Zhenlin Yang

Climate impact assessment on the local scale- application of downscaling in dynamic vegetation modelling
Supervisors: Dr Terry Callaghan (primary supervisor), Dr Edward Hanna (Sheffield, UK), Dr Torben Christensen and Dr Martin Sykes (Lund, Sweden)

05/2007

Present Marie Curie Fellow in Abisko Scientific Research Station, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
PhD student in Geobiosphere Science Center, Lund University, Sweden
PhD student in Department of Geography, The University of Sheffield, UK (dual degree)

Research interest

Understanding climate impact requires a detailed knowledge of the pattern-process in some sensitive areas such as the arctic, antarctic and alpine ecotones. At present, supported by the European Union-Financed Marie Curie Early-stage-training Fellowship, I am extremely interested in applying LPJ-GUESS to arctic environment such as the Abisko areas, that is, to use the process-based ecosystem model to explore how possible shifts in climatic zones according to a range of regional climate scenarios may lead to changes in the structure and function of natural ecosystems on species level and at the regional level.

Contact Details

Address: University of Sheffield, Department of Geography, Winter Street, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)114 222 7973
Fax: +44 (0)114 222 7907
Email: ggp07zy@sheffield.ac.uk