2009年获中山大学大气科学学士学位，2013年前往夏威夷大学进行联合培养，2014年获中国科学院大气物理研究所理学博士学位，2014年获得“中国科学院大气物理研究所优秀博士学位论文”奖。2017年1月获聘为中国科学院大气物理研究所副研究员，2023年前往日本东京大学进行访问交流。

个人主页：https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Xi_Cao3

1. Cao,X.,P. Huang,G. H. Chen and W. Chen,2012: Modulation of the western North Pacific tropical cyclone genesis by the intraseasonal oscillation of the ITCZ: A statistical analysis. Adv. Atmos. Sci.,29,744–754.

2. Cao,X.,G. H. Chen*, and W. Chen,2013: Tropical cyclogenesis induced by ITCZ breakdown in association with synoptic wave train over the western North Pacific. Atmos. Sci. Lett., 14,294–300.

3. Cao,X. *,G. H. Chen,R. H. Huang and W. Chen,2014: The intensity variation of the summer intertropical convergence zone in the western North Pacific and its impact on tropical cyclones,J. Trop. Meteor.,20,193–201.

4. Cao,X.,T. Li*,M. Peng,W. Chen,and G. H. Chen,2014: Effects of monsoon trough interannual variation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific,Geophys. Res. Lett.,41,4332–4339,doi: 10.1002/2014GL060307.

5. Cao,X., T. Li*,M. Peng,W. Chen,and G. H. Chen,2014: Effects of monsoon trough intraseasonal oscillation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific,J. Atmos. Sci., 71,4639–4660, doi: 10.1175/JAS-D-13-0407.1.

6. Cao, X.,S. F. Chen*, G. H. Chen, W. Chen,R. G. Wu. 2015. On the weakened relationship between spring Arctic Oscillation and following summer tropical cyclone frequency over the western North Pacific: A comparison of 1968–1986 and 1989–2007. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 30, 1319–1328,doi: 10.1007/s00376-015-4256-y.

7. Cao,X.*,G. H. Chen*,T. Li and F. M. Ren,2016,Simulations of Tropical Cyclogenesis Associated with Different Monsoon Trough Patterns over the Western North Pacific,Meteor. Atmos. Phys.,128,491–511,doi: 10.1007/s00703-015-0428-7.

8. Cao, X.,S. F. Chen*, G. H. Chen,R. G. Wu. 2016. Intensified impact of northern tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature on tropical cyclogenesis frequency over the western North Pacific after the late-1980s. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 33(8),919–930,doi: 10.1007/s00376-016-5206-z.

9. Cao,X.*,G. H. Chen,and X. Xiao,2016,Simulation of tropical cyclogenesis associated with the large-scale cyclonic circulation over the western North Pacific,J. Meteor. Res.,30(6),897–914,doi: 10.1007/s13351-016-5086-2.

10. Cao, X.,R. G. Wu*,S. F. Chen,2017: Contrast of 10–20-day and 30–60-day intraseasonal SST propagation during summer and winter over the South China Sea and western North Pacific,Clim. Dyn., 48(3),1233–1248, doi: 10.1007/s00382-016-3138-z.

11. Cao,X., R. G. Wu*, 2018: Origins and Interrelationship of Intraseasonal Rainfall Variations around the Maritime Continent during Boreal Winter. Theor. Appl. Climatol.,132(1),543-554,doi: 10.1007/s00704-017-2106-9.

12. Cao,X., R. G. Wu*,and M. Y. Bi, 2018: Contributions of different time scale variations to tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific. J. Climate,31,3137-3153,doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0519.1

13. Cao,X.*, R. G. Wu, 2018: Simulations of development of tropical disturbances associated with the monsoon trough over the western North Pacific. Atmos. Sci. Lett.,19(2),e801,doi: 10.1002/asl.801.

14. Cao,X., R. G. Wu*, 2018: Comparison of different time scale contributions to tropical cyclone genesis over the western North Pacific in 2015 and 2016. J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,96,317-336.doi: 10.2151/jmsj. 2018-038. (Special Edition on Tropical Cyclones in 2015–2016)

15. Cao,X.,R. G. Wu*,and X. Xiao,2018,A new perspective of intensified impact of ENSO Modoki on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific around 1990s,Int. J. Climatol., 38(11),4262–4275,doi:10.1002/joc.5667.

16. Cao,X., R. G. Wu*,and Y. Y. Zhan, 2019: Reexamining the decadal change of tropical cyclogenesis over the South China Sea around the mid-1990s, Int. J. Climatol., 39(7),3188–3200, doi. 10.1002/joc.6011.

17. Cao,X., R. G. Wu*,M. Y. Bi,X. Q. Lan,Y. F. Dai and J. H. Zhao, 2019: Contributions of different time scale variations to tropical cyclogenesis over the northern tropical Atlantic and comparison with the western North Pacific. J. Climate,32(19),6645–6661, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-18-0560.1.

18. Cao,X.*, and R. G. Wu,2020: Comparison of impacts of intraseasonal oscillation on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific with two methods, Int. J. Climatol., 40(4),2418–2428,doi. 10.1002/joc.6342.

19. Cao,X.*, Y. Liu*,R. G. Wu, M. Y. Bi,Y. F. Dai,and Z. L. Cai,2020: Northwestward shift of tropical cyclogenesis during autumn over the western North Pacific after late 1990s, Int. J. Climatol., 40(3),1885–1899,doi. 10.1002/joc.6310.

20. Cao,X.*, R. G. Wu,and M. Y. Bi, 2020: Contrasting contributions of flows on different time scales to tropical cyclone tracks over the South China Sea. Environ. Res. Lett,15,034003,doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab6fbd.

21. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,N. Wei,and Y. F. Dai,2020: Location of the preferred region for tropical cyclogenesis in strong monsoon trough pattern over the western North Pacific,J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,98,637–654,10.2151/jmsj. 2020-034.

22. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,Y. F. Dai,and J. Xu,2020: A comparison of the effects of an upper-level anticyclone and a lower-level cyclone on tropical cyclogenesis in idealized simulations,J. Meteor. Soc. Japan,1005−1027, doi: 10.2151/jmsj. 2020-052

23. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu, J. Feng,X. P. Zhang,and Y. F. Dai,2021: Contrasting contributions of different time scale variations of environmental factors to tropical cyclogenesis over the eastern North Pacific, Atmos. Sci. Lett., doi:10.1002/ASL.1037.

24. Cao,X.*, R. G. Wu, J. Xu,J. Feng,X. P. Zhang,Y. F. Dai, and Y. Y. Liu,2021: Contribution of the intensity of intraseasonal oscillation to the interannual variation of tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific, Environ. Res. Commun,3(3), 031002,10.1088/2515-7620/abed93.

25. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,Y. Sun,Z. B. Wang,Y. F. Dai,X. Q. Lan,and X. P. Zhang,2021,Impact of North America snow cover on tropical cyclogenesis over the western North Pacific, Environ. Res. Lett,16,124054, 10.1088/1748-9326/ac3bff.

26. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,J. Xu,Y. F. Dai,M. Y. Bi,X. Q. Lan,and X. P. Zhang,2022,Distinct western North Pacific tropical cyclogenesis during inactive intraseasonal phase of August 1996 and 2014, Atmosphere Research,266,105952, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105952.

27. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,J. Xu,Y. Sun,M. Y. Bi,Y. F. Dai,and X. Q. Lan,2023,Coherent variations of tropical cyclogenesis over the North Pacific and North Atlantic, Clim. Dyn.,60(5),1385–1396, 10.1007/s00382-022-06381-3

28. Xu,L. T.,X. Cao*,R. G. Wu,Y. F. Dai,Z. B. Wang,X. Q. Lan,W. J. Zhang,and Y. H. Wang,2023: Can lightning indicate tropical cyclogenesis frequency over the South China Sea? Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 149(751),421-435. https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4415.

29. Dai,Y.,X. Cao*,R. Wu,M. Bi,X. Lan,Y. Wang,Contributions of Various Temporal Components of Large-Scale Parameters in Tropical Cyclone Genesis over the North Indian Ocean. Remote Sens. 2023,15,610,https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030610.

30. Cao,X.*, R. G. Wu,L. T. Xu,Z. B. Wang,Y. Sun,Y. F. Dai and S. Chen,2023: A trans-season out-of-phase relationship of tropical cyclogenesis between the western North Pacific and South China Sea,J. Climate,36(11),3697–3716,10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0753.1

31. Cao,X.,R. G. Wu*,P. J. Zhu,X. Q. Lan,Y. F. Dai,M. Y. Bi,G. H. Wen,and Y. H. Wang,2023: A barotropic kinetic energy conversion view of rapid intensifying and decaying tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific. Geophys. Res. Lett.,50(4),e2022GL101695,https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL101695,accepted.

32. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,Z. B. Wang,and X. Q. Lan,J. H. Zhao,and Z. C. Du,2023,A zonal see-saw variation of tropical cyclogenesis over the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal-South China Sea, Journal of Geophysical Research–Atmospheres,128(17),e2023JD038890. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD038890

33. Cao,X.*,Masahiro Watanabe,R. G. Wu,L. Wu,D. F. Deng,Y. Ha,M. C. Xu,M. Yuan,Y. Feng. Dai,and Z. C. Du,2024: Westward shift of tropical cyclogenesis over the southern Indian Ocean, Environ. Res. Lett, 19(3),034016,https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad1d9b

34. Cao,X.*,Masahiro Watanabe,R. G. Wu,W. Chen,Y. Sun,Q. Yan,Pengfei Wang,Difei Deng and Liang Wu,2024,The projected poleward shift of tropical cyclogenesis at a global scale under climate change in MRI-AGCM3.2H,Geophys. Res. Lett., 51(3),e2023GL107189,doi: 10.1029/2023GL107189

35. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,P. F. Wang,Z. B. Wang,L. Wu,S. F. Chen,L. Zhou,S. Q. Zhang,X. L. Jiang,Z. C. Du,and Y. F. Dai,2025: Impact of Artic sea ice on tropical cyclogenesis over the eastern North Pacific: role of northern Atlantic Ocean,Atmosphere Research. 315, 107844,10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107844.

36. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu,X. L. Jiang,Y. F. Dai,P. F. Wang*,L. Zhou,L. Wu,D. F. Deng,Y. Sun,S. F. Chen,K. M. Hu,Z. B. Wang,L. Liu,X. Q. Lan,Z. C. Du,J. H. Zhao and X. Xiao,2025: The southward shift of hurricane genesis over the northern Atlantic Ocean, NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8,37. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00923-2.

37. Cao,X.*,R. G. Wu*,X. L. Jiang, Y. F. Dai,P. F. Wang,C. G. Lin,D. F Deng,Y. Sun,L. Wu,S. F. Chen,and,Y. H. Wang,and X. Xiao,2025: Future changes in tropical cyclone tracks over the western North Pacific under climate change, NPJ Climate and Atmospheric Science,8,148. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01036-6.

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