Yunwu Xiong Ph.D/Professor

Chinese-Israeli International Center for Research & Training in Agriculture

Center for Agricultural Water Research in China

College of Water Resources & Civil Engineering

China Agricultural University

Beijing 100083 China

Tel: 86-10-6273-7144

Email: yxiong@cau.edu.cn

Research Interests

Flow and transport in porous media

Vadose zone hydrology and associated biochemical processes

Irrigation and drainage and associated environmental impact

Teaching Courses

Theory of Solute Transport, Graduate

Advances in Hydrology and Water Resources, Graduate

Subsurface Hydrology, Undergraduate

Fundamentals of Soil Science, Undergraduate

Professional Cognition Practice, Undergraduate

Research Grants

[1]2012-2025 Effects of Moisture and Salinity on Microbial Communities and the Key Processes of Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Agricultural Soils was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 52179050, PI)

[2]2019-2022 Investigation of Soil-Water-Salt Interaction Mechanisms under Intensive Evaporation was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 51879264, PI)

[3]2019 Effects of Salinity on Microbial Community Structure and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Soil was supported by Ministry of Education of China (Grant No.: 2019TC039, PI)

[4]2018-2022 Soil Water and Salt Dynamics and Their Quantification was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 51790535, Participant)

[5]2017-2021 Impact of Water-Saving Practices on Eco-Environment and Improving Water Productivity in Irrigation Districts was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 51639009, Participant)

[6]2017-2020 Evaluation of Integration Technology Approaches in Water Saving Irrigation, Reduced Drainage and Soil Salinity Control was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.: 2017YFC0403305, Participant)

[7]2016-2020 Synergistic Effects of Irrigation and Drainage on Soil Salinity Control and Ecological Restoration was supported by National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.: 2016YFC0501304, Participant)

[8]2014-2016 Eco-hydrological Process in Prolonged Conservative Grassland was supported by Ministry of Education of China (Grant No.: 2014XJ024, PI)

[9]2013-2015 Soil Moisture Dynamics and Its Carrying Capacity for Vegetation in Semiarid Grassland of Loess Plateau was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 41201037, PI)

Peer-Reviewed Articles

[1]    Chen Z., Y. Li, X. Zhang, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, S Jin, G. Huang. Effects of lignite bioorganic product on sunflower growth, water and nitrogen productivity in saline-sodic farmlands at Northwest China. Agr. Water Manage. 271: 107806. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2022.107806

[2]    Dong L., W. Zhang, Y. Xiong*, J. Zou, Q. Huang, X. Xu, P. Ren, G. Huang. 2022. Impact of short-term organic amendments incorporation on soil structure and hydrology in semiarid agricultural lands. Int. Soil Water Conserv. Res. 10(3): 457-469, DOI: 10.1016/j.iswcr.2021.10.003.

[3]    Zhang W., Y. Xiong*, Y. Li, Y. Qiu, G. Huang. 2022. Effects of organic amendment incorporation on maize (Zea mays L.) growth, yield and water-fertilizer productivity under arid conditions, Agr. Water Manage. 269, 107663.

[4]    Chen Z., Y. Li, X. Zhang, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, S. Jin, G. Huang. 2022. Effects of the lignite bioorganic fertilizer on greenhouse gas emissions and pathways of nitrogen and carbon cycling in saline-sodic farmlands at Northwest China. J Clean. Prod. 334. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130080.

[5]    Xiong Y.*, L. Dong, X. Long, M. Chen, G. Huang. 2022. Pore-network model to quantify pore structure and hydraulic characteristics of randomly packed grains with different morphologies. Granul. Matter. 24:10. DOI:10.1007/s10035-021-01174-7.

[6]    Li Y., G. Huang*, Z. Chen, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, X. Xu, Z. Huo. 2022. Effects of irrigation and fertilization on grain yield, water and nitrogen dynamics and their use efficiency of spring wheat farmland in an arid agricultural watershed of Northwest China. Agr. Water Manage. 260, 107277. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2021.107277.

[7]    Xiong L., X. Xu, B. Engel, Q. Huang, Z. Huo, Y. Xiong, W. Han, G. Huang*. 2021. Modeling agro-hydrological processes and analyzing water use in Hetao of arid upper Yellow River basin, Northwest China. J. Hydrol. 603, 127014. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127014.

[8]    Dong L., Y. Xiong*, Q. Huang, X. Xu, Z. Huo, G. Huang. 2021. Evaporation-induced salt crystallization and feedback on hydrological functions in porous media with different grain morphologies. J. Hydrol. 598, 126427. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126427.

[9]    Li C., Y. Xiong*, J. Zou, L. Dong, P. Ren, G. Huang. 2021. Impact of biochar and lignite-based amendment on microbial communities and greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural soil. Vadose Zone J. e20105. DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.20105.

[10]  Liu, K., G. Huang, J. Šimůnek, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang. 2021. Comparison of ensemble data assimilation methods for the estimation of time-varying soil hydraulic parameters. J. Hydrol. 594, 125729. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125729.

[11]  Xu X., H. Li, C. Sun, T. B. Ramos, H. Darouich, Y. Xiong, Z. Qu, G. Huang*. 2021. Pedotransfer functions for estimating soil water retention properties of northern China agricultural soils: development and needs. Irrig. and Drain. 1-16. DOI: 10.1002/ird.2584.

[12]  Liu S., Q. Huang*, D. Ren, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, G. Huang*. 2021. Soil evaporation and its impact on salt accumulation in different landscapes under freeze/thaw condition in the upper reaches of the Yellow River basin. Vadose Zone J. e20098. DOI: 10.1002/vzj2.20098.

[13]  Xiong L., X. Xu*. C. Sun, B. Engel, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, G. Huang. 2021. Predicting agro-ecohydrological responses to identify appropriate water-saving management in arid irrigated regions with shallow groundwater: Realization on a regional scale. Agr. Water Manage. 247, 106713. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106713.

[14]  Liu K., J. Šimůnek, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, G. Huang*. 2021. Comparison of ensemble data assimilation methods for the estimation of time-varying soil hydraulic parameters. J. Hydrol. 125729. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125729.

[15]  Du J., Z. Huo*, X. Wang, H. Guan, Y. Xiong, G. 2021. Huang. Response of shelterbelt transpiration to shallow groundwater in arid areas. J. Hydrol. 592, 125611. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125611.

[16]  Ren D., X. Xu, B. Engel, Q. Huang, Y. Xiong, Z. Huo, G. Huang*. 2021. A comprehensive analysis of water productivity in natural vegetation and various crops coexistent agro-ecosystems. Agr. Water Manage. 243: 106481. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106481.

[17]  Liu K., G. Huang*, Z. Jiang, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang. 2020. A gaussian process-based iterative Ensemble Kalman Filter for parameter estimation of unsaturated flow. J. Hydrol. 589 125210, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125210.

[18]  Li C., Y. Xiong*, Q. Huang, X. Xu, G. Huang. 2020. Impact of irrigation and fertilization regimes on greenhouse gas emissions from soil of mulching cultivated maize (Zea mays L.) field in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, China. J Clean. Prod. 259, 120873. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120873.

[19]  Liu K., Y. Xiong, X. Xu, Q. Huang, Z Huo, G. Huang*. 2020. Modified model for simulating water flow of furrow irrigation. J. Irrig. Drain. Eng. 146(6): 06020002.

[20]  Li C., Y. Xiong*, Z. Cui, Q. Huang, X. Xu, W. Han, G. Huang. 2020. Effect of irrigation and fertilization regimes on grain yield, water and nitrogen productivity of mulching cultivated maize (Zea mays L.) in the Hetao Irrigation District of China. Agr. Water Manage. 232, 106065. DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2020.106065.

[21]  Xiong Y.*, X. Long, G. Huang. 2019. Pore structure and morphology impact on flow and transport characteristics in randomly packed grains with different angularities. Soils Found. 59, 1992-2006. DOI: 10.1016/j.sandf.2019.10.002.

[22]  Ren D., B. Wei, X. Xu*, B. Engel, G. Li, Q. Huang, Y. Xiong, G. Huang. 2019. Analyzing spatiotemporal characteristics of soil salinity in arid irrigated agro-ecosystems using integrated approaches. Geoderma. 356. DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.113935.

[23]  Pan, M., Q. Huang*, R. Feng, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, G. Huang. 2019. Improving the estimation of hydraulic and thermal properties of heterogeneous media via the addition of heat loss. Vadose Zone J. 18:180149. DOI:10.2136/vzj2018.08.0149.

[24]  Ren D., X. Xu*, B. Engel, Q. Huang, Y. Xiong, Z. Huo, G. Huang. 2019. Hydrological complexities in irrigated agro-ecosystems with fragmented land cover types: Insights from a distributed hydrological modeling method. Agr. Water Manage. 213, 868-881.

[25]  Liu K., G. Huang*, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, Q Huang, J. Šimůnek. 2019. A coupled model for simulating water flow and solute transport in furrow irrigation. Agr. Water Manage. 213, 792–802.

[26]  Xiong Y*, B. Yu, M. Bai, X. Zhang, G. Huang. A Furman. 2019. Soil properties and plant growth response to litter in a prolonged enclosed grassland of Loess Plateau, China. J. Earth Sci. 30(5): 1041-1048. DOI:10.1007/s12583-019-1017-3.

[27]  Zhang H., G. Huang*, X. Xu, Y. Xiong, Q. Huang. 2018. Estimating evapotranspiration of processing tomato under plastic mulched irrigation in the upper reaches of the Yellow River using the dual Kc model. Water 10, 1088. DOI:10.3390/w10081088.

[28]  Li C., Y. Xiong*, Z. Qu, X. Xu, G. Huang. 2018. Impact of biochar addition on soil properties and water-fertilizer productivity of tomato in semi-arid region of Inner Mongolia, China. Geoderma. 331, 100-108.

[29]  Ren D., X. Xu*, Q. Huang, Z. Huo, Y. Xiong, G. Huang. 2018. Analyzing the role of shallow groundwater system in affecting water use of different land-use types in arid irrigated regions. Water. 10, 634. DOI:10.3390/w10050634.

[30]  Xiong Y., J Dai, X. Zhang, G. Huang*, A. Furman. 2017. Quantitative assessment of the heterogeneity and reproducibility of repacked silica sand columns. Vadose Zone J., 16(13). DOI:10.2136/vzj2017.06.0120.

[31]  Pan W., Y. Xiong, Q. Huang*, G. Huang. 2017. Removal of nitrogen and COD from reclaimed water during long-term simulated soil aquifer treatment system under different hydraulic conditions. Water. 9, 786. DOI: 10.3390/w9100786.

[32]  Zhang H., Y. Xiong, G. Huang, X. Xu, Q. Huang*. 2017. Effects of water stress on processing tomatoes yield, quality and water use efficiency with plastic mulched drip irrigation in sandy soil of the Hetao Irrigation District. Agr. Water Manage. 179, 205-214.

[33]  Xiong Y.* 2014. Flow of water in porous media with saturation overshoot: A review. J. Hydrol., 10, 353-362.

[34]  Xiong Y., A. Furman, R. Wallach*. 2012. Moment analysis description of wetting and redistribution plumes in wettable and water-repellent soils. J. Hydrol., 422-423, 30-42.

[35]  Xiong Y., R. Wallach, A. Furman*. 2011. Modeling multidimensional water flow in wettable and repellent soils using artificial neural networks. J. Hydrol., 410, 92-104.

[36]  Xiong Y., G. Huang*, Q. Huang. 2006. Modeling solute transport in one-dimensional homogeneous and heterogeneous soil columns with continuous time random walk. J. Contam. Hydrol., 86, 163-175.

[37]  Huang G.*, Q. Huang, H. Zhan, J. Chen, Y. Xiong, S. Feng. 2005. Modeling contaminant transport in homogeneous porous media with fractional advection-dispersion equation. Sci. China Ser. D, 48, 295-302.

Peer-Reviewed Articles in Chinese

[1]Huang Q.*, X. Xu, L. Lü, D. Ren, J. Ke, Y. Xiong, Z. Huo, G. Huang. 2018. Soil salinity distribution based on remote sensing and its effect on crop growth in Hetao Irrigation District. Transactions of the CSAE, 34 (1): 102-109.

[2]Wang Q., F. Shi, Z, Liu*, Y. Xiong. 2017. Review on soil water movement affected by soil water repellency. Transactions of the CSAE, 33(24): 96-103.

[3]Xiong Y., G. Huang*, Q. Huang. 2006. Modeling solute transport in heterogeneous soil column using continuous time random walk. Advances in Water Science, 17(6): 797-802.

Conference Paper

[1] Xiong Y., G. Huang*, Q. Huang. K. Wang. 2006. Continuous time random walk for analyzing solute transport in one-dimensional heterogeneous soil column. Proceedings of the 34th Congress of International Association of Hydrogeologists. Beijing, China.

[2] Huang G., Y. Xiong, Q. Huang, K. Wang. 2006. Non-Fickian transport in one-dimensional homogeneous and heterogeneous soil columns. CIGR Congress, Bonn, Germany.

Work Experiences

• 2021/01-Present  Professor, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

• 2015/01-2020/12 Associate Professor, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University,Beijing, China

• 2013/04-2014/12 Lecturer, College of Water Resources and Civil Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

• 2011/08-2013/04 Assistant Research Professor, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

• 2009/12-2011/01 Research Student, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel

• 2006/07-2006/11 Assistant Engineer, Beijing Hydraulic Research Institute, Beijing, China

Membership in Professional Societies

• Section of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering of CSAE, Secretary

• Member of Chinese Society of  Agricultural Engineering

• Member of Israel Society of Soil Sciences

• Member of American Geophysical Union

Flow and transport in porous media

Vadose zone hydrology and associated biochemical processes

Irrigation and drainage and associated environmental impact