Dr. Cong Gao
Updated: July 2024 
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School of Oceanography, Shanghai Jiao Tong University;
Shanghai, China
Work Email: gaocong@sjtu.edu.cn;
Permanent Email: 18221197723@163.com
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=77jokRAAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1006-5062
Education:
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Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2024
Thesis Title: Impact
of upper ocean heat content variability on the genesis and intensity of
tropical cyclones
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M.Sc. in Physical Oceanography,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2021
Thesis Title: Impact
of ocean subsurface thermodynamic structure on tropical cyclone genesis over
the western North Pacific
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B.Sc. in Oceanography,
Tongji University
2018
Thesis Title: Impact
of 2015/16 extreme El Niño on mesoscale eddies in the Southern China Sea
Research Interests:
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Tropical cyclone genesis
under climate change
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Interactions between
tropical cyclones and ocean
Research Outputs:
Journal Articles:
1. Gao, C., Zhou, L., Lin, I.-I., Wang, C., Guan, S., Jin,
F.-F., & Murtugudde, R. (2024). Crucial role of subsurface ocean
variability in tropical cyclone genesis. Nature Communications, under
revision.
2. Gao, C., Zhou, L., Wang, C., Lin, I.-I., & Guan, S.
(2024). Marine heatwaves fueling tropical cyclone intensification. Science
Advances, under review.
3. Gao, C., Zhou, L., Wang, C., Lin, I.-I., & Murtugudde,
R. (2022). Unexpected limitation of tropical cyclone genesis by subsurface
tropical central-north Pacific during El Niño. Nature Communications,
13, 7746.
4. Gao, C., & Zhou, L. (2022). Tropical cyclone genesis over
the western North Pacific simulated by Coupled Model Intercomparison Project
Phase 6 models. Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 41(5), 64–77.
5. Li, B., Zhou, L., Wang, C., Gao, C., Qin,
J., & Meng, Z. (2020). Modulation of tropical cyclone genesis in the Bay of
Bengal by the central Indian Ocean mode. Journal of Geophysical Research:
Atmospheres, 125(12), e2020JD032641.
Selected Presentations:
1. Gao, C. (2024). Ocean subsurface variability has
significant impacts on tropical cyclone genesis. In Symposium
on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate, Poster.
2. Gao, C. (2024). Significant impacts of ocean
subsurface variability on tropical cyclone genesis. In Asia Oceania
Geosciences Society Annual Meeting, Oral.
3. Gao, C. (2023). Unexpected limitation of
tropical cyclone genesis by subsurface tropical central-north Pacific during El
Niño. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Poster.
4. Gao, C. (2023). Unexpected limitation of
tropical cyclone genesis by subsurface tropical central-north Pacific during El
Niño. In Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting, Oral.
5. Gao, C. (2022). Suppression of tropical cyclone
genesis by subsurface environment in the tropical central North Pacific during
El Niño. In Asia Oceania Geosciences Society Annual Meeting, Oral.
6. Gao, C. (2019). Projections of tropical cyclones
in western North Pacific under climate change: Using a new genesis potential
index. In American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Poster.
Awards & Achievements:
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2024 | Poster Award
(Science Originality), Symposium on Hurricane Risk in a Changing Climate
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2023 | National
Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
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2021 | Outstanding
Graduate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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2020 | National
Scholarship, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
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2019 | Second Prize,
National Graduate Student Mathematical Contest in Modeling of China
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2018 | Outstanding
Graduate, Tongji University
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2015 | Second Prize,
National College Student Physics Competition of China
Professional Services:
Review Activities:
Journals: npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, Journal
of Climate, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, Climate Dynamics, Environmental
Research Letters, Environmental Research Communications, Machine Learning:
Science and Technology, Acta Oceanologica Sinica
Memberships:
American Geophysical Union (AGU), American
Meteorological Society (AMS), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Institute
of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Technical Skills:
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Programming Languages:
R, MATLAB, Python, NCAR Command Language (NCL), Julia, Shell, Markdown
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Professional Software:
Climate Data Operators (CDO), NetCDF Operators (NCO),
Panoply
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Graphics Software: Adobe
Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Blender
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Training: Community
Earth System Model (CESM) Tutorial 2024