Dr Yinglin Tian

Yinglin is a postdoctoral researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam, Germany, where she explores the nonlinear interactions between compound drivers of extreme weather using explainable machine learning (XAI). She earned her PhD in Hydrometeorological Physics in 2024 from Tsinghua University, Beijing. During her doctoral studies, Yinglin spent a year at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena, Germany, working with Dr. Axel Kleidon on attributing heatwaves in the Tibetan Plateau through surface energy budget analysis. She also completed a six-month research visit in 2023 at the Helmholtz Institute for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, collaborating with Prof. Dr. Jakob Zscheischler on classifying heatwave mechanisms using unsupervised clustering methods. At PIK, her research currently focuses on using XAI to quantify the complexities of interactions among compound drivers that lead to extreme weather, particularly heatwaves. She is dedicated to understanding the rising frequency of record-breaking heatwaves and assessing the capacity of climate models to detect these nonlinear and coupled processes. She is very motivated by helping communities prepare for the impacts of climate change and enhancing the predictability of extreme weather events. Beyond her professional interests, Yinglin enjoys jogging and playing badminton.

 2024

Tian, A. Kleidon, C. Lesk, S. Zhou, X. Luo, S. A. Ghausi, G. Wang, D. Zhong, J. Zscheischler: Characterizing Heatwaves based on Land Surface Energy Budget. Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 5, 617 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01784-y

Tian, D. Giaquinto, G. D. Capua, J. Claassen, J. Ali, H. Li, C. D. Michele: Historical changes in the Causal Effect Networks of Compound Hot and Dry Extremes in Central Europe. Nature Communications Earth & Environment, 5, 764 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01934-2

A. Ghausi, E. Zehe, S. Ghosh, Y. Tian, A. Kleidon: Thermodynamically Inconsistent Extreme Precipitation Sensitivities across Continents Driven by Cloud-radiative Effects. Nat Commun 15, 10669 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-55143-8

Cao, Z. Qiao, W. Li, G. Ni, Y. Tian, J. Liu, D. Zhong, Y. Zhang, G. Wang, X. Hu, J. Liu: Moisture Sources and Pathways during an Extreme Rainfall Event over South Korea's Metropolitan Area., International Journal of Climatology, 44(5), 1423–1439 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8391

Zhang, M, D. Zhong, Y. Zhang, Y. Tian, D. Xie, Y. Cao, Y. Mei, T. Li, G. Wang: On the Moisture Transport Regimes for Extreme Precipitation over North China. Atmospheric Research, 300, 15, 107254 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107254

Xie, Y. Zhang, M. Zhang, Y. Tian, Y. Cao, Y. Mei, S. Liu, D. Zhong: Hydrological Impacts of Vegetation Cover Change in China through Terrestrial Moisture Recycling. Science of the Total Environment, 915, 170015 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170015

2023

Tian, S. A. Ghausi, D. Zhong, G. Wang, A.Kleidon: Using Brutsaert’s Equation to Understand the Spatiotemporal Variation of Downwelling Longwave Radiation, Earth System Dynamics, 14, 1363–1374 (2023). https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-14-1363-2023

Tian, S. A. Ghausi, D. Zhong, Y. Zhang, G. Wang, A. Kleidon: Radiation as the dominant cause of Temperature Extremes on the Tibetan Plateau. Environmental Research Letters, 18 074007 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acd805

A. Ghausi, Y. Tian, E. Zehe, A. Kleidon: Radiative Controls by Clouds and Thermodynamics Shape Surface Temperatures and Turbulent Fluxes over Land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (29) e2220400120 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2220400120

2022

Tian, Y. Zhang, D. Zhong, M. Zhang, T. Li, D. Xie, G. Wang: Atmospheric Energy Sources for Winter Sea Ice Variability over the Northern Barents-Kara Seas in the Arctic. Journal of Climate, 35, 5379–5398 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-21-0652.1

Zhang, D. Zhong, W. Huang, Y. Zhang, G. Wang, T.Li, Y. Tian, D. Xie, Major Moisture Source Patterns for Extreme Precipitation Events over the Chinese Loess Plateau. International Journal of Climatology, 42(15), 7951–7967 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7686

Di Xie, Y. Tian, Guangqian Wang, Tiejian Li, Deyu Zhong, 2022, Study on the Pathway and Strategy of Carbon Neutralization in Qinghai Province. Journal of Basic Science and Engineering, 6:1331-1345 (2022). (in Chinese)

2021

Tian, D. Xie, T. Li, J. Li, Y. Zhang, H. Jing, D. Zhong, and G. Wang: Achieving Chinese Carbon Neutrality Based on Water–Temperature–Radiation–Land Coupling Use. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 9, 10.3389/fenvs.2021.740665 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.740665

Li, Y. Zhang, Y. Tian, Q. Zhang, D. Zhong, Study on Future Trends of Water and Sediment Changes in Yellow River Based on Multisource Data. Journal of Hydroelectric Engineering, 40(5): 99-109 (2021). (in Chinese)

2020

Zhang, W. Huang, M. Zhang, Y. Tian, G. Wang, D. Zhong: Atmospheric Basins: Identification of Quasi-independent Spatial Patterns in the Global Atmospheric Hydrological Cycle via a Complex Network Approach. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD032796 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD032796

PERSEVERE (2nd)--climXtreme project

climXtreme A4: Persistent Summer Extremes over Europe due to wave-Resonance Events (PERSEVERE) ClimXtreme is a network of different research institutions in Germany with the common goal to advance research on extreme events in the context of climate change. With the framework programme Research for Sustainable Development (FONA3), the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) aims to support sustainability research in Germany. Understanding the occurrence of extreme weather and climate events will help to deal with them more effectively.