Franklin Tat Fan

CHENG

鄭達勳

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, HKUST

M.Phil. in Civil Engineering,HKUST

B.Sc. in Earth system Science, CUHK 

Full Publications

(Published journal papers)

Benedict, I.*, Keune, J., Weijenborg, C., van der Ent, R., Kalverla, P., Koren, G., Aemisegger, F., Cheng, T. F., et al. (2026). INSPIRE: IdentificatioN of Sources of Precipitation through an International Research Effort. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 107, E1880–E1908, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0057.1

Cheng, T. F., Yang, J., Feng, X., Dai, L., Deng, W., Jin, M., Bao, Q., & Lu, M.* (2026). Dawn of Seamless Prediction and Services: Outcomes from the Climate, Weather and Water Forum 2025. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 107, E239–E248, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-25-0306.1

Yang, J., Lu, M.*, Liu, A., Cheng, T. F., et al. (2026). The “Last-mile Efforts” of Subseasonal Prediction and Services for Climate Resilience and Sustainability: Review and Outlook. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-025-5256-1 (Journal’s Cover Article in June 2026)

Cheng, T. F., Wang, B.*, Liu, F., Chen, G., & Lu, M. (2025). Increased global subseasonal whiplash by future BSISO behavior. Science Advances, 11, eadv6355. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv6355

Cheng, T. F., Wang, B.*, Liu, F.*, Chen, G., & Lu, M. (2025). Shifts in MJO behavior enhance predictability of subseasonal precipitation whiplashes. Nature Communications, 16, 3978. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-58955-4

Zhao, Y., Lu, M.*, Zhang, L., & Cheng, T. F. (2025). Remote Influence of Southern Tibetan Plateau Heating on North Pacific Atmospheric Rivers. Journal of Climate, 38, 101–116, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0706.1

Cheng, T. F.*, Chen, D., Wang, B., Ou, T., & Lu, M.* (2024). Human-induced warming accelerates local evapotranspiration and precipitation recycling over the Tibetan Plateau. Commun Earth Environ 5, 388. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01563-9 (Journal’s Homepage Article in August 2024)

Zhang, L., Zhao, Y., Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2024). Future changes in global atmospheric rivers projected by CMIP6 models. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039359. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039359 (AGU Eos’s Highlight; Journal’s Top 10 Most-Cited and Top 10% Viewed Article in 2024)

Wang, B.*, Dai, L.*, Cheng, T. F., Lee, S.-S., Wang, T., & Jin, C. (2024). Climatological Madden-Julian Oscillation during boreal spring leads to abrupt Australian monsoon retreat and Asian monsoon onsets. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 7, 40. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00566-9

Jin, C., Wang, B.*, Cheng, T. F., Dai, L., & Wang, T. (2024). How much we know about precipitation climatology over Tianshan Mountains––the Central Asian water tower. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 7, 21. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00572-x

Cheng, T. F., Lu, M.*, Wang, B., & Dai, L. (2024). A fresh view of the Asian-Australian monsoon complexity: The intertropical convective cell (ITCC) framework. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039498. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039498

Zhang, L., Song, Y., Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2023). Advancing Understanding of Urgent Gaps and Needs in Atmospheric Science: Key Insights from the Climate, Weather and Water Forum. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0245.1

Dai, L., Cheng, T. F., Wang, B., & Lu, M.* (2023). Subseasonal Features of the Indian Monsoon. Journal of Climate, 36(20), 7199-7211. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0099.1

Zhang, L.†, Cheng, T. F.†, Lu, M.,* Xiong, R., & Gan, J. (2023). Tropical cyclone stalling shifts northward and brings increasing flood risks to East Asian Coast. Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2022GL102509. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL102509   

Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2023). Global Lagrangian Tracking of Continental Precipitation Recycling, Footprints, and Cascades. Journal of Climate, 36, 1923–1941. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0185.1

Cheng, T. F., Dong, Q., Dai, L., & Lu, M.* (2022). A Dual Regime of Mesoscale Convective Systems in the East Asian Monsoon Annual Cycle. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2022JD036523. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JD036523 (Journal’s Top 10% Downloaded Article in 2022)

Dai, L., Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2022). Anthropogenic warming disrupts intraseasonal monsoon stages and brings dry-get-wetter climate in future East Asia. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 5, 11. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-022-00235-9 (Journal’s Featured Article in 2022)

Cheng, T. F., Lu, M.*, & Dai, L. (2021). Moisture channels and pre-existing weather systems for East Asian rain belts. npj Clim Atmos Sci, 4, 32. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-021-00187-6

Dai, L., Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2021). Define East Asian Monsoon Annual Cycle via a Self-Organizing Map-Based Approach. Geophysical Research Letter, 48, e2020GL089542. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089542

Cheng, T. F., & Lu, M.* (2020). Moisture Source–Receptor Network of the East Asian Summer Monsoon Land Regions and the Associated Atmospheric Steerings. Journal of Climate, 33(21), 9213-9231. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-19-0868.1 (Awarded for the Zhu Kezhen Prize)

Dai, L.†, Cheng, T. F.†, & Lu, M.* (2020). Summer Monsoon Rainfall Patterns and Predictability over Southeast China. Water Resource Research, 56(2), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR025515

Cheng, T. F., Lu, M.*, & Dai, L. (2019). The Zonal Oscillation and the Driving Mechanisms of the Extreme western North Pacific Subtropical High and its impacts on East Asia Summer Precipitation. Journal of Climate, 32(10), 3025-3050. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0076.1 (Nominated Article for the WMO Research Awards for Young Scientists 2020)

Chu, Y.*, Cheng, T. F., Gen, M., Chan, C. K., Lee, A. K. Y., & Chan, M. N. (2019). Effect of Ozone Concentration and Relative Humidity on the Heterogeneous Oxidation of Linoleic Acid Particles by Ozone: An Insight into the Interchangeability of Ozone Concentration and Time. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3(5), 779-788. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00002