Dr. Dan Fu

Biography

Dan Fu is an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University in the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on atmospheric dynamics and numerical modeling, particularly on the interface between weather and climate. His primary research interests include modes of climate variability and the influence of climate change on the predictability of high-impact extreme weather events. He studies extreme weather phenomena, such as tropical cyclones, atmospheric rivers, heatwaves, and severe droughts, which pose substantial risks to both humans and the environment. Dan's aim is to enhance seasonal-to-decadal predictions and future projections of these extreme events while understanding the physical drivers of variability and change. Given the complexities of the factors influencing these events and the limited duration of high-quality observations, he employs ensembles of high-resolution weather and climate simulations, such as the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model and the high-resolution Community Earth System Model (CESM-HR), alongside machine learning and data-driven approaches to uncover causal relationships.

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