DOU Tingfeng

Dou Tingfeng has been engaged in the study of changes in ice bodies in the atmosphere under climate change and their impacts for many years, while also conducting teaching activities related to cryosphere science. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in 2012 and subsequently joined the faculty, where he is currently a professor at the College of Resources and Environment. Dou has conducted numerous field observations in the polar regions and the Tibetan Plateau. He established China's first sea-ice-atmosphere integrated monitoring system in Barrow, Alaska, and has carried out systematic research on changes of the polar aerial cryosphere and their impacts on the underlying snow and ice based on these field observations. He proposed an important mechanism by which the phase transition of precipitation in the Arctic triggers and accelerates sea-ice melt, and extended this research to the entire Arctic region, linking it to the changes in sea-ice extent. This area of research has now become a focal point of international attention. Over the past decade, while continuing his research in the polar regions, Dou has expanded his focus to a global scale. He was the first in the world to conduct quantitative research on the aerial cryosphere, revealing the total amount and changing pattern of ice bodies in the global atmosphere. This work has had a significant international impact and has made important contributions to the development of cryosphere science. As of 2024, he has published over 70 research papers and co-authored a graduate-level textbook titled An Introduction to Cryospheric Science (published by Science Press, 2018).