Yongqing Guo

郭永青

Associate Professor & Master's Supervisor

Zhejiang Ocean University

guoyongqing@zjou.edu.cn | guoyq0314@gmail.com

About Me

I am an Associate Professor of Physical Oceanography at Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University. My research focuses on large-scale ocean circulation, ocean mesoscale eddies, and climate change, with a particular emphasis on the North Pacific, El Niño-Southern Oscillation, and Pacific Decadal Variability. I combine observational data, reanalysis products, and ocean model output to investigate how the ocean circulation varies on interannual to decadal time scales and what these variations may influence the climate. Recently, I have been studying artificial intelligence and working on applying related methods to El Niño forecasting.

I received my Ph.D. in Physical Oceanography from Ocean University of China (2019), my M.Sc. from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources (2015), and my B.Sc. in Ocean Science from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (2012).

Research Interests

Ocean Circulation: interannual-to-decadal variability of large-scale currents, subtropical mode water
Mesoscale Eddies: statistical characteristics and three-dimensional structures of eddies, eddy kinetic energy variability
Ocean Heat Content: variability and trend of ocean heat content, isopycnal ocean heat content
Climate Variability: Central Pacific-type El Niño

Prospective Students

I welcome students with an undergraduate background in Physical Oceanography, Meteorology, or Mathematics. Ideal candidates are students who are principled, intellectually curious, hardworking, and dedicated. The ability to collaborate and get along well with others is also important. In particular, I place strong emphasis on English proficiency — both spoken and written — as it is essential for academic research and communication.

If you are interested, please feel free to contact me at guoyongqing@zjou.edu.cn with your CV and a brief statement of your research interests.

News

[Jan. 2026] Promoted to Associate Professor at Zhejiang Ocean University.

Publications

Statistical Characteristics and Three-Dimensional Structure of Mesoscale Eddies in the Sea South of Japan (in Chinese)

Xinyu Wang, Yongqing Guo*

Advances in Marine Science (海洋科学进展), 2026. (in press)

Corresponding Author

Increased Frequency of Central Pacific El Niño Events Since 2000 Caused by Frequent Anomalous Warm Zonal Advection

Lanyu Jia, Yongqing Guo*

Atmosphere, 16(6), 654, 2025.

Corresponding Author

Revisiting the Differential Impacts of Eastern-Pacific and Central-Pacific El Niño on Late Autumn to Winter Precipitation over South China

Lanyu Jia, Yongqing Guo*

Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 110, 101557, 2025.

Corresponding Author

Interannual Variability of Isopycnal Ocean Heat Content in the Subtropical Northeast Pacific

Yongqing Guo, Meng Wei*

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129(5), e2024JC020994, 2024.

First Author

Rapid warming of the Pacific during 2013–2020: identification and spatial-temporal characteristics (in Chinese)

Qian Zhao, Xinyu Wang, Lanyu Jia, Yongqing Guo*

Acta Oceanologica Sinica (海洋学报), 46(2), 28, 2024.

Corresponding Author

Could CMIP6 Climate Models Reproduce the Early-2000s Global Warming Slowdown?

Meng Wei, Qi Shu, Zhenya Song, Yajuan Song, Xiaodan Yang, Yongqing Guo, Xinfang Li, Fangli Qiao*

Science China Earth Sciences, 64(6), 853–865, 2021.

Quantifying the Importance of Interannual, Interdecadal and Multidecadal Climate Natural Variabilities in the Modulation of Global Warming Rates

Meng Wei, Fangli Qiao*, Yongqing Guo, Jia Deng, Zhenya Song, Qi Shu, Xiaodan Yang

Climate Dynamics, 53(11), 6715–6727, 2019.

Subtropical Countercurrent Variations in Cooling Climates Induced by Freshwater Forcing over the Subarctic North Atlantic

Chunjie Zhang, Xiaopei Lin*, Cong Zhang, Yongqing Guo

Climate Dynamics, 52(5–6), 2799–2812, 2019.

Decadal Variability of North Pacific Eastern Subtropical Mode Water

Yongqing Guo, Xiaopei Lin*, Meng Wei, Cong Liu, Guang Men

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123(9), 6189–6206, 2018.

First Author

Bottom Currents Observed in and around a Submarine Valley on the Continental Slope of the Northern South China Sea

Lunyu Wu, Xuejun Xiong*, Xiaolong Li, Maochong Shi, Yongqing Guo, Liang Chen

Journal of Ocean University of China, 15(6), 947–957, 2016.

Mathematical Modeling and Result Validation ofMooring Vertical Movement in the Course of Floating-up (in Chinese)

Yongqing Guo, Xiaolong Li, Xuejun Xiong

Coastal Engineering（海岸工程）, 34(02), 11-23, 2015.

First Author

Research Grants

Study on the Mechanisms of the Increasing Frequency of Central Pacific El Niño Events Based on Explainable Artificial Intelligence

Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, Exploratory Project
Role: Principal Investigator Jan. 2026 – Dec. 2027

Characteristics and Mechanism of Interannual Variability of Isopycnal Ocean Heat Content in the Northeastern Pacific

Zhoushan Science and Technology Plan – Zhejiang Ocean University Special Project
Role: Principal Investigator Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2025

Mechanism of New Characteristics of Interannual Variability of Eddy Kinetic Energy in the North Pacific Subtropical Countercurrent Region

National Natural Science Foundation of China, Young Scientist Fund (Grant No. 42106007)
Role: Principal Investigator Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2024

Teaching

Undergraduate Courses

Ocean Circulation

Graduate Courses

Physical Oceanography

Academic Service

Reviewer for:

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans
Journal of Marine Systems
Acta Oceanologica Sinica
Journal of Sea Research

Supervised Students

Graduated Students

Lanyu Jia (贾岚钰)
Xinyu Wang (王欣玉)

Current Students

Zhongyu Xu (徐忠宇)
Shuang Guo (郭爽)
Zhenyang Guo (郭振扬)