Vyacheslav Khon

Vyacheslav Khon is a Research Fellow at the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society and the Institute for Life and Earth Sciences at Heriot-Watt University. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to climate action (SDG 13) and life below water (SDG 14).

Research Interests: Dr. Khon specializes in paleoclimatology, ocean circulation modeling, and monsoon dynamics. His work integrates climate simulations with paleoceanographic data to explore long-term climate variability and its impacts on ocean systems and regional weather patterns. Key focuses include Holocene climate dynamics, tropical ocean-atmosphere interactions, and the role of historical seaways in shaping global climate.

Recent Research Trends: His 2022-2023 publications highlight studies on Indian Ocean monsoon mechanisms, Atlantic circulation stability over millennia, and the influence of Central American seaway configurations on tropical Pacific oxygen dynamics. These studies emphasize high-resolution model simulations and interdisciplinary paleoclimate data analysis.

Labs/Teams: Active within the Institute for Life and Earth Sciences at Heriot-Watt, collaborating internationally with institutions like the Alfred Wegener Institute and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. His research involves multi-model ensemble approaches and global paleoclimate networks.