Lijing Cheng

Professor Lijing Cheng of Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), received his PhD from the IAP/CAS in 2014. His work includes examination of systematic errors in ocean observations, study of historical ocean heat content (OHC) change, and Earth's energy budget. He is a lead author of United Nations - IPCC Special Report for Ocean and Cryosphere; United Nations - World Ocean Assessment. He has been recognised in 2022 with the Fofonoff Early Career Award from the American Meteorological Society (AMS) "for high quality, impactful research on ocean observations and application to ocean heat content, and for service to the community".