Research Interest

• Marine and Terrestrial Carbon Cycle
• Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
• Marine Biogeochemical Modeling
• Terrestrial Vegetation Modeling
• Land-Atmosphere Interactions
• Climate Dynamics

Professional Experiences

Postdoctoral researcher (Since 2021)
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany

Postdoctoral researcher (2021)
Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany

Education

Dr. rer. nat., Earth Sciences (2021)
Max-Planck Institute for Meteorology and the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

M.S. in Atmospheric Sciences (2015)
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

B.S. in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Atmospheric Sciences (2013)
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Projects

BMBF project CDRSynTra (2021 – 2025): CDR Synthesis and Transfer project

Publications

Yao, W., Morganti, T. M., Wu, J., Borchers, M., Anschütz, A., Bednarz, L. ‐K., Bhaumik, K. A., Böttcher, M., Burkhard, K., Cabus, T., Chua, A. S., Diercks, I., Esposito, M., Fink, M., Fouqueray, M., Gasanzade, F., Geilert, S., Hauck, J., Havermann, F., … Wey, H.-W., … Mengis, N. (2025). Exploring Site‐Specific Carbon Dioxide Removal Options With Storage or Sequestration in the Marine Environment – The 10 Mt CO₂ yr⁻¹ Removal Challenge for Germany. Earth’s Future, 13(4), e2024EF004902. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004902

Wey, H.-W., Moustakis, Y., Nützel, T., Oschlies, A., Schwinger, J., Hajima, T., Fisher, R., Ziehn, T., Liddicoat, S. K., Kemena, T. P., & Keller, D. (2025). CMIP6 Models agree on similar carbon cycle feedbacks between enhancing terrestrial and marine carbon sinks. Environmental Research Letters. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adc617

Moustakis, Y., Nützel, T., Wey, H.-W., Bao, W., & Pongratz, J. (2024). Temperature overshoot responses to ambitious forestation in an Earth System Model. Nature Communications, 15(1), 8235. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52508-x

Lawal, S., Sitch, S., Lombardozzi, D., Nabel, J. E. M. S., Wey, H.-W., Friedlingstein, P., Tian, H., & Hewitson, B. (2022). Investigating the response of leaf area index to droughts in southern African vegetation using observations and model simulations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(8), 2045–2071. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-2045-2022

Wey, H.-W., Pongratz, J., Nabel, J. E. M. S., & Naudts, K. (2022). Effects of Increased Drought in Amazon Forests Under Climate Change: Separating the Roles of Canopy Responses and Soil Moisture. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 127(3), e2021JG006525. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JG006525

Lo, M.-H., Wey, H.-W., Im, E.-S., Tang, L. I., Anderson, R. G., Wu, R.-J., Chien, R.-Y., Wei, J., AghaKouchak, A., & Wada, Y. (2021). Intense agricultural irrigation induced contrasting precipitation changes in Saudi Arabia. Environmental Research Letters, 16(6), 064049. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac002e

Chou, C., Ryu, D., Lo, M.-H., Wey, H.-W., & Malano, H. M. (2018). Irrigation-Induced Land–Atmosphere Feedbacks and Their Impacts on Indian Summer Monsoon. Journal of Climate, 31(21), 8785–8801. https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-17-0762.1

Lo, M., Kuo, T., Wey, H.-W., Lan, C., & Chen, J. (2017). Land Processes as the Forcing of Extremes: A Review. In S. ‐Y. S. Wang, J. Yoon, C. C. Funk, & R. R. Gillies (Eds.), Geophysical Monograph Series (1st ed., pp. 75–92). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119068020.ch5

Wey, H.-W., Lo, M.-H., Lee, S.-Y., Yu, J.-Y., & Hsu, H.-H. (2015). Potential impacts of wintertime soil moisture anomalies from agricultural irrigation at low latitudes on regional and global climates. Geophysical Research Letters, 42(20), 8605–8614. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL065883