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Journal Articles

Satellite evidence of unequal basin-scale recovery from severe droughts

Published in National Science Review, 2026

Satellite observations show that water storage recovery from severe droughts is widespread but highly unequal across large river basins worldwide.

Recommended citation: Xu, Z., Zhang, Y., Blöschl, G., Wagener, T., AghaKouchak, A., Zhang, X., Wang, L., Tian, J., Ma, N., Li, X., Li, C., Huang, Q., Tang, Z., Yang, X., Xia, J., & Liu, C. (2026). Satellite evidence of unequal basin-scale recovery from severe droughts. National Science Review, nwag624. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwag624
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Extended global terrestrial evapotranspiration and gross primary production dataset from 1982 to near present

Published in Earth System Science Data, 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., & Zhang, X. (2026). Extended global terrestrial evapotranspiration and gross primary production dataset from 1982 to near present. Earth System Science Data, 18(7), 5663–5695. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-5663-2026
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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, Z., Zhang, Y., Blöschl, G., & Piao, S. (2023). Mega forest fires intensify flood magnitudes in southeast Australia. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(12), 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, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhang, X., Ma, N., Tian, J., Kong, D., & Post, D. (2022). Bushfire-induced water balance changes detected by a modified paired catchment method. Water Resources Research, 58(11), e2021WR031013. 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, Z., Tang, G., Jiang, T., Chen, X., Chen, T., & Niu, X. (2021). An automatic partition-based parallel algorithm for grid-based distributed hydrological models. Environmental Modelling & Software, 144, 105142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105142
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