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  1. Reduced Spring Extratropical Cyclone Activity Over the East Asian Subtropical Region has Suppressed Regional Precipitation From 1979 to 2023

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, April 2026, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  2. Quantifying Impacts of CO 2 Radiative and Vegetation Physiological Forcing on Land Potential Evapotranspiration and Dryness/Wetness Changes Under a High CO 2 ...

    Article • Water Resources Research, April 2026, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  3. Human-Induced Westerly Jet Shifts Coordinate Terrestrial Productivity at the Hemispheric Scale

    Article • March 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  4. Increased Interannual Variability of Snowfall Frequency in Eurasia during Autumn after 2

    Article • March 2026, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  5. A 0.1° monthly potential evapotranspiration dataset based on the optimal models over global vegetation zones

    Article • Scientific Data, March 2026, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  6. Statistical Downscaling of Future Temperature in Tianshan Mountains Based on Batch Gradient Descent Nonlinear Regression

    Article • Earth and Space Science, February 2026, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  7. Attributing changes in evapotranspiration and runoff across the continental U.S. using the Budyko hypothesis combined with the Shuttleworth-Wallace model

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, February 2026, Elsevier

    Professor Botao Zhou

  8. Interannual relationship between the severity of summer cluster high-temperature events in Northwest China and the North Atlantic sea surface temperatures

    Article • Climate Dynamics, December 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  9. More prolonged hot, dry, and compound dry‒hot events in China than expected based on observation-constrained projections

    Article • Advances in Climate Change Research, December 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Botao Zhou

  10. South Pacific ocean–atmosphere coupling sustains El Niño-Southern Oscillation’s remote influence on Antarctic

    Article • Communications Earth & Environment, November 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  11. Human Influence on Changes in Seasonal Extreme Precipitation Across Different Land Regions

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, October 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  12. Contribution of very heavy rainfall events to MAM and OND rainy seasons in Tanzania and their linkages to IOD and ENSO events

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  13. Constraining near-term projections of the South Asian high and Afro-Asian summer monsoon rainfall

    Article • October 2025, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  14. Intensified extreme cold surges in northern East Asia and the associated changes in atmospheric circulation under climate change

    Article • Advances in Climate Change Research, October 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Botao Zhou

  15. Decadal Variation of the South Asian High: Roles of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation and Anthropogenic Aerosols

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, July 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  16. Future Influence of Tropical Indian Ocean Sea Surface Temperature on Extreme Wet Days Rainfall During March–May in Tanzania Using CMIP6 Models

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, July 2025, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  17. Interdecadal Change of the Interannual Relationship Between Autumn North Atlantic Horseshoe Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly Pattern and Winter Temperature Over Northeast China

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, July 2025, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  18. Anthropogenic influence has intensified the severity of summer compound hot and drought events over xinjiang, China

    Article • Weather and Climate Extremes, June 2025, Elsevier

    Professor Botao Zhou

  19. Understanding Possible Physical Mechanisms Associated With Variability of March to May Seasonal Extreme Wettest Days Rainfall in Tanzania

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, April 2025, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  20. Interdecadal Change of Relationship between North Atlantic Oscillation and Tropical Cyclone Genesis Frequency over the Western North Pacific

    Article • Journal of Climate, April 2025, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  21. Quantifying Impacts of Vegetation Greenness Change on Drought Over Global Vegetation Zones

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, February 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  22. Enhanced Influence of April Snow Cover Over the Eastern Tibetan Plateau on the Variability of West China Autumn Rain After 2000

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, February 2025, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  23. South European Heatwaves and Their Impacts on the Power System in 2022

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, February 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  24. Emerging Interannual Variability of Compound Heat Waves over the Yangtze River Valley since 2000

    Article • Journal of Climate, January 2025, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  25. Enhanced Influence of Late‐Winter Arctic Oscillation on Early Spring Temperature in North and Northeast Asia

    Article • Earth s Future, January 2025, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  26. Correction: Wei et al. Sensitivity of Vegetation to Climate in Mid-to-High Latitudes of Asia and Future Vegetation Projections. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 2648

    Article • Remote Sensing, December 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  27. NAO Signal in the Increased Interannual Variability of Spring Vegetation in Northeast Asia After the Early 2000s

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, November 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  28. Future drought overestimations due to no constraints of CO2 physiological effect and land-atmosphere coupling on potential evapotranspiration

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, November 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  29. Monthly Prediction on Summer Extreme Precipitation With a Deep Learning Approach: Experiments Over the Mid‐To‐Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River

    Article • Earth and Space Science, November 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  30. Meridional Path of ENSO Impact on Following Early‐Summer North Pacific Climate

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, September 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  31. Interannual Variation of Summer Compound Hot and Drought Events in Xinjiang and Its Relationship with the North Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature

    Article • Journal of Climate, September 2024, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  32. Significant influence of winter Pacific-North American pattern on spring vegetation in mid-high latitude Asia

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  33. CMIP6 near-term and long-term projections of Eurasian winter cooling trend and cold extremes

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, September 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Botao Zhou

  34. Summertime compound heat wave and drought events in China: interregional and subseasonal characteristics, and the associated driving factors

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, June 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Botao Zhou

  35. Cross‐Season Effect of Spring Kuroshio‐Oyashio Extension SST Anomalies on Following Summer Atmospheric Circulation

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, June 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  36. Traditional Meiyu–Baiu has been suspended by global warming

    Article • National Science Review, May 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  37. Influence of autumn Kara Sea ice on the subsequent winter minimum temperature over the Northeast China

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, April 2024, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  38. Recent autumn sea ice loss in the eastern Arctic enhanced by summer Asian-Pacific Oscillation

    Article • Nature Communications, March 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  39. Different responses of surface air temperature over Eurasia in early and late winter to the autumn Kara–Laptev Sea ice

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, March 2024, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Botao Zhou

  40. Impacts of Compound Hot–Dry Events on Vegetation Productivity over Northern East Asia

    Article • Forests, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  41. Persistent greening against drying in northeast Asian semiarid grasslands: Asymmetrical responses of direct and legacy effects to intensified drought

    Article • Advances in Climate Change Research, February 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  42. Identification of Shortcomings in Simulating the Subseasonal Reversal of the Warm Arctic–Cold Eurasia Pattern

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, January 2024, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  43. Arctic Warming and Eurasian Cooling: Weakening and Reemergence

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, November 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  44. Interdecadal Changes in the Linkage Between North Pacific Oscillation During May and Northeast China Precipitation During Mid‐Summer: The Influence of North Atlantic Oscillation

    Article • Earth s Future, November 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  45. Decadal Variations in the Summer Precipitation Over Eastern China Associated With Spring Arctic Sea Ice

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, October 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  46. Characteristics and mechanisms of the severe compound cold-wet event in southern China during February 2022

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, October 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Botao Zhou

  47. Enhanced Intensity of Interannual Variability of May Drought in Northeast China After 2000 and Its Connection With the Barents Sea Ice

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, October 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  48. How does Mei-yu precipitation respond to climate change?

    Article • National Science Review, September 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  49. Variability of spring ecosystem water use efficiency in Northeast Asia and its linkage to the Polar-Eurasia pattern

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, September 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  50. CMIP6‐projected changes in drought over Xinjiang, Northwest China

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, August 2023, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  51. Anthropogenic impact on the severity of compound extreme high temperature and drought/rain events in China

    Article • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, July 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  52. Spatial differences in impacts of CO2 effect on China’s meteorological droughts: Analysis from surface resistance perspective

    Article • Journal of Hydrology, June 2023, Elsevier

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  53. Sensitivity of Vegetation to Climate in Mid-to-High Latitudes of Asia and Future Vegetation Projections

    Article • Remote Sensing, May 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  54. Projections of wildfire risk and activities under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C global warming scenarios

    Article • Environmental Research Communications, March 2023, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  55. Impacts of Extreme Climates on Vegetation at Middle-to-High Latitudes in Asia

    Article • Remote Sensing, February 2023, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  56. Linkage of Spring Vegetation Dipole Pattern in Mid‐High Latitude Asia to Preceding Autumn Sea Ice Over the Barents‐Laptev Seas

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, February 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  57. Enhanced Linkage of Summer Drought in Southern China to the North Pacific Oscillation Since 2000

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, February 2023, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  58. Anthropogenic impact on the severity of compound extreme high temperature and drought/rainy events in China

    Article • January 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  59. Intraseasonal‐to‐seasonal evolution of soil moisture‐based droughts and floods in observation‐based datasets and Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, January 2023, Wiley

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  60. CMIP6 projected response of the East Asian winter climate to the sea ice‐free Arctic

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, December 2022, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  61. Relationship between Antarctic Sea ice and the variability of March to May precipitation in Tanzania

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, December 2022, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  62. Explaining China's climate in 2021

    Article • Advances in Climate Change Research, December 2022, Elsevier

    Professor Botao Zhou

  63. In-Phase Variations of Spring and Summer Droughts over Northeast China and Their Relationship with the North Atlantic Oscillation

    Article • Journal of Climate, November 2022, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  64. Contributions of External Forcing to the Decadal Decline of the South Asian High

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, September 2022, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  65. The Role of Mid‐latitude Westerly Jet in the Impacts of November Ural Blocking on Early‐Winter Warmer Arctic‐Colder Eurasia Pattern

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, August 2022, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  66. Impacts of Extreme Climates on Vegetation in the Middle to High latitudes of Asia

    Article • August 2022, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  67. Atmospheric Contributions to the Reversal of Surface Temperature Anomalies Between Early and Late Winter Over Eurasia

    Article • Earth s Future, August 2022, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  68. Projections of the Net Primary Production of Terrestrial Ecosystem and Spatiotemporal Responses to Climate Change in the Yangtze River Economic Belt

    Article • Diversity, April 2022, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  69. Changes in temporal inequality of precipitation extremes over China due to anthropogenic forcings

    Article • npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, April 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  70. A Long‐Lasting Precipitation Deficit in South China During Autumn‐Winter 2020/2021: Combined Effect of ENSO and Arctic Sea Ice

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, March 2022, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  71. Substantial increase in daytime-nighttime compound heat waves and associated population exposure in China projected by the CMIP6 multimodel ensemble

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, March 2022, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Botao Zhou

  72. Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 6 evaluation and projection of East African precipitation

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, September 2021, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  73. Out‐of‐Phase Decadal Change in Drought Over Northeast China Between Early Spring and Late Summer Around 2000 and Its Linkage to the Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, May 2021, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  74. Changes in March to May rainfall over Tanzania during 1978–2017

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, April 2021, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  75. Projected changes in heat waves over China: Ensemble result from RegCM4 downscaling simulations

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, February 2021, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  76. Variation of main rainy‐season precipitation in eastern China and relevance to regional warming

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, December 2020, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  77. Evaluation of the Performance of CMIP6 HighResMIP on West African Precipitation

    Article • Atmosphere, October 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Botao Zhou

  78. Observed changes in heat waves with different severities in China during 1961–2015

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  79. Recent Changes in Heavy Precipitation Events in Northern Central China and Associated Atmospheric Circulation

    Article • Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, April 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  80. Comparison of two severe low‐temperature snowstorm and ice freezing events in China: Role of Eurasian mid‐high latitude circulation patterns

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, December 2019, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  81. Interdecadal variation of Indian Ocean basin mode and the impact on Asian summer climate

    Article • Geophysical Research Letters, November 2019, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  82. Impact of Nonuniform Land Surface Warming on Summer Anomalous Extratropical Cyclone Activity Over East Asia

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, October 2019, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Dr. Haishan Chen, Professor Botao Zhou

  83. Projected changes in autumn rainfall over West China: Results from an ensemble of dynamical downscaling simulations

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, May 2019, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  84. Enlightenment from heavy autumn rain of West China in 2017: synergic role of atmospheric circulation at mid-high latitudes and oceanic background

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  85. Observed Decadal Transition in Trend of Autumn Rainfall over Central China in the Late 1990s

    Article • Journal of Climate, March 2019, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  86. Climatic Condition and Synoptic Regimes of Two Intense Snowfall Events in Eastern China and Implications for Climate Variability

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, January 2019, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  87. Historical and Future Changes of Snowfall Events in China under a Warming Background

    Article • Journal of Climate, August 2018, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  88. Trends in autumn rain of West China from 1961 to 2014

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Climatology, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  89. Possible Role of Hadley Circulation Strengthening in Interdecadal Intensification of Snowfalls Over Northeastern China Under Climate Change

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, November 2017, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  90. Projected changes in haze pollution potential in China: an ensemble of regional climate model simulations

    Article • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics", August 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  91. Reply to the comments

    Article • June 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  92. Reply to the comments

    Article • April 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  93. Projected Changes in Haze Pollution Potential in China: An Ensemble of Regional Climate Model Simulations

    Article • February 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Professor Botao Zhou

  94. Decadal variation of the Northern Hemisphere Annular Mode and its influence on the East Asian trough

    Article • Journal of Meteorological Research, June 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  95. CMIP5 simulated change in the intensity of the Hadley and Walker circulations from the perspective of velocity potential

    Article • Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, May 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  96. The Asian-Pacific Oscillation pattern in CMIP5 simulations of historical and future climate

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, February 2016, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  97. On the significance of the interannual relationship between the Asian-Pacific Oscillation and the North Atlantic Oscillation

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, July 2015, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  98. Changes in temperature and precipitation extreme indices over China: analysis of a high-resolution grid dataset

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, July 2015, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  99. Assessment of indices of temperature extremes simulated by multiple CMIP5 models over China

    Article • Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  100. Progress in studies of cryospheric changes and their impacts on climate of China

    Article • Journal of Meteorological Research, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  101. Projected Changes in Temperature and Precipitation Extremes in China by the CMIP5 Multimodel Ensembles

    Article • Journal of Climate, September 2014, American Meteorological Society

    Professor Botao Zhou

  102. Interdecadal change of the linkage between the North Atlantic Oscillation and the tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific

    Article • Science in China Series D Earth Sciences, May 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  103. Interdecadal change of the connection between winter North Pacific Oscillation and summer precipitation in the Huaihe River valley

    Article • Science in China Series D Earth Sciences, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  104. Simulating changes of spring Asian-Pacific oscillation and associated atmospheric circulation in the mid-Holocene

    Article • International Journal of Climatology, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Botao Zhou

  105. Linkage between winter sea surface temperature east of Australia and summer precipitation in the Yangtze River valley and a possible physical mechanism

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, May 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  106. Sea surface temperature east of Australia: A predictor of tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific?

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, October 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  107. Modeling variations of summer upper tropospheric temperature and associated climate over the Asian Pacific region during the mid-Holocene

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, October 2010, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  108. Influence of the Asian-Pacific oscillation on spring precipitation over central eastern China

    Article • Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  109. Inverse correlation between ancient winter and summer monsoons in East Asia?

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  110. Linkage between the Asian-Pacific Oscillation and the sea surface temperature in the North Pacific

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  111. Hadley circulation signal in the tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, August 2008, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  112. Relationship between the Asian-Pacific oscillation and the tropical cyclone frequency in the western North Pacific

    Article • Science in China Series D Earth Sciences, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  113. Relationship between Hadley circulation and sea ice extent in the Bering Sea

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, February 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  114. Interdecadal change in the connection between Hadley circulation and winter temperature in East Asia

    Article • Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Botao Zhou

  115. Relationship between the boreal spring Hadley circulation and the summer precipitation in the Yangtze River valley

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, January 2006, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Professor Botao Zhou

  116. Modeling the impact of Australian Plate drift on Southern Hemisphere climate and environment

    Article • Chinese Science Bulletin, January 2005, Science China Press., Co. Ltd.

    Professor Botao Zhou