GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Xian’s research centers on the dynamics and predictability of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the dominant mode of interannual climate variability. Her ongoing projects investigate oceanic and atmospheric processes controlling the duration of ENSO events and explore the predictability of event duration using climate models.
INTERESTS
ocean-atmosphere interactions, climate variability
SUPERVISOR
Yuko Okumura
CONTACTS AND LINKS
Email: xianwu0403@utexas.edu
Office: 2.244
www.xianwuclimate.com
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