CHEN, Xi

Current Affiliation: Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Email: chenxi@ms.xjb.ac.cn

Employment

Research Professor and Director of Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Research Associate Professor, Xinjiang Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Education

Ph.D., Hydrology and Water Resources, Wuhan University, China (2002)

MSc., Hydrology and Water Resources, Institute of Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China (1988)

BSc., Terrestrial Hydrology, Xinjiang University, China (1985)

Five Key Research Projects

PI: Saline-alkali soil carbonization in arid lands and its global significance (￥30,210,000, funded by National Key Research Program, Ministry of Science and Technology of China）

PI: Exploring the strategies of environmental protection and resource management against climate changes in Central Asia (￥67,130,000, funded by the International Cooperation Program, Ministry of Science and Technology of China)

PI: Demonstration project of ecosystem management against climate changes in typical arid region of Central Asia (￥3,200,000; funded by the United Nations Development Program)

PI: Database construction of ecological transects in the arid regions of Central Asia (￥6,000,000, funded by the Foreign Experts Affairs Office of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

PI: Impact of LUCC on regional water cycle and evapotranspiration patterns in the arid regions of Central Asia during the recent 50 years (￥1,800,000, funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China)

Five Key Publications

Chen X., LI B.L., LI Q., LI J.L., Abdulla S. (2012). Spatio-temporal pattern and changes of evapotranspiration in arid Central Asia and Xinjiang of China. Journal of Arid Land 4(1): 105?112

Yu M.Y., Chen X., Li L.H., Bao A.M., Paix M.J.D.L. (2011). Streamflow Simulation by SWAT Using Different Precipitation Sources in Large Arid Basins with Scarce Raingauges. Water Resour Manage 25: 2669.

Chen X., Zhang Q., Zhou K.F., Sun L (2006) Quantitative assessment and analysis on the dynamic change of ecological capital in arid areas. Chinese Science Bulletin 51(S1): 204-212

Chen X., Luo G.P., Xia J., Zhou K.F., Lou S.P., Ye M.Q. (2005) Ecological response to the climate change on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang. Science in China (D) 48(6): 765-777

Chen X., Yan J.F., Chen Z., Luo G.P., Song Q., Xu W.Q. (2009) A spatial geostatistical analysis of impact of land use development on groundwater resources in the Sangong Oasis Region using remote sensing imagery and data. Journal of Arid Land 1(1): 1-8

Updated on September 15, 2016