Dear Colleagues and Students,

The State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City would like to invite you to join our “IOTSC Talk Series” on 26/03/2026 (Thursday). We are pleased to invite Prof. Gaopeng XU from IOTSC as the speaker.

How High-Resolution Climate Models Shape Our View of Future Regional Climate
Speaker: Prof.Gaopeng XU
Date: 26/03/2026 (Thursday)
Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Language: English
Venue: N21-6007

Abstract:
High-resolution Earth system models are improving our ability to simulate key climate processes that are poorly represented at ~100 km resolution. In this seminar, I show how high-resolution Community Earth System Model (CESM, ∼10 km ocean, ∼25 km atmosphere) reduces sea-surface temperature biases and, with a more realistic mean state, produces more credible upper-ocean heat-content variability and stronger warming in the upper ocean. I then link physics gains in CESM to regional climate impacts: better-resolved near-coast wind jets and wind-stress curl reshape Eastern Boundary Upwelling projections; improved Bering Strait dynamics increase Pacific heat transport and accelerate Arctic warming; and storm-permitting simulations better capture observed coastal extreme sea levels and indicate that future 50-year extremes depend strongly on storm-frequency shifts, underscoring nonstationary coastal risk.

Speaker’s Bio:
Gaopeng Xu is an Assistant Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City and the Department of Ocean Science and Technology at the University of Macau. He received his Ph.D. in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 2022. As a climate scientist and physical oceanographer, he applies high-resolution Earth system modeling to advance understanding of regional climate change and extremes. His recent work with the Community Earth System Model (CESM) investigates how horizontal resolution shapes sea-surface temperature biases, upper-ocean heat uptake and redistribution, Arctic amplification, and storm-related coastal extreme sea levels. His research has been published in leading journals, including Nature Climate Change, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Communications Earth & Environment, and Geophysical Research Letters.

All are Welcome!

For enquiries: Tel: 8822 9159
Email: frankielei@um.edu.mo

Best Regards,
State Key Laboratory of Internet of Things for Smart City