Research output · 2019–2026
Publications with impact across systems.
Peer-reviewed work spanning hydrology, ecosystem science, climate extremes, remote sensing, optimization, and infrastructure resilience.
14
Peer-reviewed journal papers
8
Publication years represented
3
New journal papers in 2026
Featured work
Recent publications.
2026 · Review
Wildfire–Power Grid Interactions
Feedback, impacts, monitoring, modeling, and mitigation strategies.
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
2026 · Climate
Flash Flourishing of Northern Hemisphere Vegetation
A new look at rapid vegetation growth and its environmental drivers.
2026 · Ecosystems
Ecosystem Recovery During Flash Drought
Water-use efficiency and recovery dynamics from observations and model simulations.
Journal publications
- Jiafu Mao, Yuefeng Hao, Grant Buster, Xiaoying Shi, Mingzhou Jin, Fangxing Fran Li, and Peter E. Thornton. 2026. “Wildfire–Power Grid Interactions: Feedback, Impacts, Monitoring, Modeling, and Mitigation Strategies.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
- Kong, X., J. Mao*, H. Chen, Z. Zeng, Yuefeng Hao, Y. Wang, Y. Zhang, A. Chen, M. Jin, X. Shi, and F. Hoffman. 2026. “Flash Flourishing of Northern Hemisphere Vegetation and Its Drivers.” npj Climate and Atmospheric Science. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jiafu Mao, Yaoping Wang, Lianhong Gu, Jeffrey Wood, Paul J. Hanson, Melanie A. Mayes, Mingzhou Jin, Peter E. Thornton, Xiaoying Shi, Daniel M. Ricciuto. 2026. “Evaluating ecosystem water use efficiency and recovery dynamics during flash droughts: insights from observations and model simulations.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 378, 110982. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jiafu Mao, Charles M. Bachmann, Forrest M. Hoffman, Gerbrand Koren, Haishan Chen, Hanqin Tian, Jiangong Liu, Jing Tao, Jinyun Tang, Lingcheng Li, Laibao Liu, Martha Apple, Mingjie Shi, Mingzhou Jin, Qing Zhu, Steve Kannenberg, Xiaoying Shi, Xi Zhang, Yaoping Wang, Yilin Fang, and Yongjiu Dai. 2025. “Soil Moisture Controls over Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Review.” npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 8, 16. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jiafu Mao, Mingzhou Jin, Yaoping Wang, Rongyun Tang, and Zhe Weng Lee. 2024. “Evaluating the effects of heatwave events on hydrological processes in the contiguous United States (2003–2022).” Journal of Hydrology, 637, 131368. DOI
- Xiaoying Shi, Yaoping Wang, Jiafu Mao, Peter E. Thornton, Daniel M. Ricciuto, Forrest M. Hoffman, and Yuefeng Hao. 2024. “Quantifying the long-term changes of terrestrial water storage and their driving factors.” Journal of Hydrology, 635, 131096. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao and Minha Choi. 2023. “Recovery of ecosystem carbon and water fluxes after drought in China.” Journal of Hydrology, 622, 129766. DOI
- Minsun Kang, Yuefeng Hao, and Minha Choi. 2023. “The effects of flash drought on the terrestrial ecosystem in Korea.” Journal of Hydrology, 624, 129874. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jongjin Baik, Hien Tran, and Minha Choi. 2022. “Quantification of the effect of hydrological drivers on actual evapotranspiration using a BMA approach in various landscapes over Northeast Asia.” Journal of Hydrology, 607, 127543. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jongjin Baik, Sseguya Fred, and Minha Choi. 2022. “Comparative analysis of two drought indices in the calculation of drought recovery time and implications on drought assessment: East Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin.” Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 36, 1943–1958. DOI
- Jongjin Baik, Jongmin Park, Yuefeng Hao, and Minha Choi. 2022. “Integration of multiple drought indices using a triple collocation approach.” Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 36, 1177–1195. DOI
- My Nguyen, Yuefeng Hao, Jongjin Baik, and Minha Choi. 2021. “Partitioning evapotranspiration based on the total ecosystem conductance fractions of soil, interception, and canopy in different biomes.” Journal of Hydrology, 603, 126970. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jongjin Baik, and Minha Choi. 2019. “Developing a soil water index-based Priestley–Taylor algorithm for estimating evapotranspiration over East Asia and Australia.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 279, 107760. DOI
- Yuefeng Hao, Jongjin Baik, and Minha Choi. 2019. “Combining generalized complementary relationship models with the Bayesian Model Averaging method to estimate actual evapotranspiration over China.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 279, 107759. DOI
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