Jiale Lou

Atmospheric Science

Associate Research Scientist

Contact Information

(307) 766-3245jlou@uwyo.edu

Room 6016, Engineering Building

Visit Dr. Lou’s Research Website
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Advisor: Daniel McCoy

 

Education & Career:

  • B.S., Climate Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China, 2009-2013
  • M.S., Global Environmental Change, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2013-2016
  • Ph.D., Marine Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, 2017-2021
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 2021-2023
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2023-2025
  • Associate Research Scientist, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 2025-2026
  • Associate Research Scientst, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 2026-present

 

Research Interests:

  • Fire weather extremes
  • Seasonal predictions and predictability
  • Hydroclimatic processes
  • Air-sea interactions
  • Large-scale climate variability

Selected Publications (full publication list available at: https://www.jialelou.com):

  • Lou, J., Joh, Y. Delworth, T. L., & Jia, L. (2025). Identifying sources of predictability for vapor pressure deficit variability in the southwestern United States. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8(1), 1-14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01028-6.
  • Lou, J., Newman, M., & Hoell, A. (2023). Multi-decadal variation of ENSO forecast skill since the late 1800s. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 6, 1–14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-023-00417-z.
  • Lou, J., O’Kane, T. J., & Holbrook, N. J. (2021). Linking the atmospheric Pacific–South American mode with oceanic variability and predictability. Communications Earth & Environment, 2, https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-021-00295-4.