Xiao, X., Q. You, Z. Cai, H. W. Chen, Z. Jin, Z. Zuo, L. Qiao, D. Chen, S. Kang, J. Peng, A. V. Chernokulsky, and R. Zhang, 2026: Soil moisture–atmosphere coupling intensifies wildfires in Siberia in 2021. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 389, 111437, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2026.111437. In press.

Zhu, H., H. Yu, H. W. Chen, Z. Zhong, W. Duan, S. Wang, and M. Wu, 2026: Arctic and Tibetan Plateau tundra show divergent temperature and precipitation thresholds under climate change. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2026GL124727, https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL124727.

Li, T., H. W. Chen, D. Chen, L. Guo, L. Liu, W. Yuan, H. Zheng, Z. Zhong, and B. He, 2026: Overlooked effects of nighttime vapor pressure deficit on extratropical Northern Hemisphere vegetation productivity. Global Change Biology, 7, e70990, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70990.

Wu, M., O. Sonnentag, M. J. Lara, Y. Ran, H. W. Chen, W. Zhang, P. Ciais, B. Elberling, X. Li, A. Chen, S. Wang, Y. Yi, C. Peng, and D. Chen, 2026: Vegetation browning patterns under compound soil and atmospheric dryness in northern permafrost ecosystems. Nature Communications, 17, 8194, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-75131-4.

Su, B., H. Feng, D. Chen, G. Yang, X. Yan, X. Wang, H. W. Chen, Z. Zhong, L. Wang-Erlandsson, J. C. Rocha, T. Ou, A. L. Lovecraft, X. Li, B. He, S. Xu, H. Zhao, C. Yang, J. Wang, T. Dou, M. Ding, B. Chen, and C. Xiao, 2026: Poleward expansion of human activities exacerbates Arctic ecological crisis. Geography and Sustainability, 7, 100481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geosus.2026.100481.

Cai, Z., Q. You, J. A. Screen, H. W. Chen, R. Zhang, Z. Zuo, D. Chen, J. Cohen, S. Kang, W. Ma, S. K. Gulev, G. W. K. Moore, and R. Zhang, 2026: Role of Atlantic multidecadal variability in modulating Arctic sea ice loss and wetting. Science Advances, 12, eady7595, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ady7595.

Gao, S., Y. Chen, K. Li, H. W. Chen, and B. He, 2026: Urban compound heatwaves substantially offset by cooling from urbanization-promoted vegetation growth. Sustainable Cities and Society, 107249, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2026.107249.

Xu, H., H. W. Chen, D. Chen, C. Xiao, J. Xiao, B. He, A. Lv, L. Guo, W. Yuan, Y. Fu, X. Hao, Z. Zhong, L. Huang, T. Li, R. Tang, X. He, X. Guo, and Y. Chu, 2025: The critical role of snowmelt onset-driven vapor pressure deficit variations in wildfire dynamics of northern latitudes. Earth’s Future, 13, e2025EF006367, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025EF006367.

Zhong, Z., H. W. Chen, A. Dai, T. Zhou, B. He, and B. Su, 2025: Sub-diurnal asymmetric warming has amplified atmospheric dryness since the 1980s. Nature Communications, 16, 8247, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63672-z.

Liu, Y., Q. Tang, L. R. Leung, D. Chen, J. A. Francis, C. Zhang, H. W. Chen, and S. C. Sherwood, 2025: Changes in atmospheric circulation amplify extreme snowfall fueled by Arctic sea ice loss over high-latitude land. Weather and Climate Extremes, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2025.100802.

Zhong, Z., H. W. Chen, B. He, and B. Su, 2025: Contrasting vegetation productivity responses in arid and humid zones to recent changes in diurnal temperature range. The Innovation Geoscience, 3, 100163, https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-geo.2025.100163.

Zou, J., H. W. Chen, H. Li, Q. Wang, G. Wang, K. Jia, Z. Chen, C. Zhao, W. Shi, Y. Yang, Y. Tang, J. Chen, Y. Zhang, T. Xu, Y. Wang, G. Liu, and X. Yan, 2025: Amplified urban heat island effect in southern China’s old towns following atmospheric regulation policies. Sustainable Cities and Society, 131, 106675, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2025.106675.

Ye, K., J. Cohen, H. W. Chen, S. Zhang, D. Luo, and M. E. Hamouda, 2025: Attributing climate and weather extremes to Northern Hemisphere sea ice and terrestrial snow: progress, challenges and ways forward. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8, 1–22, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01012-0.

Cai, Z., Q. You, J. A. Screen, H. W. Chen, R. Zhang, Z. Zuo, D. Chen, J. Cohen, S. Kang, and R. Zhang, 2025: Lessened projections of Arctic warming and wetting after correcting for model errors in global warming and sea ice cover. Science Advances, 11, eadr6413, https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr6413.

Shen, C., Z.-B. Li, F. Liu, H. W. Chen, and D. Chen, 2025: A robust reduction in near-surface wind speed after volcanic eruptions: Implications for wind energy generation. The Innovation, 6, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100734.