W. Chen, and X. Ju, 2026: Unraveling the Origins of Inter-Model Discrepancies in Simulating the Aleutian-Icelandic Low Seesaw, Journal of Climate, 39 (3), 941-959

5. Huang, R., S. Hu, S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen, Z. Wang, H. Aru, and D. Peng, 2025: Recent enhanced impact of the regional Hadley circulation expansion over western Pacific on increasing frequency of landfalling tropical cyclone, Journal of Climate 38 (20), 5701-5724.

6. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, R. Wu, B. Yu, H.-F. Graf, Z. Wang, X. Cao, and Y.-Q. Zheng, 2025: Asymmetric impacts of Arctic sea ice anomalies on El Niño-Southern Oscillation, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8 (1), 276.

7. Zhao, W., S.-F. Chen*, X.-D. An, R. Wu, W. Chen, F.-H. Zhang, Y.-L. Zhang, L. Yang, L.-Y. Song, and L.-Y. Wang, 2025: Mechanisms of persistent extreme rainfall event in North China, July 2023: Role of atmospheric diabatic heating. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 130, 8, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042717.

8. Cheng, X., S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen, R. Wu, S.-Y. Ding, W. Zhou, L. Wang, Y.-L. Yang, J.-L. Piao, and P. Hu, 2025: Influence of winter Arctic sea ice anomalies on the following autumn Indian Ocean Dipole development. Journal of Climate, 38 (13), 3109-3129.

9. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, R. Wu, B. Yu, H.-F. Graf, Q.-Y. Cai, J. Ying, and W.-Q. Xing, 2025: Atlantic Multidecadal Variability Controls Arctic-ENSO Connection. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8, 44.

10. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, R. Wu, B. Yu, Y.-Q. Zheng, Q.-Y. Cai, H.-S. Aru, and X.-Q. Lan, 2024: Improved simulation of the influence of the North Pacific Oscillation on El Niño-Southern Oscillation in CMIP6 than in CMIP5 models. Climate Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-024-07423-8.

11. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, W. Zhou, R. Wu, S.-Y. Ding, L. Chen, Z.-Q. He, and R.-W. Yang, 2024: Interdecadal Variation in the Impact of Arctic Sea Ice on the El Niño-Southern Oscillation: The Role of Atmospheric Mean Flow. Journal of Climate, 37(21), 5483-5506.

12. Huang, R.-P., S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen, R. Wu, Z.-B. Wang, P. Hu, L. Wu, L. Wang, and J.-L. Huangfu, 2024: Impact of the winter regional Hadley circulation over western Pacific on the frequency of following summer tropical cyclone Landfalling in China. Journal of Climate, 37(13), 3521-3541.

13. Zheng, Y.-Q., S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen, R. Wu, Z.-B. Wang, B. Yu, P. Hu, and J.-L. Piao, 2024: The role of the Aleutian Low in the relationship between spring Pacific Meridional Mode and following ENSO. Journal of Climate, 37(11), 3249-3268.

14. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, S.-P. Xie, B. Yu, R. Wu, Z.-B. Wang, X.-Q. Lan, and H.-F. Graf, 2024: Strengthened impact of boreal winter North Pacific Oscillation on ENSO development in warming climate. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7, 69.

15. Cai, Q.-Y., W. Chen*, S.-F. Chen*, S.-P. Xie, J.-L. Piao, T.-J. Ma, and X.-Q. Lan, 2024: Recent pronounced warming on the Mongolian Plateau boosted by internal climate variability. Nature Geoscience, 17, 181-188.

16. Chen, S.-F.*, W. Chen, R. Wu, B. Yu, and J. Ying, 2024: Joint impacts of winter North Pacific Oscillation and early spring Aleutian Low intensity on the following winter ENSO. Climate Dynamics, 62 (1), 257-276.

17. Cheng, X., S.-F. Chen*, W. Chen, P. Hu, Z.-C. Du, X.-Q Lan, and Y.-Q. Zheng, 2024: How does the North Pacific Meridional Mode affect the Indian Ocean Dipole? Climate Dynamics, 62, 3123-3142.

18. Chen, S.-F.*, W. Chen, B. Yu, L. Wu, L. Chen, Z.-B. Li, H.-S Aru, and J.-L Huangfu, 2023: Impact of the winter Arctic sea ice anomaly on the following summer tropical cyclone genesis frequency over the western North Pacific. Climate Dynamics, 61(7-8), 3971-3988

19. Chen, S.-F., W. Chen, B. Yu, R. Wu, H.-F. Graf, and L. Chen, 2023: Enhanced impact of the Aleutian Low on increasing the Central Pacific ENSO in recent decades. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 29.

20. Chen, S.-F.*, W. Chen, B. Yu, and R. Wu, 2023: How well can current climate models simulate the connection of the early spring Aleutian Low to the following winter ENSO? Journal of Climate, 36(2), 603-624.