- Open Ph.D. positions at the SURF Lab (2024 Fall admission)The Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab in the School of Meteorology and the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA is seeking two doctoral students who … Read more
- Yuqi Huang joined our group. Welcome!Yuqi Huang recently joined the Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab as a Ph.D. student majoring in Meteorology. Welcome! Before coming to OU, Yuqi completed his master’s degree in civil engineering … Read more
- Open Ph.D. positions at the SURF Lab (2024 Spring or Fall admission)The Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab in the School of Meteorology and the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA is seeking two doctoral students who … Read more
- Sarah Henry successfully completed her REU project. Congratulations!Sarah Henry has recently accomplished a successful National Weather Center REU project. Congratulations, Sarah! Throughout a 10-week journey, she investigated the spatial and temporal patterns of compound heat wave and … Read more
- New paper on compound urban heat-ozone pollution published in Scientific ReportsOur new paper, “Compound climate-pollution extremes in Santiago de Chile“, is published in Scientific Reports (IF: 4.996). The paper and its supplement can be downloaded at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-33890-w. Authors: Sarah Feron, Raúl R. Cordero, … Read more
- New paper on causal networks of precipitation published in Geophysical Research LettersOur new paper, “Finding causal gateways of precipitation over the contiguous United States“, is published in Geophysical Research Letters (IF: 5.576). This paper is from the collaboration with the Urban … Read more
- New paper on moisture sources of precipitation in the Tibetan Plateau published in Hydrology and Earth System SciencesOur new paper, “Spatial distribution of oceanic moisture contributions to precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau“, is published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (IF: 6.617). The paper and its supplement … Read more
- Upcoming presentations at AGU Fall Meeting 2022Come to our presentations at AGU Fall Meeting in Chicago! GC15D-04: Heterogeneous Response of City-level Building Energy Use to Future Climate Change, Socioeconomic Development, and Power Sector Decarbonization Time: 3:20 … Read more
- New paper on vegetation response to climate change and human activities published in Ecological IndicatorsOur new paper, “Vegetation dynamics influenced by climate change and human activities in the Hanjiang River Basin, central China“, is published in Ecological Indicators (IF: 6.263). The Share Link to … Read more
- New course for spring 2023 – Urban Climatology!Dr. Chenghao Wang will teach a new course, GEOG/METR 4970-004: Urban Climatology, in spring 2023.
- New paper on urban thermal stress modeling published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy ReviewsOur new paper, “Realistic representation of city street-level human thermal stress via a new urban climate-human coupling system“, is published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (IF: 16.799). This paper … Read more
- We are seeking Ph.D. students to join our lab!The Sustainable URban Futures (SURF) Lab in the School of Meteorology and the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma, USA is seeking … Read more
- We are organizing a Special Issue “Using Remote Sensing and GIS Technique/Methods to Address Current Urbanization Issues” in Remote SensingWe are running a Special Issue entitled “Using Remote Sensing and GIS Methods to Study Current Urbanization Issues” with the journal Remote Sensing (IF: 5.349, ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue … Read more
- New paper on causal urban climate network published in Journal of Environmental ManagementOur new paper, “Detecting the causal influence of thermal environments among climate regions in the United States“, is published in Journal of Environmental Management (IF: 8.910). This paper is from … Read more
