Shizuo Liu
Assistant Professorr
Email: shizuo.liu@nju.edu.cn
Office: School of Atmospheric Sciences building B502
Education
| 2019 - 2022 | Ph.D. in Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China |
| 2016 - 2019 | M.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China |
| 2012 - 2016 | B.Sc. in Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China |
Employment
| Assistant Professor, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, 2026. 04 - present | |
| Postdoctoral Associate, Duke University, 2022.09 - 2026.02 |
Research Interests
I combine observational data and numerical models to investigate atmospheric circulation, multi-sphere interactions, and extreme weather events in the climate system, with the goal of improving climate prediction.
Selected Publications
| Liu, S.*, Hu, S.*, & Seager, R. (2026). A snow-fire bridge mechanism for the 2025 Southern California winter wildfire. Nat. Commun. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70827-z |
| Liu, S., Hu, S.*, & McPhaden, M. J. (2025). Salinity‐induced eastward flow in boreal spring favors extreme El Niño. Geophys. Res. Lett., 52(24), e2025GL118731. |
| Liu, S.*, Hu, S., & Seager, R. (2024). The West Pacific teleconnection drives the interannual variability of autumn wildfire weather in the western United States after 2000. Earth's Future, 12(11), e2024EF004922 (Eos Editor's Highlight). |
| Liu, S. and Hu, S.* (2024). A 21st century shift in the mechanisms of the early-winter United States snowfall variability. Environ. Res. Lett. 19, 074021. |
| Liu, S., Wu, Q.*, et al. (2023). Impacts of Tibetan Plateau Snow Anomalies on the Northern Hemisphere Winter Atmospheric Circulation Due to Coupled North Pacific Atmosphere-Ocean Interactions. J. Clim. 36, 1369–1385. |
| Liu, S., Wu, Q.*, et al. (2022). Impacts of Autumn-Winter Tibetan Plateau Snow Anomalies on North Atlantic- Europe and Arctic Climate. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos.127, e2021JD035791. |
| Liu, S., Wu, Q.*, Wang, L., et al. (2020). Modeled climate responses to realistic extremes of Northern Hemisphere spring and summer snow anomalies. J. Clim. 33, 9905–9927. |
| Liu, S., Wu, Q.*, Schroeder, S.R., et al. (2020). Near-Global Atmospheric Responses to Observed Springtime Tibetan Plateau Snow Anomalies. J. Clim. 33, 1691–1706. |
| Liu, S., Wu, Q.*, Ren X., et al. (2017). Modeled Northern Hemisphere Autumn and Winter Climate Responses to Realistic Tibetan Plateau and Mongolia Snow Anomalies J. Clim. 30, 9435–9454. |
| *Corresponding author |
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