Publications

Books

1. Singh, V. P. and Y. J. Xu (eds). 2006. Coastal Hydrology and Processes. 509pp. Water Resources Publications LLC, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA. (ISBN 1-887201-46-7)
2. Xu, Y.J., M. A. Allison, S. J. Bentley, A. L. Collins, W. D. Erskine, V. Golosov, A. J. Horowitz, and M. Stone (eds.) 2014. Sediment Dynamics from the Summit to the Sea.IAHS Publication 367, Wallingford, UK (ISBN 978-1-907161-45-2).
3. Xu, Y. J. and V. P. Singh (eds). 2006. Coastal Environment and Water Quality. 519pp. Water Resources Publications LLC, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA. (ISBN 1-887201-47-5)

Selected Journal Articles from the past 3 years

1. BryantMason, A., Y. J. Xu, and M. Altabet. 2013. Limited capacity of river corridor wetlands to remove nitrate - A case study on the Atchafalaya River Basin during the 2011 Mississippi River Flooding. Water Resources Research, doi:10.1029/2012WR012185.
2. BryantMason, A., Y. J. Xu, and M. Altabet. 2012. Isotopic signature of nitrate in river waters of the lower Mississippi and its distributary, the Atchafalaya. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9420.
3. Chen, Y., G. Zhang, Y. J. Xu, and Z. Huang. 2013. Changes in root-zone salt content and rice growth on saline-sodic soils across a salinity gradient under different irrigation schedules. Journal of Food, Agriculture, and Environment 11: 1499-1505.
4. Chen, Y., G. Zhang, Y. J. Xu, and Z. Huang. 2013. Influence of irrigation water discharge frequency on soil salt removal and rice yield in a semi-arid and saline-sodic area. Water 5: 578-592; doi:10.3390/w5020578.
5. DaSilva, A., Y. J. Xu, J. Beebe, and G. Ice. 2013. Effects of timber harvesting on dissolved oxygen in a northern Louisiana headwater stream. Forest Science 59: 127-138.
6. Dong, L.Q., G. X. Zhang, and Y. J. Xu. 2012. Effects of climate change and human activities on runoff in the Nenjiang River Basin, Northeast China. Hydrology and Earth Science Systems, doi:10.5194/hessd-9-11521-2012.
7. Feng, X. Q., G. X. Zhang, and Y. J. Xu. 2013. Simulation of hydrological processes in the Zhalong wetland within a river basin, Northeast China. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 17:2797–2807.
8. Li, F., G. Zhang, and Y.J. Xu. 2014. Spatiotemporal variability of climate and streamflow in the Songhua River Basin, Northeast China. Journal of Hydrology 514: 53-64.
9. Rosen, T., and Y.J. Xu. 2013. Recent decadal growth of the Atchafalaya River Delta complex: effects of variable riverine sediment input and vegetation succession. Geomorphology, 10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.04.020.
10. Rosen, T. and Y.J. Xu. 2014. Estimation of sedimentation rates in the distributary basin of the Mississippi River, the Atchafalaya River Basin, USA. Hydrology Research,doi:10.2166/nh.2013.181.
11. Rosen, T. and Y.J. Xu. 2014. A hydrograph-based sediment availability assessment: Implications for Mississippi River sediment diversion. Water 6: 564-583.
12. Rosen, T. and Y.J. Xu. 2013. Estimation of sedimentation rates in the distributary basin of the Mississippi River, the Atchafalaya River Basin, USA. Hydrology Research, doi: 10.2166/nh.2013.181.
13. Wang, F., Y.J. Xu, and T. Dean. 2011. Projecting climate change effects on forest net primary productivity in subtropical Louisiana, USA. Ambio DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0135-7. 
14. Xu, Y.J. 2013. Transport and retention of nitrogen, phosphorus, and carbon in North America’s largest river swamp basin, the Atchafalaya River Basin. Water 5:379-393; doi: 10.3390/w5020379.
15. Zhong, B. and Y. J. Xu. 2014. Predicting climate change effects on surface soil organic carbon of Louisiana, USA. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186: 6169-6192.
16. Zhong, B. and Y. J. Xu. 2011. Risk of inundation to coastal wetlands and soil organic carbon and organic nitrogen accounting in Louisiana, USA. Environmental Science & Technology 45: 8241-8246.

Selected Book chapters from the past 3 years

1. Rosen, T., Y.J. Xu, Z. Ma, and X. Xu. 2013. What can we learn from recent development of the Atchafalaya River Delta, USA and the Yellow River Delta, China? In Y. Gorden and G. Perillo (ed.): Deltas: Landforms, Ecosystems and Human Activities, p209-217, IAHS Publication 358, Wallingford, UK.
2. Wang, F. and Y.J. Xu. 2012. Remote sensing to predict estuarine water salinity. In N.B. Chang (ed.): Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis, p85-107, Taylor & Francis Group /CRC Press.
3. Xu, Y. and R. Mesmer. 2013. The dynamics of dissolved oxygen and metabolic rates in a shallow subtropical urban lake, Louisiana, USA. In A. Berit (ed.): Understanding Freshwater Quality Problems in A Changing World, p212-219, IAHS Publication 361, Wallingford, UK.
4. Xu, Y.J. 2013. Mississippi River management – A perspective from sediment yield in coastal Louisiana. In: Ensuring Water Right of the River’s Demand and Healthy River Basin Management, p xxx-yyy, Yellow River Press, Zhengzhou, China. (in press)
5. Xu, Y.J. and T. Rosen. 2012. Are riverine sediment discharges sufficient to offset the sinking coast of Louisiana? In: Erosion and Sediment Yields in the Changing Environment, p104-113, IAHS Publication 356, Wallingford, UK.
6. Xu, Y.J. and A. BryantMason. 2011. Determining the nitrate contribution of the Red River to the Atchafalaya River in the northern Gulf of Mexico under changing climate. In J. Peters (ed.): Water Quality: Current Trends and Expected Climate Change Impacts, p95-100, IAHS Publication 348, Wallingford, UK.