Publication

You can find complete publications on my Google Scholar or ResearchGate.

Journal Publications
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    2026
  1. Zhu, L., Wang, F., Nielsen, C.P., Carmichael, G.R. and Gao, M., 2026. Optimized spatial planning offers a dual solution for managing urban heat and air pollution in humid subtropical climates. Nature communications.

  2. Wang, Z., Li, X., Gao, M., Ge, B., Tang, X., Chen, X., Wu, Q., Wu, L., Wang, Z., Yang, T. ..., Wang, F., ..., 2026. Advances and Perspectives in Atmospheric Environment Modeling in China. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, pp.1-25.

  3. Li, X., Wang, F., Zhuang, Y., Dai, A. and Gao, M., 2026. Opposing trends in wintertime convective initiation environments of East China driven by anthropogenic Aerosols and greenhouse gases. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 131(6), p.e2025JD045691.


    4. 2025
  4. Zhu, L., Zhang, Y., Wang, F., Chen, B., Jin, L.N., Dai, H., Han, Y., Lu, X., Fu, T.M. and Gao, M., 2025. Undesirable effects of biogenic emissions from urban green spaces on air quality are counteracted by their transpiration and dry deposition. Earth's Future, 13(12), p.e2025EF006449.

  5. Li, X.#, Wang, F.#, Zhang, X., Chan, P.W., Yang, Y., Lu, C. and Gao, M., 2025. Anomalous increase in sea fog frequency along coastal China in the early 21st century and the aerosol influence. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8(1), p.365.

  6. Wang, F. and Gao, M., 2025. Reduced aerosols and intensified summertime rainfall in India during the pandemic suggest potentially more amplified precipitation in the future. Environmental Research Letters, 20(2), p.024038.

  7. Zhang, Z., Li, Q., Hu, Q., Xue, J., Liu, T., Tang, Z., Wang, F., Zhang, C., Lu, C., Wang, Z., Gao, M. and Liu, C., 2025. Deep learning approach for reconstructing three-dimensional distribution of NO2 on an urban scale. Remote Sensing of Environment, 321, 114678.


    8. 2024
  8. Wang, F., Gao, M., Liu, C., Zhao, R. and McElroy, M.B., 2024. Uniformly elevated future heat stress in China driven by spatially heterogeneous water vapor changes. Nature Communications, 15(1), p.4522.

  9. Wang, F., Xu, Y., Patel, P.N., Gautam, R., Gao, M., Liu, C., Ding, Y., Chen, H., Yang, Y., Zhou, Y., Carmichael, G.R. and McElroy, M.B., 2024. Arctic amplification–induced decline in West and South Asia dust warrants stronger anti-desertification toward carbon neutrality. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 121(14), p.e2317444121.

  10. Wang, F., Lu, Z., Lin, G., Carmichael, G.R. and Gao, M., 2024. Brown Carbon in East Asia: Seasonality, Sources, and Influences on Regional Climate and Air Quality. ACS Environmental Au, 5(1), pp.128-137.

  11. Gao, M.#, Wang, F.#, Xu, Y., Chen, J., Lu, X. and Carmichael, G.R., 2024. Future intensification of co-occurrences of heat, PM2.5 and O3 extremes in China and India despite stringent air pollution controls. Environmental Research Letters, 20(1), p.014044.

  12. Zhang, X., Lu, X., Wang, F., Zhou, W., Wang, P. and Gao, M., 2024. Enhanced late spring ozone in Southern China by early onset of the South China Sea summer monsoon. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129(4), p.e2023JD039029.


    13. 2023
  13. Gao, M.#, Wang, F.#, Ding, Y., Wu, Z., Xu, Y., Lu, X., Wang, Z., Carmichael, G.R., and McElroy, M.B., 2023. Large-scale climate patterns offer preseasonal hints on the co-occurrence of heat wave and O3 pollution in China. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120(26), p.e2218274120.

  14. Wang, F., Wang, Y. and Gao, M., 2023. Impact of lake-atmosphere exchange on summertime ozone in the Lake Taihu region. Atmospheric Environment, 300, p.119664.

  15. Zhang, X., Xiao, X., Wang, F., Yang, Y., Liao, H., Wang, S. and Gao, M., 2023. Discordant future climate-driven changes in winter PM2.5 pollution across India under a warming climate. Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 11(1).

  16. Zhang, X., Zhou, C., Zhang, Y., Lu, X., Xiao, X., Wang, F., Song, J., Guo, Y., Leung, K.K., Cao, J. and Gao, M., 2023. Where to place methane monitoring sites in China to better assist carbon management. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6(1), p.32.

  17. Yang, Q., Kim, J., Cho, Y., Lee, W.J., Lee, D.W., Yuan, Q., Wang, F., Zhou, C., Zhang, X., Xiao, X. and Guo, M., 2023. A synchronized estimation of hourly surface concentrations of six criteria air pollutants with GEMS data. npj climate and atmospheric science, 6(1), p.94.

  18. Zhu, L., Lu, C., Xu, X., He, X., Li, J., Luo, S., Wang, Y. and Wang, F., 2023. The Probability Density Function Related to Shallow Cumulus Entrainment Rate and Its Influencing Factors in a Large-Eddy Simulation. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, pp.1-15.


    19. 2022
  19. Wang, F., Carmichael, G., Zang, X., Xiao, X., and Gao, M.,2022. Pollution severity-regulated effects of roof strategies on China’s winter PM2.5, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 5(1), pp.1-9.

  20. Wang, F., Carmichael, G.R., Wang, J., Chen, B., Huang, B., Li, Y., Yang, Y. and Gao, M., 2022. Circulation-regulated impacts of aerosol pollution on urban heat island in Beijing. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(20), pp.13341-13353.

  21. Li, J., Yue, Z., Lu, C., Chen, J., Wu, X., Xu, X., Luo, S., Zhu, L., Wu, S., Wang, F. and He, X., 2022. Convective Entrainment Rate over the Tibetan Plateau and Its Adjacent Regions in the Boreal Summer Using SNPP-VIIRS. Remote Sensing, 14(9), p.2073.


    22. 2021
  22. Wang, F. and Wang, Y., 2021. Potential role of local contributions to record-breaking high-temperature event in Xiamen, China. Weather and Climate Extremes, 33, p.100338.

  23. Wang, F., Li, Q. and Wang, Y., 2021. Lake-atmosphere exchange impacts ozone simulation around a large shallow lake with large cities. Atmospheric Environment, 246, p.118086.

  24. Xing, C., Liu, C., Wu, H., Lin, J., Wang, F., Wang, S. and Gao, M., 2021. Ground-based vertical profile observations of atmospheric composition on the Tibetan Plateau (2017–2019). Earth System Science Data, 13(10), pp.4897-4912.


Book Chapter
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Wang, F., Gao, M., Carmichael, G.R. 2024. Air quality and climate interactions. Air Quality, pp.345-358, Elsevier.