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Journal Articles

Extended global terrestrial evapotranspiration and gross primary production dataset from 1982 to near present

Published in Earth System Science Data Discussions [preprint], 2026

This extended and seamless record reveals significant increases in global evapotranspiration, vegetation productivity, and water use efficiency.

Recommended citation: Xu, Z., Zhang, Y., Kong, D., Ma, N., and Zhang, X.: Extended global terrestrial evapotranspiration and gross primary production dataset from 1982 to near present, Earth Syst. Sci. Data Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2026-94, in review, 2026.
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Mega forest fires intensify floods in regional scales

Published in Geophysical Research Letters, 2023

People may be increasingly exposed to such flood hazards, especially in regions where forest fires have become more frequent under climate change.

Recommended citation: Xu, Zhenwu, Yongqiang Zhang, Günter Blöschl, and Shilong Piao. “Mega Forest Fires Intensify Flood Magnitudes in Southeast Australia.” Geophysical Research Letters 50, no. 12 (2023): e2023GL103812. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL103812.
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Forest fires impact water balances

Published in Water Resources Research, 2022

New evidence that forest fires can affect multiple water balance components.

Recommended citation: Xu, Zhenwu, Yongqiang Zhang, Xuanze Zhang, et al. “Bushfire-Induced Water Balance Changes Detected by a Modified Paired Catchment Method.” Water Resources Research 58, 11 (2022): 11. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021wr031013.
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Parallel computation for hydrological models

Published in Environmental Modelling & Software, 2021

An automatic partition-based parallel algorithm (APPA) to enhance the efficiency of grid-based distributed hydrological models.

Recommended citation: Xu, Zhenwu, Guoping Tang, Tao Jiang, Xiaohua Chen, Tao Chen, and Xiangyu Niu. “An Automatic Partition-Based Parallel Algorithm for Grid-Based Distributed Hydrological Models.” Environmental Modelling & Software 144 (2021): 105142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105142.
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Zhenwu Xu 许振武