Watershed Water Cycle

The particle filter data retrieval and assimilation method was established for big data analysis of multi-source precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil water and groundwater. The runoff production mechanism on the dynamic integration of saturation excess runoff and infiltration excess runoff has been revealed. Hydrological physical mechanism was extended to ungauged areas in watersheds based on hydrological similarity. The watershed water cycling mechanism and evolution of atmosphere-land-subsurface water exchange under the changing environment was elucidated. The multi-dimensional "point-line-surface" transferring and coupling mechanism of nested precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil-water and groundwater have been elucidated.

List of related publications:

1.        Yu, Z., Fu, X., Luo, L., Lü, H., Ju, Q., Liu, D., Kalin, D., Huang, D., Yang, C., and Zhao, L. 2014. One‐dimensional soil temperature simulation with Common Land Model by assimilating in situ observations and MODIS LST with the ensemble particle filter. Water Resources Research, 50(8), 6950-6965. (SCI, IF: 6.16)

2.        Yu, Z., and Hu, B. 2003. Studies on water movement and solute transport in arid regions. Journal of Hydrology, 275(3-4), 139-260. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

3.        Yu, Z., and Hu, X. 2003. Preface of studies on water movement and solute transport in arid regions. Journal of Hydrology, 275(3), 139-140. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

4.        Yu, Z., Dong, W., Young, M., Li, Y., and Yang, T. 2014. On evaluating characteristics of the solute transport in the arid vadose zone. Groundwater, 52(1), 50-62. (SCI)

5.        Yu, Z., Zhang, L., Jiang, P., Papelis, C., and Li, Y. 2014. Study on water‐rock interactions of trace elements in groundwater with leaching experiments. Groundwater, 53(S1), 95-102. (SCI)

6.        Yu, Z., Xiang, L., Dong, W., Yang, T., Xu, F., and Wang, Z. 2014. Evaluating depressional process of macropore flow and its impact on solute transport. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19(8), 04014005. (SCI)

7.        Yu, Z., Lu, Q., Zhu, J., Yang, C., Ju, Q., Yang, T., Chen, X., and Sudicky, E. 2014. Spatial and temporal scale effect in simulating hydrologic processes in a watershed. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19(1), 99-107. (SCI)

8.        Yu, Z., Cai, H., Yang, C., Ju, Q., Liu, D., and Sun A. 2014. Adaptivity of Budyko hypothesis in evaluating interannual variability of watershed water balance in northern China. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 19(4), 699-706. (SCI)

9.        Yu, Z., and Zhang, J. 2013. Special issue on advances in the fundamental study, numerical simulation, and prediction of hydrologic processes in river basins. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1379-1379. (SCI)

10.     Zhang, K., Li, Y., Yu, Z.*, Yang, T., Xu, J., Chao, L., Ni, J., Wang, L., Gao, Y., Hu, Y., and Lin, Z. 2021. Xin’anjiang Nested Experimental Watershed (XAJ-NEW) for understanding multiscale water cycle: scientific objectives and experimental design. Engineering, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eng.2021.08.026. (SCI, IF: 12.834)

11.     Xiao, M., Yu, Z.*, Kong, D., Gu, X., Mammarella, I., Montagnani, L., Arain, A., Merbold, L., Magliulo, V., Lohila, A., Buchmann, N., Wolf, S., Gharun, M., Hörtnagl, L., Beringer, J., and Gioli, B. 2020. Stomatal response to decreased relative humidity constrains the acceleration of terrestrial evapotranspiration. Environmental Research Letters. 15(9), 094066(SCI, IF: 6.947)

12.     Fu, X., Jiang, X., Yu, Z.*, Ding, Y., Lü, H., Zheng, D., 2022. Understanding the key factors that influence soil moisture estimation using the unscented weighted ensemble Kalman filter. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 313, 108745. (SCI, IF:6.424)

13.     Liu, D., Mishra, A.K.*, Yu, Z.*, Lu, H.S., Li, Y.J., 2021. Support vector machine and data assimilation framework for Groundwater Level Forecasting using GRACE satellite data. Journal of Hydrology. 603. (SCI, IF:6.708)

14.     Fu, X., Yu, Z.*, Ding, Y., Qin, Y., Luo, L., Zhao, C., Lü, H., Jiang, X., Ju, Q., and Yang, C. 2020. Unscented weighted ensemble Kalman filter for soil moisture assimilation. Journal of Hydrology, 580, 124352. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

15.     Yang, J., Yu, Z.*, Yi, P., Frape, K., Gong, M., and Zhang, Y. 2020. Evaluation of surface water and groundwater interactions in the upstream of Kui river and Yunlong Lake, Xuzhou, China. Journal of Hydrology, 583, 124549. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

16.     Li, G., Yu, Z.*, Wang, W., Ju, Q., and Chen, X. 2021. Analysis of the spatial distribution of precipitation and topography with GPM data in the Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Research, 247, 105259. (SCI, IF: 5.965)

17.     Li, G., Yu, Z.*, Wang, W., Ju, Q., and Chen, X. 2020. Analysis of the spatial distribution of precipitation and topography with GPM data in the Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Research, 247, 105259. (SCI, IF: 5.965)

18.     Yang, Q., Yu, Z.*, Wei, J., Yang, C., Gu, H., Xiao, M., Shang, S., Dong, N., Gao, L., Arnault, J. Laux, P., and Kunstman, H. 2020. Performance of the WRF model in simulating intense precipitation events over the Hanjiang River Basin, China – A multi-physics ensemble approach. Atmospheric Research, 248, 105206. (SCI, IF: 5.965)

19.     Sun, H., Gu, X., Zhu, J., Yu, Z.*, and Zhang, Y. 2019. Fractal nature of groundwater level fluctuations affected by riparian zone vegetation water use and river stage variations. Scientific Reports, 9, 15383. (SCI, IF: 4.996)

20.     Li, Y., Du, W., Yu, Z.*, Tang, C., Wang, Y., Anim, D., Ni, L., Lau, J., Chew, S., and Acharya, K. 2015. Impact of flexible emergent vegetation on the flow turbulence and kinetic energy characteristics in a flume experiment. Journal of Hydro-Environment Research, 9(3), 354-367. (SCI)

21.     Xu, S., Yu, Z.*, Ji, X., and Sudicky, E. 2017. Comparing three models to estimate transpiration of desert shrubs. Journal of Hydrology, 550, 603-615. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

22.     Chen, P., Yu, Z.*, Aldahan, A., Yi, P., Possnert, G., and Mugwaneza, V. 2017. Comparison of measurement and modeling results of the global ¹⁰Be flux in topsoil. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 311(3), 2039-2045. (SCI)

23.     Xu, S., McVicar, T. R., Li, L., Yu, Z., Jiang, P., Zhang, Y., Ban, Z., Xing, W., Dong, N., Zhang, H., Zhang, M., 2022. Globally assessing the hysteresis between sub-diurnal actual evaporation and vapor pressure deficit at the ecosystem scale: Patterns and mechanisms. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 323, 109085.(SCI, IF:6.424)

24.     Xing, W., Wang, W., Shao, Q., Yu, Z., Yang, T., and Fu, J. 2016. Periodic fluctuation of reference evapotranspiration during the past five decades: Does Evaporation Paradox really exist in China? Scientific Reports, 6, 39503. (SCI, IF: 4.996)

25.     Schwartz, W., Liu, G., and Yu, Z. 2020. HESS Opinions: The myth of groundwater sustainability in Asia. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24(1), 489-500. (SCI, IF: 6.617)

26.     Wang, W., Ding, Y., Shao, Q., Xu, J., Jiao, X., Luo, Y., and Yu, Z. 2017. Bayesian multi-model projection of irrigation requirement and water use efficiency in three typical rice plantation region of China based on CMIP5. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 232, 89-105. (SCI, IF: 6.424)

27.     Chen, P., Yi, P., Czymzik, M., Aldahan, A., Ljung, K., Yu, Z., Hou, X., Zheng, M., Chen, X., and Possnert, G. 2020. Relationship between precipitation and ¹⁰Be and impacts on soil dynamics. Catena, 195, 104748. (SCI, IF: 6.367)

28.     Shi, P., Yang, T., Zhang, K., Tang, Q., Yu, Z., and Zhou, X. 2016. Large-scale climate patterns and precipitation in an arid endorheic region: linkage and underlying mechanism. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 11(4), 044006. (SCI, IF: 5.005)

29.     Liu, D., Yu, Z., and Mishra, A. 2017. Evaluation of soil moisture-precipitation feedback at different time scales over Asia. International Journal of Climatology, 37(9), 3619-3629. (SCI, IF: 3.651)

30.     Wang, J., Chen, L., and Yu, Z. 2018. Modeling rainfall infiltration on hillslopes using Flux-concentration relation and time compression approximation. Journal of Hydrology, 557, 243-253. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

31.     Zhang, K., Wang, Q., Chao, L., Ye, J., Li, Z., Yu, Z., Yang, T., and Ju, Q. 2019. Ground observation-based analysis of soil moisture spatiotemporal variability across a humid to semi-humid transitional zone in China. Journal of Hydrology, 574, 903-914. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

32.     Chao, L., Zhang, K., Li, Z., Zhu, Y., Wang, J., and Yu, Z. 2018. Geographically weighted regression based methods for merging satellite and gauge precipitation. Journal of Hydrology, 558, 275-289. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

33.     Lü, M., Hao, Z., Liu, Z., and Yu, Z. 2013. Conditions for lateral downslope unsaturated flow and effects of slope angle on soil moisture movement. Journal of Hydrology, 486, 321-333. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

34.     Liang, Z., Hu, Y., Li, B., and Yu, Z. 2014. A modified weighted function method for parameter estimation of Pearson type three distributions. Water Resources Research, 50(4), 3216-3228. (SCI, IF: 6.16)

35.     Wei, J.H.*, Dong, N.P.*, Fersch, B., Arnault, J., Wagner, S., Laux, P., Zhang, Z.Y., Yang, Q.Y., Yang, C.G., Shang, S.S., Gao, L., Yu, Z., Kunstmann, H., 2021. Role of reservoir regulation and groundwater feedback in a simulated ground-soil-vegetation continuum: A long-term regional scale analysis. Hydrological Processes. 35(8). (SCI, IF:3.784)

36.     Lü, H., Yu, Z., Horton, R., Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Hao, Z., and Xiang, L. 2011. Multi-scale assimilation of root zone soil water predictions. Hydrological Processes, 25(20), 3158-3172. (SCI, IF: 3.784)

37.     Gu, X., Sun, H., Zhang, Y., Yu, Z., and Zhu, J. 2021. Multiple wavelet coherence to evaluate local multivariate relationships in a groundwater system. Groundwater, 59(3), 443-452. (SCI)

38.     Yong, B., Chen, B., Tian, Y., Yu, Z., and Hong, Y. 2016. Error-component analysis of TRMM-based multi-satellite precipitation estimates over mainland China. Remote Sensing, 8(5), 440. (SCI, IF: 5.349)

39.     Wang, W., Zou, S., Shao, Q., Xing, W., Chen, X., Jiao, X., Luo, Y., Yong, B., and Yu, Z. 2016. The analytical derivation of multiple elasticities of runoff to climate change and catchment characteristics alteration. Journal of Hydrology, 541, 1042-1056. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

40.     Chen, J., Yong, B., Ren, L., Wang, W., Chen, B., Lin, J., Yu, Z., and Li, N. 2016. Using a kalman filter to assimilate TRMM-based real-time satellite precipitation estimates over Jinghe basin, China. Remote Sensing, 8(11), 899. (SCI, IF: 5.349)

41.     Liu, D., Mishar, A., and Yu, Z. 2016. Evaluating uncertainties in multi-layer soil moisture estimation with support vector machines and ensemble Kalman filtering. Journal of Hydrology, 538, 243-255. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

42.     Yu, C., Wei, S., Zhang, Y., Zheng, Y., Yu, Z., Donahoe, R., and Wei, H. 2019. Quantifying colloid fate and transport through dense vegetation and soil systems using a particle-plugging tempered fractional-derivative model. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 224, 103484. (SCI, IF: 4.184)

43.     Yang, T., Wang, C., Yu, Z., and Xu, F. 2013. Characterization of spatio-temporal patterns for various GRACE- and GLDAS-born estimates for changes of global terrestrial water storage. Global and Planetary Change, 109, 30-37. (SCI, IF: 4.956)

44.     Lu, H., Crow, W., Zhu, Y., Yu, Z., and Sun, J. 2015. The impact of assumed error variances on surface soil moisture and snow depth hydrologic data assimilation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 8(11), 5116-5129. (SCI, IF: 4.7146)

45.     Dong, W., Yu, Z., and Weber, D. 2003. Simulation on soil water variation in arid regions. Journal of Hydrology, 275(3-4), 162-181. (SCI, IF: 6.708)

46.     Young, M., Moran, E., Yu, Z., Zhu, J., and Smith, D. 2009. Reducing saturated hydraulic conductivity of soil with polyacrylamide. The Soil Science Society of America Journal, 73(1), 13-20. (SCI)

47.     Lü, H., Li, X., Yu, Z., Horton, R., Zhu, Y., Hao, Z., and Xiang, L. 2010. Using a H-infinity filter assimilation procedure to estimate root zone soil water content. Hydrological Processes, 24(25), 3648-3660. (SCI, IF: 3.784)

48.     Xing, W., Wang, W., Shao, Q., Peng, S., Yu, Z., Yong, B., and Taylor, J. 2014. Changes of reference evapotranspiration in the Haihe River Basin: Present observations and future projection from climatic variables through multi-model ensemble. Global and Planetary Change, 115, 1-15. (SCI, IF: 4.956)

49.     Lü, H., Yu, Z., Zhu, Y., Drake, S., and Sudicky, E. 2011. Dual state-parameter estimation of root zone soil moisture by optimal parameter estimation and extended Kalman filter data assimilation. Advance in Water Resources, 34, 395-406. (SCI, IF: 5.361)

50.     Yang, T., Xu, C., Zhang, Q., Yu, Z., Baron, A., Wang, X., Singh, V. 2012. Dem-based numerical modelling of runoff and soil erosion processes in the hilly-gully loess regions. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 26(4), 581-597. (SCI, IF: 3.821)

51.     Kan, G., Yao, C., Li., Q., Li., Z., Yu, Z., Liu, Z., Ding, L., He, X., and Liang, K. 2015. Improving event-based rainfall-runoff simulation using an ensemble artificial neural network based hybrid data-driven model. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 29(5), 1345-1370. (SCI, IF: 3.821)

52.     Li, Y., Achary, K., and Yu, Z. 2011. Modeling impacts of Yangtze River water transfer on water ages in Lake Taihu, China. Ecological Engineering, 37(2), 325-334. (SCI, IF: 4.379)

53.     Wang, W., Xing, W., Yang, T., Shao, Q., Peng, S., Yu, Z., and Yong, B. 2012. Characterizing the changing behaviors of precipitation concentration in the Yangtze River Basin, China. Hydrological Processes, 27(24), 3375-3393. (SCI, IF: 3.784)

54.     Xiang, L., Yu, Z., Mon, J., and Li, C. 2010. The quantificational experiment on the movement of macro-pore flow and its impacts on solute movement. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 41(8), 927-934. (SCI)

55.     Qu, S., Wang, T., Bao, W., Shi, P., Jiang, P., Zhou, M., and Yu, Z. 2013. Evaluating infiltration mechanisms using breakthrough curve and mean residence time. Water Resources Management, 27(13), 4579-4590. (SCI, IF: 4.426)

56.     Zhu, Y., Lü, H., Horton, R., Yu, Z., and Ouyang, F. 2016. A modified soil moisture model for two-layer soil. Groundwater, 54(4), 569-578. (SCI)

57.     Fu, X., Yu, Z., Luo, L., Lü, H., Liu, D., Ju, Q., Yang, T., Xu, F., Gu, H., Yang, C., Chen J., and Wang, T. 2014. Investigating soil moisture sensitivity to precipitation and evapotranspiration errors using SiB2 model and ensemble Kalman filter. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 28(3), 681-693. (SCI, IF: 3.821)

58.     Koonce, J., Yu, Z., Farnham, I., and Stetzenbach, K. 2006. Geochemical interpretation of groundwater flow in the Southern Great Basin. Geosphere, 2(2), 88-101. (SCI, IF:3.944)

59.     Lü, H., Yu, Z., Young, M., Zhu, Y., Wang, Z., Xiang, L., and Hao, Z. 2012. Multi-scale assimilation of soil moisture data for root zone moisture prediction. Hydrological Processes, 26(1), 33-44. (SCI, IF: 3.784)

60.     Zhang, R., Shu, L., Zhu, J., Yu, Z., and Jiang, P. 2016. Storage and drainage characteristics of a highly heterogeneous karst aquifer in Houzhai basin. Groundwater, 54(6), 878-887. (SCI)

61.     Fu, X., Yu, Z., Tang, Y., Ding, Y., Lyu, H., Zhang, B., Jiang, X., and Ju, Q. 2019. Evaluating soil moisture predictions based on ensemble Kalman filter and SiB₂ model. Journal of Meteorological Research, 33(2), 190-205. (SCI)

62.     Zhang, H., Sun, Y., Li, Y., Zhou, X., Tang, X., Yi, P., A. Murad., S. Hussein., D. Alshamsi., A. Aldahan., Yu, Z., Chen., X., and Mugwaneza, V.d.P. 2017. Quality assessment of groundwater from the south-eastern Arabian Peninsula.Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 189(8), 411. (SCI, IF: 3.307)

63.     Yang, C., Yu, Z., Hao, Z., Lin, Z., and Wang, H. 2013. Effects of vegetation cover on hydrological processes in a large region: Huaihe River basin, China. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1477-1483. (SCI)

64.     Ye, J., Huang, Y., Li, Z., and Yu, Z. 2013. Rainfall estimation method based on multiple-doppler radar over the Huaihe River basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1471-1476. (SCI)

65.     Wu, X., Xiang, X., Wang, C., Chen, X., Xu, C., and Yu, Z. 2013. Coupled hydraulic and kalman filter model for real-time correction of flood forecast in the three gorges interzone of Yangtze River, China. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1416-1425. (SCI)

66.     Hao, Z., Chen, S., Li, Z., Yu, Z., Shao, Q., Yuan, F., and Shi, F. 2015. Quantitative assessment of the impacts of irrigation on surface water fluxes in the Tarim River, China. Hydrology Research, 46(6), 996-1007. (SCI)

67.     Yang, J., Yu, Z., Yi, P., and Aldahan, A. 2018. Assessment of groundwater quality and ²²²Rn distribution in the Xuzhou region, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 190(9), 549. (SCI, IF: 3.307)

68.     Yi, P., Chen, X., Aldahan, A., Possnert, G., Hou, X., Yu, Z., Xiong, D., and Wang, B., 2013. Circulation of water masses in the Baltic Proper revealed through iodine Isotopes. Appled Geochemistry, 36, 118-124.   (SCI, IF: 3.841)

69.     Liu, X., Ren, L., Yuan, F., Singh, V., Fang, X., Yu, Z., and Zhang, W. 2009. Quantifying the effect of land use and land cover changes on evapotranspiration and runoff in the northern part of China. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 13(6), 735-747. (SCI, IF: 3.942)

70.     Bao, W., Zhang, X., Yu, Z., and Qu, S. 2011. Real-time equivalent conversion correction on river stage forecasting with manning’s formula. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 16(1), 1-9. (SCI)

71.     Wang, W., Shao, Q., Yang, T., Peng, S., Yu, Z., Taylor, J., Xing, W., Zhao, C., and Sun, F. 2012. Changes in daily temperature and precipitation extremes in the Yellow River Basin, China. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 27(2), 401-421. (SCI, IF: 3.821)

72.     Qian, J., Wu, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Lu, Y., and Yu, Z. 2015. Evaluating differences in transport behavior of sodium chloride and brilliant blue FCF in sand columns. Transport in Porous Media, 109(3), 765-779. (SCI, IF: 3.610)

73.     Huang, Y., Yu, Z., and Zhou, Z. 2013. Simulating groundwater inflow in the underground tunnel with a coupled fracture-matrix model. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1557-1561. (SCI)

74.     Lü, H., Yu, Z., Horton, R., Zhu, Y., Zhang, J., Jia, Y., and Yang, C. 2013. Effect of gravel-sand mulch on soil water and temperature in the semiarid loess region of northwest China. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1484-1494. (SCI)

75.     Li, Y., Tang, C., Zhu, J., Pan, B., Anim, D., Ji, Y., Yu, Z., and Acharya, K. 2015. Parametric uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of hydrodynamic processes for a large shallow freshwater lake. Hydrological Sciences Journal/Journal des Sciences Hydrologiques, 60(6), 1078-1095. (SCI, IF: 3.942)

76.     Ji, K., Chen, X., Aldahan, A., Yi, P., Murad, A., Hussein, S., Alshamsi, D., Ahmed, M., and Yu, Z. 2020. Chronology and characteristics of groundwater along the United Arab Emirates-Oman arid region: a guide for regional sustainability. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 323(3), 1055-1070. (SCI)

77.     Hu, Y., Liang, Z., Li, B., and Yu, Z. 2013. Uncertainty assessment of hydrological frequency analysis using bootstrap method. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2013(1), 211-244. (SCI)

78.     Ye, J, Huang, Y., Li, Z., and Yu, Z. 2012. Rainfall estimation method based on multiple-doppler radar over the Huaihe river basin. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1471-1476. (SCI)

79.     Zheng, M., Murad, A., Zhou, X., Yi, P., Alshamsi, D., Hussein, S., Chen, L., Hou, X., Aldahan, A., and Yu, Z. 2015. Distribution and sources of ²²⁶Ra in groundwater of arid region. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 309(2), 667-675. (SCI)

80.     Lü H., Yu, Z., Horton, R., Zhu, Y., Zhang, J., Jia, Y., and Yang, C. 2012. The effect of a gravel‐sand mulch on soil water and temperature in the semiarid loess region of northwest China. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 18(11), 1484-1494. (SCI)

81.     Xiang, L., Yu, Z., Chen, L., Jarai, M., and Lv, H. 2012. On evaluating coupled water, vapor and heat flows and their influence on the moisture dynamics in the arid region. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 17(4), 565-577. (SCI)

82.     Qu, S., Wang, Y., Zhou, M., Liu, H., Shi, P., Yu, Z., and Xiang, L. 2016. Temporal ¹⁸O and deuterium variations in hydrologic components of a small watershed during a typhoon event. Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies, 53(2), 172-183. (SCI)

83.     Li, Y., Anim, D., Wang, Y., Tang, C., Du, W., Ni, L., Yu, Z., Acharya, K., and Chen, L. 2015. Laboratory simulations of wave attenuation by an emergent vegetation of artificial Phragmites Australis: an experimental study of an open-channel wave flume. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 23(4), 251-266. (SCI)