Climate change is the global megatrend that has been transforming the Earth and human life. Among the numerous ecosystem services provided by natural ecosystems (e.g., wetlands and forests), climate regulation is identified as one of their most important benefits to society. Climate change has the potential to greatly alter greenhouse gas exchanges of natural ecosystems through changes in temperature, hydrology and vegetation; however, the impacts of a changing climate on greenhouse gas dynamics and carbon cycling of natural ecosystem remain uncertain.
I am a broadly trained biometeorologist studying the underlying processes of ecosystem-atmosphere interactions for natural and managed ecosystems. My research investigates the responses of ecosystem-atmosphere carbon and water fluxes to environmental controls in various forest and wetland ecosystems using micrometeorological methods, including flux measurements by the eddy covariance technique, closed-chamber measurements, and stable isotopes approach. Through experimentation and manipulation, I try to identify potential feedbacks and determine net climate impacts of different activities. Also, I aim to provide estimates at larger spatial scales using remote sensing and modelling approaches.
To sum up, I try to understand how the terrestrial biosphere reacts to and exerts feedbacks on ongoing environmental change and variation in atmospheric conditions. The outcomes of my research would allow improved assessments on how wetlands and forests respond to a changing climate and how changes in land surface dynamics affect the climate system. Ultimately, my research results can help show how terrestrial ecosystems can help tackle climate change and provide practical and sustainable benefits to both nature and people.
I am a broadly trained biometeorologist studying the underlying processes of ecosystem-atmosphere interactions for natural and managed ecosystems. My research investigates the responses of ecosystem-atmosphere carbon and water fluxes to environmental controls in various forest and wetland ecosystems using micrometeorological methods, including flux measurements by the eddy covariance technique, closed-chamber measurements, and stable isotopes approach. Through experimentation and manipulation, I try to identify potential feedbacks and determine net climate impacts of different activities. Also, I aim to provide estimates at larger spatial scales using remote sensing and modelling approaches.
To sum up, I try to understand how the terrestrial biosphere reacts to and exerts feedbacks on ongoing environmental change and variation in atmospheric conditions. The outcomes of my research would allow improved assessments on how wetlands and forests respond to a changing climate and how changes in land surface dynamics affect the climate system. Ultimately, my research results can help show how terrestrial ecosystems can help tackle climate change and provide practical and sustainable benefits to both nature and people.