Publications & Research

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Over 260 peer-reviewed papers are available from Google Scholar (in order of citation numbers or years), covering the areas of atmosphere-ocean-land-ice interface processes, weather and climate modeling, hydrometeorology, remote sensing, nonlinear dynamics, and big data analytics. 

Major Advisory Reports

Zeng, X., and Co-authors, 2023: WCRP Global Precipitation EXperiment (GPEX) Science Plan. 18 pages. Submitted to and approved by WCRP JSC in Fall 2023.

Gail, W., I. Gayl, and X. Zeng, 2023: A NESDIS Observing System Backbone Framework, submitted to NOAA SAB in November 2023.

Colman, B, S. Glenn, and co-authors (including X. Zeng as a task team member), 2021: A Report on Priorities for Weather Research, submitted to the NOAA Administrator and Congress (as a NOAA Science Advisory Board Report), pp. 119, December 2021.  https://sab.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/PWR-Report_Final_12-9-21.pdf

Russell, J., and co-authors (including X. Zeng), 2021: Advancing Earth System Predictions, CWG/EISWG Joint White Paper submitted to the NOAA Science Advisory Board and NOAA leadership, pp. 24, March 2021.

Teixeira, J., J.R. Piepmeier, A.R. Nehrir, C.O. Ao, S.S. Chen, C.A. Clayson, A.M. Fridlind, M. Lebsock, W. McCarty, H. Salmun, J.A. Santanello, D.D. Turner, Z. Wang, X. Zeng, 2021: Toward a Global Planetary Boundary Layer Observing System – The NASA PBL Incubation Study Team Report. Submitted to NASA Earth Science Division, pp. 134, April 2021. https://science.nasa.gov/science-pink/s3fs-public/atoms/files/NASAPBLIncubationFinalReport.pdf

Xubin Zeng testified at the congressional hearing on “Climate and Energy Science Research at the Department of Energy”, held by the Subcommittee on Energy of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 4, 2021 at 11:00am EDT (https://science.house.gov/hearings/climate-and-energy-science-research-at-the-department-of-energy).

Zeng, X., and coauthors, 2019: Use of Observing System Simulation Experiments (OSSEs) at NOAA. Submitted to the NOAA Scientific Advisory Board, 7 pages with 17 pages of supplementary materials. Briefed NOAA Administrator and the report was also submitted to the U.S. Congress.

National Academies, 2018: Thriving on Our Changing Planet: A Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space. National Academies Press, 700 pp. X. Zeng is a co-author of Chapter 7: Weather and Air Quality: Minutes to Subseasonal, 57 pp.

Zeng, X., S. Ackerman, R.D. Ferraro, J.J. Murray, S. Pawson, C. Reynolds, and J. Teixeira, 2015: Workshop Report on Scientific Challenges and Opportunities in the NASA Weather Focus Area, submitted to NASA Earth Science: http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/focus-areas/earth-weather/

Smith, R.B., R.E. Carbone, and X. Zeng, 2013: Final Report of The Lower Atmospheric Observing Facilities Workshop - Meeting the Challenges of Climate System Science (on 18-19 June 2012, Boulder, Colorado, USA), 11 June 2013. 44 pp (submitted to NSF AGS).

Snow, J. T., X. Zeng, P. Klein, J. M. Shepherd, S. Sarnat, and E. M. Stanley, Sr., 2012: NRC Report on “Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting End Users' Needs”, National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 190 pp.

Dabberdt, W.F., R. Carbone, S.S. Chen, G. Forbes, E.Foufoula-Georgiou, R. Morss, J.T. Snow, and X. Zeng, 2010: NRC Report on “When Weather Matters: Science and Service to Meet Critical Societal Needs,” National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 146 pp.

Robinson, D.A., 12 other coauthors, and X. Zeng, 2007: NRC Report on Principles and Guidelines for Archiving Environmental and Geospatial Data at NOAA. National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 116 pp.

Asner, G., 10 other coauthors, and X. Zeng, 2007: Final Report of the 2007 NASA Earth Science Senior Review (36 pages, submitted to the NASA Earth Science Division).