Gross and Net Primary Production -- Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (VPM) Agro-Ecosystem, Agriculture and Irrigation Forest Ecosystem and Forestry Land Cover and Land Use Change Biochemical and Biophysical Parameters -- Chlorophyll, Nitrogen and Leaf Area Index Land Surface Phenology Snow Cover Infectious Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Global Health |
| Gross and Net Primary Production -- Vegetation Photosynthesis Model (VPM) |
| Pathmathevan Mahadevan, Steven C. Wofsy, Daniel M. Matross, Xiangming Xiao, Allison L. Dunn, John C. Lin, Christoph Gerbig, J. William Munger, Victoria Y. Chow, and Elaine W. Gottlieb1, 2008, A satellite-based biosphere parameterization for net ecosystem CO2 exchange: Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model (VPRM) , GLOBAL BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES, 22 (2008) 1-17. |
| Zhengquan Li, GuiruiYu, Xiangming Xiao, Yingnian Li, Xinquan Zhao, Chuanyou Ren, Leiming Zhang, Yuling Fu, 2006, Modeling Gross Primary Production of Alpine Ecosystems in the Tibetan Plateau using MODIS Images and Climate Data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 107 (2007) 510-519. |
| Xiao, X., 2006, Light absorption by leaf chlorophyll and maximum light use efficiency, IEEE Transactions on Geosciences and Remote Sensing, 44(7):1933-1935. |
| Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Hollinger, D., Aber, J., and Moore, B., III, 2005, Modeling seasonal dynamics of gross primary production of evergreen needleleaf forest using MODIS images and climate data, Ecological Applications, 15(3):954-969. |
| Xiao, X., Q. Zhang, S. Saleska, L. Hutyra, P. de Camargo, S. Wofsy, S. Frolking, S. Boles, M. Keller, B. Moore III, 2005, Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in a seasonally moist tropical evergreen forest. Remote sensing of Environment, 94(1):105-122. |
| Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Braswell, B., Urbanski, S., Boles, S., and Wofsy, S., Moore, B., III, and Ojima, D., 2004, Modeling gross primary production of deciduous broadleaf forest using satellite images and climate data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 91(2):256-270. |
| Xiao, X., Hollinger, D., Aber, J., Goltz, M., Davidson, E.A., Zhang, Q., and Moore, B. III, 2004, Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest, Remote Sensing of Environment, 89: 519-534. |
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| Agro-Ecosystem, Agriculture and Irrigation |
| William Salas, Stephen Boles, Changsheng Li, Jagadeesh Babu Yeluripati, Xiangming Xiao, Steve Frolking and Pamela GreenMapping and modelling of greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies with satellite radar observations and the DNDC biogeochemical model, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Aquatic Conserv: Mar. Freshw. Ecosyst. 17: 319-329 (2007). |
| Xiao, X., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Li, C., Babu, J.Y., Salas, W., and Moore, B. III. 2006, Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multiple temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 100:95-113. |
| Xiao, X., Boles, S., Liu, J., Zhuang, D., Frolking, S., Li, C., Salas, W., and Moore, B. III., 2005, Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 95(4):480-492. |
| Xiao, X., J. Liu, D. Zhuang, S. Frolking, S. Boles, B. Xu, M. Liu, W. Salas, B. Moore, and C. Li, 2003, Uncertainties in estimates of cropland area in China: A comparison between an AVHRR-derived dataset and a Landsat TM-derived dataset. Global and Planetary Change, 37: 297-306. |
| Qiu, J., Tang, H., Frolking, S., Boles, S., Li, C., Xiao, X., Liu, J., and Qin, X., 2003, Mapping single-, double- and triple-crop agriculture in China at 0.5o'0.5o by combining county-scale census data with a remote sensing-derived land cover map, Geocarto International, 18(2):3-13. |
| Xiao, X., L. He, W. Salas, C. Li, B. Moore, R. Zhao, S. Frolking and S. Boles, 2002, Quantitative relationships between field-measured leaf area index of paddy rice fields and VEGETATION-sensor-derived vegetation index at the farm scale. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(18):3595-3604. |
| Xiao, X., S. Boles, S. Frolking, W. Salas, B. Moore, C. Li, L. He, and R. Zhao, 2002, Observation of flooding and rice transplanting of paddy rice fields at the site to landscape scales in China using VEGETATION sensor data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(15): 3009-3022. |
| Xiao, X., S. Boles, S. Frolking, W. Salas, B. Moore, C. Li, L. He, and R. Zhao, 2002, Landscape-scale characterization of cropland in China using VEGETATION sensor data and Landsat TM imagery. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(18):3579-3594. |
| Frolking, S., Qiu, J., Boles, S., Xiao, X., Liu, J., Li, C., and X. Qin, 2002, Combining remote sensing and ground census data to develop new maps of the distribution of rice agriculture in China, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 16(4) 1091, doi:10.1029/2001GB001425 |
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| Forest Ecosystem and Forestry |
| Xiao, X., Boles, S., Liu, J., Zhuang, D., and Liu, M., 2002, Characterization of forest types in Northeastern China, using multi-temporal SPOT-4 VEGETATION sensor data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 82:335-348. |
| Lucas, R., Xiao, X., Hagen, S., and Frolking, S., 2002, Evaluating TERRA-1 MODIS data for discriminating regeneration stages and pathways of tropical secondary forests in Brazilian Legal Amazon, Geophysical Research Letters, 29(8), 10.1029/2001GL013375. |
| Zheng, Y., X. Xiao, Z. Guo and T. Howard. 2001. A county-level analysis of the spatial distribution of forest resources in China. Journal of Forest Planning, 7:69-78 |
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| Land Cover and Land Use Change |
| Boles, S., Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Munkhutya, S., Liu, J., and Ojima, D.S., 2004, Land cover characterization of Temperate East Asia, using multi-temporal image data of VEGETATION sensor, Remote Sensing of Environment, 90(4): 477-489. |
| Hurtt, G., X. Xiao, M. Keller, M. Palace, G. P. Asner, B. Braswell, E.S. Brondizio, M. Cardoso, C. J. R. Carvalho, M.G. Fearon, L. Guild, S. Hagen, T. S , A. Schloss, G. Vourlitis, A. J. Wickel, B. Moore III, C. Nobre. 2003, IKONOS Imagery for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), Remote Sensing of Environment, 88:111-127. |
| Liu, J., Zhuang, D., Luo, D., and Xiao, X., 2003, Land-cover classification of China based on integrated analysis of AVHRR imagery and geo-spatial data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(12):2485-2500 |
| Salas, W., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Xiao, X., and Li, C., 2003, The perimeter/area ratio as an index of misregistration bias in land cover change estimates. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(5):1165-1170. |
| Hagen, S.C., Braswell, B.H., Frolking, S., Salas, W.A. and Xiao, X., 2002, Determination of sub-pixel fractions of non-forested area in the Amazon using multi-resolution satellite data. Journal of Geophysical Research, 107, D20, 8049, doi:10.1029/2000JD000255. |
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| Biochemical and Biophysical Parameters -- Chlorophyll, Nitrogen, Water, and Leaf Area Index |
| Zhang, Q,. Xiao, X., Braswell, B., et al. 2006, Characterization of Seasonal Variation of Forest Canopy in a Temperate Deciduous Broadleaf Forest, Using Daily MODIS Data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 105: 189-203. |
| Zhang, Q., Xiao, X., Braswell, B., Linder, E., Baret, F., and Moore, B. III, 2005, Estimating light absorption by chlorophyll, leaf and canopy in a deciduous broadleaf forest, using MODIS data and a radiative transfer model. Remote Sensing of Environment, 99:357-371. |
| Xiao, X., Braswell, B., Zhang, Q., Boles, S., Frolking, S., and Moore III, B., 2003, Sensitivity of vegetation indices to atmospheric aerosols: continental-scale observations in Northern Asia. Remote Sensing of Environment, 84:385-392 |
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| Land Surface Phenology |
Xiao, X., Hagen, S., Zhang, Q., Keller, M., and Moore, B., III, 2006, Detecting leaf phenology of seasonally moist tropical forests in South America with multi-temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 465-473. |
Churkina, G., Schimel, D., Braswell, B, and Xiao, X., 2005, Spatial analysis of growing season length control over net ecosystem exchange, Global Change Biology, 11, 1777-1787, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.01012.x |
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| Snow Cover |
| Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Boles, S., Rawlins, M., and Moore, B., 2004, Mapping snow cover in the pan-Arctic zone, using multi-year (1998-2001) images from optical VEGETATION sensor. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 25(24): 5731-5744. |
| Xiao, X., Moore, B., Qin, X., Shen, Z., and Boles, S., 2002, Large-scale observation of alpine snow and ice cover in Asia: using multi-temporal VEGETATION sensor data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(11): 2213-2228. |
| Xiao, X., Shen, Z., and Qin, X., 2001. Assessing the potential of VEGETATION sensor data for mapping snow and ice cover: A normalized difference snow and ice index. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 22(13): 2479-2487. |
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| Infectious Disease Ecology, Epidemiology, and Global Health | Xiangming Xiao, Marius Gilbert, Jan Slingenbergh, Fumin Lei, Stephen Boles, 2007, Remote Sensing, ECological Variables, and Wild Bird Migration Related to Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza, Journal of Wildlife Diseases,, 43(3) Supplement 2007, pp. S40-S46. |
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Domenech, J., Lubroth, J., Martin, V., and Slingenbergh, J., 2006, The ecology of Anatidae migration in the western Palaearctic and the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 12(11): 1650-1656. |
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Chaitaweesub, P., Kalpravidh, W., Premashthira, S., Boles, S., and Slingenbergh, J., 2007, Avian influenza, domestic ducks and rice agriculture in Thailand, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 119: 409–415 |
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Wint, W., and Slingenbergh, J, 2006, Poultry production dynamics, bird migration cycles, and the emergence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in East and Southeast Asia, In: Sauerborn, Rainer (Ed.) Global Environmental Change and Infectious Diseases: Impacts and Adaptations, (in review), Springer Verlag, Berlin. |
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Domenech, J., Lubroth, J., Martin, V., and Slingenbergh, J., (2006), HPAI spread from the western Siberian lowlands to the eastern Mediterranean and beyond. Consultancy Report for the Animal Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 33 pages. |
Xiao, X., and Gilbert, M., 2006, HPAI risk analysis for western Siberian Lowlands/Palearctic areas: Application of remote sensing with a focus on land surface temperature. Consultancy report prepared for the Animal Health Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy. 24 pages. |
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