Basic Introduction:

Xiuyu Liang is an Associate Professor with tenure at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources from Nanjing University. Before joining SUSTech, he worked as an Assistant Researcher and later as an Associate Researcher at Nanjing University. His research focuses on hydrogeology and subsurface hydrodynamics, with particular emphasis on coupled processes between the vadose zone and groundwater systems. He studies how unsaturated-zone processes regulate groundwater recharge, discharge, interfacial fluxes, and delayed groundwater responses to external forcing. His group develops analytical, semi-analytical, and process-based models for unsaturated–saturated flow, surface water–groundwater interactions, groundwater responses to Earth tides, temporal scaling of hydrological signals, and solute and gas transport in porous media.  His work has appeared in leading journals in hydrology, hydrogeology, and environmental science, including Water Resources Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Environmental Science & Technology, and Water Research. He serves as an Associate Editor for Water Resources Research, Journal of Hydrology, and Vadose Zone Journal, and contributes to the hydrology and groundwater communities through professional committees, including the AGU Groundwater Technical Committee.

Professional Experience:

· 2026.6-Now, Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology 

· 2021.1-2026.5, Assistant Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology 

· 2018.2-2020.12, Research Associate Professor, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology

·  2015.7-2018.1, Associate Researcher, Center for Hydrosciences Research, Nanjing University

·  2012.7-2015.6, Assistant Researcher, Center for Hydrosciences Research, Nanjing University

·  2016.11-2017.11, Visiting Scholar, Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University

·  2013.8-2014.8, Postdoc Researcher, Department of Geoscience, University of Iowa

Education:

· 2009.9-2012.6, Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resource, Nanjing University, China 

·  2005.9-2008.6, M.S. in Geological Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, China 

· 2001.9-2005.6, B.S. in Resources and Environment, Anhui University of Science and Technology, China

Synergistic Activities:

Editorial Duty：

1. 2026-Now Associate Editor, Water Resources Research

2. 2025-Now Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology

3. 2020-Now Associate Editor, Vadose Zone Journal

4. 2019-2026 Associate Editor, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment

Committee memberships：

1. AGU Groundwater Technical Committee, 2025.04–Present.

2. Groundwater Committee, IWRA China Committee, 2025.05–Present.

3. Committee on Resources Research in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, China Society of Natural Resources, 2023.11–Present.

4. Groundwater Science, IAHS China Committee, 2022.01–Present.

5. Groundwater Science and Engineering Committee, Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society, 2020.12–Present.

Awards and Honors:

1. 2025, Second Prize, Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award, Shandong Provincial People's Government

2. 2024, Outstanding Editorial Member of Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology

3. 2024, Outstanding Reviewer of Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology

4. 2022, Outstanding Editorial Member of Bulletin of Geological Science and Technology

5. 2018, Outstanding Reviewer of Journal of Hydrology

6. 2016, Outstanding Reviewer of Journal of Hydrology

7. 2011, Guanghua Scholarship, Nanjing University.

8. 2011, The Excellent graduate student, Nanjing University.

Research Interests:

1. Coupling unsaturated-saturated flow.

2. Interaction of the surface-groundwater flow.

3. Stochastic theory of flow and transport in geological media.

Selected funded projects:

1. The National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC-41977165), “Study on characteristics and mechanisms of temporal fractal of solute fluctuations in unsaturated-saturated zone”, 2020.1-2023.12, PI.

2. The National Nature Science Foundation of China (NSFC-41302180), “Study for temporal scaling of flow in unsaturated-saturated system using stochastic methods”, 2014.1-2016.12, PI.

3. The Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20130571), “The investigation on temporal scaling of groundwater levels and soil moistures”, 2013.7-2016.7, PI.

4. The National Key project ‘‘Water Pollution Control’’ of China (2015ZX07204-007), “Water quality target management and river pollution control plan of Bali river, Anhui”, Task-1, 2015.6-2018.12, PI.

Teaching (Courses and outstanding students)

1. ESE318-Groundwater Hydrology

2. ESE5017-Spatial Statistics (Applied Geostatistics)

Publications:

(“*” denotes the corresponding author)

1. Guoliang Wang, Xiuyu Liang*, Jiangwei Zhang, Huimin Mu, Chi-Yuen Wang (2026). Role of unsaturated zone on aquifer leakage–assessed with tidal response. Geophysical Research Letters, 53, e2026GL122799. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026GL122799.

2. Jiangwei Zhang, Yue Fan, Yue Ma, Xiuyu Liang* (2026). Semi-analytical solution for two-dimensional transient groundwater flow associated with dewatering of excavations involving a suspended waterproof curtain and river. Advances in Water Resources, 212, 105292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2026.105292.

3. Yunqiu Zhou, Xiuyu Liang*, Tzung-May Fu, Yi Zheng, Lian Feng, Chunmiao Zheng (2026). Global patterns and declines of precipitation persistence over the past six decades. Journal of Hydrology, 679, 136179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.136179.

4. Haochen Yuan, Xiuyu Liang*, Jianli Chen, Haiyun Shi, Yong Tian, Chunmiao Zheng* (2026). Climate change-driven propagation of meteorological-hydrological-groundwater drought: Insights from the Pearl River Basin, China. Journal of Hydrology, 669, 135121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135121.

5. Chengyan Wen, Xiuyu Liang*, Hongbin Zhan, Haokun Mu, Yunqiu Zhou (2026). Analytical solutions for coupled unsaturated-saturated flow model in riparian zones: Applicability and limitations. Journal of Hydrology, 668, 135035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2026.135035.

6. Yongxuan Ran, Xie Hu*, Fang Wang, Shengli Tao, Xiao Yu, Jing Liu-Zeng, Zurui Ao, Xiuyu Liang, Guoquan Wang (2026). Inundation risk in North China’s coastal gateway amid land subsidence, sea-level rise and coastal defense initiatives. Communications Earth & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-04068-9.

7. Lulu Zhao, Haoran Meng*, Xiaofeng Liang*, Wentao Li, Xiuyu Liang (2026). Seasonal seismic velocity and attenuation variations in the Taklimakan Desert inferred from ambient and traffic noise. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 131, e2026JB034033. https://doi.org/10.1029/2026JB034033.

8. Xu Li, Liqing Li, Jinchi Xie, Haitao Zhang, Xiuyu Liang* (2026). Nanoplastic transport in macropore-matrix systems: Semi-analytical solution and experimental application. Groundwater for Sustainable Development, 34, 101646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gsd.2026.101646.

9. Zhiwen Li, Wei Liu, Wenhao Zhang, Xiuyu Liang*, Tian Qin, Zhiqin Chen, Zugen Liu, Huoqing Xiao, Yanqi Liu, Wuhu Guo, Evgeny Abakumov, Xuejun Liu, Yuejin Chen, Junbao Yin, Ekaterina Chebykina, Chunyang Zhou, Jinying Xu, Sunlin Chi, Xianchuan Xie* (2026). Integrating phosphorus sustainability and environmental burden mitigation through systemwide-optimized strategy in China's Yangtze River Economic Belt. Journal of Cleaner Production, 559, 148319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2026.148319.

10. Yi-Wen Cao, Ning Zong, Guodong Sun, Wenhui Shang, Hui-Yuan Lu, Xiuyu Liang, Yan Zheng, Alex Tat-Shing Chow, Jing Tian*, Junjian Wang* (2026). Warming intensifies nitrogen-driven destabilization of alpine soil-dissolved organic matter. Environmental Science & Technology, 60(12), 9272–9283. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c17811.

11. Zhenkun Xue, Yirong Deng*, Rui Zuo*, Haijian Lu, Ziyi Wu, Jiawei Liu, Heli Wang, Yuting Zhang, Xiuyu Liang, Jinsheng Wang (2026). A data-mechanism integrated framework for elucidating the migration and attenuation of light non-aqueous phase liquids in the vadose zone. Water Research, 297, 125755. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2026.125755.

12. Pushuang Li, Xiuyu Liang*, Lingzao Zeng, Guoliang Wang, Jiangwei Zhang, Enze Ma (2025). Effects of the unsaturated zone on leaky aquifer groundwater dynamics induced by tidal rivers. Journal of Hydrology, 134607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134607

13. Yunqiu Zhou, Xiuyu Liang*, Nan Shan, Chen Yang, Haochen Yuan, Chunmiao Zheng (2025). Temporal scaling in hydrological variables: methods, patterns, and comparative Insights. Sustainable Horizons. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.horiz.2025.100170.

14. Jiebiao Li, Zhichao Zhou, Yonghai Guo, Jingbo Zhao, Xiuyu Liang* (2025). Hydrochemical insights into groundwater flow systems in low-permeability bedrock: A case study from the preselected area for geological disposal of high-level waste in Beishan, China. Hydrogeology Journal, 33(7), 1745-1765.

15. Jiadi Zou, Xiuyu Liang*, Xingxing Kuang, Enze Ma, Kewei Chen (2025). An analytical model for chloride transport in coastal sediments under long-term sedimentation. Journal of Hydrology, 663, 134237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134237.

16. Tianyuan Zheng*, Ran Cao, Yunhai Fang, Jian Luo, Peihua Li, Xilai Zheng, Xiuyu Liang, Tao Liu*, Marc Walther (2025). Tidal influence on residual saltwater removal behind subsurface dams in unconfined coastal aquifers. Journal of Hydrology, 650, 132467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132467.

17. Xiaolang Zhang, Hailong Li*, Wensi Guo, Xiuyu Liang (2025). Fractal signatures of hydraulic head variations reveal aquifer heterogeneity. Journal of Hydrology, 662, 134025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.134025. 

18. Xuchen Zhai, Kewei Chen*, Xiuyu Liang, Guoliang Wang, Xin Zhao, Zhilin Guo*, Renjie Zhou, Chen Ding, Cancan Liu, Chunmiao Zheng (2025). Assessment of ensemble data assimilation based heat tracer method for estimating surface water-groundwater interaction at seasonal timescale under complex field conditions. Journal of Hydrology, 649, 132469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132469.

19. Guoliang Wang, Chi-Yuen Wang, Yan Zhang, Jiangwei Zhang, Xiuyu Liang* (2025). Tidal response of groundwater in an anisotropic leaky aquifer. Water Resources Research, 61, no. 4: e2024WR038851. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024wr038851.

20. Shuting Ji, Pan Wu, Lin Chen, Yingjie Yang, Xuehui Pi, Jeffrey M. Mckenzie, Xiuyu Liang* (2025). Quantifying permafrost thawing and its impact on lake storage dynamics in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Journal of Hydrology, 650, 132529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132529.

21. Dawei Cheng, Hongbin Zhan*, Xi Chen, Shengke Yang, Dongyong Sun, Xiuyu Liang (2025). Capillarity effect on groundwater dynamics during periodic forcing. Journal of Hydrology, 654, 132827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2025.132827.

22. Yunqiu Zhou, Xiuyu Liang*, Enze Ma, Kewei Chen, Keith Schilling, Tianyuan Zheng, Yuhu Zheng, You-Kuan Zhang, and Chunmiao Zheng (2024). Spectral Analysis of Hydrological Signals to Estimate Watershed Properties Considering Impacts of Unsaturated Zone. Water Resources Research 60, no. 11: e2023WR036680. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023wr036680.

23. Guoliang Wang, Xiuyu Liang*, Jiebiao Li, Ju Wang, and Chi-Yuen Wang (2024). Impact of Depth-Dependent Heterogeneity in Aquifers on the Response of Unsaturated-Saturated Flow to Earth Tides. Water Resources Research60, no. 6: e2023WR036310. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023wr036310.

24. Jiebiao Li, You-Kuan Zhang, Zhichao Zhou*, Yonghai Guo, Jingbo Zhao, and Xiuyu Liang* (2024). Using Multiple Isotopes to Determine Groundwater Source, Age, and Renewal Rate in the Beishan Preselected Area for Geological Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in China. Journal of Hydrology 629: 130592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130592.

25. Kewei Chen, Zhili Guo*, Maosheng Yin, Xiuyu Liang, Zhenbo Chang, Shuai Yang, Xiaoou Wei, Xuchen Zhai, and Chunmiao Zheng* (2024). Using Rainfall-Induced Groundwater Temperature Response to Estimate Lateral Flow Velocity. Water Resources Research 60, no. 11: e2023WR036715. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023wr036715.

26. Chi-Yuen* Wang, Lee-Ping Wang, Michael Manga, and Xiuyu Liang (2024). Groundwater-Surface Interaction Amplified Post-Seismic Streamflow Fluctuation. Communications Earth & Environment 5, no. 1: 612. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01735-7.

27. Ao, X. Hu, S. Tao*, X. Hu, G. Wang, M. Li, F. Wang, L. Hu, Xiuyu Liang, J. Xiao, et al., (2024). A national-scale assessment of land subsidence in China's major cities. Science 384, no. 6693: 301-06. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl4366.

28. Zheng, T., Cao, R., Fang, Y., Luo, J., Li, P., Zheng, X., Liang, X., Liu, T., and Walther, M. 2024. Tidal influence on residual saltwater removal behind subsurface dams in unconfined coastal aquifers. Journal of Hydrology, 650, 132467. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.132467.

29. Shaobo Gao, Tianyuan Zheng*, Xiaoyan Wang, Xilai Zheng, Chaozhong Qin, Xiuyu Liang, and Chunhui Lu (2024). Submarine Groundwater Discharge and Its Components in Response to Negative Hydraulic Barriers. Journal of Hydrology631: 130744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2024.130744.

30. 李杰彪,周志超,郭永海,吉子健, 梁修雨*, 2024. 高放废物处置北山预选区地下水化学形成机制模拟研究.地质科技通报, 1-16.doi:10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20240194.

31. 李杰彪*,梁修雨,周志超,赵敬波,潘跃龙, 郭永海, 2024.某地下核设施场址地下水化学特征及其对水循环的指示意义.地球科学, (03),965-977.

32. Zhang J.W., Liang X.Y.*, Wang C-Y, 2023. Capillary impact on tidal response of groundwater in unconfined aquifers with finite thickness, anisotropy and wellbore storage - an analytical model. Water Resources Research: e2022WR033578.

33. Zhou Y.Q., Liang X.Y.*, Ma E.Z., Chen K.W., Zhang J.W., Zhang Y-K, 2023. Effect of Unsaturated Flow on Groundwater-River Interactions Induced by Flood Event in Riparian Zone. Journal of Hydrology: 129405.

34. Zhang J.W., Liang X.Y.*, Zeng L, Chen X, Ma E, Zhou Y, Zhang Y-K, 2023. Deep transfer learning for groundwater flow in heterogeneous aquifers using a simple analytical model. Journal of Hydrology, 626, 130293.

35. Chen, K., S. Yang, E. E. Roden, X. Chen, K.-Y. Chang, Z. Guo, Liang X., E. Ma, L. Fan, and C. Zheng (2023), Influence of Vertical Hydrologic Exchange Flow, Channel Flow, and Biogeochemical Kinetics on CH4 Emissions from Rivers, Water Resources Research, 59(12), e2023WR035341.

36. Chen K.W., Chen X., Stegen J. C., Villa J. A., Bohrer G., Song X., Chang K.-Y., Kaufman M., Liang X.Y., Guo Z.L., Roden E. E. and Zheng C.M., 2023. Vertical Hydrologic Exchange Flows Control Methane Emissions from Riverbed Sediments. Environmental Science & Technology, 57(9), 4014-4026. doi:10.1021/acs.est.2c07676.

37. 王国梁,梁修雨*, 2023.考虑河床渗透性影响的基流退水过程解析模型.地质科技通报, 42(04):201-209.DOI:10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20230020.

38. 袁昊辰,张幼宽,梁修雨*, 2023. 广州某地下水污染场地监控自然衰减修复模拟研究. 地质科技通报, 1-12.DOI:10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20220434.

39. 鲁海峰,宁明诚,张元,梁修雨, 2023. 溶孔-裂隙复合网络的随机生成及其数值网格化. 地质科技通报, 1-9.DOI:10.19509/j.cnki.dzkq.tb20220461.

40. Liang, X.Y.*, Wang, C.-Y., Ma, E.Z., & Zhang, Y.-K., 2022. Effects of unsaturated flow on hydraulic head response to Earth tides–An analytical model. Water Resources Research, 58, e2021WR030337. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030337

41. Ma, E.Z., Liang, X.Y.*, Zhang, J.W., & Zhang, Y.-K., 2022. Dynamics in Diffusive Emissions of Dissolved Gases from Groundwater Induced by Fluctuated Ground Surface Temperature. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c06009

42. Zhang, J.W., Liang, X.Y.*, Zhang, Y.-K., Chen, X.F., Ma, E.Z., & Schilling, K., 2022. Groundwater responses to recharge and flood in riparian zones of layered aquifers: An analytical model. Journal of Hydrology, 614, 128547.

43. Chen, K.W., Yin, M.S., Guo, Z.L., Liang, X.Y., Wei, X.O., Yang, S., Zhai, X., Zheng, C.M., 2022. Estimating lateral groundwater inflow to rivers using heat as a tracer. Journal of Hydrology, 128965.

44. Pi, X., Luo, Q., Feng, L., Xu, Y., Tang, J., Liang, X.Y., Ma, E., Cheng, R., Fensholt, R., Brandt, M., 2022. Mapping global lake dynamics reveals the emerging roles of small lakes. Nature communications, 13(1), 1-12.

45. Wei, S., Zheng, Y., Liang, X.Y., Tian, Y., Frame, J. M., & Zhang, Y. (2022). A distributed domain model coupling open channel flow and groundwater flow to quantify the impact of lateral hydrologic exchange on hydrograph. Journal of Hydrology, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128010.

46. Liang, X.Y., K.E. Schilling*, C.S. Jones, and Y.-K. Zhang, 2021. Temporal scaling of long-term co-occurring agricultural contaminants and the implications for conservation planning, Environmental Research Letters, https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac19dd.

47. Liu, X.Y., E. Z. Ma, Y.K. Zhang, and X.Y. Liang*, 2021. An Analytical Model of Vapor Intrusion with Fluctuated Water Table, Journal of Hydrology, 126085. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126085.

48. Yang, C., Y.-K. Zhang, X.Y. Liang, C. Olschanowsky, X. Yang, R. Maxwell, 2021. Accelerating the Lagrangian particle tracking of residence time distributions and source water mixing towards large scales. Computers & Geosciences, 151. doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2021.104760.

49. Zhang, J., X. Chen, A. Khan, Y. -K. Zhang, X. X. Kuang, X. Y. Liang,  M. Taccari, J. Nuttall, 2021. Daily runoff forecasting by deep recursive neural network. Journal of Hydrology, 596. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126067.

50. Liang, X.Y., V. A. Zlotnik*, Y.K Zhang, and P. Xin, 2020. Diagnostic Analysis of Bank Storage Effects on Sloping Floodplains. Water Resources Research,  e2019WR026385. doi:10.1029/2019wr026385.

51. Cheng, Y., J. Ding, X.Y. Liang, X.W. Ji, L. Xu, X.X. Xie*, and Y.-K. Zhang, 2020. Fractions Transformation and Dissipation Mechanism of Dechlorane Plus in the Rhizosphere of the Soil-Plant System. Environmental Science & Technology, doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b06748.

52. Nan, T.C.*, J.C. Wu*, A. Guadagnini, X.K. Zeng, and X.Y. Liang, 2020. Random walk evaluation of Green’s functions for groundwater flow in heterogeneous aquifers. Journal of Hydrology, 588. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125029

53. Liu, J., X.K. Zeng*, E.Z. Ma*, J.C. Wu, Y.-K. Zhang, Y.Y. Sun, X.Y. Liang, and C.M. Zheng, 2020. On the nanoparticle transport and release in layered heterogeneous porous media under transient chemical conditions. Journal of Hydrology, 586. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124889

54. Qi, C.T., H.B. Zhan*, X.Y. Liang, and C. Ma, 2020. Influence of time-dependent ground surface flux on aquifer recharge with a vadose zone injection well. Journal of Hydrology, 584. doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124739

55. Ma, E.Z., Y.K. Zhang, X.Y. Liang*, J.Z. Yang, Y.Q. Zhao, and X.Y. Liu, 2019. An analytical model of bubble-facilitated vapor intrusion, Water Research, 165, 12. doi:10.1016/j.watres.2019.114992.

56. Liang, X.Y., Y.K. Zhang*, J. Liu, E.Z. Ma, and C.M. Zheng, 2019. Solute transport with linear reactions in porous media with layered structure: A semi-analytical model, Water Resources Research, 55, 5102–5118. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019WR024778.

57. Chen, C., Y. Tian, Y.-K. Zhang, X. He, X.F. Yang, X.Y. Liang, Y. Zheng, F. Han, C.M. Zheng, and C. Yang*, 2019. Effects of agricultural activities on the temporal variations of streamflow: trends and long memory, Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess, 33(8-9), 1553-1564.

58. Schilling, K*., C.S. Jones, R.J. Clark, R.D. Libra, X.Y. Liang, and Y.-K. Zhang, 2019. Contrasting NO₃-N concentration patterns at two karst springs in Iowa (USA): insights on aquifer nitrogen storage and delivery. Hydrogeology Journal, 27(4), 1389-1400.

59. Wang, Y., Y.-K. Zhang, X.Y. Liang*, and X.C. Xie, 2019. Estimation and dynamic analysis of water environmental capacity in the Shaying River Basin in Anhui province. Yellow River, 41(01): 79-84. (In Chinese)

60. Liang, X.Y., H.B. Zhan*, and Y.K Zhang*, 2018. Aquifer Recharge Using a Vadose Zone Infiltration Well, Water Resources Research, 54, 8847–8863. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018WR023409.

61. Liang, X.Y., H.B. Zhan*, and K. Schilling, 2018. Spatiotemporal Responses of Groundwater Flow and Aquifer-River Exchanges to Flood Events, Water Resources Research, 54(3), 1513-1532.

62. Liang, X.Y*., H.B. Zhan*, Y.K. Zhang, and K. Schilling, 2018. Reply to Comment by Roques et al. on "Base Flow Recession from Unsaturated-Saturated Porous Media considering Lateral Unsaturated Discharge and Aquifer Compressibility", Water Resources Research, 54(4), 3220-3222.

63. Liang, X.Y., H.B. Zhan*, J. Liu, G.M. Dong, and Y.K. Zhang, 2018. A simple method of transport parameter estimation for slug injecting tracer tests in porous media, Science of The Total Environment, 644, 1536-1546. DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.330.

64. Liang, X.Y*., H.B. Zhan*, Y.K. Zhang, and J. Liu, 2018. Underdamped slug tests with unsaturated-saturated flows by considering effects of wellbore skins, Hydrological Processes, 32(7), 968-980.

65. Lu H.F., X.Y. Liang*, N. Shan, and Y.K. Zhang, 2018. Study on the Stability of the Coal Seam Floor above a Confined Aquifer Using the Structural System Reliability Method, Geofluids, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/9580271.

66. Liu, J., X.K. Zeng*, J.C. Wu, X.Y. Liang, Y.Y. Sun, and H.B. Zhan, 2018. Assessing titanium dioxide nanoparticles transport models by Bayesian uncertainty analysis. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess, 32(12), 3365-3379.

67. Liang, X.Y*., H.B. Zhan*, Y.K. Zhang, and K. Schilling, 2017. Base flow recession from Unsaturated-Saturated porous media considering lateral unsaturated discharge and aquifer compressibility, Water Resources Research, 53(9), 7832-7852. DOI: 10.1002/2017WR020938.

68. Liang, X.Y*., H.B. Zhan*, Y.K. Zhang, and J. Liu, 2017. On the coupled unsaturated-saturated flow process induced by vertical, horizontal, and slant wells in unconfined aquifers. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 21(2): 1251-1262. DOI:10.5194/hess-21-1251-2017.

69. Yang, C., Y.-K. Zhang, and X.Y. Liang*, 2017. Analysis of temporal variation and scaling of hydrological variables based on a numerical model of the Sagehen Creek watershed. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess, 1-12. DOI:10.1007/s00477-017-1421-0.

70. Zhao, Y.Q., Y.-K. Zhang*, and X.Y. Liang*, 2017. Three-Dimensional Hydromechanical Modeling during Shearing by Nonuniform Crust Movement, Geofluids, Article ID 9605313, 14 pages, 2017. doi:10.1155/2017/9605313.

71. Schilling, K. *, C.S. Jones, C. F. Wolter, X.Y. Liang, Y. K. Zhang, A. Seeman, T. Isenhart, D. Schnoebelen, and M. Skopec, 2017. Variability of nitrate-nitrogen load estimation results will make quantifying load reduction strategies difficult in Iowa, Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 72(4), 317-325.

72. Liang, X.Y., K. Schilling, Y.-K. Zhang*, and J. Christopher, 2016. Co-Kriging estimation of nitrate-nitrogen loads in an agricultural river, Water Resources Management, 30(5): 1771-1784.

73. Zhao, Y.Q., Y.-K. Zhang, and X.Y. Liang*, 2016. Analytical solutions of three-dimensional groundwater flow to a well in a leaky sloping fault-zone aquifer, Journal of Hydrology, 539:204–213.

74. Yang, C., Y.-K. Zhang, and X.Y. Liang*, 2016. Effects of temporally correlated infiltration on water flow in an unsaturated-saturated system. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess, 30(7): 2009-2017. DOI:10.1007/s00477-015-1119-0

75. Liang, X.Y., Y.-K. Zhang*, and K. Schilling, 2016. Effect of heterogeneity on spatiotemporal variations of groundwater level in a bounded unconfined aquifer. Stoch Environ Res Risk Assess, 30(1): 1-8. DOI: 10.1007/s00477-014-0990-4.

76. Liang, X.Y., and Y.-K. Zhang*, 2015. Analyses of uncertainties and scaling of groundwater level fluctuations. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 01/2015; 12(1):1-23.

77. Liang, X.Y., Y.-K. Zhang*, and K. Schilling, 2015. Analytical solutions for two-dimensional groundwater flow with subsurface drainage tiles. Journal of Hydrology, 521(0): 556-564.

78. Liang, X.Y., and Y.-K. Zhang*, 2013. Temporal and spatial variation and scaling of groundwater levels in a bounded unconfined aquifer. Journal of Hydrology, 479: 139-145.

79. Liang, X.Y., and Y.-K. Zhang*, 2013. Analytic solutions to transient groundwater flow under time-dependent sources in a heterogeneous aquifer bounded by fluctuating river stage. Advances in Water Resources, 58: 1-9.

80. Liang, X.Y., and Y.-K. Zhang*, 2012. A new analytical method for groundwater recharge and discharge estimation. Journal of Hydrology, 450: 17-24.

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