91探花  Huo, Wenjuan

Dr. Wenjuan Huo

Photo @2025.01.14

Office: Building 5, 4.311
E-Mail: whuo(at)geomar.de 

Adresse:
91探花 Helmholtz-Zentrum f眉r Ozeanforschung Kiel
Wischhofstr. 1-3
24148 Kiel

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Research interests

  • Solar and volcanic eruptions influence on Earth鈥檚 climate
  • Decadal climate variability and predictability of the tropical Pacific and North Atlantic system
  • Climate modelling with stratosphere-troposphere-ocean coupled models
  • Decadal prediction and the role of stratospheric processes in near-term prediction skill

Education

  • 2014-2017: Doctorate in Meteorology, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Advisor: Prof. Ziniu Xiao
  • 2010-2013: Master in Environmental Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, China. Advisor: Prof. Zhen Han
  • 2004-2008: Bachelor in Physics, Hebei Normal University, China

Personal

  • Born: July 5th, 1985 in Hebei, China
  • 1 child (2021)

Working Experience

  • 2018. 03 ~ present: Postdoctoral scientist in Marine Meteorology (FB1, ME), group Physics of the Atmosphere. Working with Prof. Dr. Katja Matthes and Prof. Dr. Stephanie Fiedler
  • 2017.07 ~ 2018.02: Postdoctoral scientist in climate dynamics at State Key Laboratory of Numerical Modeling for Atmospheric Science and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (LASG). Working with Prof. Ziniu Xiao
  • 2013.07 ~ 2014.08: Research assistant (in climate change) at Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (new name is Aerospace Information Research Institute). Working with Prof. Weihong Cui
  • 2008.09 ~ 2009.07:  Physics and mathematics teacher in Middle school, Beijing

Publications

  • Huo, W., Spiegl, T., Wahl, S., Matthes, K., Langematz, U., Pohlmann, H., and Kr枚ger, J., 2024. Assessment of the 11-year solar cycle signals in the middle atmosphere in multiple-model ensemble simulations, EGUsphere [preprint], .
  • Huo, W., Drews, A., Martin, T., and Wahl, S., 2024. Impacts of North Atlantic model biases on natural decadal climate variability. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039778. 
  • Xiao Z., Zhao L., Zhou L., Huo W., Mironova I., and Miyahara H., 2024. Editorial: Impact of solar activities on weather and climate. Front. Earth Sci. 11:1338416. doi: 10.3389/feart.2023.1338416
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao, and L. Zhao, 2023. Modulation of the solar activity on the connection between the NAO and the tropical Pacific SST variability. Front. Earth Sci. 11, 1147582. doi: 10.3389/feart.2023.1147582.
  • Casselman, J. W., L眉bbecke, J. F., Bayr, T., Huo, W., Wahl, S., and Domeisen, D. I. V., 2023. The teleconnection of extreme El Ni帽o鈥揝outhern Oscillation (ENSO) events to the tropical North Atlantic in coupled climate models, Weather Clim. Dynam., 4, 471鈥�487, .
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao, and L. Zhao, 2023. Ascending phase of the solar cycle 25 tilts the current El Ni帽o鈥揝outhern Oscillation transition. Atmos. Ocean. Sci. Lett., 100397. .  
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao, and L. Zhao, 2022. Phase-Locked Impact of the 11-Year Solar Cycle on Tropical Pacific Decadal Variability. J. Climate, 36, 421鈥�439.
  • Drews, A., Huo, W., Matthes, K., Kodera, K., and Kruschke, T. 2022. The Sun's role in decadal climate predictability in the North Atlantic, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 7893鈥�7904. .
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao, X. Wang and L. Zhao. 2021.  J. Meteorol. Res., 35 (3): 444鈥�459. doi: .
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao. 2017. Modulations of Solar Activity on El Ni帽o Modoki and Possible Mechanisms. J Atmos Sol Terr Phys., 160: 34鈥�47. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jastp.2017.05.008.
  • Xiao, Z., D. Li, Z. Zhou, L. Zhao, W. Huo. 2017. Interdisciplinary Studies of Solar Activity and Climate Change. Atmos. Ocean. Sci. Lett, 3: 325鈥�328. doi: 10.1080/16742834.2017.1321951.
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao. 2016. Anomalous Pattern of Ocean Heat Content During Different Phases of the Solar Cycle in the Tropical Pacific. Atmos. Ocean. Sci. Lett, 10(1): 1鈥�8. doi: doi.org/10.1080/16742834.2017.1247412.
  • Huo, W., Z. Xiao. 2016. The Impact of Solar Activity on the 2015/16 El Ni帽o Event. Atmos. Ocean. Sci. Lett, 9 (6): 428鈥� 435. doi: 10.1080/16742834.2016.1231567.
  • Xiao, Z., W. Huo. 2016. Solar Activity Influences on Climate: The Spatiotemporal Selectivity of the Amplification Process. Advances in Meteorological Science and Technology. 6(3):114鈥�147. (Chinese)
  • Huo, W., Z. Han. 2013. Parametric Model of Seawater Temperature Profile in the Northern Indian Ocean. Marine Environmental Science. 32(3): 368鈥�380. doi: 1674-5566(2013)03-0439-07. (Chinese)
  • Huo, W., Z. Han. 2013. Retrieve of Sea Surface Temperature from AMSR-E and MODIS in the Northern Indian Ocean. Journal of Shanghai Ocean University. 22(3): 439鈥�445. doi: 1674-5566 (2013) 03-0439-07. (Chinese)

Research Projects Participation

  1. SOLar and Volcanic Fingerprints in past and future Climates (SOLVe). Innovation Pool (2025鈥�2027) of the Research Field Earth and Environment in support of the PoF IV Program "Changing Earth 鈥� Sustaining our Future". 2025/01/01鈥�2027/12/31. (Co-leading PI, Investigator)
  2. Solar contribution to climate change on decadal to centennial timescales. ROMIC II. 2019/12/30鈥�2023/06/30. (Investigator)
  3. Modulation of the solar cycle on tropical Pacific decadal variability. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanography, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology Chinese Academy of Sciences, open funding program. 2019/07-2021/06. (PI)
  4. A study on impacts of astronomical and earthly motility factors on climate change. National Basic Research Program of China. 2014/07鈥�2016/12. (Investigator)
  5. Satellite remote sensing ocean fishery high-tech industrialization demonstration project of National Development and Reform Commission. China. 2010/09鈥�2012/12. (Investigator)

Service

Peer reviewer for Communications Earth & Environment, Journal of geophysical research, Nature communications, Journal of climate, Earth and Space Science, Weather and Climate Dynamics

International activities:

  • Since 2023/08: Member of Fresh Eyes on CMIP-Data Analysis subgroup 
  • Since 2022/12: Coordinator of the APARC solar influence study group (SOLARIS-HEPPA) for the World Climate Research Programme鈥揂tmospheric Processes and their Role in Climate (WCRP-APARC).
  • Since 2022/07: Co-leader of SOLARIS-HEPPA working group 2 on 鈥渟olar surface impact and near-term prediction鈥�.
  • Since 2024/07: Co-leader of LEADER (Large Ensembles for Attribution of Dynamically-driven ExtRemes) working group 4 on "Surface response to solar variability". 

Theses Advisor (co-supervisor):

  • Mika Schampera (2024/08鈥�2024/11), The response of the wintertime north hemisphere stratospheric dynamics to Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Bachelor thesis
  • Tabea Rahm (2022/10鈥�2023/04), How will the dominant weather regimes change under the influence of climate warming? Master thesis
  • Kanzler, Leah (2022/06鈥�2022/10), How do atmosphere models reproduce observed extreme precipitation events? Bachelor thesis

Teaching & Tutorials:

  • Climate lectures for master courses in "Tropospheric Physics and Dynamics", 2024
  • Master courses in "Stratospheric Physics and Dynamics", 2023/2024
  • B.Sc. Semester Project: Physics of the Earth System Meteorology鈥揙ceanography鈥揋eophysics, 2022/11鈥�2023/03.
  • Radiation lecture for master courses in "Climate Physics: Meteorology and Physical Oceanography", 2022.

Selected Contributions to Conferences

  • Huo, Wenjuan (2024). Can quasi-periodic solar variability contribute to long-range climate prediction? [Invited talk] In: EPSCA: A joint event of 鈥淪茫o Paulo School of Advanced Science on Solar Activity and Space Weather鈥� with the PRESTO/SCOSTEP Workshop, S茫o Paulo, Brazil, 18-22 Nov, 2024.  
  • Huo, Wenjuan, et al., (2024) Assessment of the 11-year solar cycle signals in the middle atmosphere in multiple-model ensemble simulations. [Talk] In: The 9th International HEPPA-SOLARIS meeting, University of Leeds, UK, 16-20th September 2024.
  • Huo,Wenjuan, Ziniu Xiao, and Liang Zhao, (2023). The role of the solar cycle for decadal climate variability and predictability. [Invited talk] In: IUGG 2023, Berlin, Germany, 11-20 July 2023.
  • Huo, Wenjuan, Ziniu Xiao, and Liang Zhao, (2022). A pacemaker role of the 11-year solar cycle in tropical Pacific decadal variability. [Invited talk] In: Space Climate 8 Symposium, Krakow, Poland, September 19-22, 2022.
  • Huo, Wenjuan, et al., (2022) How can we understand the transfer of the solar signal from stratosphere to troposphere? [Talk] In: 8th International HEPPA-SOLARIS Meeting, 13.-15.06.2022, Bergen, Noway.
  • Huo, Wenjuan, Xiao, Ziniu and Zhao, Liang, (2022). Phase-locking Impacts of the 11-year Solar Cycle on Tropical Pacific Decadal Variability. [Talk] In: 15th quadrennial solar terrestrial physics symposium (stp-15), online.
  • Huo, Wenjuan (2019) The Direct Response in the Equatorial Pacific to the 11-year Solar Cycle Forcing and its mechanisms. [Poster] In: AGU100, 2019. (Convener, Co-chair in session A41V)
  • Huo, Wenjuan, Matthes, Katja, Kruschke, Tim and Drews, Annika (2019) Is Pacific Decadal Variability Modulated by the 11-Year Solar Cycle? [Talk] In: 27. IUGG General Assembly 2019., 08.07.-18.07.2019, Montreal, Canada.
  • Huo, Wenjuan, Matthes, Katja, Xiao, Ziniu and Zhao, Liang (2018) Modulation of Solar Activity on Tropical Pacific SST Anomalies by the wintertime AO-like Variability? [Poster] In: SPARC General Assembly 2018, 01.-05.10.2018, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Huo, Wenjuan and Xiao, Ziniu (2017) Modulations of solar activity on El Ni帽o Modoki and possible Mechanisms. [Talk] In: SPARC SOLARIS-HEPPA Working Group Meeting 2017., 06.-09.11.2017, Paris, France.
  • Huo, Wenjuan and Xiao, Ziniu (2017) The Direct Response in the Equatorial Pacific to the 11-year Solar Cycle Forcing and its mechanisms. [Poster] In: EGU General Assembly 2017., 23.-28.04.2017, Vienna, Austria.
  • Huo, Wenjuan and Xiao, Ziniu (2016) Modulations of solar activity on El Nino Modoki and possible mechanisms. [Poster] In: 13. Annual Meeting Asia Oceania Geosciences Society., 31.07.-08.08.2016, Beijing, China.
  • Huo, Wenjuan and Xiao, Ziniu (2015) Ocean Heat Content (OHC) Anomaly during Different Phases of the Solar Cycle in the Tropic Pacific. [Poster] In: Asian Conference on Meteorology., 26.-27.10.2015, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Huo, Wenjuan, Han Zhan (2012) Retrieval of Sea Surface Temperature from AMSR-E and MODIS in the Northern Indian Ocean. [Talk] In: 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE) organized by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), NanJing, China.