Under review, submitted
Under review, submitted
Xie, Y. * ... et al., Seasonal predictability of winter PM2.5 pollution in India through a pollution-extratropical storm connection (Submitted)
Xie, Y.* ... et al., Health burdens and disparities from increasing wildfire smoke exposure in the United States (Submitted)
Zhou, M., …Y. Xie et al., Surface PM2.5 Air Pollution in 2022 India: Emission Updates, WRF-Chem Model Evaluation, and Source Attribution (ACP, in revision)
Peer-reviewed
2026
29. Pan, X., Chin, M., Kahn, R. A., Matsui, H., Takemura, T., Lin, M., ... & Martin, M. V. (2026). The Sensitivity of Smoke Aerosol Dispersion to Smoke Injection Height and Source-Strength in Multiple AeroCom Models. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (ACP). PDF Link
2025
28. Lin, M., Horowitz, L. W., Xie, Y., & De Smedt, I. (2025). Compound drivers of rising ozone extremes in the North China Plain (2013–2023): Aerosol decline, hot droughts, afforestation‐driven BVOCs, and reduced vegetation uptake. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 130(24), e2025JD044764. PDF Link
27. Qiu, M., Li, J., Gould, C. F., Jing, R., Kelp, M., Childs, M. L., ... Y. Xie, … & Burke, M. (2025). Wildfire smoke exposure and mortality burden in the US under climate change. Nature, 1-3. PDF Link
26. Whaley, C. H., Butler, T., Adame, J. A., Ambulkar, R., Arnold, S. R., Buchholz, R. R., ... Xie, Y. & Zuidema, P. (2025). HTAP3 Fires: towards a multi-model, multi-pollutant study of fire impacts. Geoscientific Model Development, 18(11), 3265-3309. PDF Link
25. Lin, M., Xie, Y., De Smedt, I., & Horowitz, L. W. (2025). Ozone pollution extremes in Southeast China exacerbated by reduced uptake by vegetation during hot droughts. Geophysical Research Letters, 52(8), e2025GL114934. PDF Link
24. Peng, W., Anenberg, S., Bistline, J., Budolfson, M., Constantino, S. M., Crawford, K., ... & Xie, Y. (2025). Seizing the policy opportunities for health-and equity-improving energy decisions. One Earth. PDF Link
2024
23. Xie, Y. *, Zhou, M., Hunt, K.M., Mauzerall, D.L. (2024). Recent PM2.5 air quality improvements in India benefited from meteorological variation. Nature Sustainability, 7, 983–993 (2024). PDF Link, SharedIt Link (no subscription needed)
Media: Phys.org, Nation.lk, University of Reading Research News, Princeton CPREE Research highlight
22. Zhou, M., Xie, Y., Wang, C., Shen, L., & Mauzerall, D. L. Impacts of current and climate induced changes in atmospheric stagnation on Indian surface PM2.5 pollution. Nature Communication 15, 7448 (2024). PDF Link
21. Lin, M., Horowitz, L. W., Zhao, M., Harris, L., Ginoux, P., Dunne, J., ...Y. Xie, Niki Zadeh & Zhou, L. (2024). The GFDL Variable‐Resolution Global Chemistry‐Climate Model for Research at the Nexus of US Climate and Air Quality Extremes. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 16(4), e2023MS003984. PDF Link
2022
20. Xie, Y. *, Lin, M., Decharme, B., Delire, C., Horowitz, L. W., Lawrence, D. M., et al. (2022). Tripling of western US particulate pollution from wildfires in a warming climate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(14), p.e2111372119. PDF Link
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Before 2021
19. Xie, Y. *, Lin, M., and Horowitz, L. W. (2020). Summer PM2.5 pollution extremes caused by wildfires over the western United States during 2017–2018. Geophysical Research Letters, 47, e2020GL089429. PDF Link
18. Xie, Y., Wang, Y., Dong, W., Wright, J. S., Shen, L., & Zhao, Z. (2019), Evaluating the response of summertime surface sulfate to hydroclimate variations in the continental US: role of meteorological inputs in the GEOS‐Chem model, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 124, 1662–1679. PDF Link
17. Xie, Y., Wang, Y., Bilal, M., & Dong, W. (2019), Mapping daily PM2.5 at 500 m resolution over Beijing with improved hazy day performance, Science of The Total Environment, 659, 410-418. PDF Link
16. Wang, Y., Xie, Y. *, Dong, W., Ming, Y., Wang, J., & Shen, L. (2017), Adverse effects of increasing drought on air quality via natural processes, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17(20), 12827-12843. PDF Link
15. Xie, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, K., Dong, W., Lv, B., & Bai, Y. (2015), Daily Estimation of Ground-Level PM2.5 Concentrations over Beijing Using 3 km Resolution MODIS AOD, Environmental Science & Technology, 49(20), 12280-12288. PDF Link, EST cover article, Editor’s choice
14. Wang, Y., Xie, Y., Cai, L., Dong, W., Zhang, Q., & Zhang, L. (2015), Impact of the 2011 Southern U.S. Drought on Ground-Level Fine Aerosol Concentration in Summertime, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 72(3), 1075-1093. PDF Link
13. Lin, M., L. W. Horowitz, Y. Xie, F. Paulot, S. Malyshev, E. Shevliakova, A. Finco, G. Gerosa, D. Kubistin, and K. Pilegaard (2020), Vegetation feedbacks during drought exacerbate ozone air pollution extremes in Europe, Nature Climate Change, 10(5), 444-451.
12. Dong, W., Y. Lin, J. S. Wright, Y. Xie, X. Yin, and J. Guo (2019), Precipitable water and CAPE dependence of rainfall intensities in China, Climate Dynamics, 52(5-6), 3357-3368.
11. Dong, W., Y. Lin, J. S. Wright, Y. Xie, F. Xu, K. Yang, X. Li, L. Tian, X. Zhao, and D. Cao (2018), Connections Between a Late Summer Snowstorm Over the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau and a Concurrent Indian Monsoon Low‐Pressure System, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(24), 13,676-613,691.
10. Dong, W., Y. Lin, J. S. Wright, Y. Xie, Y. Ming, H. Zhang, R. Chen, Y. Chen, F. Xu, and N. Lin (2018), Regional disparities in warm season rainfall changes over arid eastern–central Asia, Scientific reports, 8(1), 1-11.
9. Zhao, Z., Y. Wang, M. Qin, Y. Hu, Y. Xie, and A. G. Russell (2018), Drought Impacts on Secondary Organic Aerosol: A Case Study in the Southeast United States, Environmental Science & Technology, 53(1), 242-250.
8. Lin, Y., W. Dong, M. Zhang, Y. Xie, W. Xue, J. Huang, and Y. Luo (2017), Causes of model dry and warm bias over central US and impact on climate projections, Nature communications, 8(1), 1-8.
7. Dong, W., Y. Lin, J. S. Wright, Y. Xie, F. Xu, W. Xu, and Y. Wang (2017), Indian Monsoon Low‐Pressure Systems Feed Up‐and‐Over Moisture Transport to the Southwestern Tibetan Plateau, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(22), 12,140-112,151.
6. Dong, W., Y. Lin, J. S. Wright, Y. Ming, Y. Xie, B. Wang, Y. Luo, W. Huang, J. Huang, and L. Wang (2016), Summer rainfall over the southwestern Tibetan Plateau controlled by deep convection over the Indian subcontinent, Nature communications, 7(1), 1-9.
5. Wang, Y., B. Jia, S.-C. Wang, M. Estes, L. Shen, and Y. Xie (2016), Influence of the Bermuda High on interannual variability of summertime ozone in the Houston-Galveston-Brazoria region, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16(23), 15265-15276, doi: 10.5194/acp-16-15265-2016.
4. Zhang, Q. Q., Wang, Y., Ma, Q., Yao, Y., Xie, Y., and He, K. (2015). Regional differences in Chinese SO2 emission control efficiency and policy implications, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 6521–6533, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6521-2015.
3. Jia, B., Wang, Y., Yao, Y., and Xie, Y. (2015). A new indicator on the impact of large-scale circulation on wintertime particulate matter pollution over China, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 15, 11919–11929, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-11919-2015.
2. Wang, Y., Q. Zhang, J. Jiang, W. Zhou, B. Wang, K. He, F. Duan, Q. Zhang, S. Philip, and Y. Xie (2014), Enhanced sulfate formation during China's severe winter haze episode in January 2013 missing from current models, Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 119(17), 10,425-410,440.
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