Xiaoxu Shi

Dr. Xiaoxu Shi is a researcher at the Alfred Wegener Institute, specializing in paleoclimatology and climate dynamics. Their work focuses on long-term climate simulations, particularly the Holocene and Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), with expertise in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), sea ice dynamics, and orbital forcing impacts on climate systems. They contribute to the AWI-CM climate modeling framework and collaborate on projects like MOSAiC.

• Primary affiliations: Climate Sciences department, Climate Dynamics group
• Key tools: AWI Earth System Model (AWI-ESM), PANGAEA data repository
• Research highlights: AMOC sensitivity, monsoon dynamics, precessional climate effects

Research interests include diagnosing ocean circulation changes, evaluating climate model performance using paleoproxy data, and exploring mechanisms behind Holocene climate variability. Notable achievements include the Heinrich Award for contributions to paleoclimate dynamics.