1988年毕业于北京大学地球物理系， 1994年于中国科学院大气物理研究所获博士学位。曾多次赴德国马普气象研究所、日本东京大学气候系统研究中心及美国夏威夷大学国际太平洋研究中心进行合作研究。 在科研工作期间参加或主持过国家重点基础研究发展规划项目、国家重中之重科技项目、国家自然科学基金重点和面上项目以及中国科学院重大项目、重要方向性项目等。目前在国内外学术刊物上已发表论文50余篇。

1996年获第四届“赵九章优秀中青年科学工作奖”, 1999年获中国科学院青年科学家奖二等奖和大气物理研究所“学笃风正” 优秀中青年科技工作者奖，2004年获科技部国家重点基础研究发展计划（973计划）先进个人奖，2006年获中国气象局和中国气象学会“中国气象青年科技人才奖”和中国气象学会第六届全国优秀青年气象科技工作者奖。

主要研究方向：气候动力学、平流层和对流层相互作用、东亚季风

代表性著作：

1.Wang, L., W. Chen, W. Zhou, J. C. L. Chan, D. Barriopedro, and R. Huang (2010), Effect of the climate shift around mid 1970s on the relationship between wintertime Ural blocking circulation and East Asian climate. Int. J. Climatol., 30, 153-158.
2.Wang, L., R. Huang, L. Gu, W. Chen, and L. Kang (2009), Interdecadal variations of the East Asian winter monsoon and their association with quasi-stationary planetary wave activity. J.Climate, 22, 4860-4872.
3.Wang, L., W. Chen, W. Zhou, and R. Huang (2009), Interannual variations of East Asian trough axis at 500 hPa and its association with the East Asian winter monsoon pathway. J.Climate, 22, 600～614.
4.Chen, W., L. Wang, Y. Xue, and S. Sun (2009), Variabilities of the spring river runoff system in East China and their relations to precipitation and sea surface temperature, Int. J. Climatol, 29, 1381～1394.
5.Chen, W., and K. Wei (2009), Interannual variability of the winter stratospheric polar vortex in the northern hemisphere and their relations to QBO and ENSO, Adv. Atmos. Sci., 26(5), 855～863.
6.Wang, L., W. Chen, and R. Huang (2008), Interdecadal modulation of PDO on the impact of ENSO on the east Asian winter monsoon. Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20702, doi:10.1029/2008GL035287.
7.Chen, W., and T. Li (2007), Modulation of northern hemisphere wintertime stationary planetary wave activity: East Asian climate relationships by the Quasi-Biennial Oscillation, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D20120, doi:10.1029/2007JD008611.
8.Wei, K., W. Chen and R. Huang (2007), Association of tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures with the stratospheric Holton-Tan Oscillation in the Northern Hemisphere winter. Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L16814, doi:10.1029/2007GL030478.
9.Wang, L., W. Chen and R. Huang (2007), Changes in the variability of North Pacific Oscillation around 1975/1976 and its relationship with East Asian winter climate. J. Geophys. Res., 112, D11110, doi:10.1029/2006JD008054.
10.陈文，康丽华（2006），北极涛动与东亚冬季气候在年际尺度上的联系：准定常行星波的作用，大气科学，30：863～870.
11.陈文（2006），北半球冬季准定常行星波传播的年代际变化，自然科学进展，16：485～489.
12.Chen, W., S. Yang, and R.-H. Huang (2005), Relationship between stationary planetary wave activity and the East Asian winter monsoon, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D14110, doi:10.1029/2004JD005669.
13.陈文，黄荣辉（2005），北半球冬季准定常行星波的三维传播及其年际变化，大气科学，29：137～146.
14.陈文，杨蕾，黄荣辉，邱启鸿（2004），热带准两年震荡影响北半球冬季大气环流的诊断分析，大气科学，28：161～173.
15.Chen, W., M. Takahashi, and H.–F. Graf (2003), Interannual variations of stationary planetary wave activity in the northern winter troposphere and stratosphere and their relations to NAM and SST, J. Geophys. Res., 108(D24), 4797, doi:10.1029/2003JD003834.
16.Chen, W., Hans-F. Graf, and M. Takahashi (2002), Observed interannual oscillations of planetary wave forcing in the Northern Hemisphere winter. Geophys. Res. Lett., 29(22), 2073, doi:10.1029/2002GL016062.
17.Chen Wen and Huang Ronghui (2002), The propagation and transport effect of planetary waves in the Northern Hemisphere winter. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 19, 1113～1126.
18.陈文（2002），El Ni?o和La Ni?a事件对东亚冬、夏季风循环的影响，大气科学，26：595～610.
19.Chen Wen, Hans-F. Graf and Huang Ronghui (2000), The interannual variability of East Asian winter monsoon and its relation to the summer monsoon. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 17, 48～60.
20.Chen, W., and R.-H. Huang (1999), The modulation of planetary wave propagation by the tropical QBO zonal winds and the associated effects in the residual meridional circulation. Contr. Atmos. Phys., 72(2), 187～204.
21.Cheng Anning, Chen Wen and Huang Ronghui (1998), The sensitivity of numerical simulation of the East Asian monsoon to different cumulus parameterization schemes. Adv. Atmos. Sci., 15, 204～220.
22.陈文，黄荣辉 （1996），中层大气行星波在臭氧的季节和年际变化中输运作用的数值研究（I）定常流的情况，大气科学，20：513～523.
23.陈文，黄荣辉 （1996），中层大气行星波在臭氧的季节和年际变化中输运作用的数值研究（II）波流相互作用的情况，大气科学，20：703～712.
24.陈文，黄荣辉（1995），准定常行星波对大气中臭氧输运的动力作用，大气科学，19：513～524.