Publications in the recent 5 years (2021-2025) (* corresponding author; Including books and book chapters)

Xin Li has published more than 500 journal articles and authored or coauthored 14 books. Total citations to these publications are 34,000+ and h-index is 93+. The publication of the past 5 years (2021-2025) is shown as below:

Part 1: 10 representative publications

1. Li, X.*, Guo, H.D., Cheng, G.D., Song, X.Y., Ran, Y.H., Feng, M., Che, T., Li, X.W., Wang, L., Duan, A.M., Shangguan, D.H., Chen, D.L., Jin, R., Deng, J., Su, J.B., Cao, B., 2025. Polar regions are critical in achieving global sustainable development goals. Nature Communications, 16(1): 3879, doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59178-3.

2. Li, X.*, Guo, Y.L.*, 2025. Paradigm shifts from data-intensive science to robot scientists. Science Bulletin, 70(1): 14–18, doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.09.029.

3. Li, X.*, Liu, F.*, 2025. A mathematical comparison of data assimilation and machine learning in earth system state estimation from a Bayesian inference viewpoint. Information Geography, 1(1): 100001, doi: 10.1016/j.infgeo.2025.100001.

4. Li, X., Liu, F., Ma, C.F., Hou, J.L., Zheng, D.H., Ma, H.Q., Bai, Y.L., Han, X.J., Vereecken, H., Yang, K., Duan, Q.Y., Huang, C.L., 2024. Land data assimilation: Harmonizing theory and data in land surface process studies. Reviews of Geophysics, 62(1): e2022RG000801, doi: 10.1029/2022RG000801.

5. Miao, C.Y., Immerzeel, W.W., Xu, B.Q., Yang, K., Duan, Q.Y., Li, X.*, 2024. Understanding the Asian water tower requires a redesigned precipitation observation strategy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(23): e2403557121, doi: 10.1073/pnas.2403557121.

6. Li, X.*, Feng, M.*, Ran, Y.H., Su, Y., Liu, F., Huang, C.L., Shen, H.F., Xiao, Q., Su, J.B., Yuan, S.W., Guo, H.D. Big Data in Earth system science and progress towards a digital twin. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, 2023, 4(5): 319-332, doi: 10.1038/s43017-023-00409-w.

7. Li, X.*, Cheng, G.D., Fu, B.J., Xia, J., Zhang, L., Yang, D.W., Zheng, C.M., Liu, S.M., Li, X.B., Song, C.Q., Kang, S.Z., Li, X.Y., Che, T., Zheng, Y., Zhou, Y.Z., Wang, H.B., Ran, Y.H. Linking critical zone with watershed science: The example of the Heihe River basin. Earth's Future, 2022, 10(11): e2022EF002966, doi: 10.1029/2022EF002966.

8. Fang, M., Li, X.*, Chen, H.W.*, Chen, D. Arctic amplification modulated by Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation and greenhouse forcing on multidecadal to century scales. Nature Communications, 2022, 13(1): 1865, doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29523-x.

9. Li, X.*, Cheng, G.D., Wang, L.X., Wang, J.L., Ran, Y.H., Che, T., Li, G.Q., He, H.L., Zhang, Q., Jiang, X.Y., Zou, Z.M., Zhao, G.F. Boosting geoscience data sharing in China. Nature Geoscience, 2021, 14(8): 541-542, doi: 10.1038/s41561-021-00808-y.

10. Li, X.*, Zhang, L.*, Zheng, Y., Yang, D.W., Wu, F., Tian, Y., Han, F., Gao, B., Li, H.Y., Zhang, Y.L., Ge, Y.C., Cheng, G.D., Fu, B.J., Xia, J., Song, C.Q., Zheng, C.M., 2021. Novel hybrid coupling of ecohydrology and socioeconomy at river basin scale: A watershed system model for the Heihe River basin. Environmental modelling & Software, 141: 105058, doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105058.

Part 2: all other publications (exclude part 1)

Book and Special Issue Edited

1. Li, X., Duan, A.M., Shangguan, D.H., Wang, L., Li, C.L., Che, T., Li, X.W., Jin, R., Ran, Y.H., 2024. Earth's three poles: Challenges of sustainable development in fragile environments. Beijing: Science Press.

2. Li, X., Liu, S.M., Liu, Q.H., Xiao, Q., Ma, M.G., Jin, R., Che, T., Guo, J.W., Ran, Y.H., Wang, W.Z., Qi, Y., 2022. Heihe River ecohydrological remote sensing experiment. Beijing: Science Press.

3. Li, X., Qi, Y., Song, X.Y., 2022. Changes and impacts of human activities in Qilian Mountains. Beijing: Science Press.

4. Li, X., Che, T., Duan, A.M., Li, X.W., Wang, L., Zhang, Y.J., Shangguan, D.Y., 2021. Earth's three poles: Outposts of global changes. Beijing: Science Press.

5. Carlson, D., Sparrow, M., Li, X., Feng, M., Che, T., 2021. Extreme environment datasets for the three poles. Earth System Science Data. https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/special_issue1144.html

Peer Reviewed Journal Papers (2021-2025)

1. Ding, L., Bai, Y.L., Zheng, D.H., Pan, X.D., Fan, M.H.,Li, X.*, 2025. Chaotic climate system forecasting using an improved echo state network with sparse observations. Science China Earth Sciences, 68(7): 2346–2360, doi: 10.1007/s11430-024-1593-9.

2. Zhao, Z.B., Jin, R.*, Li, X.*, Ma, C.F., Li, D.Z., Wang, W.Z., Zhu, Z.L., 2025. Blind source separation for alleviating the “ill-posedness” of estimating soil moisture from nonstationary time series of passive microwave brightness temperatures. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 63: 1–18, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2025.3573374.

3. Lan, S.T., Cao, B.*, Li, X.*, Sun, W., Wang, S.D., Ma, R., Sun, Z.Y., Guo, X.J., 2025. Improved JRA-3Q soil temperature in permafrost regions. Journal of Climate, 38(7): 1611–1625, doi: 10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0267.1.

4. Wang, B., Zhu, G.F.*, Zhong, J.T., Ma, C.F., Zhang, L., Tan, M.B., Li, X.*, 2025. Uncertainty analysis and parameter optimization of a water yield ecosystem service model: A case study of the Qilian Mountains, China. Science of The Total Environment, 966: 178772, doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178772.

5. Wang, Y.Z., Zheng, D.H.*, Zhang, G.Q., Carrivick, J.L., Bolch, T., Ren, W.W., Guo, L., Su, J.B., Yuan, S.W., Li, X.*, 2025. Patterns and change rates of glacial lake water levels across High Mountain Asia. National Science Review, 12(3): nwaf041, doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwaf041.

6. Li, X.*, Guo, Y.L.*, 2025. Paradigm shifts from data-intensive science to robot scientists. Science Bulletin, 70(1): 14–18, doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2024.09.029.

7. Pan, X.D., Chen, D.L., Pan, B.X., Huang, X.Z., Yang, K., Piao, S.L., Zhou, T.J., Dai, Y.J., Chen, F.H.*, Li, X.*, 2025. Evolution and prospects of Earth system models: Challenges and opportunities. Earth-Science Reviews, 260: 104986, doi: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2024.104986.

8. Zhao, Y.F., Yao, Y.Y., Jin, H.J., Li, X., Cao, B., Ran, Y.H., Kuang, X.X., Zheng, C.M., 2025. TTOP model simulation of long-term (1981–2100) permafrost dynamics of the Tibetan Plateau. Geoderma, 457: 117287, doi: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2025.117287.

9. Jiang, D.C., Feng, M., Yan, D.Z., Wang, Y.Z., Xu, J.H., Wang, N., Wang, J.B., Li, X., 2025. Mapping taluses using deep learning and high-resolution satellite images. International Journal of Digital Earth, 18(1): 2484466, doi: 10.1080/17538947.2025.2484466.

10. Zhang, Y.L., Zhao, P., Li, X., Yang, B.S., Zhao, J., Hu, J.Z., Wei, Q., Li, K.G., He, M.L., 2025. Retrieval of terrain surface elevation in mountainous areas with ICESat-2/ATLAS. Remote Sensing of Environment, 327: 114823, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2025.114823.

11. Wang, X.F., Che, T., Xiao, J.F., Wang, T.H., Tan, J.L., Zhang, Y., Ren, Z.G., Geng, L.Y., Wang, H.B., Xu, Z.W., Liu, S.M., Li, X., 2025. A post-processed carbon flux dataset for 34 eddy covariance flux sites across the Heihe River basin, China. Earth System Science Data, 17(4): 1329–1346, doi: 10.5194/essd-17-1329-2025.

12. Jiang, Y.Z., Tang, W.J., Yang, K., He, J., Shao, C.K., Zhou, X., Lu, H., Chen, Y.Y., Li, X., Shi, J.C., 2025. Development of a high-resolution near-surface meteorological forcing dataset for the Third Pole region. Science China Earth Sciences, 68(4): 1274–1290, doi: 10.1007/s11430-024-1507-6.

13. Zhang, Z., Poulter, B., Melton, J.R., Riley, W.J., Allen, G.H., Beerling, D.J., Bousquet, P., Canadell, J.G., Fluet-Chouinard, E., Ciais, P., Gedney, N., Hopcroft, P.O., Ito, A., Jackson, R.B., Jain, A.K., Jensen, K., Joos, F., Kleinen, T., Knox, S.H., Li, T.T., Li, X., Liu, X.Y., McDonald, K., McNicol, G., Miller, P.A., Müller, J., Patra, P.K., Peng, C.H., Peng, S.S., Qin, Z.C., Riggs, R.M., Saunois, M., Sun, Q., Tian, H.Q., Xu, X.M., Yao, Y.Z., Yi, X., Zhang, W.X., Zhu, Q., Zhu, Q.A., Zhuang, Q.L., 2025. Ensemble estimates of global wetland methane emissions over 2000–2020. Biogeosciences, 22(1): 305–321, doi: 10.5194/bg-22-305-2025.

14. Yan, D.Z., Feng, M., Hu, Z.Y., Xu, J.H., Li, X., 2025. Improving permafrost mapping in southern Tibetan Plateau using machine learning and rock glacier inventory. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 36(2): 230–244, doi: 10.1002/ppp.2266.

15. Xing, Z.P., Zhao, L., Fan, L., De Lannoy, G., Bai, X.J., Liu, X.Z., Peng, J., Frappart, F., Yang, K., Li, X., Zhou, Z.L., Li, X.J., Zeng, J.Y., Zou, D.F., Du, E.J., Wang, C., Wang, L.X., Li, Z.B., Wigneron, J.P., 2025. Retrieval of 1 km surface soil moisture from Sentinel-1 over bare soil and grassland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Remote Sensing of Environment, 318: 114563, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114563.

16. Wang, K., Wu, Y., Qiu, X.L., Zhu, J.B., Zheng, D.H., Shangguan, S.T., Pan, J., Liu, Y.Q., Jiang, L.M., Li, X., 2025. A novel airborne TomoSAR 3-D focusing method for accurate ice thickness and glacier volume estimation. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 220: 593–607, doi: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2025.01.011.

17. Nasta, P., Blöschl, G., Bogena, H.R., Zacharias, S., Baatz, R., De Lannoy, G., Jensen, K.H., Manfreda, S., Pfister, L., Tarquis, A.M., Van Meerveld, I., Voltz, M., Zeng, Y.J., Kustas, W., Li, X., Vereecken, H., Romano, N., 2025. HESS opinions: Towards a common vision for the future of hydrological observatories. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 29(2): 465–483, doi: 10.5194/hess-29-465-2025.

18. Luan, W.F., Li, X., Kuang, W.H., Su, J.B., Xue, H.Z., Zhang, K.X., Zhu, J.Y., Li, G., 2025. Quantitative assessment of the water stress in the Tigris–Euphrates River Basin driven by anthropogenic impacts. Remote Sensing, 17(4): 662, doi: 10.3390/rs17040662.

19. Guo, L., Li, J., Charrier, L., Dehecq, A., Beraud, L., Li, Z.W., Li, X., Zhu, J.J., Li, L., Wang, Y.Z., 2025. Surging processes and mechanisms at small glaciers in the Qilian Mountains, northwestern China, revealed by long-term, temporally dense remote sensing observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130(6): e2024JF008157, doi: 10.1029/2024JF008157.

20. Li, X., 2024. Academician Guodong Cheng's contributions to permafrost science. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 35(3): 395–411, doi: 10.1002/ppp.2225.

21. Li, X., Su, J.B., 2023. Towards good governance of data: A case study in geoscience data governance. Chinese Science Bulletin, 69(9): 1149–1155, doi: 10.1360/TB-2023-0590 (in Chinese with English abstract).

22. Li, G.S., Tan, L.H., Yang, B., Che, T., Feng, G.C., Ljungqvist, F.C., Luo, Y.Y., Du, H.Q., Zhao, H., Zhang, Y., Huang, C.L., Huang, N., Tang, W.J., Jin, R., Li, X.*, 2024. Site selection of desert solar farms based on heterogeneous sand flux. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 7(1): 61, doi: 10.1038/s41612-024-00606-4.

23. Wang, Y.Z., Zheng, D.H., Zhou, Y.S.*, Nian, Y.Y., Ren, S.S., Ren, W.W., Zhu, Z.Z., Tang, Z.G., Li, X.*, 2024. Glacier mass change and evolution of Petrov Lake in the Ak-Shyirak massif, central Tien Shan, from 1973 to 2023 using multisource satellite data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 315: 114437, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2024.114437.

24. Ma, Y.M., Xie, Z.P.*, Chen, Y.Y.*, Liu, S.M., Che, T., Xu, Z.W., Shang, L.Y., He, X.B., Meng, X.H., Ma, W.Q., Xu, B.Q., Zhao, H.B., Wang, J.B., Wu, G.J., Li, X.*, 2024. Dataset of spatially extensive long-term quality-assured land–atmosphere interactions over the Tibetan Plateau. Earth System Science Data, 16(6): 3017–3043, doi: 10.5194/essd-16-3017-2024.

25. Zhou, Y.S., Li, X.*, Zheng, D.H., Ren, S.S., Wang, Y.Z., Li, Z.W., 2024. Data, methods and perspectives of optical stereo and bistatic SAR satellites for monitoring glacier thickness change in High-Mountain Asia. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 53(5): 779–800, doi: 10.11947/j.AGCS.2024.20230260 (in Chinese with English abstract).

26. Shi, Z.F., Li, X.*, Sun, Z.Y.*, Ma, R., Cao, B., 2024. Simulation of water and heat processes of permafrost and seasonally frozen soil in the upper reaches of the Heihe River based on the SHAW model. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 46(5): 1678–1691, doi: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-0240.2024.0131 (in Chinese with English abstract).

27. Hu, Y.X., Che, T., Dai, L.Y., Zhu, Y., Xiao, L., Deng, J., Li, X., 2024. A long-term daily gridded snow depth dataset for the Northern Hemisphere from 1980 to 2019 based on machine learning. Big Earth Data, 8(2): 274–301, doi: 10.1080/20964471.2023.2177435.

28. Zhou, Y.Z., Liu, H.P., Sühring, M., Li, X., 2024. Implications of energy balance non-closure on carbon dioxide flux uncertainties: Insights from large eddy simulations in convective boundary layers. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 358: 110211, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110211.

29. Fang, H.Q., Fan, L., Ciais, P., Xiao, J.F., Fensholt, R., Chen, J.M., Frappart, F., Ju, W.M., Niu, S.L., Xiao, X.M., Yuan, W.P., Xia, J.Z., Li, X., Liu, L.Y., Qin, Y.W., Chang, Z.B., Yu, L., Dong, G.Y., Cui, T.X., Li, X.J., Wigneron, J.P., 2024. Satellite-based monitoring of China’s above-ground biomass carbon sink from 2015 to 2021. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 356: 110172, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110172.

30. Zhang, Y.L., Li, X., Chang, X.L., Luo, D.L., Wang, X., Cheng, G.D., 2024. Impacts of topographic shadows cast by surrounding terrain on the solar irradiance on glaciers’ surface in High Mountain Asia (HMA). Atmospheric Research, 307: 107511, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107511.

31. He, X.L., Liu, S.M., Bateni, S.M., Xu, T.R., Jun, C.H., Kim, D.K., Li, X., Song, L.S., Zhao, L., Xu, Z.W., Wei, J.X., 2024. Innovative approach for estimating evapotranspiration and gross primary productivity by integrating land data assimilation, machine learning, and multi-source observations. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 355: 110136, doi: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2024.110136.

32. Zhang, P., Zheng, D.H., van der Velde, R., Zeng, J.Y., Wang, X., Wang, Z.L., Zeng, Y.J., Wen, J., Li, X., Su, Z.B., 2024. Assessment of long-term multisource surface and subsurface soil moisture products and estimate methods on the Tibetan Plateau. Journal of Hydrology, 640: 131713, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131713.

33. Fan, L., Cui, T.X., Wigneron, J.P., Ciais, P., Sitch, S., Brandt, M., Li, X., Niu, S.L., Xiao, X.M., Chave, J., Wu, C.Y., Li, W., Yuan, W.P., Xing, Z.P., Li, X.J., Wang, M.J., Liu, X.Z., Chen, X.Z., Qin, Y.W., Yang, H., Tang, Q., Li, Y.C., Ma, M.G., Fensholt, R., 2024. Dominant role of the non-forest woody vegetation in the post 2015/16 El Niño tropical carbon recovery. Global Change Biology, 30(7): e17423, doi: 10.1111/gcb.17423.

34. Guo, L., Ran, Y.H., Li, X., Jin, H.J., Cheng, G.D., 2024. Sensitivity of permafrost degradation to geological and climatic conditions. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 35(4): 450–460, doi: 10.1002/ppp.2245.

35. Tan, M.B., Ran, Y.H., Feng, M., Dong, G.T., Du, D.Y., Zhu, G.F., Nian, Y.Y., Li, X., 2024. Long-term monitoring of the annual irrigated cropland extent in fragmented and heterogeneous arid landscapes using machine learning and Landsat imagery. Water Resources Research, 60(6): e2023WR036945, doi: 10.1029/2023WR036945.

36. Ye, Q.H., Wang, Y.Z., Liu, L., Guo, L.N., Zhang, X.Q., Dai, L.Y., Zhai, L.M., Hu, Y.F., Ali, N., Ji, X.H., Ran, Y.H., Qiu, Y.B., Shi, L.J., Che, T., Wang, N.L., Li, X., Zhu, L.P., 2024. Remote sensing and modeling of the cryosphere in High Mountain Asia: A multidisciplinary review. Remote Sensing, 16(10): 1709, doi: 10.3390/rs16101709.

37. Shi, K.D., Su, Y.N., Xu, J.H., Sui, Y.J., He, Z.Y., Hu, Z.Y., Li, X., Vereecken, H., Feng, M., 2024. Identifying reservoirs in northwestern Iran using high-resolution satellite images and deep learning. Geo-spatial Information Science, 27(3): 922–933, doi: 10.1080/10095020.2024.2358892.

38. Miao, M., Zhang, M., Wang, S.J., Sun, Z.Y., Li, X., Yuan, X.L., Yang, G.Q., Hu, Z.Z., Zhang, S.D., 2024. Effect of oasis and irrigation on mountain precipitation in the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains based on stable isotopes. Journal of Hydrology, 635: 131151, doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.131151.

39. Zhang, T., Wang, Y.Z., Leng, W., Zhao, H.Y., Colgan, W., Wang, C., Ding, M.H., Sun, W.J., Yang, W., Li, X., Ren, J.W., Xiao, C.D., 2024. Projections of peak water timing from the East Rongbuk Glacier, Mt. Everest, using a higher-order ice flow model. Earth’s Future, 12(5): e2024EF004545, doi: 10.1029/2024EF004545.

40. Zhong, W.J., Li, J., Li, X., Feng, J.J., Guo, L., Li, Z.Q., Wu, J.H., Kong, L.S., 2024. A discontinuity-guided two-dimensional phase unwrapping method for SAR interferograms. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 17: 9309–9323, doi: 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3392637.

41. Ge, Y.C., Han, F., Wu, F., Zhao, Y.B., Li, H.Y., Tian, Y., Zheng, Y., Luan, W.F., Zhang, L., Cai, X.M., Ma, C.F., Li, X., 2024. Sustainable decision making based on systems integration and decision support system promoting endorheic basin sustainability. Decision Support Systems, 179: 114169, doi: 10.1016/j.dss.2024.114169.

42. Jiang, Q., Cioffi, F., Li, W.Y., Tan, J.K., Pan, X.D., Li, X., 2024. Hybrid multilayer perceptron and convolutional neural network model to predict extreme regional precipitation dominated by the large-scale atmospheric circulation. Atmospheric Research, 304: 107362, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2024.107362.

43. Chai, L.N., Zhu, Z.L., Liu, S.M., Xu, Z.W., Jin, R., Li, X., Kang, J., Che, T., Zhang, Y., Zhang, J.S., Cui, H.J., Gao, T.S., Xu, T.R., Zhao, S.J., Pan, X.D., Guo, G., 2024. QLB-NET: A dense soil moisture and freeze–thaw monitoring network in the Qinghai Lake Basin on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 105(3): E584–E604, doi: 10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0186.1.

44. Ren, W.W., Zhu, Z.Z., Wang, Y.Z., Su, J.B., Zeng, R.J., Zheng, D.H., Li, X., 2024. Comparison of machine learning models in simulating glacier mass balance: Insights from maritime and continental glaciers in High Mountain Asia. Remote Sensing, 16(6): 956, doi: 10.3390/rs16060956.

45. Lan, S.T., Cao, B., Hu, Y., Sun, Z.Y., Ma, R., Li, X., 2024. Talus and its cooling effects on the thermal regime of permafrost: A review. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 35(1): 60–75, doi: 10.1002/ppp.2213.

46. Xue, Y.K., Diallo, I., Boone, A.A., Zhang, Y., Zeng, X.B., Lau, W.K.M., Neelin, J.D., Yao, T.D., Tang, Q., Sato, T., Koo, M.S., Vitart, F., Ardilouze, C., Saha, S.K., Materia, S., Lin, Z.H., Takaya, Y., Yang, J., Nakamura, T., Qi, X., Qin, Y., Nobre, P., Senan, R., Wang, H.L., Zhang, H.L., Zhao, M., Nayak, H.P., Pan, Y., Pan, X.D., Feng, J.M., Shi, C.X., Xie, S.C., Brunke, M.A., Bao, Q., Bottino, M.J., Fan, T.Y., Hong, S.Y., Lin, Y.L., Peano, D., Zhan, Y.L., Mechoso, C.R., Ren, X.J., Balsamo, G., Chou, S.C., de Rosnay, P., van Oevelen, P.J., Klocke, D., Ek, M., Li, X., Guo, W.D., Zhu, Y.J., Tang, J.P., Liang, X.Z., Qian, Y., Zhao, P., 2024. Remote effects of Tibetan Plateau spring land temperature on global subseasonal to seasonal precipitation prediction and comparison with effects of sea surface temperature: The GEWEX/LS4P Phase I experiment. Climate Dynamics, 62: 2603–2628, doi: 10.1007/s00382-023-06905-5.

47. Nie, X.W., Pan, X.D., Li, X., Wang, S.Y., Jin, J., Yang, Y., 2024. Dynamic security assessment mechanism for the entire lifecycle of scientific data. Chinese Science Bulletin, 69(17): 2360–2367, doi: 10.1360/TB-2023-1224 (in Chinese with English abstract).

48. Su, J.B., Chen, D.X., Zheng, D.H., Su, Y., Li, X.*, 2023. The insight of why: Causal inference in Earth system science. Science China Earth Sciences, 66(10): 2169–2186, doi: 10.1007/s11430-023-1148-7.

49. Li, X*., 2023. Big Earth Data boost UN SDGs. Science Bulletin, 68(8): 773-774, doi: 10.1016/j.scib.2023.03.045.

50. Zhang, M., Zhou, Y.Z., Li, X.*, Sun, Z.Y., Yang, G.Q., Xie, Z.H., 2023. Quantifying the contributions of regional human activities and global climate change to the regional climate in a typical mountain-oasis-desert system of arid central Asia from 1979 to 2018. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128(1): e2022JD037110, doi: 10.1029/2022JD037110.

51. Guo, Y.L., Zhao, Z.F., Yuan, S.W., Li, X.*, 2023. A greener Loess Plateau in the future: moderate warming will expand the potential distribution areas of woody species. Environmental Research Letters, 18(3): 034027, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/acb9a8.

52. Li, X.*, Liu, S.M., Liu, Q.H., Xiao, Q., Che, T., Ma, M.G., Jin, R., Ran, Y.H., Wen, J.G., Xu, Z.W., Li, Z.Y., 2023. Heihe remote sensing experiments: Retrospect and prospect. National Remote Sensing Bulletin, 27(2): 224-248, doi: 10.11834/jrs.20235013 (in Chinese with English abstract).

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54. Guo, L., Li, J., Dehecq, A., Li, Z.W., Li, X., Zhu, J.J., 2023. A new inventory of High Mountain Asia surging glaciers derived from multiple elevation datasets since the 1970s. Earth System Science Data, 15(7): 2841–2861, doi: 10.5194/essd-15-2841-2023.

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