Publications

*: Corresponding Author; †: Equal Contribution; ‡: Authors Ordered Alphabetically; §: Students Mentored.

C: Conference Paper; R: Technical Report; P: Preprint; Media Coverage: Press Release with Links

Preprint

P2. Li, H., Zhao, Y., Wang, C., Ürge-Vorsatz, D., Carmeliet, J., & Bardhan, R.* (2024). Harnessing cooling from urban trees: Interconnecting background climates, urban morphology, and tree traits. EGUsphere. Full Text.

P1. Henry, S.§, & Wang, C. (2023). Compound heat wave and PM2.5 pollution episodes in U.S. cities. arXiv. Full Text.

2024

60. Feron, S.*, Cordero, R. R.*, Damiani, A., MacDonell, S., Pizarro, J., Goubanova, K., Valenzuela, R., Wang, C., Rester, L., & Beaulieu, A. (2024). South America is becoming warmer, drier, and more flammable. Communications Earth & Environment, in press.

59. Jongen, H. J.*, Lipson, M., Teuling, A. J., Grimmond, C. S. B., Baik, J.-J.‡, Best, M.‡, Demuzere, M.‡, Fortuniak, K.‡, Huang, Y.‡,§, De Kauwe, M. G.‡, Li, R.‡, McNorton, J.‡, Meili, N.‡, Oleson, K.‡, Park, S.-B.‡, Sun, T.‡, Tsiringakis, A.‡, Varentsov, M.‡, Wang, C.‡, Wang, Z.-H.‡, & Steeneveld, G.-J. (2024). The water balance representation in Urban-PLUMBER land surface models. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, in press. Preprint in ESS Open Archive.

58. Chen, W., Zhou, Y.*, Passe U., Zhang, T., Wang, C., Asrar, G. R., LI, Q., & Li, H. (2024). Improving estimation of diurnal land surface temperatures by integrating weather modeling with satellite observations. Remote Sensing of Environment, in press.

57. Li, Y.*, Wang, C., Tang, Q., Yao, S., Sun, B., Peng, H., & Xiao, S.* (2024). Unraveling the discrepancies between Eulerian and Lagrangian moisture tracking models in monsoon- and westerlies-dominated basins of the Tibetan Plateau. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, in press. Preprint in EGUsphere.

56. Liu, J., Xue, F.*, Guo, X., Yang, Z., Kang, M., Chen, M. Ji, D., Liu, D., Xiao, S.*, & Wang, C.* (2024). Methane dynamics altered by reservoir operations in a typical tributary of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Water Research, 263, 122163. Full Text.

55. Li, Q.*, Padilla, L., Thompson, T., Xiao, S., Mohr, E. J., Zhou, X., Kacharava, N., Cui, Y., & Wang, C. (2024) A modeling framework to assess fenceline monitoring and self-reported upset emissions of benzene from multiple oil refineries in Texas. Atmospheric Environment X, 23, 100281. Full Text.

54. Li, P., Wang, Z.-H.*, & Wang, C. (2024). The potential of urban irrigation for counteracting carbon-climate feedback. Nature Communications, 15, 2437. Full Text.

53. Yu, Z.*, Chen, J., Chen, J., Zhan, W., Wang, C., Ma, W., Yao, X., Zhou, S., Zhu, K., & Sun, R. (2024). Enhanced observations from an optimized soil-canopy-photosynthesis and energy flux model revealed evapotranspiration-shading cooling dynamics of urban vegetation during extreme heat. Remote Sensing of Environment, 305, 114098. Full Text.

52. Yang, X., Wang, Z.-H.*, Wang, C., & Lai, Y.-C. (2024). Megacities are causal pacemakers of extreme heatwaves. npj Urban Sustainability, 4, 8. Full Text.

51. Lipson, M. J.*, Grimmond, S., Best, M., Abramowitz, G., Coutts, A., Tapper, N., Baik, J.-J.‡, Beyers, M.‡, Blunn, L.‡, Boussetta, S.‡, Bou-Zeid, E.‡, De Kauwe, M. G.‡, de Munck, C.‡, Demuzere, M.‡, Fatichi, S.‡, Fortuniak, K.‡, Han, B.-S.‡, Hendry, M.‡, Kikegawa, Y.‡, Kondo, H.‡, Lee, D.-I.‡, Lee, S.-H.‡, Lemonsu, A.‡, Machado, T.‡, Manoli, G.‡, Martilli, A.‡, Masson, V.‡, McNorton, J.‡, Meili, N.‡, Meyer, D.‡, Nice, K. A.‡, Oleson, K. W.‡, Park, S.-B.‡, Roth, M.‡, Schoetter, R.‡, Simón-Moral, A.‡, Steeneveld, G.-J.‡, Sun, T.‡, Takane, Y.‡, Thatcher, M.‡, Tsiringakis, A.‡, Varentsov, M.‡, Wang, C.‡, Wang, Z.-H.‡, & Pitman, A. (2024). Evaluation of 30 urban land surface models in the Urban-PLUMBER project: Phase 1 results. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 150, 126–169. Full Text.

2023

46. Feron, S., Cordero, R. R.*, Damiani, A., Oyola, P., Ansari, T., Pedemonte, J. C., Wang, C., Ouyang, Z., & Gallo, V. (2023). Compound climate-pollution extremes in Santiago de Chile. Scientific Reports, 13, 6726. Full Text.

45. Yang, X., Wang, Z.-H.*, Wang, C., & Lai, Y.-C. (2023). Finding causal gateways of precipitation over the contiguous United States. Geophysical Research Letters, 50(4), e2022GL101942. Full Text.

2022

44. Li, Y.*, Wang, C., Huang, R., Yan, D., Peng, H.*, & Xiao, S. (2022). Spatial distribution of oceanic moisture contributions to precipitation over the Tibetan Plateau. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(24), 6413–6426. Full Text.

43. Yang, S., Liu, J.*, Wang, C., Zhang, T., Dong, X., & Liu, Y. (2022). Vegetation dynamics influenced by climate change and human activities in the Hanjiang River Basin, central China. Ecological Indicators, 145, 109586. Full Text.

42. Huang, X., Song, J.*, Wang, C., & Chan, P. W. (2022). Realistic representation of city street-level human thermal stress via a new urban climate-human coupling system. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 169, 112919. Full Text.

41. Yang, X., Wang, Z.-H.*, Wang, C., & Lai, Y.-C. (2022). Detecting the causal influence of thermal environments among climate regions in the United States. Journal of Environmental Management, 322, 116001. Full Text.

C2. Zhu, B.*†, Lui, N.*†, Irvin, J.*†, Le, J., Tadwalkar, S., Wang, C., Ouyang, Z., Liu, F. Y., Ng., A. Y., & Jackson, R. B. (2022). METER-ML: A multi-sensor Earth observation benchmark for automated methane source mapping. In Gruca, A., Robinson, C., Yokoya, N., Zhou, J., and Ghamisi, P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the Second Workshop on Complex Data Challenges in Earth Observation (CDCEO 2022), pp. 33–43. IJCAI-ECAI 2022: the 31st International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence and the 25th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Vienna, Austria, July 23–29, 2022. Full Text. (conference paper)

39. Wang, C.*, Miller, J., Jackson, R. B., & Carstensen L. L. (2022). Combating climate change in an era of longevity. Generations Journal, 46(2), 1–10. Full Text.

R6. The Stanford Center on Longevity (Wang, C. as one of the contributors). (2021). The New Map of Life. Report by The New Map of Life Initiative at Stanford Center on Longevity, 81 pages. Full Text.

37. Yang, X., Wang, Z.-H.*, & Wang, C. (2022). Critical transitions in the hydrological system: early-warning signals and network analysis. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 26(7), 1845–1856. Full Text.

2021

R5. Wang, C., & Jackson, R. B. (2021). Supporting Century-Long Lives Through Efficient Energy Use and Livable Urban Environments. Report prepared for The New Map of Life Initiative at Stanford Center on Longevity, 63 pages. Full text.

33. Liu, J., Xiao, S., Wang, C., Yang, Z.*, Liu, D. Guo, X., Liu, L., & Lorke, A. (2021). Spatial and temporal variability of dissolved methane concentrations and diffusive emissions in the Three Gorges Reservoir. Water Research, 207, 117788. Full Text.

32. Li, Y., Wang, C., & Su, F.* (2021). Evaluation of CMIP6 models over two Third Pole subregions with contrasting circulation systems. Journal of Climate, 34(22), 9133–9152. Full Text.

29. Huang, X., Song, J.*, Wang, C., Chui, T. F. M., & Chan, P. W. (2021). The synergistic effect of urban heat and moisture islands in a compact high-rise city. Building and Environment, 205, 108274. Full Text.

28. Wang, Z.-H.*, Wang, C., & Yang, X. (2021). Dynamic synchronization of extreme heat in complex climate networks in the contiguous United States. Urban Climate, 38, 100909. Full Text.

R3. Miller, J., Horwitz, I.‡, Johfre, S.‡, Jonas, A.‡, Roche, M.‡, Sierra Huertas, D.‡, Streeter, J.‡, Wang, C.‡, Deevy, M., & Carstensen L. L. (2021). Effectively Reducing Race Differences in Old Age Demands a Life Course Approach. Article prepared for AARP International in Building Equity in Longevity, Washington, DC: AARP Thought Leadership, 4 pages. Full Text.

27. Wang, C.*, Wang, Z.-H., Kaloush, K. E., & Shacat, J. (2021). Cool pavements for urban heat island mitigation: A synthetic review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 146, 111171. Full Text.

2020

C1. Wang, C.* (2020). Landscape phenology and soil moisture dynamics influenced by irrigation in a desert urban environment. In Ghaffarianhoseini, A., Ghaffarianhoseini A., and Nasmith N. (Eds.), Imaginable Futures: Design Thinking, and the Scientific Method, pp. 670–679. 54th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 2020. Auckland, New Zealand, November 26–27, 2020. Full Text. (conference paper)

24. Zhang, F.†, Wang, C.†, & Wang, Z.-H.* (2020). Responses of natural vegetation to climate in dryland ecosystems: A case study between Xinjiang and Arizona. Remote Sensing, 12(21), 3567. Full Text.

21. Wang, C., & Wang, Z.-H.* (2020). A network-based toolkit for evaluation and intercomparison of weather prediction and climate modeling. Journal of Environmental Management, 268, 110709. Full Text.

2019

19. Wang, C., Wang, Z.-H.*, & Yang, J. (2019). Urban water capacity: Irrigation for heat mitigation. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 78, 101397. Full Text.

2018

15. Song, J.*, Wang, Z.-H., & Wang, C. (2018). The regional impact of urban heat mitigation strategies on planetary boundary-layer dynamics over a semiarid city. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(12), 6410–6422. Full Text.

14. Wang, C., Wang, Z.-H.*, Yang, J., & Li, Q. (2018). A backward-Lagrangian-stochastic footprint model for the urban environment. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 168, 59–80. Full Text.

2017

R1. Wang, Z.-H., Kaloush, K. E., & Wang, C. (2017). Sustainability and Scaling of Urban Transportation Networks. Report No. NTC2016-SU-R-04. Report prepared for National Transportation Center at Maryland (NTC), 33 pages. Full Text.

13. Wang, C.*, Wang, C. Y., Myint, S. W., & Wang, Z.-H. (2017). Landscape determinants of spatio-temporal patterns of aerosol optical depth in the two most polluted metropolitans in the United States. Science of the Total Environment, 609, 1556–1565. Full Text.

12. Wang, C., & Wang, Z.-H.* (2017). Projecting population growth as a dynamic measure of regional urban warming. Sustainable Cities and Society, 32, 357–365. Full Text.

11. Song, J.*, Wang, Z.-H., & Wang, C. (2017). Biospheric and anthropogenic contributors to atmospheric CO2 variability in a residential neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(6), 3317–3329. Full Text.

2016

10. Wang, Z.-H.*, Fan, C., Myint, S. W., & Wang, C. (2016). Size matters: What are the characteristic source areas for urban planning strategies? PLoS One, 11(11), e0165726. Full Text.

9. Xiao, S.*, Wang, C., Wilkinson, R. J., Liu, D., Zhang, C., Xu, W., Yang, Z., Wang, Y., & Lei, D. (2016). Theoretical model for diffusive greenhouse gas fluxes estimation across water-air interfaces measured with the static floating chamber method. Atmospheric Environment, 137, 45–52. Full Text.

8. Wang, C., Liu, J.*, Dong, X., & Yu, D. (2016). Runoff response to RCP scenarios of CMIP5 climate change projections in Qingjiang River Basin. Journal of Central China Normal University (Natural Sciences), 50(3), 449–456. Full Text (in Chinese).

7. Wang, C., Liu, J.*, Dong, X., & Yu, D. (2016). Research of runoff change in Qingjiang River Basin based on CMIP5 climate model. Water Resources and Power, 34(7), 16–20. Full Text (in Chinese).

2015 and earlier

6. Wang, C.*, & Li, X. (2015). Primary assessment of the daytime aquatic environment in summer at Three Gorges Reservoir and Yangtze River’s Yichang section. Science and Technology Innovation Herald, 12(3), 111–114. Full Text (in Chinese).

5. Xiao, S.*, Yang, H., Liu, D., Zhang, C., Lei, D., Wang, Y., Peng, F., Li, Y., Wang, C., Li, X., Wu, G., & Liu, L. (2014). Gas transfer velocities of methane and carbon dioxide in a subtropical shallow pond. Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology, 66, 23795. Full Text.

4. Xiao, S.*, Liu, W., Yang, H., Lei, D., Wang, Y., Peng, F., Li, Y., Wang, C., Zhang C., Li, X., Wu, G., Liu, L., & Ouyang, K. (2014). Extreme methane bubbling emissions from a subtropical shallow eutrophic pond. Austin Biometrics and Biostatistics, 1(2), id1006. Full Text.

3. Wang, C., Xiao, S.*, Li, Y., Zhong, H., Li, X., & Peng, F. (2014). Methane formation and consumption processes in Xiangxi Bay of the Three Gorges Reservoir. Scientific Reports, 4, 4449. Full Text.

2. Wang, C.* (2014). Current research of sediment incipient motion velocity. Science and Technology Innovation Herald, 11(27): 32–36. Full Text (in Chinese).

1. Wang, C.*, & Luo Z. (2012). An approach for calculating the outflow of a hydropower plant with guaranteed output under sparse data conditions. New Technology & New Products of China, 19: 70–71. Full Text (in Chinese).

Note: A full list of journal publications, conference papers, and technical articles and reports is available in Dr. Chenghao Wang‘s CV.