Research Interest :
Hydrology and water resources, changes in extreme events, climate change and ocean‑land‑atmosphere coupling processes, flood and drought disasters, environmental remote sensing and artificial intelligence, ecohydrology and carbon cycles.
Featured Publications :
[1] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Slater, L J., Woolway, R.I., Sun, F.*, Noy, I., Zhang, L., Singh, VP., Xu, C-Y., Li, J., Yang Z. Oceanic heat sources exacerbate continental heatwaves. One Earth, 2026, 9(6): 101716.
[2] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Woolway, I., Singh, V., Luo, M., Yang, Z. Exogenous heatwaves amplify heat risks in China under anthropogenic climate change. Science China Earth Sciences, 2026, 69(5): 1795-1806.
[3] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Woolway, R. I., Xu, L., Ma, H., Yang, Z. Warm-wetting and/or warm-drying tendency over Xinjiang, China?. Journal of Hydrology, 2025, 660(12): 133417.
[4] Wang, G., Feng, A., Xu, L., Zhang, Q*., Song, W., Singh, VP., Wu, W., Zhang, K., Sun, S. Increasing Selin Co Lake Area in the Tibet Plateau with Its Moisture Cycle. Sustainability, 2025, 17(5):204.
[5] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Pokhrel, Y., Farinotti, D., Wang, J., Singh, V. P., Xu, C. Y. Exogenous moisture deficit fuels drought risks across China. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, 2023, 6: 217.
[6] Zhang, Q.*, Wang, G.*, Yuan, R., Singh, V.P., Wu, W. and Wang, D. Dynamic responses of ecological vulnerability to land cover shifts over the Yellow river Basin, China. Ecological Indicators, 2022, 144: 109554.
[7] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Luo, M.*, Singh, V. P., Xu, C. Y. Fractional contribution of global warming and regional urbanization to intensifying regional heatwaves across Eurasia. Climate Dynamics, 2022, 59: 1521–1537.
[8] Wang, G., Zhang, Q.*, Yu, H., Shen, Z., Sun, P. Double increase in precipitation extremes across China in a 1.5°C/2.0°C warmer climate. Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 746, 140807.
[9] Zhang, Q., Shen, Z., Pokhrel, Y., Farinotti, D., Singh, VP., Xu, CY., Wu, W., Wang, G. Oceanic climate changes threaten the sustainability of Asia's water tower. Nature, 2023, 615(7950): 87-93.
[10] Zhang, Q., Wang, G., Zhao J., Li T., Wu W., Zhang K., Feng A., Shen Z. Water circulation and water resources of Asia’s water tower: The past and future. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2023, 68(36): 4982-4994.
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