Research activities

Publications

  • Zhou, X., Sato, T., Li, S, Tanimoto, Y. Linkage between late-summer heat waves over northeastern Siberia and subsequent SST cooling in the western North Pacific. Atmospheric Science Letters, (2026), 27:e70030. <Link>
  • Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S. Different atmospheric circulation patterns associated with heatwaves over northeastern Siberia in July and August. International Journal of Climatology, (2025), 45:3. <Link>
  • Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S. Interannual variation of the Warm Arctic–Cold Eurasia pattern modulated by Ural blocking and the North Atlantic Oscillation under changing sea ice conditions. Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, (2023), 10:59. <Link>

Conferences

  • Aug 2025Zhou, X. & Sato, T. The impacts of global warming on summer East Siberian heatwaves via changes in large-scale atmospheric variability. Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting, Singapore.
  • Dec 2024. Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S. The linkage between late-summer eastern Siberian heatwaves and subsequent northwestern Pacific sea surface temperature cooling. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., USA
  • Dec 2023. Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S. Characteristics of summer heatwaves over northeastern Siberia: environmental condition, trigger, and impacts. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, San Francisco, USA.
  • Oct 2023. Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S.Synoptic characteristics of summer heatwaves over northeastern Siberia. The Meteorological Society of Japan Autumn Meeting, Sendai, Japan.
  • Mar 2023. Zhou, X., Sato, T., & Li, S. Interannual variation of the Warm Arctic–Cold Eurasia pattern modulated by internal atmospheric variability examined by a large ensemble experiment. 7th International Symposium on Arctic Research, Tokyo, Japan.

Academic Service

  • Peer reviewer for:
    – Geophysical Research Letters
    – International Journal of Climatology
    – Journal of Climate
    – Nature Communications
    – Progress in Earth and Planetary Science
    – Weather and Climate Extremes


Scientific Membership

  • May 2023 – : The Meteorological Society of Japan