Professor of climate and atmospheric sciences

University affiliation

• International Arctic Research Center
• University of Alaska Fairbanks (Fairbanks)

Contact information

• Email: xzhang9@alaska.edu
• Phone: (907) 474-2675

Media contact

Heather McFarland

• Phone: (907) 474-6286
• Email: hrmcfarland@alaska.edu

Areas of expertise

• Atmospheric and space science

Research interests/biography

Arctic climate change and variability; atmospheric dynamics; atmosphere-sea ice-ocean interactions; Arctic-lower latitudes linkages; cyclone/storm dynamics; extreme climate, weather, and hydrological events; climate change simulation and projection; high-resolution climate and weather modeling.