Prof. Qianlai Zhuang
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
and Department of Agronomy
Purdue University, USA
William F. and Patty J. Miller Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary
Sciences
Professor of Agronomy
Email: qzhuang@purdue.edu
Qualifications
2005 Postdoctoral training, Ecosystem Center, Marine Biological
Laboratory, Woods Hole, USA
2001 Ph.D., Biological Sciences, University of Alaska at Fairbanks, USA
Publications (Selected)
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Qin, Z. and Q. Zhuang and M. Chen (2011), Impacts of land use change due to
biofuel crops on carbon balance, bioenergy production, and agricultural yield,
in the conterminous United States, Glob Change Biol Bioenergy, 1757-1707,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1757-1707.2011.01129.x.
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Chen, M. and Q. Zhuang (2011), Q., Cook, D. R., Coulter, R., Pekour, M.,
Scott, R. L., Munger, J. W., and Bible, K.: Quantification of terrestrial
ecosystem carbon dynamics in the conterminous United States combining a
process-based biogeochemical model and MODIS and AmeriFlux data,
Biogeosciences, 8, 2665-2688, doi:10.5194/bg-8-2665-2011.
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Jiang, Y., and Q. Zhuang (2011), Extreme value analysis of wildfires in
Canadian boreal forest ecosystems Canadian Journal of Forest Research,
41:1836-1851, 10.1139/x11-102.
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Lu, X. and Q. Zhuang (2011), Areal changes of land ecosystems in the
Alaskan Yukon River Basin from 1984 to 2008, Environ. Res. Lett. 6 034012, doi:
10.1088/1748-9326/6/3/034012.
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Xiao, J., Q. Zhuang, Beverly E. Law, Dennis D. Baldocchi, Jiquan Chen,
Andrew D. Richardson, Jerry M. Melillo, Kenneth J. Davis, David Y. Hollinger,
Sonia Wharton, Ram Oren, Asko Noormets, Marc L. Fischer, Shashi B. Verma, David
R. Cook, Ge Sun, Steve McNulty, Steven C. Wofsy, Paul V. Bolstad, Sean P.
Burns, Peter S. Curtis, Bert G. Drake, Matthias Falk, David R. Foster, Lianhong
Gu, Julian L. Hadley, Gabriel G. Katul, Marcy Litvak, Siyan Ma, Timothy A.
Martin, Roser Matamala, Tilden P. Meyers, Russell K. Monson, J. William Munger,
Walter C. Oechel, U. Kyaw Tha Paw, Hans Peter Schmid, Russell L. Scott, Gregory
Starr, Andrew E. Suyker, Margaret S. Torn (2011), Assessing net ecosystem
carbon exchange of U.S. terrestrial ecosystems by integrating eddy covariance
flux measurements and satellite observations, Agricultural and Forest
Meteorology, Volume 151, Issue 1, 15 January 2011, Pages 60-69, ISSN 0168-1923
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Tang, J., Q. Zhuang, Shannon, R. D., and White, J. R. (2010) Quantifying
wetland methane emissions with process-based models of different complexities,
Biogeosciences, 7, 3817-3837, doi:10.5194/bg-7-3817-2010
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Tang, J., and Q. Zhuang (2010), Modeling soil thermal and hydrological
dynamics and changes of growing season in Alaskan terrestrial ecosystems,
Climatic Change, DOI 10.1007/s10584-010-9988-1
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Zhuang Q., J. He, Y. Lu, L. Ji, J. Xiao, T. Luo, Carbon dynamics of
terrestrial ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau during the 20th century: an
analysis with a process-based biogeochemical mode, Global Ecology and
Biogeography,19,5, 649-662,2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00559.x
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Tang, J. and Q. Zhuang (2011), Technical Note: Propagating correlations in
atmospheric inversions using different Kalman update smoothers, Atmos. Chem.
Phys., 11, 921-929, doi:10.5194/acp-11-921-2011.
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Lu, X., and Q. Zhuang, Evaluating evapotranspiration and water-use
efficiency of terrestrial ecosystems in the conterminous United States using
MODIS and AmeriFlux data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 114, 9, 1924-1939,
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.04.001.
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McGuire, A.D., D.J. Hayes, D.W. Kicklighter, M. Manizza, Q
Zhuang, M. Chen, M. J. Follows, K. R. Gurney, J.W. McClelland, J. M. Melillo,
B. J. Peterson, and R. G. Prinn (2010). An analysis of the carbon balance of
the Arctic Basin from 1997 to 2006, Tellus, DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-0889.2010.00497.x.
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Xiao, J., Q. Zhuang, D. D. Baldocchi, B. E. Law, A. D. Richardson, J.
Chen, R. Oren, G. Starr, A. Noormets, S. Ma, S. B. Verma, S. Wharton, S. C.
Wofsy, P V. Bolstad, S. P. Burns, D. R. Cook, P. S. Curtis, B. G. Drake, M.
Falk, M. L. Fischer, D. R. Foster, L. Gu, J. L. Hadley, D. Y. Hollinger, G. G.
Katul, M. Litvak, T. A. Martin, R. Matamala, S. McNulty, T. P. Meyers, R. K.
Monson, J. W. Munger, W. C. Oechel, K. T. Paw U, H. P. Schmid, R. L. Scott, G.
Sun, A. E. Suyker, M. S. Torn, (2010). A Continuous Measure of Gross Primary
Productivity for the Conterminous U.S. Derived from MODIS and AmeriFlux Data,
Remote Sensing of Environment 114, 576–591.
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Lu, X. and Q. Zhuang (2010), Evaluating climate impacts on carbon balance
of the terrestrial ecosystems in the Midwest of the United States with a
process-based ecosystem model, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global
Change,15, 5, 467-487,10.1007/s11027-010-9228-z.
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Ping, X., G. Zhou, Q. Zhuang, Y. Wang, W. Zuo, G. Shi, X. Lin and Y. Wang,
(2010). Effects of sample size and position from monolith and core methods on
the estimation of total root biomass in a temperate grassland ecosystem in
Inner Mongolia. Geoderma 155(3-4): 262-268.
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Jiang Y., Zhuang Q., Flannigan M. D., Little J. M. (2009),
Characterization of wildfire regimes in Canadian boreal terrestrial ecosystems.
International Journal of Wildland Fire 18, 992–1002. doi:10.1071/WF08096
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Lu, Y., Q. Zhuang, G. Zhou, A. Sirin, J. Melillo and D. Kicklighter
(2009) Possible decline of the carbon sink in the Mongolian Plateau during the
21st century, Environ. Res. Lett. 4 045023 (8pp) doi:
10.1088/1748-9326/4/4/045023.
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Xu, K., , C. Kong, , G. Liu, , C. Wu, , H. Deng, , Y. Zhang , and Q.
Zhuang, Changes of urban wetlands in Wuhan, China, from 1987 to 2005, Progress
in Physical Geography 2010 34: 207-220.
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Tang, J. and Q. Zhuang, A global sensitivity analysis and Bayesian
inference framework for improving the parameter estimation and prediction of a
process-based Terrestrial Ecosystem Model J. Geophys. Res., 114, D15303,
doi:10.1029/2009JD011724., 2009.
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Xiao, J., Zhuang, Q., Liang, E., McGuire, A. D., Kicklighter, D. W.,
Moody, A., and Melillo, J. M., Twentieth-century droughts and their impacts on
terrestrial carbon cycling in China, Earth Interactions, 13, 1-31, 2009.
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Zhuang, Q., J. M. Melack, S. Zimov, K. M. Walter, C. L. Butenhoff, and M.
A. K. Khalil, Global methane emissions from wetlands, rice paddies, and lakes,
Eos, 90(5), 37-38, 2009.
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Tang, J., Q. Zhuang, Equifinality in parameterization of process-based
biogeochemistry models: A significant uncertainty source to the estimation of
regional carbon dynamics J. Geophys. Res., 113, G04010,
doi:10.1029/2008JG000757, 2008.
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Xiao, J., Q. Zhuang, Dennis D. Baldocchi, Beverly E. Law, Andrew D.
Richardson, Jiquan Chen, Ram Oren, Gregory Starr, Asko Noormets, Siyan Ma,
Shashi B. Verma, Sonia Wharton, Steven C. Wofsy, Paul V. Bolstad, Sean P.
Burns, David R. Cook, Peter S. Curtis, Bert G. Drake, Matthias Falk, Marc L.
Fischer, David R. Foster, Lianhong Gu, Julian L. Hadley, David Y. Hollinger,
Gabriel G. Katul, Marcy Litvak, Timothy A. Martin, Roser Matamala, Steve
McNulty, Tilden P. Meyers, Russell K. Monson, J. William Munger, Walter C.
Oechel, Kyaw Tha Paw U, Hans Peter Schmid, Russell L. Scott, Ge Sun, Andrew E.
Suyker, Margaret S. Torn, 2008, Estimation of net ecosystem carbon exchange for
the conterminous United States by combining MODIS and AmeriFlux data.
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 148, 1827-1847.
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Zhuang, Q. , T. Zhang, J. Xiao, and T. Luo, Quantification of Net Primary
Production of Chinese Forest Ecosystems with Spatial Statistical Approaches,
Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, DOI
10.1007/s11027-008-9152-7, 2008.
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Zhuang, Q., and W. S. Reeburgh, Introduction to special section on
Synthesis of Recent Terrestrial Methane Emission Studies, J. Geophys. Res.,
113, G00A02, doi:10.1029/2008JG000749, 2008.
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Melillo, J.M., S. Hassol, D. Archer, T. Callaghan, F.S. Chapin III, T.
Christensen, A.D. McGuire, K. Walter, and Q. Zhuang. Methane from the
Arctic: Global warming wildcard. Chapter in United Nations Environmental
Programme Yearbook, 2008.
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26.Xiao, J., and Q. Zhuang, Drought effects on large fire activity in
Canadian and Alaskan forests, Environ. Res. Lett. 2 044003 (6pp)
doi:10.1088/1748-9326/2/4/044003, 2007.
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Balshi M.S., A.D.McGuire, Q. Zhuang, J.M.Melillo, D.W. Kicklighter,
E.Kasischke, C. Wirth, M. Flannigan, J.Harden, J.S.Clein, T.J. Burnside,
J.McAllister, W.A.Kurz, M.Apps, and A. Shvidenko, The role of historical fire
disturbance in the carbon dynamics of the pan-boreal region: A process- based
analysis. J. Geophys. Res, 112, G02029, 2007.
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Zhuang, Q., J. M. Melillo, A. D. McGuire, D. W. Kicklighter, R. G.
Prinn, P. A. Steudler, B. S. Felzer, and S. Hu, Net emissions of CH4 and
CO2 in Alaska: implications for the region's greenhouse gas budget, Ecological
Applications: Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 203–212, 2007.
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Sitch, S., A.D. McGuire, J. Kimball, N. Gedney, J. Gamon, R.
Rengstrom, A. Wolf, Q. Zhuang, J. Clein, and K. C.
McDonald, Assessing the carbon balance of circumpolar arctic tundra using
remote sensing and process modeling, Ecological Applications, 17 (1), 2007,
213-234, 2007.
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Zhuang, Q., J. M. Melillo, M. C. Sarofim, D W. Kicklighter, A. D. McGuire,
B. S. Felzer, A.
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Sokolov, R. G. Prinn, P. A. Steudler, and S. Hu, CO2 and CH4 exchanges
between land ecosystems and the atmosphere in northern high latitudes over the
21st century, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L17403, doi:10.1029/2006GL026972, 2006.
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Euskirchen, E.S., A.D. McGuire, D.W. Kicklighter, Q. Zhuang, J.S. Clein,
R.J. Dargaville, D.G. Dye, J.S. Kimball, K.C. McDonald, J.M. Melillo, V.E.
Romanovsky, N.V. Smith, Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on
growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial
high-latitude ecosystem, Global Change Biology, 12, 731-750,
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2486.2006.01113.x, 2006.
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Felzer B., J. Reilly, J. Melillo, D. Kicklighter, C. Wang, R. Prinn, M.
Sarofim, Q. Zhuang, Past and future effects of ozone on net primary production
and carbon sequestration using a global biogeochemical model, Climatic Change
73:345-373, doi:10.1007/S10584-005-6776-4, 2005.
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Zhuang, Q., J. M. Melillo, D. W. Kicklighter, R. G. Prinn, D. A. McGuire,
P. A. Steudler, B. S. Felzer, and S. Hu, Methane fluxes between terrestrial
ecosystems and the atmosphere at northern high latitudes during the past
century: A retrospective analysis with a process-based biogeochemistry model,
Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 18, GB3010, doi:10.1029/2004GB002239, 2004.
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