Hui

SU

蘇慧

PhD, University of Washington

BS (summa cum laude), Peking University

Honors and Awards

Fellow of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (2025)

American Meteorological Society Banner I. Miller Award (2024)

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2022)

Fellow of American Meteorological Society (2022)

JPL Edward Stone Award (2021)

JPL Voyager Award (2021, 2018)

NASA Group Achievement Award (2017, 2015, 2014, 2011, 2006)

AGU Editor’s Citation for Excellence in Refereeing for Earth and Space Science (2015)

NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal (2010)

JPL Lew Allen Award for Excellence (2008)

Selected Publications

1. Wang, C., H. Su, C. Zhai, J. Zheng, S. Yu, H. Mo, Y. Wang & L. Jiang, Recent slowing of Arctic sea ice melt tied to multidecadal NAO variability. Nature Communications, 16, 8504, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63520-0. (2025)

2. Zhang, E., H. Su, H., P.W. Chan, C. Zhai, W. Zhou, W. Xu, M. Hu, X. Li, Y. Jia, and Y. Song, Deep learning‐based multisource satellite datafusion and downscaling for tropical cyclone wind fields. Journal of Geophysical Research: Machine Learningand Computation, 2, e2025JH000792.https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JH000792 (2025).

3. Wang, C., H. Su, J. Zheng, L. Jiang, S. Yu, Y. Wang, Influence of Interannual Anomalies in Late Autumn Arctic Sea Ice Concentration on Asian Winter Cold Extremes, Climate Dynamics, 63 (7), 280, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-025-07772-y  (2025).

4. Wang, C., H. Su, J. Zheng, S. Yu, H. Mo, and L. Xu, Intensifiedinterannual variability of arctic sea icemodulated by strengthened North Atlanticoscillation leads to an enhanced impact onAsian winter cold extremes, Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2025GL115805, 10.1029/2025GL115805, 2025.

5. Dai, N., H. Su, J. D. Neelin, B. J. Soden, and Y.-H. Kuo, Observed links between atmospheric cloud radiative effects and mesoscale organization of deep convection. Journal of GeophysicalResearch: Atmospheres, 130, e2024JD041030. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041030, 2025.

6. Eusebi R.,*, H. Su*, L. Wu, P. Rong, K. Balaguru, R. Leung, Y.-S. Choi, P.-W. Chan, J. Gan, M. DeMaria and G. Chirokova, Improving tropical cyclone rapid intensification forecasts with satellite measurements of sea surface salinity and calibrated machine learning, Environ. Res. Lett., 20 034010, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adac7f, 2025.

7. Wu, M., H. Su, J. D. Neelin, Multi-objective observational constraint of tropical Atlantic and Pacific low-cloud feedbacks points to higher climate sensitivity, Nature Communications, 16, 218, doi:10.1038/s41467-024-53985-w, 2025.

8. Rong, P., and H. Su, Assessment of CCMP in Capturing High Winds with Respect to Individual Satellite Datasets, Remote Sensing 16 (22), 4215, doi:10.3390/rs16224215, 2024.

9. Lommen, D., J. Wang, H. Su, X. Zhi, X. Wang, E. Park, H. Zhang, J. Lee and W. M. Chyi, Burst flooding in Singapore: an emerging urban flooding type revealed by high-temporal-resolution observations, Environ. Res. Lett., 20, 014012, doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ad975c, 2024.

10. Wang, C., H. Su, J. Zheng, S. Yu, L. Jiang, and H. Mo, Strengthened Impact of Late Autumn Arctic Sea Ice on Asian Winter Cold Extremes after 1999/2000, Environmental Research Letters, Environ. Res. Lett. 19, 074045, doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad57d5, 2024.

11. Ruan, J., Z. Xu, H. Su, Towards interdisciplinary integration of electrical engineering and earth science, Nature Reviews Electrical Engineering, 1, 278–279 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44287-024-00042-9, 2024.

12. Zeng, X., H. Su, S. Hristova-Veleva, D. J. Posselt, R. Atlas, S. T. Brown,  R. D. Dixon, E. Fetzer, T. J. Galarneau, M. Hardesty, J. H. Jiang, P. P. Kangaslahti, A. Ouyed, T. S. Pagano, O. Reitebuch, R. Roca, A. Stoffelen, S. Tucker, A. Wilson, L. Wu, I. Yanovsky: Vientos - A new satellite mission concept for 3D wind measurements by combining passive water vapor sounders with Doppler wind lidar, Bull. Amer. Meteo. Soc., doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0283.1, E357–E369, 2024.

13. Wu, L., H., Su, X. Zeng, D. J. Posselt, S. Wong, S. S. Chen, and A. Stoffelen, Uncertainty of Atmospheric Winds in the Reanalysis Datasets, J. Appl. Meteo. and Clim., doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0198.1, 2024.

14. Jiang, X., Su, H., Jiang, J.H. et al. Muted extratropical low cloud seasonal cycle is closely linked to underestimated climate sensitivity in models. Nature Communications, 14, 5586, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41360-0, 2023.

15. Fiaz, A., J. D. Neelin, S. A. Hill, K. Schiro, H. Su, A process model for ITCZ narrowing under warming highlights clear-sky water vapor feedbacks and gross moist stability changes in AMIP models, J. Climate, Vol. 36 (15), https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0689.1, 2023.

16. Ouyed, A., N. Smith, X. Zeng, T. Galarneau Jr., H. Su, R. D. Dixon, Three-Dimensional Water Vapor Feature-Tracking for Horizontal Winds Using Hyperspectral Infrared Sounder Data From Overlapped Tracks of Two Satellites, Geophys. Res. Lett., 50, e2022GL101830. https://doi. org/10.1029/2022GL101830, 2023.

17. Galarneau, T. J., X. Zeng, R. D. Dixon, A. Ouyed, H. Su, and W. Cui, Tropical Mesoscale Convective System Formation Environments, Atmospheric Science Letters, e1152, https://doi.org/10.1002/asl.1152, 2023.

18. Schiro, K.A., Su, H., Ahmed, F. et al. Model spread in tropical low cloud feedback tied to overturning circulation response to warming. Nature Communications, 13, 7119 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34787-4, 2022.

19. Ouyed, A. O., X. Zeng, L. Wu, D. Posselt, H. Su, Two stage artificial intelligence algorithm for calculating moisture-tracking atmospheric motion vectors. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, doi: https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-21-0070.1, 2021.

20. Su, H., L. Wu, J. H. Jiang, R. Pai, R., A. Liu, A. J. Zhai, P. Tavallali, and M. DeMaria, Applying satellite observations of tropical cyclone internal structures to rapid intensification forecast with machine learning. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089102, http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089102, 2020.

21. Su, H., Wu, L., Zhai, C., Jiang, J. H., Neelin, J. D., & Yung, Y. L. (2020). Observed tightening of tropical ascent in recent decades and linkage to regional precipitation changes, Geophysical Research Letters, doi:10.1029/2019GL085809, 2020.

22. Wang, Y., T. Le, G. Chen, Y. L. Yung, H. Su, J. H. Seinfeld, J. H. Jiang, Reduced European aerosol emissions suppress winter extremes over northern Eurasia, doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0693-4, Nature Climate Change, 2020.

23. Posselt, D. J., L. Wu, K. Mueller, L. Huang, F. W Irion, S. Brown, H. Su, D. Santek, C. S. Velden, Quantitative Assessment of State-Dependent Atmospheric Motion Vector Uncertainties, J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., doi:10.1175/JAMC-D-19-0166.1, 2019.

24. Su, H., C. Zhai, J. H. Jiang, L. Wu, J. D. Neelin, Y.-L. Yung, A dichotomy between model responses of tropical ascent and descent to surface warming, npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, doi:10.1038/s41612-019-0066-8, 2019.

25. Allen, R., T., T. Hassan, Cynthia A. Randles, and H. Su, Enhanced land–sea warming contrast elevates aerosol pollution in a warmer world, Nature Climate Change, doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0401-4, 2019.

26. Jiang, J.H., H. Su, L. Huang, Y. Wang, S. Massie, B. Zhao, A. Omar, Z. Wang, Contrasting Effects on Deep Convective Clouds by Different Types of Aerosols, Nature Communications, 9, doi:10.1038/ s41467-018-06280-4, 2018.

27. Su, H., J. H. Jiang, J. David Neelin, T. Janice Shen, C. Zhai, Qing Yue, Zhien Wang, Lei Huang, Yong-Sang Choi, Graeme L. Stephens, Yuk L. Yung, Tightening of tropical ascent and high clouds key to precipitation change in a warmer climate, Nature Communications, 8, 15771, doi: 10.1038/ncomms15771, 2017.

28. Zhai, C., J.H. Jiang, and H. Su, Long term cloud change imprinted in seasonal cloud variation: more evidence of high climate sensitivity, Geophys. Res. Lett., 42, 8729–8737, doi:10.1002/2015GL065911, 2015.

29. Su, H., J. H. Jiang, C. Zhai, T. J. Shen, J. D. Neelin, G. L. Stephens, and Y. L. Yung, Weakening and strengthening structures in the Hadley Circulation change under global warming and implications for cloud response and climate sensitivity, J. Geophys. Res., 119, 5787–5805, doi:10.1002/2014JD021642, 2014.

30. Su, H., J. H. Jiang, C. Zhai, et al., Diagnosis of Regime-dependent Cloud Simulation Errors in CMIP5 Models Using “A-Train” Satellite Observations and Reanalysis Data, J. Geophys. Res, 118, 7, 2762-2780, 10.1029/2012JD018575, 2013.

31. Su, H., J. H. Jiang, X. Liu, J. E. Penner, W. G. Read, S. T. Massie, M. R. Schoeberl, P. Colarco, N. J. Livesey1, and M. L. Santee, Observed Increase of TTL Temperature and Water Vapor in Polluted Clouds over Asia, J. Climate, 24, 2728-2736, doi: 10.1175/2010JCLI3749.1, 2011.

32. Su, H., J.H. Jiang, D.G. Vane, and G.L. Stephens, Observed Vertical Structure of Tropical Oceanic Clouds Sorted in Large-scale Regimes, Geophys. Res. Lett. 35, doi:10.1029/2008GL035888, 2008.

33. Su, H. J. H. Jiang, Y. Gu, J. D. Neelin, B. H. Kahn, D. Feldman, Y. L. Yung, J. W. Waters,  N.  J. Livesey, M. L. Santee, and William G. Read, Variations of tropical upper tropospheric clouds with sea surface temperature and implications for radiative effects, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2007JD009624, 2008.

34. Su, H., W.G. Read, J. H. Jiang, J.W. Waters, D.L. Wu, and E.J. Fetzer: Enhanced positive water vapor feedback associated with tropical deep convection: New evidence from Aura MLS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L05709, doi:10.1029/2005GL025505, 2006.

35. Su, H., J. D. Neelin and J. E. Meyerson: Mechanisms for lagged atmospheric response to ENSO SST. J. Climate, 18, 4195-4215, 2005.

36. Su, H., and J. D. Neelin: The scatter in tropical average precipitation anomalies. J. Climate, 16, 3966-3977, 2003.

37. Su, H., J. D. Neelin and J. E. Meyerson: Sensitivity of tropical tropospheric temperature to sea surface temperature forcing. J. Climate, 16, 1283-1301, 2003.

38. Su, H., and J. D. Neelin: Teleconnection mechanisms for tropical Pacific descent anomalies during El Niño. J. Atmos. Sci., 59, 2682-2700, 2002.

39. Su, H., J. D. Neelin and C. Chou: Tropical teleconnection and local response to SST anomalies during the 1997-1998 El Niño. J. Geophys. Res., 106, 20,025-20,043, 2001.

40. Su, H., C. S. Bretherton and S. S. Chen: Self-aggregation and large-scale control of tropical deep convection. J. Atmos. Sci., 57, 1797-1816, 2000.

41. Su, H., S. S. Chen and C. S. Bretherton: Three dimensional week-long simulation of TOGA-COARE convective systems using PSU/NCAR mesoscale model MM5. J. Atmos. Sci., 56, 2326-2344, 1999.