Bio

Dr. Xiaojian Zheng is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Earth System Science at Stanford University, working with Dr. Yuan Wang. His research targets aerosol–cloud–climate interactions, combining ground-based, airborne, and satellite observations with global and convection-permitting models, and leveraging machine learning throughout the analysis.

Xiaojian's current research directions span deep learning-based estimates of regime-dependent aerosol–cloud interactions, machine-learning emulation of aerosol microphysics inside Earth System models, and the circulation control of convection, heatwaves, and regional air quality.

Professional Education

  • Ph.D., University of Arizona, Atmospheric Sciences (2023)
  • M.S., University of Arizona, Atmospheric Sciences (2019)
  • B.S., Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Atmospheric Sciences (2017)

Stanford Advisors

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    xjzheng@stanford.edu
    University - Scholar Department: Department of Earth System Science Position: Postdoctoral Scholar

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  • Advancing the quantification of aerosol-cloud interactions with the CALIPSO-CloudSat-Aqua/MODIS record ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Li, Z., Painemal, D., Feng, Y., Zheng, X. 2026; 26 (10): 7705-7720

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-26-7705-2026

    View details for Web of Science ID 001780497600001

  • A Data Library of Liquid Clouds Modelled With a Large Eddy Simulation Framework GEOSCIENCE DATA JOURNAL Kaul, C. M., Ma, P., Pressel, K. G., Shpund, J., Tang, S., Ovchinnikov, M., Huang, M., Fast, J., Zheng, X., Dong, X. 2025; 13 (1)

    View details for DOI 10.1002/gdj3.70049

    View details for Web of Science ID 001650479200001

  • Regime-based aerosol-cloud interactions from CALIPSO-MODIS and the Energy Exascale Earth System Model version 2 (E3SMv2) over the Eastern North Atlantic ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Zheng, X., Feng, Y., Painemal, D., Zhang, M., Xie, S., Li, Z., Jacob, R., Lusch, B. 2025; 25 (23): 17473-17499

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-25-17473-2025

    View details for Web of Science ID 001629159500001

  • Quantifying the Differences in Southern Ocean Clouds Observed by Radar and Lidar From Three Platforms GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS Dong, X., Das, A., Xi, B., Zheng, X., Behrangi, A., Marcovecchio, A. R., Girone, D. J. 2025; 52 (9)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2024GL112079

    View details for Web of Science ID 001480697900001

  • Variability of Eastern North Atlantic Summertime Marine Boundary Layer Clouds and Aerosols Across Different Synoptic Regimes Identified With Multiple Conditions JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Zheng, X., Qiu, S., Zhang, D., Adebiyi, A., Zheng, X., Faruque, O., Wu, P., Wang, J. 2025; 130 (4)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2024JD042240

    View details for Web of Science ID 001418815900001

  • Distinctive aerosol-cloud-precipitation interactions in marine boundary layer clouds from the ACE-ENA and SOCRATES aircraft field campaigns ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Zheng, X., Dong, X., Xi, B., Logan, T., Wang, Y. 2024; 24 (18): 10323-10347

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-24-10323-2024

    View details for Web of Science ID 001314479700001

  • Assessing Radiative Impacts of African Smoke Aerosols Over the Southeastern Atlantic Ocean EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Logan, T., Dong, X., Xi, B., Zheng, X., Wu, L., Abramowitz, A., Goluszka, A., Harper, M. 2024; 11 (4)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2023EA003138

    View details for Web of Science ID 001205328200001

  • Assessment of CMIP5 and CMIP6 AMIP Simulated Clouds and Surface Shortwave Radiation Using ARM Observations over Different Climate Regions JOURNAL OF CLIMATE Zheng, X., Tao, C., Zhang, C., Xie, S., Zhang, Y., Xi, B., Dong, X. 2023; 36 (24): 8475-8495

    View details for DOI 10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0247.1

    View details for Web of Science ID 001110568100001

  • What Are the Similarities and Differences in Marine Boundary Layer Cloud and Drizzle Microphysical Properties During the ACE-ENA and MARCUS Field Campaigns? JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES Marcovecchio, A. R., Xi, B., Zheng, X., Wu, P., Dong, X., Behrangi, A. 2023; 128 (18)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2022JD037109

    View details for Web of Science ID 001065947900001

  • Insights of warm-cloud biases in Community Atmospheric Model 5 and 6 from the single-columnmodeling framework and Aerosol and Cloud Experiments in the EasternNorth Atlantic (ACE-ENA) observations ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Wang, Y., Zheng, X., Dong, X., Xi, B., Yung, Y. L. 2023; 23 (15): 8591-8605

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-23-8591-2023

    View details for Web of Science ID 001040335100001

  • Aerosol Properties and Their Influences on Marine Boundary Layer Cloud Condensation Nuclei over the Southern Ocean ATMOSPHERE Zhang, X., Dong, X., Xi, B., Zheng, X. 2023; 14 (8)

    View details for DOI 10.3390/atmos14081246

    View details for Web of Science ID 001056293900001

  • A Climatology of Midlatitude Maritime Cloud Fraction and Radiative Effect Derived from the ARM ENA Ground-Based Observations JOURNAL OF CLIMATE Dong, X., Zheng, X., Xl, B., Xie, S. 2023; 36 (1): 531-546

    View details for DOI 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0290.1

    View details for Web of Science ID 001433858500001

  • Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions in a Closed-cell and Non-homogenous MBL Stratocumulus Cloud ADVANCES IN ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES Zheng, X., Dong, X., Ward, D. M., Xi, B., Wu, P., Wang, Y. 2022; 39 (12): 2107-2123

    View details for DOI 10.1007/s00376-022-2013-6

    View details for Web of Science ID 000856592900002

  • Cloud phase and macrophysical properties over the Southern Ocean during the MARCUS field campaign ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES Xi, B., Dong, X., Zheng, X., Wu, P. 2022; 15 (12): 3761-3777

    View details for DOI 10.5194/amt-15-3761-2022

    View details for Web of Science ID 000814706200001

  • Maritime Aerosol and CCN Profiles Derived From Ship-Based Measurement Over Eastern North Pacific During MAGIC EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Brendecke, J., Dong, X., Xi, B., Zheng, X. 2022; 9 (4)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2022EA002319

    View details for Web of Science ID 000780825300001

  • Environmental effects on aerosol-cloud interaction in non-precipitating marine boundary layer (MBL) clouds over the eastern North Atlantic ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Zheng, X., Xi, B., Dong, X., Wu, P., Logan, T., Wang, Y. 2022; 22 (1): 335-354

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-22-335-2022

    View details for Web of Science ID 000740962700001

  • Impacts of long-range transport of aerosols on marine-boundary-layer clouds in the eastern North Atlantic ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Wang, Y., Zheng, X., Dong, X., Xi, B., Wu, P., Logan, T., Yung, Y. L. 2020; 20 (23): 14741-14755

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-20-14741-2020

    View details for Web of Science ID 000595075400003

  • Quantifying Long-Term Seasonal and Regional Impacts of North American Fire Activity on Continental Boundary Layer Aerosols and Cloud Condensation Nuclei EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Logan, T., Dong, X., Xi, B., Zheng, X., Wang, Y., Wu, P., Marlow, E., Maddux, J. 2020; 7 (12)

    View details for DOI 10.1029/2020EA001113

    View details for Web of Science ID 000603661100004

  • Investigation of aerosol-cloud interactions under different absorptive aerosol regimes using Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) southern Great Plains (SGP) ground-based measurements ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS Zheng, X., Xi, B., Dong, X., Logan, T., Wang, Y., Wu, P. 2020; 20 (6): 3483-3501

    View details for DOI 10.5194/acp-20-3483-2020

    View details for Web of Science ID 000521948300003

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