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Liang Ning Professor

Bio: 

 

 

Education background

  • 2012, Department of Meteorology, Pennsylvania State University, Ph.D. in Meteorology, Supervisor: Dr. Michael E. Mann, Defense Committee: Dr. Robert Crane, Dr. Raymond G. Najjar Jr., and Dr. Thorsten Wegener
  • 2007, Department of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, Master of Meteorology, Supervisor: Professor Qian Yongfu
  • 2004, Department of Atmospheric Science, Nanjing University, Bachelor of Atmospheric Science, Supervisor: Professor Qian Yongfu

Research experience

  • 2019-present, School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Professor
  • 2015-present, Deputy Director, Department of Geographical Information Science, School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University
  • 2018-present, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Massachusetts
  • 2015-2019, School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Associate Professor
  • 2015-2018, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Adjunct Assistant Professor
  • 2012-2015, Department of Earth Sciences, Center for Climate System Research, University of Massachusetts
  • 2012-2015, Northeast Climate Science Center, U.S. Department of the Interior, postdoctoral fellow, co-supervisor: Dr. Raymond S. Bradley

Main research direction
        Climate variability and dynamics; climate modeling; climate extremes; paleoclimate; teleconnection (ENSO, PNA, NAO); climate statistical methods; climate downscaling; climate change applications in hydrology, ecology, and environment research

Major Social Part-time

  • 2020-present, Editorial Board Member of Earth Sciences Journal
  • 2020-present, Atmosphere Journal Topic Editor
  • 2017-present, Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports; The Open Atmospheric Science Journal
  • 2018-2021, Member of the Academic Committee of "Quaternary Geology and Global Change" of the National Youth Geoscience Forum
  • Convener, 2022 18th AOGS Annual Meeting, Session AS07 Asian Paleo-monsoon: Reconstructions and Simulations, Virtual, Aug 01-05, 2022
  • Convenor of the 7th National Youth Geoscience Forum, Topic 1.6 "Multi-temporal and Spatial Scale Paleoclimate Simulation", Guiyang, China, 2021.07.09-11
  • Member of the 2nd National Geographic Modeling and Simulation Organizing Committee, host of the "Geographic Modeling and Simulation" session, Nanjing, China, 2021.01.16-17
  • Member of the Organizing Committee of the 9th National Geographic Information Science Doctoral Academic Forum, Convenor of Topic 6 "Earth System Modeling and Simulation", Nanjing, China, 2020.12.19-20
  • Convener and Session Chair, 2020 AGU Fall Meeting, PP003 Advances in understanding the extreme climate events and climate variability during the Holocene, San Francisco, CA, Dec 01-17, 2020
  • Local Organizing Committee, PMIP 2020 Conference, Nanjing, China, Oct. 26-30, 2020
  • Convener and Session Chair, PMIP 2020 Conference, Monsoon Session, Nanjing, China, Oct. 26-30, 2020
  • Guest editor, Special issue “Climate variability and climate extreme events over Asia on various time-scales since the Last Glacial Maximum”, Atmosphere, May 2020 - March 2021
  • Convener and Session Chair, 2020 AOGS Annual Meeting, BG12 Land-sea-air interactions and paleoclimate dynamics over the Asia-Pacific region on various time-scales since the Last Glacial Maximum, Hongcheon, South Korea, Jun 28-Jul 4, 2020
  • Primary convener and Session Chair, 2019 AGU Fall Meeting, GC14A & GC11G Extreme climate events and climate variability during the Holocene: Observation and modeling, San Francisco, CA, Dec 09-13, 2019
  • Convener of the 6th National Youth Geoscience Forum, Topic 1.4 "Multi-temporal and Spatial Scale Paleoclimate Simulation", Xining, China, 2019.10.12-14
  • Local Organizing Committee Member, and Session Chair, 1st Regional Conference on Environmental Modeling and Software
  • Asian Region (iEMSs 2019), Nanjing, China, May 18-20, 2019
  • Convenor of the Fifth National Youth Geoscience Forum, Topic 1.5 "Quaternary Multiscale Climate Simulation", Nanjing, China, 2018.10.27-28
  • NOAA NMFS Grant; Natural Science Foundation Project Reviewer
  • American Geophysical Union; Member of American Meteorological Society
  • Nature-Communications; Advances in Atmospheric Sciences; Atmosphere; Atmospheric Research; Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; Climate Dynamics; Climate of the Past; Climate Research; Communications Earth and Environment; Environmental Research; EOS; Fresenius Environmental Bulletin; Frontiers in Climate; Geophysical Research Letters; Global and Planetary Change; Hydrological Processes; International Journal of Climatology; Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology; Journal of Asian Earth Sciences; Journal of Climate; Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere; Journal of Hydrometeorology; Journal of the American Water Resources Association ; Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences; Journal of the American Water Resources Association; Meteorological Applications; PLOS ONE; Progress in Physical Geography; Quaternary Science Reviews; Scientific Reports; Science China-Earth Sciences; Sustainability; Theoretical and Applied Climatology; Transactions of the ASABE ; Water; Weather, Climate a nd Society; Reviewer for journals such as Advances in Earth Science, Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, and Journal of the Earth Environment
  • 2013 & 2014 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting Outstanding Student Paper Reviewer

Honors and Awards

  • 2020 First Prize of Nanjing Normal University Undergraduate Teaching Achievement Award, Nanjing Normal University
  • 2019 Nanjing Normal University 2017-2018 Outstanding Teacher Award, Nanjing Normal University
  • 2018.12 The 6th Jiangsu Province Youth Geography Science and Technology Award, Jiangsu Geographical Society
  • 2017 Ministry of Education's Higher Discipline Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Natural Science Award) First Prize (Reconstruction, Simulation and Prediction of Geographical Environment Evolution Process), ranked 8/10, (Lu Guonian, Liu Jian, Wu Jinglu, Yuan Linwang, Yu Zhaoyuan, Chen Min, Wen Yongning, Ning Liang, Song Zhiyao, Xie Zhiren)
  • 2017 Excellent instructor of the 6th National College Students GIS Application Skills Competition, China Geographic Information Industry Association, Geographical Science Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education
  • 2017 Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher of Jiangsu Province "Qinglan Project", Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education
  • 2016 Jiangsu Province High-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Introduction Program (Double Entrepreneurship Doctorate), Jiangsu Province Talent Office
  • 2016 The fifth batch of “100 Young Leading Talents Training Program” talent project of Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing Normal University

Recently published papers (*corresponding author)

  • Qin, Y., L. Ning*, L. Li*, Z. Liu, J. Liu, M. Yan, K. Chen, J. Xue, L. Wang, and C. Li, 2022: Assessing the modern multi-decadal scale aridification over the Northern China from a historical perspective. J. Geophys. Res. – Atmos., 127, e2021JD035622, doi: 10.1029/2021JD035622
  • Chen, K., L. Ning*, Z. Liu*, J. Liu*, M. Yan, W. Sun, L. Yuan, G. Lv, L. Li, C. Jin, and Z. Shi, 2022a: Nonlinear responses of droughts over China to volcanic eruptions at different drought phases. Geophys. Res. Lett., 49, e2021GL096454, doi:10.1029/2021GL096454.
  • Liu, J., L. Ning, M. Yan, W. Sun, K. Chen, and Y. Qin, 2021: Paleomonsoon modeling within PMIP: Recent progress and future directions. PAGES Magazine, 29(2), 96- 97, doi: 10.22498/pages.29.2.96
  • Yang, B., C. Qin, A. Bräuning, TJ Osborn, V. Trouet, FC Ljungqvist, J. Esper, L. Schneider, J. Grießinger, U. Büntgen, S. Rossi, M. Yan, L. Ning, J. Wang, X. Wang, S. Wang, J. Luterbacher, ER Cook, 2021: Long-term decrease in Asian monsoon rainfall and abrupt climate change events over the past 6,700 years. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 118, e2102007118, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2102007118
  • Wang, R., G. Lv*, L. Ning, L. Yuan, and L. Li*, 2021: Likelihood of compound dry and hot extremes increased with stronger dependence during warm seasons. Atmospheric Research, 260, 105692, doi : 10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105692
  • Liu, J., M. Yan, L. Ning, P. Braconnot, and S. P. Harrison, 2021: PMIP2020 Conference. PAGES Magazine, 29, 1, doi: 10.22498/pages.29.1.57
  • Xue, J., L. Ning*, Y. Qin, K. Chen, M. Yan, and J. Liu, 2021: Comparisons on characteristics and mechanisms of the decadal megadroughts over eastern China between MCA and LIA. Int. J . Climatology, 41(3), 1985-1997, doi:10.1002/joc.6942
  • Wang, Q., M. Yan*, J. Liu, L. Ning, 2021: Impacts of Land Use/Cover Change on Spatial Patterns of Summer Precipitation at Decadal Scale over Eastern China. Int. J. Climatology, 41(3 ), 1939-1951, doi:10.1002/joc.6939
  • Wan Lingfeng, Liu Jian*, Gao Chaochao, Sun Weiyi, Ning Liang, Yan Mi, 2020: A simulation study of the impact of Holocene volcanic eruptions on temperature trends. Quaternary Studies, 40(6):1597-1610
  • Liu, B., J. Liu*, L. Ning, W. Sun, M. Yan, C. Zhao, K. Chen, and X. Wang, 2020: The role of Samalas mega volcanic eruption in European summer hydroclimate change . Atmos., 11, 1182, doi:10.3390/atmos11111182
  • Yan, M., Z. Liu, L. Ning, and J. Liu, 2020: Holocene EASM-EAWM relationship across different timescales in CCSM3. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL088451, doi:10.1029/2020GL088451
  • Xu, C., M. Yan*, L. Ning, and J. Liu, 2020: Summer westerly jet in Northern Hemisphere during the Mid-Holocene: A multi-model study. Atmos., 11, 1193, doi:10.3390 /atmos11111193
  • Liu, B., B. Wang, J. Liu, D. Chen, L. Ning, M. Yan, W. Sun, and K. Chen, 2020: Global and polar region temperature change induced by single mega volcanic eruption based on CESM simulation. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL089416, https://doi.org/10/1029/2020GL089416.
  • Ning, L., K. Chen, J. Liu, Z. Liu, M. Yan, W. Sun, C. Jin, and Z. Shi, 2020: How do the volcanic eruptions influence the decadal megadrought over the eastern China ? J. Climate, 33, 8195-8207.
  • Chen, K., L. Ning*, Z. Liu*, J. Liu, M. Yan, W. Sun, L. Yuan, G. Lv, L. Li, Z. Shi, and C. Jin, 2020a : One drought and one volcanic eruption influenced the history of China: The Ming Dynasty Megadrought. Geophys. Res. Lett., 47, e2020GL088124, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL088124. (Nature research highlight) (AGU journal's top 10% most downloaded paper)
  • Yan, M., J. Liu, Z. Wang, and L. Ning, 2020: Biogeophysical impacts of land-use/land-cover change on 20th century anthropogenic climate compared to the impacts of greenhouse-gases change. Int. J . Climatology, 40(15), 6560-6573, DOI: 10.1002/joc.6598.
  • Chen Kefan, Ning Liang*, Sun Weiyi, Qin Yanmin, Xue Jiao, Liu Jianhe, Yan Mi, 2020: Analysis of the variability characteristics and causes of the Arctic Oscillation during the characteristic period of the past millennium based on the simulation results of PMIP3 and CMIP5. Climate and Environmental Research, 25(4), 429-442, doi:10.3878/j.issn.1006-9585.2019.19000 (reported)
  • Chen, K., L. Ning*, Z. Liu, J. Liu, W. Sun, M. Yan, B. Liu, Y. Qin, and J. Xue, 2020: The influences of tropical volcanic eruptions with different magnitudes on persistent droughts over eastern China. Atmosphere, 11, 210, doi:10.3390/atmos11020210.
  • Qin, Y., L. Ning*, K. Chen, J. Liu, and M. Yan, 2020: Assessment of PMIP3 model simulations of Megadroughts over the Eastern China during the Last Millennium. Int. J. Climatology, 40( 12), 5188-5207.
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, RS Bradley, M. Yan, K. Chen, W. Sun, and C. Jin, 2020: Elevation-dependent cooling caused by volcanic eruptions during last millennium. Int. J. Climatology, 40(6), 3142-3149, DOI: 10.1002/joc.6387.
  • Qiu Yahui, Liu Jian*, Liu Bin, Ning Liang, Yan Mi. A simulation study of a typical Holocene cold event in the northern hemisphere. Quaternary Research, 2019, 39(4):1055-1067. DOI: 10.11928/j.issn. 1001-7410.2019.04.
  • Zhao Liang, Liu Jian*, Liu Bin, Yan Mi, Ning Liang, Jin Chunhan. Comparison of summer precipitation and temperature changes in East Asia under the Holocene warm period and future warming scenarios. Quaternary Research, 2019, 39(3): 731-741. DOI: 10.11928/j.issn.1001-7410.2019.03.18.
  • He Peng, Liu Jian*, Liu Bin, Ning Liang, Yan Mi. Comparison of changes in northern hemisphere monsoon precipitation under two typical Holocene abrupt events. Quaternary Research, 2019, 39(6):1372-1383. DOI: 10.11928 /j.issn.1001-7410.2019.06.05.
  • Sun, W., B. Wang, Q. Zhang, FSR Pausata, D. Chen, G. Lv, M. Yan, L. Ning, and J. Liu, 2019: Northern Hemisphere land monsoon precipitation increased by the green Sahara during middle Holocene. Geophys. Res. Lett., 46, 9870-9879, doi: 10.1029/2019GL082116
  • Jin, C., J. Liu, B. Wang, L. Ning, and M. Yan, 2019: Decadal variability of northern Asian winter monsoon shaped by the 11-year solar Cycle. Clim. Dyn., 53, 6559- 6568, DOI 10.1007/s00382-019-04945-4
  • Jin, C., J. Liu, B. Wang, M. Yan, and L. Ning, 2019: Decadal Variations of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Forced by the 11-Year Insolation Cycle. J. Climate, 32(10) , 1735-1745. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0288.1
  • Sun, W., B. Wang, J. Liu, D. Chen, C. Gao, L. Ning, and L. Chen, 2019: How northern high-latitude volcanic eruptions in different seasons affect ENSO? J. Climate, 32, 3245-3262.
  • Sun, W., J. Liu, B. Wang, D. Chen, F. Liu, Z. Wang, L. Ning, and M Chen, 2019: A “La Niña-like” state occurring in the second year after large tropical volcanic eruptions during the past 1500 years. Clim. Dyn., 52(12), 7494-9509, doi:10.1007/s00382-018-4163-x
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, B. Wang, K. Chen, M. Yan, C. Jin, and Q. Wang, 2019: Variability and mechanisms of megadroughts over eastern China during the last millennium: A model study. Atmosphere, 10, 7, doi:10.3390/atmos10010007.
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, RS Bradley, and M. Yan, 2019: Comparing the spatial patterns of climate change in the 9th and 5th millennia BP from TRACE-21 model simulations. Climate of the Past, 15, 41- 52, doi:10.5194/cp-15-41-2019
  • Liu, L., T. Zhou, L. Ning*, J. Liu, M. Yan, C. Jin, and W. Sun, 2019: Linkage between the Arctic Oscillation and summer climate extreme events over the middle reaches of Yangtze River Valley. Climate Research, 78, 237-247, doi: 10.3554/cr01542
  • Liu, L., L. Ning*, J. Liu, M. Yan, and W. Sun 2019: Prediction of Summer Extreme Precipitation over the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Yangtze River Basin, Int. J. Climatology, 39, 375-383, doi: 10.1002/joc.5813
  • Yan, M., B. Wang, J. Liu, A. Zhu, L. Ning, and J. Cao, 2018: Understanding the Australian Monsoon change during the Last Glacial Maximum with a multi-model ensemble. Climate of the Past , 14, 2037-2052, doi:10.5194/cp-14-2047-2018
  • Sinha, P., ME Mann, JD Fuentes, A. Mejia, L. Ning, W. Sun, T. He, and J. Obeysekera, 2018: Downscaled rainfall projections in south Florida using self-organizing maps. Science of the Total Environment, 635, 1110-1123.
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, Z. Wang, and RS Bradley, 2018: Different influences on the tropical Pacific SST gradient from natural forcing and anthropogenic forcing. Int. J. Climatology, 38, 2015-2028, doi:10.1002 /joc.5313.
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, and B. Wang, 2017: How does South Asian High influence extreme precipitation over eastern China? J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, 4281-4298, doi:10.1002/2016JD026075
  • Ning, L., J. Liu, and W. Sun, 2017: Influences of volcano eruptions on Asian Summer Monsoon over the last 110 years. Scientific Reports, 7, 42626, doi:10.1038/srep42626
  • Ning, L., and RS Bradley, 2016: NAO and PNA influences on winter temperature and precipitation over the eastern United States in CMIP5 GCMs. Clim. Dyn., 46(3), 1257-1276, DOI: 10.1007/s00382- 015-2643-9
  • Ning, L., and R. S. Bradley, 2015: Snow occurrence changes over the central and eastern United States under future warming scenarios. Scientific Reports, 5, 17073, doi: 10.1038/srep17073
  • Ning, L., and RS Bradley, 2015: Influence of Eastern Pacific and Central Pacific El Niño events on winter climate extremes over the eastern and central United States. Int. J. Climatology, 35, 4756-4770, DOI: 10.1002/ joc.4321
  • Pepin, N., RS Bradley, HF Diaz, M. Baraer, EB Caceres, N. Forsythe, H. Fowler, G. Greenwood, MZ Hashmi, XD Liu, J. Miller, L. Ning, A. Ohmura, E. Palazzi, I. Rangwala, W. Schoener, I. Severskiy, M. Shahgedanova, MB Wang, SN Williamson, and DQ Yang, 2015: Elevation-dependent warming in mountain regions of the world. Nature - Climate Change, 5, 424- 430, DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE2563
  • Ning, L., E. Riddle, and R. S. Bradley, 2015: Projected changes in climate extremes over the northeastern United States. J. Climate, 28(8), 3289-3310
  • Ning, L., and R. S. Bradley, 2015: Winter climate extremes over the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada and teleconnections with large-scale modes of climate variability. J. Climate, 28(6), 2475-2493
  • Diaz, H. F., R. S. Bradley, and L. Ning, 2014: Climatic changes in mountain regions of the American Cordillera and the tropics: historical changes and future outlook. Arctic Antarctic & Alpine Research, 46(4), 735-743
  • Ning, L., and R. S. Bradley, 2014: Winter precipitation variability and corresponding teleconnections over northeastern United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119 (13), 7931-7945, doi: 10.1002/2014JD021591
  • Paaijmans, KP, JI Blanford, RG Crane, ME Mann, L. Ning, KV Schreiber, and MB Thomas, 2014: Downscaling reveals diverse effects of anthropogenic climate on the potential for local environments to support malaria transmission. Climatic Change, 125 (3), 479-488, DOI: 10.1007/s10584-014-1172-6
  • Singh, R., T. Wagener, R. Crane, M. Mann, and L. Ning, 2014: A vulnerability driven approach to identify adverse climate and land use change combinations for critical hydrologic indicator thresholds – Application to a watershed in Pennsylvania , USA. Water Resour. Res., 50(4), 3409-3427, DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014988
  • Ning, L., M. Mann, R. Crane, T. Wagener, R. Najjar, and R. Singh, 2012: Probabilistic Projections of anthropogenic climate change impacts on precipitation for the Mid-Atlantic region of United States. J. Climate, 25(15), 5273-5291
  • Ning, L., M. Mann, R. Crane, and T. Wagener, 2012: Probabilistic projections of climate change for the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States: Validation of downscaling procedure over the historical era. J. Climate, 25(2), 509-526
  • Ning, L., and Y.-F. Qian, 2009: Interdecadal change in extreme precipitation over South China and its mechanism. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 26, 109-118
  • Ning Liang, Qian Yongfu, 2008: Analysis of the variation trend of daily precipitation at different levels in China during the year and season. Plateau Meteorology, 27, 1010-1020
  • Zhu Xiaofeng, Qian Yongfu, Ning Liang, Yu Jianwei, 2008: Analysis of the climate characteristics of rainstorms during the flood season in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Journal of Tropical Meteorology, 24, 136-146
  • Ning Liang, Qian Yongfu, 2006: Characteristics of sensible heat oscillations in North Africa and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and their relationship with summer precipitation in eastern my country. Plateau Meteorology, 25, 357-365

Major scientific research projects undertaken (participated in)

  • 2020.01-2024.12 Sub-project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Strategic Pilot Project (Type B), Asia-Pacific Multi-scale Climate and Environmental Change Dynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research, Principal
  • 2020.01-2023.12 General Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Simulation of the variation characteristics and mechanism of annual cost drought in Eastern China during historical periods, National Natural Science Foundation of China, under research, in charge
  • 2019.01-2020.12 Open Fund Project of the State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Earth Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences
  • 2017.01-2019.12 Jiangsu Province "Blue Project" Excellent Young Teacher Training Program, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, under research, presided over
  • 2017.01-2019.12 Jiangsu Province High-level Innovation and Entrepreneurship Talent Introduction Program, Jiangsu Province Talent Office, under research, presided over
  • 2017.01-2021.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China Key Project, Geographical Cognition-Based Geographic Scene Data Model and Data Organization Method, National Natural Science Foundation of China, under research, participating
  • 2016.07-2021.06 National Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Characteristics and Driving Mechanisms of Interdecadal Climate Change in Historical Periods, Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China, Under Research, Key Project (3/12)
  • 2016.01-2019.12 Talent Project of Nanjing Normal University "Hundred Young Leading Talents Training Program", Nanjing Normal University, under research, presided over
  • 2016.01-2018.12 National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Science Fund Project, Simulation Research on the Causes of the Typical Warm Period in China in the Past 2000 Years, National Natural Science Foundation of China, completed, presided over
  • 2016.01-2019.12 Excellent scientific and technological innovation team of colleges and universities of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, geographic information modeling and process simulation, Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, in research, participating
  • 2015.07-2018.06 Youth Fund Project of Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, Mechanism and Future Prediction of Summer Extreme Precipitation in Eastern China, Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province, completed, presided over
  • 2015.01-2018.12 Youth Scientific Research Talents Cultivation Program of Nanjing Normal University, School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, completed, presided over

Contact

  • Email: ningliangnnu@njnu.edu.cn
  • Office Address: School of Geographical Sciences, Nanjing Normal University
  • Mailing address: School of Geographical Sciences, No. 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing Normal University