博士，国家气象中心生态和农业气象首席，中国气象科学研究院硕士研究生导师。研究领域是全球变化科学和气候变化、陆地生态系统水碳循环模拟、极端事件与植被动态、生态参数遥感机理模型等。在定量研究植被生产力、植被生态质量、地表实际蒸散、干旱、土壤有机碳风蚀估计的理论方法和机理模型研究方面取得了创新成果，推动建立了全国植被生态气象业务系统。主持国家自然科学基金项目3项，主持和参加中国气象局气象关键技术集成与应用（重点）项目、国家重点研发项目、气象行业专项等科研项目12项，第1作者期刊论文52篇（SCI收录18篇）。

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