Earth Observation and Modeling Data Visualization

Publications

2013

Ranjeet J., Chen J., Noormets, A., Xiao, X., Xu, J., Lu, N., Chen S., 2013, Modelling gross primary production in semi-arid Inner Mongolia using MODIS imagery and eddy covariance data, International Journal of Remote Sensing , 34(8):2829-2857, [pdf]
Zhang, G., Dong, J., Zhou, C., Xu, X., Wang, M., Ouyang, H., Xiao, X., 2013, Increasing cropping intensity in response to climate warming in Tibetan Plateau, China, Field Crops Research, 142:36-46, [pdf]
Zhang, G., Zhang, Y., Dong, J., and Xiao, X., 2013, Green-up dates in the Tibetan Plateau have continuously advanced from 1982 to 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(11):4309–4314, [pdf]
KesslerA. E.，Batbayar N., Natsagdorj T. , Batsuur D. , and SmithA A. T. , 2013, Satellite telemetry reveals long-distance migration in the Asian great bustard Otis tarda dybowskii, Journal of Avian Biology, 44:EV-1 - EV-10, [pdf]
Fuller T., Gilbert M, Martin V., Cappelle J., Hosseini P., Njabo K.Y., Aziz S.A., Xiao X.M., Daszak P., and Smith T.B., 2013, Predicting Hotspots for Influenza Virus Reassortment, Emerging Infectious Diseases , 19(4):581-588, [pdf]
Dong, J., Xiao, X., Chen, B., Torbick, N., Jin, C., Zhang, G., Biradar, C., 2013, Mapping deciduous rubber plantations through integration of PALSAR and multi-temporal Landsat imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment, 134:392-402, [pdf]
Jin, C., Xiao, X.M., Merbold, L., Arneth, A., Veenendaal, E., Kutsch, W., 2013, Phenology and gross primary production of two dominant savanna woodland ecosystems in Southern Africa, Remote Sensing of Environment, 135:189-201, [pdf]

2012

Zhang, G., Dong, J., Xiao, X., Hu, Z., Sheldon, S., 2012, Effectiveness of ecological restoration projects in Horqin Sandy Land, China based on SPOT-VGT NDVI data, Ecological Engineering, 38(1):20-29, [pdf]
Newman, S., Hill, N., Spragens, K., Janies, D., Voronkin, I., Prosser, D., Yan, B., Lei, F., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Bishop, C., Butler, P., Wikelski, M., Balachandran, S., Mundkur, T., Douglas, D., Takekawa, J., 2012, Eco-Virological Approach for Assessing the Role of Wild Birds in the Spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian Flyway, PLoS One, 7(2):e30636, [pdf]
Dong, J., Xiao, X., Sheldon, S., Biradar, C., and Xie, G., 2012, Mapping tropical forests and rubber plantations in complex landscapes by integrating PALSAR and MODIS imagery, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 74:20-33, [pdf]
Sheldon, S., Xiao, X., and Biradar, C. , 2012, Mapping evergreen forests in the Brazilian Amazon using MODIS and PALSAR 500-m mosaic imagery, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 74 (2012) 34–40, 74(2012):34-40, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Dong, J., Biradar, C., and Sheldon, S., 2012, Livestock feed inventory on the Tibetan Plateau by remote sensing and in situ observation, FAO Animal Production and Health Manual No. 15, [pdf]
Li, P., Feng, Z., Jiang, L., Liu, Y., Xiao, X., 2012, Changes in rice cropping systems in the Poyang Lake Region, China during 2004–2010, Journal of Geographical Sciences, 22(4):653-668, [pdf]
Dong, J., Xiao, X., Sheldon, S., Biradar, C., Duong, N., and Hazarika, M., 2012, A comparison of forest cover maps in Mainland Southeast Asia from multiple sources: PALSAR, MERIS, MODIS and FRA, Remote Sensing of Environment, 127:60-73, [pdf]
Li, H., Yue, B., Lian, Z., Zhao, H., Zhao, D., Xiao, X., 2012, Modeling spring habit requirements of the endangered brown eared pheasant crossoptilon mantchuricum in the Huanglong mountains, Shaanxi Province, China, Zoological Society of Japan, 29(9):593-598, [pdf]
Hawkes, L. A. Balachandran, S. Batbayar, N. Butler, P. J. Chua, B. Douglas, D. C. Frappell, P. B. Hou, Y. Milsom, W. K. Newman, S. H. Prosser, D. J. Sathiyaselvam, P. Scott, G. R. Takekawa, J. Y. Natsagdorj, T. Wikelski, M. Witt, M. J. Yan, B. Bishop, C. M. , 2012, The paradox of extreme high-altitude migration in bar-headed geese Anser indicus, Proc. R. Soc. B, [pdf]
Van Boeckel TP, Thanapongtharm W, Robinson T, Biradar CM, Xiao X, Gilbert M., 2012, Improving Risk Models for Avian Influenza: The Role of Intensive Poultry Farming and Flooded Land during the 2004 Thailand Epidemic, PLOS ONE, 7(11):1-9, [pdf]

2011

Dong, J., Tao, F., Zhang, G., 2011, Trends and variation in vegetation greenness related to geographic controls in middle and eastern Inner Mongolia, China, Environmental Earth Sciences, 62(2):245-256, [pdf]
Dong, J., Liu, J., Yan, H., Tao, F., Kuang, W., 2011, Spatio-temporal pattern and rationality of land reclamation and cropland abandonment in mid-eastern Inner Mongolia of China in 1990-2005, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 179(1-4):137-153, [pdf]
Batbayar, N., Takekawa, J., Newman, S., Prosser, D., Natsagdorj, T., Xiao, X., 2011, Migration strategies of Swan Geese Anser cygnoides from northeast Mongolia, Wildfowl, 61:90–109, [pdf]
Biradar, C., Xiao, X., 2011, Quantifying the area and spatial distribution of double- and triple-cropping croplands in India with multi-temporal MODIS imagery in 2005, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(2):367-386, [pdf]
Martin, V., Pfeiffer, D., Zhou, X., Xiao, X., Prosser, D., Guo, F., Gilbert, M., 2011, Spatial Distribution and Risk Factors of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in China, Plos Pathogens, 7(3):e1001308, [pdf]
Bodbyl-Roels, S., Peterson, A., Xiao, X., 2011, Comparative analysis of remotely-sensed data products via ecological niche modeling of avian influenza case occurrences in Middle Eastern poultry, International Journal of Health Geographics, 10:21, [pdf]
Prosser, D., Wu, J., Ellis, E., Gale, F., Van Boeckel, T., Wint, W., Robinson, T., Xiao, X., Gilbert, M., 2011, Modelling the distribution of chickens, ducks, and geese in China, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 141(3-4):381-389, [pdf]
Van Boeckel, T., Prosser, D., Franceschini, G., Biradar, C., Wint, W., Robinson, T., Gilbert, M., 2011, Modelling the distribution of domestic ducks in Monsoon Asia, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 141(3-4):373-380, [pdf]
Williams, R., Xiao, X., Peterson, A., 2011, Continent-wide association of H5N1 outbreaks in wild and domestic birds in Europe, Geospatial Health, 5(2):247-253, [pdf]
Torbick, N., Salas, W., Hagen, S., Xiao, X., 2011, Monitoring Rice Agriculture in the Sacramento Valley, USA With Multitemporal PALSAR and MODIS Imagery, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 4(2):451-457, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Biradar, C., Wang, A., Sheldon, S., Chen, Y., 2011, Recovery of Vegetation Canopy after Severe Fire in 2000 at the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, USA, Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2(2):106-116, [pdf]
Hawkes, L., Balachandran, S., Batbayar, N., Butler, P., Frappell, P., Milsom, W., Tseveenmyadag, N., Newman, S., Scott, G., Sathiyaselvam, P., Takekawa, J., Wikelski, M., Bishop, C., 2011, The trans-Himalayan flights of bar-headed geese (Anser indicus), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108(23):9516-9519, [pdf]
Gumma, M., Thenkabail, P., Muralikrishna, I., Velpuri, M., Gangadhararao, P., Dheeravath, V., Biradar, C., Nalan, S., Gaur, A., 2011, Changes in agricultural cropland areas between a water-surplus year and a water-deficit year impacting food security, determined using MODIS 250 m time-series data and spectral matching techniques, in the Krishna River basin (India), International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(12):3495-3520, [pdf]
Dixon, A., Batbayar, N., Purev-Ochir, G., 2011, Autumn migration of an Amur Falcon Falco amurensis from Mongolia to the Indian Ocean tracked by satellite, Forktail, 27:81-84, [pdf]
Leo, L., Marius, G., Wu, J., Christina, C., Muhammad, H., Xiao, X., 2011, Identifying risk factors of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1 subtype) in Indonesia, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 102(1):50-58, [pdf]
Torbick, N, Salas, W., Xiao, X., Ingraham, P., Fearon, M., Biradar, C., Zhao, D., Liu, Y., Li, P., Zhao, Y., 2011, Integrating SAR and optical imagery for regional mapping of paddy rice attributes in the Poyang Lake Watershed, China, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 37(1):17-26, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Dorovskoy, P., Biradar, C., Bridge, E., 2011, A library of georeferenced photos from the field, EOS Transactions, 92(49):453-454, [pdf]
Kalfas, J., Xiao, X., Vanegas, D., Verma, S., Suyker, A. E., 2011, Modeling gross primary production of irrigated and rain-fed maize using MODIS imagery and CO(2) flux tower data, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 151(12):1514-1528, [pdf]

2010

Dheeravath, V., Thenkabail, P., Chandrakantha, G., Noojipady, P., Reddy, G. P. O., Biradar, C., Gumma, M., Velpuri, M., 2010, Irrigated areas of India derived using MODIS 500 m time series for the years 2001-2003, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 65(1):42-59, [pdf]
Batbayar, N., Jargalsaikhan, A., Gansukh, S., 2010, A contribution to the bats inhabiting arid steppe habitats in central Mongolia, Journal for Biological Resources of Mongolia, 11:329-340, [pdf]
Takekawa, J., Prosser, D., Newman, S., Muzaffar, S., Hill, N., Yan, B., Xiao, X., Lei, F., Li, T., Schwarzbach, S., Howell, J., 2010, Victims and vectors: highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 and the ecology of wild birds, Avian Biology Research, 3(2):51-73, [pdf]
Takekawa, J., Newman, S., Xiao, X., Prosser, D., Spragens, K., Palm, E., Yan, B., Li, T., Lei, F., Zhao, D., Douglas, D., Muzaffar, S., Ji, W., 2010, Migration of Waterfowl in the East Asian Flyway and Spatial Relationship to HPAI H5N1 Outbreaks, Avian Diseases, 51(1):466-476, [pdf]
Yan, H., Xiao, X., Huang, H.,, 2010, Satellite observed crop calendar and its spatio-temporal characteristics in multiple cropping area of Huang-Huai-Hai Plain, Acta Ecologica Sinica, 30(9):2416-2423, [pdf]
Paul, M., Tavornpanich, S., Abrial, D., Gasqui, P., Charras-Garrido, M., Thanapongtharm, W., Xiao, X., Gilbert, M., Roger, F., Ducrot, C., 2010, Anthropogenic factors and the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1: prospects from a spatial-based model, Veterinary Research, 41(3):28, [pdf]
Loth, L., Gilbert, M., Osmani, M., G., Kalam, A., M., Xiao, X., 2010, Risk factors and clusters of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 outbreaks in Bangladesh, Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 96(1-2):104-113, [pdf]
Bourouiba, L., Wu, J., Newman, S., Takekawa, J., Natdorj, T., Batbayar, N., Bishop, C., Hawkes, L., Butler, P., Wikelski, M., 2010, Spatial dynamics of bar-headed geese migration in the context of H5N1, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 7(52):1627-1639, [pdf]
Wang, Z., Xiao, X., Yan, X., 2010, Modeling gross primary production of maize cropland and degraded grassland in northeastern China, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 150(9):1160-1167, [pdf]
Muzaffar, S., Takekawa, J., Prosser, J., Newman, S., Xiao, X., 2010, Rice Production Systems and Avian Influenza: Interactions between Mixed-Farming Systems, Poultry and Wild Birds, Waterbirds, 33(sp1):219-230, [pdf]
Gilbert, M., Newman, S., Takekawa, J., Loth, L., Biradar, C., Prosser, D., Balachandran, S., Rao, M.V., Mundkur, T., Yan, B., Xing, Z., Hou, Y., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Hogerwerf, L., Slingenbergh, J., Xiao, X., 2010, Flying Over an Infected Landscape: Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Risk in South Asia and Satellite Tracking of Wild Waterfowl, Ecohealth, 7(4):448-458, [pdf]

2009

Thenkabail, P., Biradar, C., Noojipady, P., Dheeravath, V., Li, Y., Velpuri, M., Gumma, M., Gangalakunta, O. R. P., Turral, H., Cai, X., Vithanage, J., Schull, M., Dutta, R., 2009, Global irrigated area map (GIAM), derived from remote sensing, for the end of the last millennium, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(14):3679-3733, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Zhang, J., Yan, H., Wu, W., Biradar, C., 2009, Land Surface Phenology: Convergence of Satellite and CO 2 Eddy Flux Observations., Phenology of Ecosystem Processes, [pdf]
Alfieri, J., Xiao, X., Niyogi, D., Pielke, R., Chen, F., LeMone, M., 2009, Satellite-based modeling of transpiration from the grasslands in the Southern Great Plains, USA, Global and Planetary Change, 67(1-2):78-86, [pdf]
Zhang, J., Hu, Y., Xiao, X., Chen, P., Han, S., Song, G., Yu, G., 2009, Satellite-based estimation of evapotranspiration of an old-growth temperate mixed forest, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149(6-7):976-984, [pdf]
Takekawa, J., Heath, S., Douglas, D., Perry, W., Javed, S., Newman, S., Suwal, R., Rahmani, A., Choudhury, B., Prosser, D., Yan, B., Hou, Y., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Bishop, C., Butler, P., Frappell, P., Milsom, W., Scott, G., Hawkes, L., Wikelski, M. , 2009, Geographic variation in Bar-headed Geese Anser indicus: connectivity of wintering areas and breeding grounds across a broad front, Wildfowl, 59:100–123, [pdf]
Jayasuriya, A.H.M., Kitchener, D., Biradar, C., 2009, Viability status of biosphere reserves in Sri Lanka, Journal of National Science Foundation Sri Lanka, 37(sp):7-24, [pdf]
Prosser, D.,Takekawa, J.,Newman, S., Yan, B., Douglas, D., Hou, Y., Xing, Z., Zhang, D., Li, T., Li, Y., Zhao, D., Perry, W., Palm, E., 2009, Satellite-marked waterfowl reveal migratory connection between H5N1 outbreak areas in China and Mongolia, Ibis, 151(3):568-576, [pdf]
Yan, H., Fu, Y., Xiao, X., Huang, H., He, H., Ediger, L., 2009, Modeling gross primary productivity for winter wheat-maize double cropping System using MODIS time series and CO(2) eddy flux tower data, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 129(4):391-400, [pdf]
Biradar, C., Thenkabail, P., Noojipady, P., Li, Y., Dheeravath, V., Turral, H., Velpuri, M., Gumma, M., Gangalakunta, O. R. P., Cai, X., Xiao, X., Schull, M., Alankara, R., Gunasinghe, S., Mohideen, S., 2009, A global map of rainfed cropland areas (GMRCA) at the end of last millennium using remote sensing, International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 11(2):114-129, [pdf]
Thenkabail P., Dheeravath V., Biradar C., Gangalakunta O.R.P., Noojipady P., Gurappa C., Velpuri M., Gumma M., Li, Y., 2009, Irrigated Area Maps and Statistics of India Using Remote Sensing and National Statistics, Remote Sensing, 1(2):50-67, [pdf]
Newman, S., Iverson, S., Takekawa, J., Gilbert, M., Prosser, D., Batbayar, N., Natsagdorj, T., Douglas, D., 2009, Migration of whooper swans and outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus in eastern Asia, PLoS One, 4(5):e5729, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Biradar, C. M., Czarnecki, C., Alabi, T., Keller, M., 2009, A simple algorithm for large-scale mapping of evergreen forests in tropical America, Africa and Asia, Remote Sensing, 1(3):355-374, [pdf]
Dong, J., Liu, J., Tao, F., Xu, X., Wang, J., 2009, Spatio-temporal changes in annual accumulated temperature in China and the effects on cropping systems, 1980s to 2000, Climate Research, 40(1):37-48, [pdf]
Cai, X., Thenkabail, P., Biradar, C., Platonov, A., Gumma, M., Dheeravath, V., Cohen, Y., Goldlshleger, N., Ben-Dor, E., Alchanatis, V., Vithanage, J., Markandu, A., 2009, Water productivity mapping using remote sensing data of various resolutions to support "more crop per drop", Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 3:033557, [pdf]
Wu, J., Xiao, X., Guan, D., Shi, T., Jin, C., Han, S., 2009, Estimation of the gross primary production of an old-growth temperate mixed forest using eddy covariance and remote sensing, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(2):463-479, [pdf]
Velpuri, N., Thenkabail, P., Gumma, M., Biradar, C., Dheeravath, V., Noojipady, P., Yuanjie, L., 2009, Influence of Resolution in Irrigated Area Mapping and Area Estimation, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 75(12):1383-1395, [pdf]

2008

Gilbert, M., Slingenbergh, J., Xiao, X., 2008, Climate change and avian influenza, Revue Scientifique Et Technique-Office International Des Epizooties, 27(2):459-466, [pdf]
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Pfeiffer, D., Epprecht, M., Boles, S., Czarnecki, C., Chaitaweesub, P., Kalpravidh, W., Minh, P., Otte, M. J., Martin, V., Slingenbergh, J., 2008, Mapping H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza risk in Southeast Asia, Proceedings of Naitonal Academy of Sciences, 105(12):4769-4774, [pdf]
Mahadevan, P., Wofsy, S., Matross, D., Xiao, X., Dunn, A., Lin, J., Gerbig, C., Munger, J., Chow, V., Gottlieb, E., 2008, A satellite-based biosphere parameterization for net ecosystem CO(2) exchange: Vegetation Photosynthesis and Respiration Model (VPRM), Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22(2):17 pp, [pdf]
Kurbatova, J., Li, C., Varlagin, A., Xiao, X., Vygodskaya, N., 2008, Modeling carbon dynamics in two adjacent spruce forests with different soil conditions in Russia, Biogeosciences, 5(4):969-980, [pdf]
Yan, H., Huang, H., Xiao, X., Jiang, L.,, 2008, Spatio-temporal distribution of multiple cropping systems in the Poyang Lake region, Acta Ecologica Sinica, 28(9):4517, [pdf]
Wu, W., Wang, S., Xiao, X., Yu, G., Fu, Y., Hao, Y., 2008, Modeling gross primary production of a temperate grassland ecosystem in Inner Mongolia, China, using MODIS imagery and climate data, Science in China Series D-Earth Sciences, 51(10):1501-1512, [pdf]
Biradar, C., Thenkabail, P., Platonov, A., Xiao, X., Geerken, R., Noojipady, P., Turral, H., Vithanage, J., 2008, Water productivity mapping methods using remote sensing, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2:023544, [pdf]
Platonov, A., Thenkabail, P., Biradar, C., Cai, X., Gumma, M., Dheeravath, V., Cohen, Y., Alchanatis, V., Goldshlager, N., Ben-Dor, E., Vithanage, J., Manthrithilake, H., Kendjabaev, S., Isaev, S., 2008, Water Productivity Mapping (WPM) Using Landsat ETM plus Data for the Irrigated Croplands of the Syrdarya River Basin in Central Asia, Sensors, 8(12):8156-8180, [pdf]
Poulakakis, N., Antoniou, A., Mantziou, G., Parmakelis, A., Skartsi, T., Vasilakis, D., Elorriaga, J., De La Puente, J., Gavashelishvili, A., Ghasabyan, M., Katzner, T., McGrady, M., Batbayar, N., Fuller, M., Natsagdorj, T., 2008, Population structure, diversity, and phylogeography in the near-threatened Eurasian black vultures Aegypius monachus (Falconiformes; Accipitridae) in Europe: insights from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA variation, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 95(4):859-872, [pdf]

2007

Xiao, X., Gilbert, M., Slingenbergh, J., Lei, F., Boles, S., 2007, Remote Sensing, ECological Variables, and Wild Bird Migration Related to Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza,, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 43(3):S40-S46, [pdf]
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Chaitaweesub, P., Kalpravidh, W., Premashthira, S., Boles, S., Slingenbergh, J., 2007, Avian influenza, domestic ducks and rice agriculture in Thailand, Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 119(3-4):409-415, [pdf]
Salas, W., Boles, S., Li, C., Yeluripati, J., Xiao, X., Frolking, S., Green, P., 2007, Mapping 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(3):319-329, [pdf]
Owen, K., Tenhunen, J., Reichstein, M., Wang, Q., Falge, E., Geyer, R., Xiao, X., Stoy, P., Ammann, C., Arain, A., Aubinet, M., Aurela, M., Bernhofer, C., Chojnicki, B., Granier, A., Gruenwald, T., Hadley, J., Heinesch, B., Hollinger, D., Knohl, A., Kutsch, W., Lohila, A., Meyers, T., Moors, E., Moureaux, C., Pilegaard, K., Saigusa, N., Verma, S., Vesala, T., Vogel, C., 2007, Linking flux network measurements to continental scale simulations: ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange capacity under non-water-stressed conditions, Global Change Biology, 13(4):734-760, [pdf]
Li, Z., Yu, G., Xiao, X., Li, Y., Zhao, X., Ren, C., Zhang, L., Fu, Y., 2007, Modeling gross primary production of alpine ecosystems in the Tibetan Plateau using MODIS images and climate data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 107(3):510-519, [pdf]
Xu, L., Zhang, Q., Xiao, X., 2007, Convergence of a discrete-time age-structured population toward a given steady state through controlled immigration, Mathematical Population Studies, 14(3):193-201, [pdf]
Kulawardhana, R., Thenkabail, P., Vithanage, J., Biradar, C., Islam Md. A., Gunasinghe, S., Alankara, R., 2007, Evaluation of the Wetland Mapping Methods using Landsat ETM+ and SRTM Data, Journal of Spatial Hydrology, 7(2):62-96, [pdf]
Guo, Z., Li, Y., Xiao, X., Zhang, L., Gan, Y., 2007, Hydroelectricity production and forest conservation in watersheds, Ecological Applications, 17(6):1557-1562, [pdf]
Biradar, C., Thenkabail, P., Islam, M., Anputhas, M., Tharme, R., Vithanage, J., Alankara, R., Gunasinghe, S., 2007, Establishing the best spectral bands and timing of imagery for land use-land cover (LULC) class separability using Landsat ETM(+) and Terra MODIS data, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(5):431-444, [pdf]
Thenkabail, P., Biradar, C., Noojipady, P., Cai, X., Dheeravath, V., Li, Y., Velpuri, M., Gumma, M., Pandey, S., 2007, Sub-pixel area calculation methods for estimating irrigated areas, Sensors, 7(11):2519-2538, [pdf]

2006

Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Domenech, J., Lubroth, J., Martin, V., 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.,
Xiao, X., Hagen, S., Zhang, Q., Keller, M., Moore, B., III, 2006, Detecting leaf phenology of seasonally moist tropical forests in South America with multi-temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 103(4):465-473, [pdf]
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Wint, W., 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 (d.), Global Environmental Change and Infectious Diseases: Impacts and Adaptations,
Lei, F., Tang, S., Zhao, D., Zhang, X., Kou, Z., Li, Y., Zhang, Z., Yin, Z., Chen, S., Li, S., Zhang, D., Yan, B., Li, T., 2006, Characterization of H5N1 influenza viruses isolated from migratory birds in Qinghai province of China in 2006, Avian Diseases, 51(2):568-72, [pdf]
Gilbert, M., Xiao, X., Domenech, J., Lubroth, J., Martin, V., 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):1650-6, [pdf]
Xiao, X., 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, It,
Xiao, X., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Li, C., Babu, J., Salas, W., Moore, B., 2006, Mapping paddy rice agriculture in South and Southeast Asia using multi-temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 100(1):95-113, [pdf]
Zhang, Q,. Xiao, X., Braswell, B., Linder, E., Ollinger, S., Smith, M., Jenkins, J., Baret, F., Richardson, A., Moore III, B., Minocha, R., 2006, Characterization of Seasonal Variation of Forest Canopy in a Temperate Deciduous Broadleaf Forest, Using Daily MODIS Data., Remote Sensing of Environment, 105(3):189-203, [pdf]
Xiao, X., 2006, Light absorption by leaf chlorophyll and maximum light use efficiency, Ieee Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44(7):1933-1935, [pdf]

2005

Liu, Z., Wang, C., Liu, A., Xiao, X., 2005, Statistical Ratio Rank Ordered Differences filter for SeaWiFS impulse noise removal, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 71(1):89-95, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Boles, S., Liu, J., Zhuang, D., Frolking, S., Li, C., Salas, W., Moore, B. III., 2005, Mapping paddy rice agriculture in southern China using multi-temporal MODIS images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 95(4):480-492, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Saleska, S., Hutyra, L., De Camargo, P., Wofsy, S., Frolking, S., Boles, S., Keller, M., Moore, B., 2005, Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in a seasonally moist tropical evergreen forest, Remote Sensing of Environment, 94(1):105-122, [pdf]
Churkina, G., Schimel, D., Braswell, B, Xiao, X., 2005, Spatial analysis of growing season length control over net ecosystem exchange, Global Change Biology, 11(10):1777-1787, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Hollinger, D., Aber, J., Moore, B., 2005, Modeling gross primary production of an evergreen needleleaf forest using modis and climate data, Ecological Applications, 15(3):954-969, [pdf]
Wang, S., Niu, H., Cui, X., Jiang, S., Li, Y., Xiao, X., Wang, J., Wang, G., Huang, D., Qi, Q., Yang, Z., 2005, Plant communities - Ecosystem stability in inner Mongolia, Nature, 435(7045):E5-E6, [pdf]
Li, C., Frolking, S., Xiao, X., Moore, B., Boles, S., Qiu, J., Huang, Y., Salas, W., Sass, R., 2005, Modeling impacts of farming management alternatives on CO2, CH4, and N2O emissions: A case study for water management of rice agriculture of China, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 19(3):GB3010, [pdf]
Zhang, Q., Xiao, X., Braswell, B., Linder, E., Baret, F., 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(3):357-371, [pdf]

2004

Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Boles, S., Rawlins, M., 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, [pdf]
Boles, S., Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Munkhutya, S., Liu, J., Ojima, D., 2004, Land cover characterization of Temperate East Asia using multi-temporal VEGETATION sensor data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 90(4):477-489, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Hollinger, D., Aber, J., Goltz, M., Davidson, E., Zhang, Q., Moore, B., 2004, Satellite-based modeling of gross primary production in an evergreen needleleaf forest, Remote Sensing of Environment, 89(4):519-534, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Zhang, Q., Braswell, B., Urbanski, S., Boles, S., Wofsy, S., Berrien, M., Ojima, D., 2004, Modeling gross primary production of temperate deciduous broadleaf forest using satellite images and climate data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 91(2):256-270, [pdf]

2003

Xiao, X., Liu, J., Zhuang, D. , Frolking, S., Boles, S., Xu, B., Liu, M., Salas, W., Moore, B., Li, C., 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(3-4):297-306, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Braswell, B., Zhang, Q., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Moore III, B., 2003, Sensitivity of vegetation indices to atmospheric aerosols: continental-scale observations in Northern Asia., Remote Sensing of Environment, 84(3):385-392, [pdf]
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, [pdf]
Liu, J., Zhuang, D., Luo, D., and Xiao, X., 2003, Land-cover classification of China: integrated analysis of AVHRR imagery and geophysical data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 24(12):2485-2500, [pdf]
Hurtt, G., Xiao, X., Keller, M., Palace, M., Asner, G., Braswell, B., Brondizio, E., Cardoso, M., Carvalho, C. J., Fearon, M., Guild, L., Hagen, S., A. Schloss, T., Vourlitis, G., Wickel, A., Moore III, B., Nobre,C., 2003, IKONOS Imagery for the Large Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA), Remote Sensing of Environment, 88(1-2):111-127, [pdf]
Qiu, J., Tang, H., Frolking, S., Boles, S., Li, C., Xiao, X., Liu, J., 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 Ma, Geocarto International, 18(2):3-13, [pdf]
Guo, Z., Xiao, X., Gan, Y., Zheng, Y., 2003, Landscape planning for a rural ecosystem: case study of a resettlement area for residents from land submerged by the Three Gorges Reservoir, China, Landscape Ecology, 18(5):503-512, [pdf]

2002

Xiao, X., Moore, B., Qin, X., Shen, Z., Boles, S., 2002, Large-scale observations of alpine snow and ice cover in Asia: Using multi-temporal VEGETATION sensor data, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(11):2213-2228, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Salas, W., Moore, B., Li, C., He, L., Zhao, R, 2002, Landscape-scale characterization of cropland in China using Vegetation and landsat TM images, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 23(18):3579-3594, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Boles, S., Frolking, S., Salas, W., Moore, B., Li, C., He, L., Zhao, R., 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, [pdf]
Xiao, X., He, L., Salas, W., Li, C., Moore, B., Zhao, R., Frolking, S., Boles, S., 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, [pdf]
Lucas, R., Xiao, X., Hagen, S., 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):2-5, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Boles, S., Liu, J., Zhuang, D., Liu, M., 2002, Characterization of forest types in Northeastern China, using multi-temporal SPOT-4 VEGETATION sensor data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 82(2-3):335-348, [pdf]
Perez-Garcia, J., Joyce, L., McGuire, A., Xiao, X., 2002, Impacts of climate change on the global forest sector, Climatic Change, 54(4):439-461, [pdf]
Hagen, S., Braswell, B., Frolking, S., Salas, W., Xiao, X., 2002, Determination of subpixel fractions of nonforested area in the Amazon using multiresolution satellite sensor data, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 107(D20):11, [pdf]
Li, C., Qiu, J., Frolking, S., Xiao, X., Salas, W., Moore, B., Boles, S., Huang, Y., Sass, R., 2002, Reduced methane emissions from large-scale changes in water management of China's rice paddies during 1980-2000, Geophysical Research Letters, 29(20):33-1, [pdf]
Frolking, S., Qiu, J., Boles, S., Xiao, X., Liu, J., Li, C., 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, [pdf]

2001

Zheng, Y., Xiao, X., Guo, Z., Howard, T., 2001, A county-level analysis of the spatial distribution of forest resources in China., Journal of Forest Planning, 7(2):69-78, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Shen, Z., 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, [pdf]
Guo, Z., Xiao, X., Gan, Y., Zheng, Y., 2001, Ecosystem functions, services and their values - a case study in Xingshan County of China, Ecological Economics, 38(1):141-154, [pdf]

2000

Guo, Z., Xiao, X., Li, D., 2000, An assessment of ecosystem services: Water flow regulation and hydroelectric power production, Ecological Applications, 10(3):925-936, [pdf]

1999

Prinn, R., Jacoby, H., Sokolov, A., Wang, C., Xiao, X., Yang, Z., Eckhaus, R., Stone, P., Ellerman, D., Melillo, J., Fitzmaurice, J., Kicklighter, D., Holian, G., Liu, Y., 1999, Integrated global system model for climate policy assessment: Feedbacks and sensitivity studies, Climatic Change, 41(3-4):469-546, [pdf]
Frolking, S., Xiao, X., Zhuang, Y., Salas, W., Li, C., 1999, Agricultural land-use in China: a comparison of area estimates from ground-based census and satellite-borne remote sensing, Global Ecology and Biogeography, 8(5):407-416, [pdf]

1998

Xiao, X., Melillo, J., Kicklighter, D., McGuire, A., Prinn, R., Wang, C., Stone, P., Sokolov, A., 1998, Transient climate change and net ecosystem production of the terrestrial biosphere, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 12(23):345-360, [pdf]

1997

Xiao, X., Kicklighter, D., Melillo, J., McGuire, A., Stone, P., Sokolov, A., 1997, Linking a global terrestrial biogeochemical model and a 2-dimensional climate model: Implications for the global carbon budget, Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 49(1):18-37, [pdf]
McGuire, A., Melillo, J., Kicklighter, D., Pan, Y., Xiao, X., Helfrich, J., Moore, B., Vorosmarty, C., Schloss, A., 1997, Equilibrium responses of global net primary production and carbon storage to doubled atmospheric carbon dioxide: Sensitivity to changes in vegetation nitrogen concentration, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 11(2):173-189, [pdf]

1996

Xiao, X., Shu, J., Wang, Y., Ojima, D., Bonham, C., 1996, Temporal variation in aboveground biomass of Leymus chinense steppe from species to community levels in the Xilin River basin, Inner Mongolia, China, Vegetatio, 123(1):1-12, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Chen, D., Peng, Y., Cui, X., Ojima, D., 1996, Observation and modeling of plant biomass of meadow steppe in Tumugi, Xingan league, Inner Mongolia, China, Vegetatio, 127(2):191-201, [pdf]

1995

Xiao, X., Ojima, D., Parton, W., Chen, Z., Chen, D., 1995, Sensitivity of Inner Mongolia grasslands to climate change, Journal of Biogeography, 22(4-5):643-648, [pdf]
Xiao, X., Wang, Y., Jiang, S., Ojima, D., Bonham, C., 1995, Interannual Variation in the Climate and Aboveground Biomass of Leymus-Chinense Steppe and Stipa-Grandis Steppe in the Xilin River Basin, Inner-Mongolia, China, Journal of Arid Environments, 31(3):283-299, [pdf]