Kun Yang
Associate Editors, Trans-Himalaya Earth System Science
Tsinghua University, China
Tsinghua University, China
Professor Kun Yang is a Tenured Professor in the Department of Earth System Science at Tsinghua University. He received his Bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University in 1994, his Master's degree from Tsinghua University in 1997, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of Tokyo in 2000. He was appointed Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo in 2003, Professor at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2007, and Professor at Tsinghua University in 2016. His research primarily focuses on hydroclimate changes over the Tibetan Plateau, ecological and climate impacts of renewable energy infrastructure, land surface data assimilation, and the development of regional land surface and climate models. He has published over 300 papers and has repeatedly been named an Elsevier "Highly Cited Chinese Researcher" and a Clarivate "Highly Cited Researcher". He has served as Chair of the Water and Energy Balance Study Panel of the Coordinated Enhanced Observing Period (CEOP) Project, a member of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Global Land-Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) Panel and the Asia Precipitation Experiment (AsiaPEX) Scientific Steering Committee. He has served on the editorial boards of Journal of Hydrology and Scientific Data, and currently serves on those of Journal of Meteorological Research and Journal of Mountain Sciences.