Research Project: Adapting Agricultural Production Systems and Soil and Water Conservation Practices to Climate Change and Variability in Southern Great Plains

Location: Agroclimate and Hydraulics Research Unit

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Assessing the convective environment over irrigated and non-irrigated land use with land-atmosphere coupling metrics: results from grainex - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Accuracy and sensitivity of soil erosion estimation using 137Cs technology: a statistical perspective - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, X.J., Busteed, P.R. 2024. Accuracy and sensitivity of soil erosion estimation using 137Cs technology: a statistical perspective. Geoderma. 444.116863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2024.116863.

Coupling deep learning and physically-based hydrological models for monthly streamflow predictions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, W., Chen, J., Xu, C., Zhang, X.J., Xiong, L., Liu, D. 2024. Coupling deep learning and physically-based hydrological models for monthly streamflow predictions. Water Resources Research. 60.Article e2023WR035618. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023WR035618.

Evaluating and improving 137cs technology for estimating soil erosion using measured soil loss during 1954-2015 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, X.J. 2023. Evaluating and improving 137cs technology for estimating soil erosion using measured soil loss during 1954-2015. Earth-Science Reviews. 247.104619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104619.

Precipitation and temperature maxima: a study across the southern great plains winter wheat region - (Abstract Only)

Editorial: Soil degradation and restoration in arid and semi-arid regions - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, K., Li, J., Zhou, Z., Zhang, X.J. 2023. Editorial: Soil degradation and restoration in arid and semi-arid regions. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11:13007500. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1307500.

Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Shi, H., Zhao, Y., An, X., Zheng, F., Liu, G., Li, H., Zhang, X.J., Pan, X., Wu, B., Wang, X. 2023. Tracing soil erosion with Fe3O4 magnetic powder: Principle and application. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 12:419-431. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095633923000643.

Effects of upslope inflow rate, tillage depth, and slope gradients on hillslope erosion processes and hydrodynamic mechanisms - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhao, L., Qin, Q., Geng, H., Zheng, F., Zhang, X.J., Li, G., Xu, X., Zhang, J. 2023. Effects of upslope inflow rate, tillage depth, and slope gradients on hillslope erosion processes and hydrodynamic mechanisms. Catena. 228. Article 107189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107189.

Spatiotemporal analysis of extreme precipitation in the southern Great Plains hydroclimate region - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Flanagan, P.X., Mahmood, R. 2023. Spatiotemporal analysis of extreme precipitation in the southern Great Plains hydroclimate region. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 62(3):393-409. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-22-0071.1.

Interactive effects of rainfall intensity, kinetic energy and antecedent soil moisture regime on splash erosion in the Ultisol region of South China - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Wang, L., Zheng, F., Hu, W., Zhang, X.J., Shi, H. 2023. Interactive effects of rainfall intensity, kinetic energy and antecedent soil moisture regime on splash erosion in the Ultisol region of South China. Catena. 222(2023).Article 106863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106863.

Comparing two weather generator-based downscaling tools for simulating storm intensification and its impacts on soil erosion under climate change - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, X.J., Busteed, P.R., Chen, J., Yuan, L. 2022. Comparing two weather generator-based downscaling tools for simulating storm intensification and its impacts on soil erosion under climate change. International Journal of Climatology. 43:2220-2237. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7971.

Roles of raindrop impact in detachment and transport processes of interrill soil erosion - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Zhang, X.J. 2022. Roles of raindrop impact in detachment and transport processes of interrill soil erosion. International Soil and Water Conservation Research. 11(2023):592-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iswcr.2022.11.001.

A framework of integrating heterogeneous data sources for non-stationary monthly streamflow prediction using a state-of-the-art deep learning model - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Xu, W., Chen, J., Zhang, X.J., Xiong, L., Chen, H. 2022. A framework of integrating heterogeneous data sources for non-stationary monthly streamflow prediction using a state-of-the-art deep learning model. Journal of Hydrology. 614(2022). Article 128599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128599.