Publications

Publications

U.S. Government Agency Report

1.    Tadesse Sinshaw, Lifeng Yuan, Kenneth J. Forshay. (2019) A Review of Watershed and Water Quality Tools for Nutrient Fate and Transport. EPA/600/R-19/232; Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center (EPA): Ada, Oklahoma. https://cfpub.epa.gov/si/si_public_record_report.cfm?Lab=CESER&dirEntryId=348257

Journal Articles

1.    Yuan, L., Anne M. Mikelonis, et al. (2025) Evaluating Parsivel2’s raindrop data: A comparative study of different terminal drop velocity models on simulated and natural rain events. Atmospheric Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121548 

2.    Lifeng Yuan, Anne M. Mikelonis, Michael Pirhalla. (2024) Exploring the Statistical Characteristics of Coastal Winter Precipitation Measured using a Parsivel2 Disdrometer: A Case Study in North Carolina. Atmospheric Research, 307:107487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107487

3.    Lifeng Yuan, Anne M. Mikelonis, Eugene Yan. (2023) Using SWMM for Emergency Response Planning: A Case Study Evaluating Biological Agent Transport Under Various Rainfall Scenarios and Urban Surfaces. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 458C. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131747.

4.    Zhang, X., Busteed, P., Chen, J., Yuan, L. (2022) Comparing two weather generator‐based downscaling tools for simulating storm intensification and its impacts on soil erosion under climate change. International Journal of Climatology. https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7971

5.    Lifeng Yuan, Kenneth J. Forshay. (2022) Evaluating Monthly Flow Prediction based on SWAT and Support Vector Regression Coupled with a Discrete Wavelet Transform. Water, 14(17), 2649; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14172649

6.    Lifeng Yuan, X.-C.(John) Zhang, Phillip Busteed, Dennis C. Flanagan. (2022) Simulating the potential effects of elevated CO2 concentration and temperature coupled with storm intensification on crop yield, surface runoff, and soil loss based on 25 GCMs ensemble: A site-specific case study in Oklahoma. Catena 214, 106251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2022.106251

7.    Lifeng Yuan, X.-C.(John) Zhang, Phillip Busteed, Dennis C. Flanagan, Anurag Srivastava. (2022) Modeling Surface Runoff and Soil Loss Response to Climate Change Under GCM ensembles and Multiple Cropping and Tillage Systems in Oklahoma. Soil and Tillage Research, 218, 105296. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2021.105296

8.    Lifeng Yuan, Kenneth J. Forshay. (2021) Enhanced Streamflow Prediction with SWAT Using Support Vector Regression for Spatial Calibration: A Case Study in the Illinois River Watershed, U.S. PLoS ONE, 16(4): e0248489. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248489

9.    Lifeng Yuan, Tadesse Sinshaw, Kenneth J. Forshay. (2020) A Review of Watershed-Scale Water Quality and Nonpoint Source Pollution Models. Geosciences, 10(1):25. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10010025

10.  Yuan L, Forshay KJ. (2020) Using SWAT to Evaluate Streamflow and Lake Sediment Loading in the Xinjiang River Basin with Limited Data. Water, 12(1):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12010039 

11.  Yuan, L.F., Yang, G.S., Li, H.P. and Zhang, Z.X. (2016) Spatio-temporal variation analysis of precipitation during 1960-2008 in the Poyang Lake Basin, China. Open Journal of Modern Hydrology, 6(2), 115-127.

12.  Yuan L.F., Yang, G.S., Li, H.P. and Zhang, Q.F. (2016) Soil erosion assessment of the Poyang Lake basin, China: Using USLE, GIS, and remote sensing. Journal of Remote Sensing & GIS, 5(3), 1000168.

13.  Fei Mingzhe, Zhang Zengxin, Yuan Lifeng, et al. (2015) Accuracy Assessment for TRMM in the Poyang Lake Basin. Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 24(8):1322-1330. (in Chinese)

14.  Yuan Lifeng, Liu Xingfei, Wu Shufang, et al. (2014) Influence of Cellular Size Selection on Process Simulation of Rill Erosion on Loess Hillslopes Using CA method. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 39(3):311-316. (in Chinese)

15.  Yuan Lifeng, Yang Guishan, Li Hengpeng, Zhang Zengxin. (2014) Study on rainfall multiple time scale variation rule of Poyang Lake basin in the past 50 years. Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 23(3):434-440. (in Chinese)

16.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Zengxin, Liu Xingfei, Jiang Zhiyuan. (2013) Rainfall Sequence Consistency Test and Analysis of Poyang Lake Basin in Recent 49 Years. Journal of Anhui Agri. Sci, 41(2):732-735. (in Chinese)

17.  Yuan Lifeng, Yang Guishan, Li Hengpeng, Zhang Zengxin. (2013) Study on rainfall spatial distribution variation rule in Poyang Lake basin based on Geo-statistic method and GIS. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 20(4):34-38. (in Chinese)

18.  Yuan Lifeng, Yang Guishan, Li Hengpeng, Zhang Zengxin. (2013) Soil Erosion Sensitivity Assessment Using GIS and USLE in Poyang Lake Basin. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation, 33(5):1-7. (in Chinese)

19.  Yuan Lifeng, Xie Jiangcao, Yang Lijun, Jiang Chang, Liu Xingfei. (2013) Construction and management of innovative GIS Laboratory. Science of Surveying and Mapping, 38(2):197-198. (in Chinese)

20.  Zhang Yongdong, Wu Shufang, Feng Hao, Yuan Lifeng. (2013) Review of hydraulic characteristics and erosion dynamics of overland flow in the soil erosion process. Soils, 45(1):26-33. (in Chinese)

21.  Yuan Lifeng, Wu Shufang, Liu Xingfei, et al. (2012) Study on loess hill slope rill erosion model based on cellular automata. Acta Pedologica Sinica, 49(5):1043-1049. (in Chinese)

22.  Liu Xingfei, Yuan Lifeng, Wu Shufang, et al. (2012) Review of soil erosion modeling using Cellular Automata in different spatial scales. Science of Soil and Water Conservation, 10(4):113-120. (in Chinese)

23.  Qingfeng Zhang, Li Wang, Faqi Wu, Lifeng Yuan, et al. (2012) Quantitative evaluation for coupling coordinated development between ecosystem and economic system-case study of Chinese Loess Plateau. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 138(4):328-334

24.  Jiang Zhiyuan, Yuan Lifeng, Liu Xingfei. (2012) Design and achievement of vehicle management system based on GPS. Information & Communications, 4:70-71. (in Chinese)

25.  Jiang Chang, Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Haitao. (2011) Project-based learning approach of cartography course based on self-regulation of learning. Engineering of Surveying and Mapping, 26(3):76-80. (in Chinese)

26.  Zengxin Zhang, Xi Chen, Chongyu Xu, Lifeng Yuan, Bin Yong, Shaofeng Yan. (2011) Evaluating the non-stationary relationship between precipitation and streamflow in nine major basins of China during the past 50 years. Journal of Hydrology, 409(1):81-93.

27.  Shi Xianglong, Yuan Lifeng, Liu Xingfei, Jiang Zhiyuan. (2011) Design and development of campus lost and found system. Science of Surveying and Mapping, 36(supplement):308-309. (in Chinese)

28.  Huo Yunyun, Wu Shufang, Feng Hao, Yuan Lifeng. (2011) The dynamic process of slope rill erosion based on a three-dimensional laser scanner. Science of Soil and Water Conservation, 9(2):32-37. (in Chinese)

29.  Qingfeng Zhang, Faqi Wu, Li Wang, Lifeng Yuan, Longshan Zhao. (2011) Application of PCA integrated with CA and GIS in eco-economic regionalization of Chinese Loess Plateau. Ecological Economics, 70(6): 1051-1056.

30.  Yuan Lifeng, Ma Mingdong, Zhang Haitao, Gu Yan. (2010) A Study of the talent training mode and curriculum system construction of GIS. Higher Education of Sciences, 1:40-44. (in Chinese)

31.  Chang Chunping, Yuan Lifeng. (2010) a discussion on the status, origin, and developmental trends of blown sand in the valley of lower reaches of Lhasa River, Tibet Plateau. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 17(1):122-126. (in Chinese)

32.  Wu Shufang, Wu Pute, Yuan Lifeng.  (2010) Hydraulic characteristics of sheet flow with slope runoff regulation. Transactions of the CSAE, 26(3):14-17. (in Chinese)

33.  Huo Yunyun, Wu Shufang, Feng Hao, Yuan Lifeng. (2010) Soil Erosion Process Model Based on Cellular Automata. Soil and Water Conservation in China, 11:37-39. (in Chinese)

34.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Zengxin. (2009) Discussion of teaching practice of digital elevation model course. Erudition, 6:84-85. (in Chinese)

35.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Ling. (2009) Design and accomplishment of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications campus WebGIS based on ArcIMS. Computer & Digital Engineering, 37(7):68-70, 91. (in Chinese)

36.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Ling. (2009) Application of UML in Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications campus WebGIS. Science of Surveying and Mapping, 34(supplement):193-194. (in Chinese)

37.  Zhang Haitao, Yuan Lifeng, Jiang Jie. (2009) Research on holistic index method of geography markup language. Geospatial Information Science, 12(4):251-256. (in Chinese)

38.  Zhang Haitao, Lv Guonian, Zhang Shuliang, Yuan Lifeng, Jiang Feng. (2009) Research of location-aware systems model based on mobile web service. Microcomputer Information, 25(6-3):238-240. (in Chinese)

39.  Zhang Haitao, Lv Guonian, Zhang Shuliang, Yuan Lifeng, et al. (2009) Research on GML data compression algorithm with holistic isomorphic characteristic. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 25(2):19-22, 26. (in Chinese)

40.  Yuan Lifeng, Li Fayuan, Zhang Haitao. (2008) Topographic Attributes Extraction and Analysis Based on Grid DEM. Science of Surveying and Mapping, 33(6):86-88. (in Chinese)

41.  Yuan Lifeng, Chang Chunping, Zhang Qingfeng. (2008) Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield Model in a Small Watershed Based on Cellular Automata. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation, 28(2):85-89. (in Chinese)

42.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhou Qigang. (2008) The complexity of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yielding System in Catchment. Journal of Chongqing Institute of Technology (Natural Science), 22(4):112-116. (in Chinese)

43.  Yuan Lifeng, Chang Chunping. (2008) A Cellular Automata Approach to the Simulation of Rill Self-Organizing Development Process on Hillslope. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 15(3):7-10. (in Chinese)

44.  Yuan Lifeng. (2008) Debris Flow Hazard Assessment Based on SVM. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 28(2):296-298. (in Chinese)

45.  Zhang Haitao, Lv Guonian, Zhang Shuliang, Yuan Lifeng, et al. (2008) Research on GML-based data compression in mobile GIS. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 24(5):21-24. (in Chinese)

46.  Zhou Qigang, Yuan Lifeng. (2007) Study on extracting method of single slope surface shape based on DEM: taking Wanzhou district of Three Gorges Reservoir area as an example. Journal of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications (Natural Science), 19(3):276-280. (in Chinese)

47.  Zhang Youshui, Yuan Lifeng, Yao Yong-hui. (2007) Study on Extraction of Paddy Rice Fields from Multitemporal MODIS Images. Journal of Remote Sensing, 11(2):282-288. (in Chinese)

48.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Youshui. (2006) Debris Flow Hazard Assessment Based on Support Vector Machine. Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences, 11 (4):897-900.

49.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhou Qigang. (2006) Study on DEM-based basin hydrologic characteristic extraction. Yellow River, 28(5):20-21. (in Chinese)

50.  Zhou Qigang, Feng Wenlan, Song Shujun, Yuan Lifeng, et al. (2006) Remote sense and GIS-based division of landslide hazard degree in Wanzhou district of the Three Gorges Reservoir area. Wuhan University Journal of Natural Sciences, 11 (4):780-786.

51.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhou Qigang. (2005) The Application of Cellular Automata in Simulating the Spatial-temporal Dynamic Development Process of Soil Erosion. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 12(6):58-60. (in Chinese)

52.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Xi, Zhou Qigang. (2005) Establishment of rural land use management information system based on SuperMap. Science and Technical Information of Soil and Water Conservation, 2:12-14. (in Chinese)

53.  Zhang Qingfeng, Wu Faqi, Yuan Lifeng. (2005) Thematic mapping and digitizing based on MapInfo. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 12(5):186-189. (in Chinese)

54.  Yuan Lifeng, Xie Yongsheng. (2004) Land information system database of the Loess Plateau. Soils, 36(3):333-336. (in Chinese)

55.  Zhang Qingfeng, Wu Faqi, Yuan Lifeng. (2004) Research on the land use database in loess plateau application in Yan'er Gou Valley in Yan'an region. Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University, 24(4):325-329. (in Chinese)

56.  Yuan Lifeng, Xie Yongsheng. (2004) Discussion on the development of county-level land information system. Soil and Water Conservation Science and Technology in Shanxi, 1:10-11, 20. (in Chinese)

57.  Yuan Lifeng. (2003) Problems in the classification and management of the forest in China. Guizhou Forestry Science and Technology, 31(4):59-62. (in Chinese)

Book Chapter

58.  Yuan Lifeng, Liu Xingfei. (2011) Study on construction and management of innovational GIS laboratory. In Y.Z. Wang (Ed.), Education Management, Education Theory, and Education Application, AISC109, pp 535-542, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Germany. (Book Chapter)

Recent Conference Presentation

59.  Lifeng Yuan, Anne M. Mikelonis, Eugene Yan. (2024) A Case Study on Emergency Response Planning using SWMM: Evaluating the Transport of Biological Agents under Different Rainfall Scenarios and Urban Surfaces. 2024 ORD RTP Spring Poster Session, Durham, NC. February 29. (Poster presentation)

60.  Lifeng Yuan, Anne M. Mikelonis, Eugene Yan. (2023) A Case Study on Emergency Response Planning using SWMM: Evaluating the Transport of Biological Agents under Different Rainfall Scenarios and Urban Surfaces. 2023 EPA International Decontamination Research and Development Conference, Charleston, SC. December 5-7. (Poster presentation)

61.  Lifeng Yuan, Harsh V. Singh, Jessica Wilhelm, Barton R. Faulkner, Kenneth J. Forshay. (2019) Evaluating Streamflow and Sediment Yield of Xinjiang River Basin in China Using Soil and Water Assessment Tool. American Water Resources Association Spring Conference, Omaha, NE. March 23- 27. (Oral Presentation)

62.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhang Qingfeng, Zhang Zengxin. (2010) Spatial and temporal analysis of land cover change and landscape pattern in Nanjing city during its rapid urbanization. 2010 2nd Conference on Environmental Science and Information Application Technology (ESIAT), Wuhan, pp 481-484.

63.  Yuan Lifeng. (2010) Design and Accomplishment of Campus WebGIS based on ArcIMS - a case study of Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications. 2010 International Conference on Computer and Communication Technologies in Agriculture Engineering (CCTAE), Chengdu, June 12, 44-46.

64.  Yuan Lifeng, Chen Han. (2010) Study on GIS specialty practice teaching system construction. 2010 International Conference on E-Health Networking, Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (EDT), Shenzhen, April 17-18, pp 488-491.

65.  Yuan Lifeng, He Yizhi. (2010) Study on personnel training model and curriculum system construction in GIS specialty. 2010 International Conference on E-Health Networking, Digital Ecosystems and Technologies (EDT), Shenzhen, April 17-18, pp 473-476.

66.  Zhang Qingfeng, Yuan Lifeng. (2010) Village-level agriculture development evaluation in south-middle Chinese Loess Plateau. 2010 2nd Conference on Environmental Science and Information Application Technology (ESIAT), Wuhan, pp 477-480.

67.  Zhang Qingfeng, Yuan Lifeng, Andreas Marth. (2008) GIS-based approach for change and prediction of soil erosion at Nihe Gou catchment. The International Society of the Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Congress. Beijing, Vol. XXXVII, Part B8:859-863.

68.  Yuan Lifeng. (2008) A soil erosion model based on cellular automata. The International Society of the Photogrammetric and Remote Sensing Congress. Beijing, Vol. XXXVII. Part B6b:21-25.

69.  Yuan Lifeng, Zhou Qigang, Zhang Qingfeng, Li Wenwen, Jiang Weiguo. (2006) DEM-based watershed topographic attributes extraction and analysis. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Denver, Colorado. July 31-August 04, pp 911 – 913.

70.  Wenwen Li, Chaowei Yang, Bin Zhou, Yingchao Ren, Chongjun Yang, Lifeng Yuan. (2006) Design and implementation of an integrated WMS service portal. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Denver, Colorado. Jul 31-Aug 04, pp 924-927.