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Pervasive seasonal divergence in lagged responses of vegetation growth to compound drought-heat stress on the Tibetan Plateau

13 Jul 2026

Li, W., Wu, X., Meng, Z., Li, X., Song, W., & Zhao, P. (2026). Pervasive seasonal divergence in lagged responses of vegetation growth to compound drought-heat stress on the Tibetan Plateau. Frontiers in Plant Science, 17, 1879954. Article Link The...

Compound drought-heat stress Vegetation response Tibetan Plateau Lag response SHAP

Natural disasters and human migration in the United States: Insights from automated machine learning and explainable AI

29 Apr 2026

Li, X., Qiang, Y., Huang, X., Zou, L., & Cai, H. (2026). Natural disasters and human migration in the United States: Insights from automated machine learning and explainable AI. Journal of Environmental Management, 406, 129796. Article Link The highlight of...

Human Migration Natural Disasters AutoML Explainable AI SHAP

Book Chapter: Natural Disasters and Urban Human Mobility

30 Jun 2025

Li, X., & Qiang, Y. (2025). Natural Disasters and Urban Human Mobility. In Urban Human Mobility (pp. 40-50). CRC Press. Chapter Link ABSTRACT This chapter highlights the critical value of analyzing urban human mobility during natural disasters, focusing on how...

Human Mobility Disasters Urban Areas

A SAR-based flood mapping approach: application of SAR-SIFT registration and modified DeepLabV3 segmentation in flood hazard assessment

17 Jun 2025

Zhang, Z., Xiong, J., Li, X., Li, Y., & Liu, J. (2025). A SAR-based flood mapping approach: application of SAR-SIFT registration and modified DeepLabV3 segmentation in flood hazard assessment. Geocarto International, 40(1), 2512188. Article Link The highlight of this article...

Image semantic segmentation SAR Deep learning Flooded area

Spatial Pattern and Socioeconomic Factors of 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak in the United States

08 Apr 2025

Han, L., Qiang, Y., Ma, C., Li, X., Salim, Z., Bhandari, R., … & Jin, H. (2025). Spatial Pattern and Socioeconomic Factors of 2022 Monkeypox Outbreak in the United States. The Professional Geographer, 1-12. Article Link The highlight of this...

Monkeypox Infectious disease Social disparities Spatial analysis

Using Human Mobility Data to Detect Evacuation Patterns in Hurricane Ian

14 Apr 2024

Authors: Xiang Li, Yi Qiang, Guido Cervone Article Link The highlight of this article Study area and dataset Methods Results Some ideas for future work 1. The highlight of this article Generate a framework to use human mobility data to...

SafeGraph Weekly Pattern Evacuation pattern in Hurricane Ian

Automated Glacier Snow Line Altitude Calculation Method Using Landsat Series Images in the Google Earth Engine Platform

14 May 2022

Article Link The highlight of this article Study area and dataset Methods Results Some ideas for future work 1. The highlight of this article Create automated method to calculate Snow Line Altitude (SLA) on glaciers Explore the Google Earth Engine...

GEE Snow Line Altitude High Mountain Asia