* denotes first author student  |  ** denotes first author postdoc/visiting professor

Journals

Dai, L., T. Che, H. Xie, and X. Wu, 2018. Estimation of snow depth over the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau based on AMSR-E and MODIS data. Remote Sensing, 10(12). doi:10.3390/rs10121989

Gao, J., B. Meng, T. Liang, Q. Feng, J. Ge, J. Yin, C. Wu, X. Cui, M. Hou, J. Liu, and H. Xie, 2019. Modeling alpine grassland forage phosphorus based on hyperspectral remote sensing and a multi-factor machine learning algorithm in the east of Tibetan Plateau, China. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 147:104-117. doi:10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.11.015

Wan, W., L. Zhao, H. Xie, B. Liu, H. Li, Y. Cui, Y. Ma, and Y. Hong, 2018. Lake surface water temperature change over the Tibetan Plateau from 2001-2015: A sensitive indicator of the warming climate, Geophysical Research Letters, 44. doi:10.1029/2018GL078601

*Yang, S., Q. Feng, T. Liang, B. Liu, W. Zhang, H. Xie, 2018. Modeling grassland above-ground biomass based on artificial neural network and remote sensing in the Three-River Headwaters region. Remote Sensing of Environment, 204:448-455. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2017.10.011

Wan, W., H. Li, H. Xie, Y. Hong, D. Long, and 6 others, 2017, A comprehensive data set of lake surface water temperature over the Tibetan Plateau derived from MODIS LST products 2001-2015, Nature: Scientific Data, 4, 170095. doi:10.1038/sdata.2017.95

Gao, J., X. Huang, X. Ma, Q. Feng, T. Liang, and H. Xie, 2017. Snow disaster early warning in pastoral areas of Qinghai Province, China, Remote Sensing, 9(5), 475. doi:10.3390/rs9050475

Zhang, G., T. Yao, C.K. Shum, S. Yi, K. Yang, H. Xie, and other 8, 2017. Lake volume and groundwater storage variations in Tibetan Plateau's endorheic basin. Geophysical Research Letters, 44. doi:10.1002/2017GL073773

*Liu, B., Y. Du, L. Li, Q. Feng, H. Xie, T. Liang, F. Hou, and J. Ren, 2016. Outburst flooding of the moraine-dammed Zhounai Lake on Tibetan Plateau: Causes and Impacts. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters. 13(4): 570-574. doi:10.1109/LGRS.2016.2525778

*Yu, J., G. Zhang, T. Yao, H. Xie, H. Zhang, C. Ke, and R. Yao, 2016. Developing daily cloud-free snow composite products from MODIS Terra-Aqua and IMS for the Tibetan Plateau. IEEE Trans. on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. doi:10.1109/TGRS.2015.2496950

*Wang, X.L., T. Liang, H. Xie, X. Huang, and H. Lin, 2016. Climate-driven changes in grassland vegetation, snow cover, and lake water of the Qinghai Lake basin, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 10(3), 036017. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.10.036017

Liang, T., S. Yang, Q. Feng, B. Liu, R. Zhang, X. Huang, and H. Xie, 2016. Multi-factor modeling of above-ground biomass in alpine grassland: A case study in the Three-River Headwaters Region, China. Remote Sensing of Environment 186: 164-172. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.014

*Wang, W., X. Huang, J. Deng, H. Xie, and T. Liang, 2015. Spatio-Temporal Change of Snow Cover and Its Response to Climate over the Tibetan Plateau Based on an Improved Daily Cloud-Free Snow Cover Product. Remote Sensing, 2015, 7(1):169-194. doi:10.3390/rs70100169

*Bi, Y., H. Xie, C. Huang, and C. Ke, 2015. Snow cover variations and controlling factors at Upper Heihe River Basin, Northwestern China. Remote Sensing, 7: 6741-6762. doi:10.3390/rs70606741

Zhang, G., T. Yao, H. Xie, W. Wang, and W. Yang, 2015. An inventory of glacial lakes in the Third Pole region and their changes in response to global warming. Global and Planetary Change, 131: 148-157. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2015.05.013

Zhang G., T. Yao, H. Xie, J. Qin, Q. Ye, Y. Dai, and R. Guo, 2014. Estimating surface temperature changes of lakes in the Tibetan Plateau using MODIS LST data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmos., 119. doi:10.1002/2014JD021615

Zhang G., H. Xie, T. Yao, H. Li, and S. Duan, 2014. Quantitative water resources assessment of Qinghai Lake basin using snowmelt runoff model (SRM). J. of Hydrology. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.08.022

Zhang G., T. Yao, H. Xie, J. Qin, Q. Ye, Y. Dai, and R. Guo, 2014. Estimating surface temperature changes of lakes in the Tibetan Plateau using MODIS LST data. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmos., 119. doi:10.1003/2014/JD021615

Chu, D., H. Xie, P. Wang, J. La, J. Guo, Y. Qiu, and Z. Zheng, 2014. Snow cover variation over the Tibetan Plateau from MODIS and comparison with ground observations. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 8(1), 084690. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.8.084690

*Chen, S., T. Liang, H. Xie, Q. Feng, X. Huang, and H. Yu, 2014. Interrelation among climate factors, snow cover, grassland, vegetation, and lake in the Nam Co basin of the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 8(1), 084694. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.8.084694

Zhang, G., T. Yao, H. Xie, K. Zhang, and F. Zhu, 2014. Lakes' state and abundance across the Tibetan Plateau. Chinese Science Bulletin, 59: 3010. doi:10.1007/s11434-014-0258-x

*Feng, Q., T. Liang, X. Huang, H. Lin, H. Xie, and J. Ren, 2013. Characteristics of global potential natural vegetation distribution from 1911 to 2000 based on comprehensive sequential classification system approach. Grassland Science, Vol 58: 87-99. doi:10.1111/grs.12016

Zhang, G., T. Yao, H. Xie, S. Kang, and Y. Lei, 2013. Increased mass over the Tibetan Plateau: from lakes or glaciers?. Geophysical Research Letters. doi:10.1002/grl.50462

Wang, W., T. Liang, X. Huang, Q. Feng, H. Xie, X. Liu, M. Chen, and X. Wang, 2013. Early warning of snow-caused disasters in pastoral areas on Tibetan Plateau. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Vol 13(6): 1411-1425. doi:10.5194/nhess-13-1411-2013

Huang, X., H. Xie, G. Zhang, and T. Liang, 2013. A novel solution for outlier removal of ICESat altimetry data: a case study in the Yili watershed, China. Frontiers of Earth Science. doi:10.1007/s11707-013-0362-2

Zhang, G., H. Xie, T. Yao, and S. Kang, 2013. Water balance estimates of ten greatest lakes in China using ICESat and Landsat data. Chinese Science Bulletin. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5818-y

*Zhang, G., H. Xie, T. Yao, T. Liang, and S. Kang. Snow cover dynamics of four lake basins over Tibetan Plateau using time series MODIS data (2001-2010). Water Resources Research. 48, W10529. doi:10.1029/2012WR011971
This paper was among The Most Accessed/Viewed Articles in all WRR papers in 2012.

*Zhang, G., H. Xie, S. Duan, M. Tian, and D. Yi, 2011. Water level variation of Lake Qinghai from satellite and in-situ measurements under climate change. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing. doi:10.1117/1.3601363

*Zhang, G., H. Xie, S. Kang, D. Yi, and S.F. Ackley, 2011. Monitoring lake level changes on the Tibetan Plateau using ICESat altimetry data (2003-2009). Remote Sensing of Environment. Vol.115(7): 1733-1742. doi:10.1016/j.rse.2011.03.005

*Huang, X.D., H. Xie, T.G. Liang, D. Yi, 2011. Estimating vertical error of SRTM and map-based DEMs using ICESat altimetry data in eastern Tibetan Plateau. International J. of Remote Sensing. doi:10.1080/01431161.2010.495092

Presentations or Proceedings

*Bi, Y. and H. Xie, 2014. Interrelations between snow cover and climate and topographic factors in upper Heihe River basin, Northwestern China. AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19.

Zhang, G., T. Yao, and H. Xie, 2014. Lake's state and aboundance across the Tibetan Plateau. AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19.

Xie, H., G. Zhang, and T. Yao, 2014. Lake status and abundance over Tibetan Plateau, 1970-2010. 2014 Dragon 3 mid-term results international symposium, Chengdu, China, May 26-29.

*Bi, Y. and H. Xie, 2013. Spatiotemporal changes of snow cover and its correlation with temperature and precipitation over the upstream area of Heihe River basin based on MODIS snow cover product from hydrological year 2001 to 2012. AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9-13.

Xie, H., G. Zhang, T. Yao, H. Li, S. Duan, 2013. Quantitative water resources assessment of Qinghai Lake basin using Snowmelt Runoff model (SRM). AGU fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 9-13.

Xie, H., G. Zhang, etc., 2013. Snow cover dynamics of four lake basins over Tibetan Plateau using time series MODIS data (2001-2010). The First Chinese Meeting on Snow Remote Sensing, Lanzhou, Aug 1-2.

Xie, H., G. Zhang, etc., 2013. Increased mass over Tibetan Plateau: from Glacier or Lakes?, CPGIS Geoinformatics conference, Kaifeng, China, Jun 20-22.

*Zhang, G., H., Xie, and G. Yang, 2011. Seasonal snow cover variations in the Nam Co basin of of Tibetan Plateau using MODIS data. 2011 19th International Conference on Geoinformatics. doi:10.1109/GeoInformatics.2011.5980902

*Zhang, G., H., Xie, and M. Zhu, 2010. Water level changes of two Tibetan lakes Nam Co and Selin Co from ICESat altimetry data. 2010 second IITA International Conference on Geoscience and Remote sensing (IITA-GRS). doi:10.1109/IITA-GRS.2010.5602644

*Zhang, G., H. Xie, S. Kang, S.F. Ackley, 2010. Lake level changes on the Tibetan. AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 13-17.

Xie, H., Y. Gao, X. Huang, and T. Liang, 2009. MODIS and ICESat-based snow cover and glacier changes across three rivers headstream region of Tibetan Plateau International Workshop on Environmental Change, Glacial and Hydrological Processes, and Related Consequence in the Third Pole Region, August 15-20, 2009, Beijing-Lhasa, China

*Huang, X., H. Xie, T. Laing, and D. Yi, 2008. Accuracy estimation of SRTM and map-based DEMs using ICESat elevation data in Tibetan Plateau. AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19.

Xie, H. and Y. Gao, 2008. Snow cover spatial and temporal variability across three rivers headstream region of Tibetan Plateau based on MODIS and AMSR-E data (2000-2008). AGU Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, December 15-19.