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Overview

Feng He is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a specialization in Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Oceanography, Paleontology, and related subfields. Over the course of their career, they have published extensively, contributing to various areas such as geology, paleoclimatology, cryospheric studies, archaeology, and sustainable finance.

Their recent scholarly works include:

  • Oceanic forcing of penultimate deglacial and last interglacial sea-level rise (2020, Nature)
  • African climate response to orbital and glacial forcing in 140,000-y simulation with implications for early modern human environments (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • The early anthropogenic hypothesis: A review (2020, Quaternary Science Reviews)
  • Freshwater forcing of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation revisited (2022, Nature Climate Change)
  • Retreat of the Antarctic Ice Sheet During the Last Interglaciation and Implications for Future Change (2021, Geophysical Research Letters)

Feng He's collaborations include frequent coauthors such as:

  • Brian M. Lucey
  • John E. Kutzbach
  • Stephen J. Vavrus
  • Peter U. Clark
  • William F Ruddiman

Their work has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • International Journal of Global Warming

Feng He's academic output covers several main topics including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds
  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

They have contributed significantly to studies on climate variability and environmental changes across long temporal scales, with attention to the interactions between natural forcings and human activities. Their interdisciplinary approach spans atmospheric science and archaeology, linking climatic processes to ecological and societal impacts.

Best Publications

  • Global warming preceded by increasing carbon dioxide concentrations during the last deglaciation

    Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Shaun A. Marcott

  • Transient Simulation of Last Deglaciation with a New Mechanism for Bølling-Allerød Warming

    Z. Liu;B. L. Otto-Bliesner;F. He;E. C. Brady

  • Global climate evolution during the last deglaciation

    Peter U. Clark;Jeremy D. Shakun;Paul A. Baker;Patrick J. Bartlein

  • Ice-shelf collapse from subsurface warming as a trigger for Heinrich events

    Shaun A. Marcott;Peter U. Clark;Laurie Padman;Gary P. Klinkhammer

  • Greenland temperature response to climate forcing during the last deglaciation.

    Christo Buizert;Vasileios Gkinis;Vasileios Gkinis;Jeffrey P. Severinghaus;Feng He

  • No-analog climates and shifting realized niches during the late quaternary: implications for 21st-century predictions by species distribution models

    Samuel D. Veloz;John W. Williams;Jessica L. Blois;Feng He

  • Beyond the bipolar seesaw: toward a process understanding of interhemispheric coupling

    Joel B. Pedro;Markus Jochum;Christo Buizert;Feng He;Feng He

  • Northern Hemisphere forcing of Southern Hemisphere climate during the last deglaciation

    Feng He;Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Anders E. Carlson;Anders E. Carlson

  • Rethinking Tropical Ocean Response to Global Warming: The Enhanced Equatorial Warming*

    Zhengyu Liu;Steve Vavrus;Feng He;Na Wen

  • Regional and global sea-surface temperatures during the last interglaciation

    Jeremy S. Hoffman;Peter U. Clark;Andrew C. Parnell;Feng He;Feng He

  • Simulating Transient Climate Evolution of the Last deglaciation with CCSM3

    Feng He

  • Late Holocene climate: Natural or anthropogenic?

    W. F. Ruddiman;D. Q. Fuller;J. E. Kutzbach;P. C. Tzedakis

  • Consistent evidence of increasing Antarctic accumulation with warming

    Katja Frieler;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Feng He;Christo Buizert

  • The spatial extent and dynamics of the Antarctic Cold Reversal

    Joel B. Pedro;Helen C. Bostock;Cecilia M. Bitz;Feng He;Feng He

  • Coherent changes of southeastern equatorial and northern African rainfall during the last deglaciation

    Bette L. Otto-Bliesner;James M. Russell;Peter U. Clark;Zhengyu Liu;Zhengyu Liu

  • Greenland-Wide Seasonal Temperatures During the Last Deglaciation

    C. Buizert;B. A. Keisling;J. E. Box;F. He;F. He

  • Abrupt ice-age shifts in southern westerly winds and Antarctic climate forced from the north

    Christo Buizert;Michael Sigl;Mirko Severi;Bradley R. Markle

  • African climate response to orbital and glacial forcing in 140,000-y simulation with implications for early modern human environments

    John E. Kutzbach;Jian Guan;Feng He;Andrew S. Cohen

  • Regional and global forcing of glacier retreat during the last deglaciation

    Jeremy D. Shakun;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Feng He;Nathaniel A. Lifton

  • Younger Dryas cooling and the Greenland climate response to CO2

    Zhengyu Liu;Anders E. Carlson;Feng He;Esther C. Brady

  • Oceanic forcing of penultimate deglacial and last interglacial sea-level rise

    Peter U. Clark;Peter U. Clark;Feng He;Nicholas R. Golledge;Nicholas R. Golledge;Jerry X. Mitrovica

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhengyu Liu
Zhengyu Liu The Ohio State University
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner
Bette L. Otto-Bliesner National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peter U. Clark
Peter U. Clark Oregon State University
John E. Kutzbach
John E. Kutzbach University of Wisconsin–Madison
Anders E. Carlson
Anders E. Carlson Oregon State University
William F. Ruddiman
William F. Ruddiman University of Virginia
Kenji Kawamura
Kenji Kawamura National Institute of Polar Research
Christo Buizert
Christo Buizert Oregon State University
Emilie Capron
Emilie Capron Grenoble Alpes University
Esther C. Brady
Esther C. Brady National Center for Atmospheric Research

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