Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2024

Veselý, L., Štůsek, R., Mikula, O., Yang, X. ORCID record for X. Yang, Heger, D.. (2024) Freezing-induced acidification of sea ice brine. Science of the Total Environment, 946 (). 14 pp. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174194

Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Strong, Kimberly, Criscitiello, Alison S., Santos-Garcia, Marta, Bognar, Kristof, Zhao, Xiaoyi, Fogal, Pierre, Walker, Kaley A., Morris, Sara M., Effertz, Peter. (2024) Surface snow bromide and nitrate at Eureka, Canada in early spring and implications for polar boundary layer chemistry. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 24 (). 24 pp. 10.5194/acp-24-5863-2024

2023

Gong, Xianda, Zhang, Jiaoshi, Croft, Betty, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Bergner, Nora, Chang, Rachel Y.-W., Creamean, Jessie M., Kuang, Chongai, Martin, Randall V., Ranjithkumar, Ananth, Sedlacek, Arthur J., Uin, Janek, Willmes, Sascha, Zawadowicz, Maria A., Pierce, Jeffrey R., Shupe, Matthew D., Schmale, Julia, Wang, Jian. (2023) Arctic warming by abundant fine sea salt aerosols from blowing snow. Nature Geoscience, (). 18 pp. 10.1038/s41561-023-01254-8

Vetráková, Lubica, Neděla, Vilém, Závacká, Kamila, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Heger, Dominik. (2023) Technical note: Sublimation of frozen CsCl solutions in an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) – determining the number and size of salt particles relevant to sea salt aerosols. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-23-4463-2023

Lapere, Rémy, Thomas, Jennie L., Marelle, Louis, Ekman, Annica M.L., Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Lund, Marianne Tronstad, Makkonen, Risto, Ranjithkumar, Ananth, Salter, Matthew E., Samset, Bjørn Hallvard, Schulz, Michael, Sogacheva, Larisa, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Zieger, Paul. (2023) The representation of sea salt aerosols and their role in polar climate within CMIP6. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128 (). 36 pp. 10.1029/2022JD038235

2022

Chen, Douxing, Luo, Yuhan, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Si, Fuqi, Dou, Ke, Zhou, Haijin, Qian, Yuanyuan, Hu, Chunqiao, Liu, Jianguo, Liu, Wenqing. (2022) Study of an Arctic blowing snow-induced bromine explosion event in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Science of The Total Environment, 839 (). 13 pp. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156335

Závacká, Kamila, Neděla, Vilém, Olbert, Martin, Tihlaříková, Eva, Vetráková, Ľubica, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Heger, Dominik. (2022) Temperature and concentration affect particle size upon sublimation of saline ice: Implications for sea salt aerosol production in polar regions. Geophysical Research Letters, 49 (). 10 pp. 10.1029/2021GL097098

2020

Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Blechschmidt, Anne-M., Bognar, Kristof, McClure-Begley, Audra, Morris, Sara, Petropavlovskikh, Irina, Richter, Andreas, Skov, Henrik, Strong, Kimberly, Tarasick, David W., Uttal, Taneil, Vestenius, Mika, Zhao, Xiaoyi. (2020) Pan-Arctic surface ozone: modelling vs. measurements. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (). 31 pp. 10.5194/acp-20-15937-2020

Ming, Alison ORCID record for Alison Ming, Winton, V. Holly L. ORCID record for V. Holly L. Winton, Keeble, James, Abraham, Nathan L., Dalvi, Mohit C., Griffiths, Paul, Caillon, Nicolas, Jones, Anna E. ORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Mulvaney, Robert ORCID record for Robert Mulvaney, Savarino, Joël, Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang. (2020) Stratospheric ozone changes from explosive tropical volcanoes: Modeling and ice core constraints. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125 (). 14 pp. 10.1029/2019JD032290

Winton, V. Holly L. ORCID record for V. Holly L. Winton, Ming, Alison ORCID record for Alison Ming, Caillon, Nicolas, Hauge, Lisa, Jones, Anna E. ORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Savarino, Joel, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey. (2020) Deposition, recycling and archival of nitrate stable isotopes between the air-snow interface: comparison between Dronning Maud Land and Dome C, Antarctica. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-20-5861-2020

Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Norris, Sarah J., Brooks, Ian M., Anderson, Philip S., Nishimura, Kouichi, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Jones, Anna E. ORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Jones, David H., Wolff, Eric W.. (2020) First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-20-2549-2020

2019

Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Rhodes, Rachael H., Norris, Sarah J., Brooks, Ian M., Anderson, Philip S., Nishimura, Kouichi, Jones, Anna E. ORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Wolff, Eric W.. (2019) Sea salt aerosol production via sublimating wind-blown saline snow particles over sea ice: parameterizations and relevant microphysical mechanisms. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-19-8407-2019

Dennison, Fraser, Keeble, James, Morgenstern, Olaf, Zeng, Guang, Abraham, N Luke, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang. (2019) Improvements to stratospheric chemistry scheme in the UM-UKCA (v10.7) model: solar cycle and heterogeneous reactions. Geoscientific Model Development, 12 (). pp. 10.5194/gmd-12-1227-2019

2018

Rhodes, Rachael H., Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Wolff, Eric W. (2018) Sea ice versus storms: what controls sea salt in Arctic ice cores?. Geophysical Research Letters, 45 (). pp. 10.1029/2018GL077403

2017

Zhao, Xiaoyi, Weaver, Dan, Bognar, Kristof, Manney, Gloria, Millán, Luis, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Eloranta, Edwin, Schneider, Matthias, Strong, Kimberly. (2017) Cyclone-induced surface ozone and HDO depletion in the Arctic. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-14955-2017

Rhodes, Rachael H., Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Wolff, Eric W., McConnell, Joseph R., Frey, Markus M. ORCID record for Markus M. Frey. (2017) Sea ice as a source of sea salt aerosol to Greenland ice cores: a model-based study. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-9417-2017

Bieser, Johannes, Slemr, Franz, Ambrose, Jesse, Brenninkmeijer, Carl, Brooks, Steve, Dastoor, Ashu, DeSimone, Francesco, Ebinghaus, Ralf, Gencarelli, Christian N., Geyer, Beate, Gratz, Lynne E., Hedgecock, Ian M., Jaffe, Daniel, Kelley, Paul, Lin, Che-Jen, Jaegle, Lyatt, Matthias, Volker, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Song, Shaojie, Travnikov, Oleg, Weigelt, Andreas, Luke, Winston, Ren, Xinrong, Zahn, Andreas, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Zhu, Yun, Pirrone, Nicola. (2017) Multi-model study of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere: vertical and interhemispheric distribution of mercury species. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-6925-2017

Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Neděla, Vilém, Runštuk, Jiří, Ondrušková, Gabriela, Krausko, Ján, Vetráková, Ľubica, Heger, Dominik. (2017) Evaporating brine from frost flowers with electron microscopy, and implications for atmospheric chemistry and sea-salt aerosol formation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-6291-2017

Travnikov, Oleg, Angot, Helene, Artaxo, Paulo, Bencardino, Mariantonia, Bieser, Johannes, D'Amore, Francesco, Dastoor, Ashu, De Simone, Francesco, Diéguez, María del Carmen, Dommergue, Aurélien, Ebinghaus, Ralf, Feng, Xin Bin, Gencarelli, Christian N., Hedgecock, Ian M., Magand, Olivier, Martin, Lynwill, Matthias, Volker, Mashyanov, Nikolay, Pirrone, Nicola, Ramachandran, Ramesh, Read, Katie Alana, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Sena, Fabrizio, Song, Shaojie, Sprovieri, Francesca, Wip, Dennis, Wängberg, Ingvar, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang. (2017) Multi-model study of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere: atmospheric processes and model evaluation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-5271-2017

Gencarelli, Christian N., Bieser, Johannes, Carbone, Francesco, De Simone, Francesco, Hedgecock, Ian M., Matthias, Volker, Travnikov, Oleg, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Pirrone, Nicola. (2017) Sensitivity model study of regional mercury dispersion in the atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-17-627-2017

2016

Angot, Helene, Dastoor, Ashu, De Simone, Francesco, Gardfeldt, Katarina, Gencarelli, Christian N., Hedgecock, Ian M., Langer, Sarka, Magand, Olivier, Mastromonaco, Michelle N., Nordstrom, Claus, Pfaffhuber, Katrine A., Pirrone, Nicola, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Skov, Henrik, Song, Shaojie, Sprovieri, Francesca, Steffen, Alexandra, Toyota, Kenjiro, Travnikov, Oleg, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Dommergue, Aurelien. (2016) Chemical cycling and deposition of atmospheric mercury in Polar Regions: review of recent measurements and comparison with models. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-16-10735-2016

Legrand, Michel, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Preunkert, Susanne, Theys, Nicolas. (2016) Year-round records of sea salt, gaseous and particulate inorganic bromine in the atmospheric boundary layer at coastal (Dumont d’Urville) and central (Concordia) East Antarctic sites. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121 (). pp. 10.1002/2015JD024066

Zhao, X., Strong, K., Adams, C., Schofield, R., Yang, X. ORCID record for X. Yang, Richter, A., Friess, U., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Koo, J.-H.. (2016) A case study of a transported bromine explosion event in the Canadian high arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121 (). pp. 10.1002/2015JD023711

2015

Tegtmeier, S., Ziska, F., Pisso, I., Quack, B., Velders, G. J. M., Yang, X. ORCID record for X. Yang, Krüger, K.. (2015) Oceanic bromine emissions weighted by their ozone depletion potential. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15 (). pp. 10.5194/acp-15-13647-2015

Gencarelli, Christian N., De Simone, Francesco, Hedgecock, Ian M., Sprovieri, Francesca, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Pirrone, Nicola. (2015) European and Mediterranean mercury modelling: local and long-range contributions to the deposition flux. Atmospheric Environment, 117 (). pp. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.015

de Simone, Francesco, Cinnirella, Sergio, Gencarelli, Christian N., Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Hedgecock, Ian M., Pirrone, Nicola. (2015) Model study of global mercury deposition from biomass burning. Environmental Science & Technology, 49 (). pp. 10.1021/acs.est.5b00969

Wang, Zhaomin, Zhang, Xiandong, Guan, Zhaoyong, Sun, Bo, Yang, Xin ORCID record for Xin Yang, Liu, Chengyan. (2015) An atmospheric origin of the multi-decadal bipolar seesaw. Scientific Reports, 5 (). pp. 10.1038/srep08909

Before 2015

1. Yang, X., N. L. Abraham, A. T. Archibald, P. Braesicke, J. Keeble, P. J. Telford, N. J. Warwick, and J. A. Pyle, How sensitive is the recovery of stratospheric ozone to changes in concentrations of very short lived bromocarbons? Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10431-10438, doi:10.5194/acp-14-10431-2014, 2014.
2. Banerjee, A., Archibald, A. T., Maycock, A., Telford, P., Abraham, N. L., Yang, X., Braesicke, P., and Pyle, J.: Lightning NOx, a key chemistry–climate interaction: impacts of future climate change and consequences for tropospheric oxidising capacity, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 14, 8753-8778, doi:10.5194/acpd-14-8753-2014, 2014.
3. Levine, J., Yang, X., Jones, A., Wolff, E. W.: Sea salt as an ice core proxy for past sea ice extent: a process-based model study, J. Geophys. Res., doi: 10.1002/2013JD020925, 2014.
4. Braesicke, P., Keeble, J., Yang, X., Stiller, G., Kellmann, S., Abraham, N. L., Archibald, A., Telford, P., and Pyle, J. A.: Circulation anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere and ozone changes, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10677– 10688, doi:10.5194/acp-13-10677-2013, 2013.
5. Hossaini, R., M. Chipperfield, S. Dhomse, C. Ordonez, A. Saiz-Lopez, N. L. Abraham, A. T. Archibald, P. Braesicke, P. J. Telford, N. J. Warwick, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, Modelling future changes to the stratospheric source gas injection of biogenic bromocarbons, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, doi:10.1029/2012GL053401, 2012.
6. Zatko, M. C., Grenfell, T. C., Alexander, B., Doherty, S. J., Thomas, J. L., and Yang, X.: The influence of snow grain size and impurities on the vertical profiles of actinic flux and associated NOx emissions on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3547-3567, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3547-2013, 2013.
7. Parrella, J. P., D. J. Jacob, Q. Liang, Y. Zhang, L. J. Mickley, B. Miller, M. J. Evans, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, N. Theys, and M. Van Roozendael, Tropospheric bromine chemistry: implications for present and pre-industrial ozone and mercury, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6723-6740, doi:10.5194/acp-12-6723-2012, 2012.
8. Abbatt, J. P. D., J. L. Thomas, K. Abrahamsson, C. Boxe, A. Granfors, A. E. Jones, M. D. King, A. Saiz-Lopez, P. B. Shepson, J. Sodeau, D. W. Toohey, C. Toubin, R. von Glasow, S. N. Wren, and X. Yang, Halogen activation via interactions with environmental ice and snow, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6237-6271, doi:10.5194/acp-12-6237-2012, 2012.
9. Tegtmeier, S., K. Krüger, B. Quack, I. Pisso, A. Stohl, and X. Yang, Emission and transport of bromocarbons: from the West Pacific ocean into the stratosphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 10633-10648, doi:10.5194/acp-12-10633-2012, 2012.
10. Hezel, P. J., B. Alexander, C. M. Bitz, E. J. Steig, C. D. Holmes, X. Yang, and J. Sciare, Modeled methanesulfonic acid (MSA) deposition in Antarctica and its relationship to sea ice, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23214, doi:10.1029/2011JD016383, 2011.
11. Theys, N., M. Van Roozendael, F. Hendrick, X. Yang, I. De Smedt, A. Richter, M. Begoin, Q. Errera, P. V. Johnston, K. Kreher, and M. De Mazière, Global observations of tropospheric BrO columns using GOME-2 satellite data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1791-1811, doi:10.5194/acp-11-1791-2011, 2011.
12. Ruti, P. M., J. E. Williams, F. Hourdin, F. Guichard, A. Boone, P. Van Velthoven, F. Favot, I. Musat, M. Rumukkainen, M. Domínguez, M. Á. Gaertner, J.P. Lafore, T. Losada, M.B. Rodriguez de Fonseca, J. Polcher, F. Giorgi, Y. Xue, I. Bouarar, K. Law, B. Josse, B. Barret, X. Yang, C. Mari, A.K. Traore, The West African climate system: a review of the AMMA model inter-comparison initiatives, Atmos. Sci. Lett., 12, 116-122, doi:10.1002/asl.305, 2011.
13. Russo, M. R., V. Marecal, C. R. Hoyle, J. Arteta, C. Chemel, O. Dessens, W. Feng, J. S. Hosking, P. Telford, O. Wild, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, Tropical deep Convection and its impact on Composition in Global and Mesoscale models – Part 1: Meteorology, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2765-2786, doi:10.5194/acp-11-2765-2011, 2011.
14. Hoyle, C. R., V. Marécal, M. R. Russo, J. Arteta, C. Chemel, M. P. Chipperfield, F. D’Amato, O. Dessens, W. Feng, N. R. P. Harris, J. S. Hosking, O. Morgenstern, T. Peter, J. A. Pyle, T. Reddmann, N. A. D. Richards, P. J. Telford, W. Tian, S. Viciani, O. Wild, X. Yang, and G. Zeng, Tropical deep convection and its impact on composition in global and mesoscale models – Part 2: Tracer transport, Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-11-8103-2011, 11, 8103-8131 2011.
15. Feng, W., M. P., Chipperfield, S. Dhomse, B. M. Monge-Sanz, X. Yang, K. Zhang, and M. Ramonet, Evaluation of cloud convection and tracer transport in a three-dimensional chemical transport model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11 (5783-5803) , doi:10.5194/acp-11-5783-2011, 2011.
16. Holmes, C. D., D. J. Jacob, E. S. Corbitt, J. Mao, X. Yang, R. Talbot, F. Slemr, and Y.-J. Han, Global atmospheric model for mercury including oxidation by bromine atoms, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 12037-12057, doi:10.5194/acp-10-12037-2010, 2010.
17. Williams, J. E., M. P. Scheele, P. F. J. van Velthoven, I. Bouarar, K. Law, B. Josse, V. H. Peuch, X. Yang, J. Pyle, V. Thouret, B. Barret, C. Liousse, F. Hourdin, S. Szopa and A. Cozic, Global Chemistry simulations in the AMMA-Model Intercomparison project, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 91, 611-624, doi:10.1175/2009bams2818.1, 2010.
18. Barret, B., J. E. Williams, I. Bouarar, X. Yang, B. Josse, K. Law, E. Le Flochmon, C. Liousse, V. H. Peuch, G. Carver, J. Pyle, B. Sauvage, P. van Velthoven, C. Mari, and J.-P. Cammas, Impact of West African Monsoon convective transport and lightning NOx production upon tropical the upper tropospheric composition: a multi-model study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5719-5738, doi:10.5194/acp-10-5719-2010, 2010.
19. Pike, R. C., J. D. Lee, P. J. Young, S. Moller, G. D. Carver, X. Yang, P. Misztal, B. Langford, D. Stewart, C. Reeves, C.N. Hewitt and J. A. Pyle, Can a global model chemical mechanism reproduce NO, NO2, and O3 measurements above a tropical rainforest? Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10607-10620, doi:10.5194/acp-10-10607-2010, 2010.
20. Yang, X., J. A., Pyle, R. A. Cox, N. Theys, M. Van Roozendael, Snow-sourced bromine and its implications for polar tropospheric ozone, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 7763-7773, doi:10.5194/acp-10-7763-2010, 2010.
21. Hewitt, C. N., et. al. (55 co-authors): Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 169-199, doi:10.5194/acp-10-169-2010, 2010.
22. Hewitt, C. N., et al.(55 co-authors): Corrigendum to “Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools” published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 169–199, 2010, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 563-563, doi:10.5194/acp-10-563-2010, 2010.
23. Voulgarakis, A., X. Yang and J. A. Pyle, How different would tropospheric oxidation be over an ice-free Arctic? Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2009GL040541, 2009.
24. O’Brien, L. M., Harris, N. R. P., Robinson, A. D., Gostlow, B., Warwick, N., Yang, X., and Pyle, J. A.: Bromocarbons in the tropical marine boundary layer at the Cape Verde Observatory – measurements and modelling, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 9083-9099, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-9083-2009, 2009.
25. Yang, X, J. A. Pyle, and R. A. Cox, Sea salt aerosol production and bromine release: Role of snow on sea ice. Geophys. Res. Let., 35, L16815, doi:10.1029/2008GL034536, 2008.
26. Hendrick, F., Van Roozendael, M., Chipperfield, M. P., Dorf, M., Goutail, F., Yang, X., Fayt, C., Hermans, C., Pfeilsticker, K., Pommereau, J.-P., Pyle, J. A., Theys, N., and De Mazière, M.: Retrieval of stratospheric and tropospheric BrO profiles and columns using ground-based zenith-sky DOAS observations at Harestua, 60° N, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 4869-4885, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-4869-2007, 2007.
27. Pyle J. A., N. Warwick, X. Yang, P. J. Young, and G. Zeng, Climate/chemistry feedbacks and biogenic emissions, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 365, 1727-1740, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2007.2041, 2007.
28. Warwick, N. J., J. A. Pyle, G. D. Carver, X. Yang, N. H. Savage, F. M. O’Connor, and R. A. Cox, Global modeling of biogenic bromocarbons, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D24305, doi:10.1029/2006JD007264, 2006.
29. Holmes, C. D., D. J. Jacob, and X. Yang, Global lifetime of elemental mercury against oxidation by atomic bromine in the free troposphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L20808, doi:10.1029/2006GL027176, 2006.
30. Yang, X., R. A. Cox, N. J. Warwick, J. A. Pyle, G. D. Carver, F. M. O’Connor and N. H. Savage, Tropospheric bromine chemistry and its impacts on ozone: A model study. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D23311, doi:10.1029/2005JD006244, 2005. (this paper was reviewed by a Nature article: Salawitch,, Nature, 2006)
31. Wang, M.X., Q. Liu Q, X. Yang, A review of research on human activity induced climate change I. Greenhouse gases and aerosols, Adv. Atmos. Sci., 21 (3): 314-321, 2004.
32. Yang, X., M.X. Wang, Y. Huang, Y. S. Wang, A one-compartment model to study soil carbon decomposition rate at equilibrium situation, Ecological Modelling, 151 (1): 63-73, 2002.
33. Yang, X., M. X. Wang and Y. Huang, The climatic-induced net carbon sink by terrestrial biosphere over 1901-1995, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 18(6), 1192-1205, 2001.
34. Yang, X., and M. X. Wang, Monsoon ecosystems control on atmospheric CO2 interannual variability: inferred from a significant positive correlation between year-to-year changes in land precipitation and atmospheric CO2 growth rate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 11, 1671-1674, 2000. (highlighted)
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• CRiceS
• SURFEIT
• SSAASI-CLIM
• ISOL-ICE
• An atmospheric origin of the multi-decadal bipolar seesaw

Past research projects:

• NERC standard grant (May 2017-Sep 2020): “Retreat of Southern Hemisphere Sea Ice, 130 000 to 116 000 years BP” (as Co-I)
• UK-Canada Arctic bursaries programme (2019-2020): “A second investigation of the role of tundra snowpack chemistry in the boundary layer ‘bromine explosion’ at Eureka, Canada” (PI, with Canadian collaborator Professor Kimberly Strong (University of Toronto))
• UK-Canada Arctic bursaries programme (2018-2019): “The role of tundra snowpack chemistry in the boundary layer bromine budget at Eureka, Canada” (as PI, with Canadian collaborator Professor Kimberly Strong (University of Toronto))
• NERC standard grant BLOWSEA (Dec 2012-Dec 2015): “Blowing snow and sea ice surfaces as a source of polar sea salt aerosol”  (as researcher Co-I)

Studentship projects:

• 2024: Cambridge CREATES DLA project: CE547: Constraining the climate impact of a newly identified polar aerosol source (Lead supervisor: Xin Yang, British Antarctic Survey)
• 2023: C-CLEAR DTP PhD project: Ice nucleating particles from blizzards above sea ice – magnitude and climate impacts of a potential particle source in a warming world (Co-supervisor)
• 2023: C-CLEAR Research Experience Placement (REP) project:  Quantifying polar atmospheric ozone loss due to bromine chemistry (primary supervisor).
• 2022: ARIES Research Experience Placement (REP) project: Exploring the origin of snow water isotopic signals in the Arctic (primary supervisor for two students)
• 2021: ARIES Research Experience Placement (REP): Exploring surface snow ions in the Arctic (primary supervisor).
• 2020: GW4+ DTP PhD project: Investigation into the importance of marine aerosol sources for accurate predictions of Arctic climate change (co-supervisor).

2023

Clouds formed with sea salt contribute to Arctic warming
News 4 September, 2023

2021

New project to understand polar processes in global climate system
News 24 May, 2021

• Fellow (since 2014) | FRMetS, Royal Meteorological Society
• Associate Fellow (2009-2013), Royal Meteorological Society
• Committee member, International Commission of Polar Meteorology (ICPM)
• Member (was co-chair) of group "Methane, Ozone and Other Trace Gases", International Arctic Systems for Observing the Atmosphere
• Member, NERC Peer Review College