Publications
2026
Scholarly publications
Yi, C., Zhou, L., & Chen, D. (2026). Stochastic resilience of Arctic sea ice: a framework bridging theory and observation. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. Advance online publication. [DOI]
Huang, L., Stroeve, J., Newman, T., Mallett, R., Willatt, R., Zhou, L., Johansson, M., Nab, C., & Fallows, A. (2026). Snow depth distributions on sea ice of different ages and thicknesses from regional field campaigns. The Cryosphere, 20(5), 2825–2849. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Skourup, H., Stroeve, J., Kacimi, S., Arndt, S., Zhu, W., Petty, A., Huang, L., & Xu, S. (2026). Snow effects on altimeter waveforms over sea ice in the Weddell Sea - Part II: sea ice and snow spaceborne retrieval. Remote Sensing of Environment, 338, Article 115360. [DOI] [Repository]
Xu, S., Ning, C., Wang, X., Fan, Z., Thompson, A. F., Zhang, Y., & Zhou, L. (2026). Simulating sea ice kinematics and polar ocean processes in a diabatic version of the NeverWorld2 case with Ocean Model with Adaptive REsolution (OMARE; version 1.0). ESS Open Archive. [DOI] [Repository]
Wong, C. H. M., Heuzé, C., Ickes, L., & Zhou, L. (2026). The spatio-temporal variability, trends, and drivers of winter Arctic polynyas. Journal of Climate, 39(6), 1433-1455. [DOI]
Zhou, L., Ayres, H., Gülk, B., Narayanan, A., de Lavergne, C., Ödalen, M., Silvano, A., Wang, X., Lindeman, M., & Steiger, N. (2026). Review article: Weddell Sea Polynya formation, cessation and climatic impacts. The Cryosphere, 20(1), 285–308. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Skourup, H., Stroeve, J., Kacimi, S., Arndt, S., Zhu, W., Petty, A., Huang, L., & Xu, S. (2026). Snow effects on altimeter waveforms over sea ice in the Weddell Sea: Part I: Radar waveform decomposition. Remote Sensing of Environment, 333, Article 115112. [DOI] [Repository]
2025
Scholarly publications
Yang, Z., Liu, J., Song, M., Hu, Y., Yang, Q., Fan, K., Graversen, R. G., & Zhou, L. (2025). Extended seasonal prediction of Antarctic sea ice concentration using ANTSIC-UNet. The Cryosphere, 19(12), 6381-6402. [DOI] [Repository]
Xu, S., Zhu, W., Zhou, L., Liu, S., Fraser, A. D., Cheng, X., Eayrs, C., & Vichi, M. (2025). Detailed Monitoring of the Antarctic Marginal Ice Zone by Satellite Radar Altimeter Synergy-A Study of the Weddell Sea/Indian Ocean Sector in July 2017. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(22), Article e2025GL115782. [DOI] [Repository]
Kagel, T., & Zhou, L. (2025). Revisiting NASA's Operation IceBridge Snow on Sea Ice Radar Measurements in the Arctic. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna. [DOI]
Huang, L., Stroeve, J., Newman, T., Mallett, R., Willatt, R., Zhou, L., Johansson, M., Nab, C., & Fallows, A. (2025). Sub-kilometer Scale Snow Depth Distribution on Sea Ice of Different Ages and Thickness. EGUsphere [preprint]. [DOI] [Repository]
Liu, S., Xu, S., Guo, W., Fan, Y., Zhou, L., Landy, J., Johansson, M., Zhu, W., & Petty, A. (2025). On the statistical relationship between sea ice freeboard and C-band microwave backscatter - A case study with Sentinel-1 and Operation IceBridge. Cryosphere, 19(10), 5175-5199. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., & Davis, C. (2025). Unveiling Antarctic sea ice secrets with AI and geostatistics to decode snow impacts. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 6(10), 632. [DOI] [Repository]
Liu, S., Xu, S., Guo, W., Fan, Y., Zhou, L., Landy, J., Johansson, M., Zhu, W., & Petty, A. (2025). Supplementary material to "On the Statistical Relationship between Sea Ice Freeboard and C-Band Microwave Backscatter – A Study with Sentinel-1 and Operation IceBridge". (pp. 1-8). EGU. [DOI] [Repository]
Liu, S., Xu, S., Guo, W., Fan, Y., Zhou, L., Landy, J., Johansson, M., Zhu, W., & Petty, A. (2025). On the Statistical Relationship between Sea Ice Freeboard and C-Band Microwave Backscatter – A Study with Sentinel-1 and Operation IceBridge. (pp. 1-31). EGU. [DOI] [Repository]
2024
Scholarly publications
Zhou, L., Skourup, H., Stroeve, J., Kacimi, S., Arndt, S., Zhu, W., Petty, A., Huang, L., & Xu, S. (2024). Snow effects on altimeter waveform over sea ice in the Weddell Sea. TechRxiv. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Stroeve, J., Nandan, V., Willatt, R., Xu, S., Zhu, W., Kacimi, S., Arndt, S., & Yang, Z. (2024). Quantifying the influence of snow over sea ice morphology on L-band passive microwave satellite observations in the Southern Ocean. The Cryosphere, 18(9), 4399-4434. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Stroeve, J., Nandan, V., Willatt, R., Xu, S., Zhu, W., Kacimi, S., Arndt, S., & Yang, Z. (2024). Quantifying the Influence of Snow over Sea Ice Morphology on L-Band Microwave Satellite Observations in the Southern Ocean. EGU. [DOI] [Repository]
Wong, H. M., Heuzé, C., Ickes, L., & Zhou, L. (2024). Spatial and temporal distribution of all Arctic Polynyas since 1979. Abstract from EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria. [DOI]
Zhu, W., Liu, S., Xu, S., & Zhou, L. (2024). A 12-year climate record of wintertime wave-affected marginal ice zones in the Atlantic Arctic based on CryoSat-2. Earth System Science Data, 16(6), 2917-2940. [DOI] [Repository]
2023
Scholarly publications
Zhu, W., Liu, S., Xu, S., & Zhou, L. (2023, Sept 4). Supplementary material to "A 12-Year Climate Record of Wintertime Wave-Affected Marginal Ice Zones in the Atlantic Arctic based on CryoSat-2". [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Heuzé, C., & Mohrmann, M. (2023). Sea Ice Production in the 2016 and 2017 Maud Rise Polynyas. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 128(2), Article e2022JC019148. [DOI] [Repository]
Gunnarsson, J., Zhou, L., & Heuzé, C. (2023, May 15). The Atmospheric effects of Southern Ocean open-ocean polynyas onto coastal polynyas in EC-Earth3. [DOI]
Willatt, R., Stroeve, J., Nandan, V., Newman, T., Mallett, R., Hendricks, S., Ricker, R., Mead, J., Itkin, P., Tonboe, R., Wagner, D. N., Spreen, G., Liston, G., Schneebeli, M., Krampe, D., Tsamados, M., Demir, O., Wilkinson, J., Jaggi, M., ... Oggier, M. (2023). Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice From Surface‐Based, Polarimetric, Dual‐Frequency Radar Altimetry. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(20), Article e2023GL104461. [DOI] [Repository]
2022
Scholarly publications
Zhou, L., Heuzé, C., & Mohrmann, M. (2022). Early Winter Triggering of the Maud Rise Polynya. Geophysical Research Letters, 49(2), Article e2021GL096246. [DOI] [Repository]
Zhou, L., Heuzé, C., & Mohrmann, M. (2022, Mar 25). Sea ice thickness and production in Weddell Sea polynyas. [DOI]
2021
Scholarly publications
Zhou, L., Stroeve, J., Xu, S., Petty, A., Tilling, R., Winstrup, M., Rostosky, P., Lawrence, I. R., Liston, G. E., Ridout, A., Tsamados, M., & Nandan, V. (2021). Inter-comparison of snow depth over Arctic sea ice from reanalysis reconstructions and satellite retrieval. The Cryosphere, 15(1), 345-367. [DOI]
Xu, S., Ma, J., Zhou, L., Zhang, Y., Liu, J., & Wang, B. (2021). Comparison of sea ice kinematics at different resolutions modeled with a grid hierarchy in the Community Earth System Model (version 1.2.1). Geoscientific Model Development. [DOI]
Heuzé, C., Zhou, L., Mohrmann, M., & Lemos, A. (2021). Spaceborne infrared imagery for early detection of Weddell Polynya opening. The Cryosphere, 15(7). [DOI]
2020
Scholarly publications
Xu, S., Ma, J., Zhou, L., Zhang, Y., Liu, J., & Wang, B. (2020). Multi-Scale Sea Ice Kinematics Modeling with a Grid Hierarchy in Community Earth System Model (version 1.2.1). EGU. [DOI]
Xu, S., Zhou, L., & Wang, B. (2020). Variability scaling and consistency in airborne and satellite altimetry measurements of Arctic sea ice. The Cryosphere, 14(2), 751-767. [DOI]
Zhou, L. (2020). Impact of sea ice decline in the Arctic Ocean on the number of extreme low‐temperature days over China. International Journal of Climatology. [DOI]
Zhou, L. (2020). A Lagrangian Snow Evolution System for Sea Ice Applications (SnowModel‐LG): Part II—Analyses. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 125(10), Article e2019JC015900. [DOI]
2018
Scholarly publications
Zhou, L., Xu, S., Liu, J., & Wang, B. (2018). On the retrieval of sea ice thickness and snow depth using concurrent laser altimetry and L-band remote sensing data. The Cryosphere, 12(3). [DOI]
2017
Scholarly publications
Zhou, L., Xu, S., Liu, J., Lu, H., & Wang, B. (2017). Improving L-band radiation model and representation of small-scale variability to simulate brightness temperature of sea ice. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(23), 7070-7084. [DOI]
Xu, S., Zhou, L., Liu, J., Lu, H., & Wang, B. (2017). Data Synergy between Altimetry and L-Band Passive Microwave Remote Sensing for the Retrieval of Sea Ice Parameters—A Theoretical Study of Methodology. Remote Sensing, 9(10), Article 1079. [DOI]