Lian Xie

Comparing Statistical and Machine-Learning Models for Seasonal Prediction of Atlantic Hurricane Activity

Chen, X., & Xie, L. (2026, January 26). Atmosphere.

Assessing the Effectiveness of Spectral Nudging in Improving Tropical Cyclone Track Simulations over the Western North Pacific Using the WRF Model

Huang, W., Xie, L., Hong, F., & Zhu, J. (2025, August 30). Atmosphere, Vol. 16.

Comparing Statistical and Machine-Learning Models for Seasonal Prediction of Atlantic Hurricane Activity

Chen, X., & Xie, L. (2025, December 29). Preprints.org.

Relative Contributions from Wind, Storm Surge, and Inland Flooding to Tropical Cyclone Damage from 1925 to 2000 in North Carolina

Hilderbrand, D., & Xie, L. (2025, April 13). Atmosphere, Vol. 16.

Influence of Qinghai-Xizang Plateau snow cover on interannual variability of Western North Pacific tropical cyclone tracks

Wang, Z., Zhao, D., Wu, K., & Xie, L. (2023, November 1). Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 41, pp. 2060–2076.

A Climatological Study of Successive Tropical Cyclone Events in North Atlantic

Sun, X., & Xie, L. (2022, November 16). Atmosphere, Vol. 13.

A Comparative Study on the Performances of Spectral Nudging and Scale-Selective Data Assimilation Techniques for Hurricane Track and Intensity Simulations

Sun, X., & Xie, L. (2022, November 3). Climate, Vol. 10.

Combined Impacts of Climate Variability Modes on Seasonal Precipitation Extremes Over China

Gao, T., Xu, Y., Wang, H. J., Sun, Q., Xie, L., & Cao, F. (2022, April 19). Water Resources Management, Vol. 4.

Tropical cyclone over the western Pacific triggers the record-breaking ‘21/7’ extreme rainfall in Henan, central-eastern China

Yu, Y., Gao, T., Xie, L., Zhang, R.-H., Zhang, W., Xu, H., … Chen, B. (2022, November 15). Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 17.

A Machine Learning Based Ensemble Forecasting Optimization Algorithm for Preseason Prediction of Atlantic Hurricane Activity

Sun, X., Xie, L., Shah, S. U., & Shen, X. (2021, April 20). Atmosphere, Vol. 12, p. 522.

Atlantic Hurricane Activity Prediction: A Machine Learning Approach

Asthana, T., Krim, H., Sun, X., Roheda, S., & Xie, L. (2021, April 3). Atmosphere, Vol. 12, p. 455.

Tropical Cyclone Wind Speed Retrieval from Dual-Polarization Sentinel-1 EW Mode Products

Gao, Y., Guan, C., Sun, J., & Xie, L. (2020, January 6). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 37, pp. 1713–1724.

A Numerical Study on the Impact of High-Frequency Winds on the Peru Upwelling System during 2014–2016

Wang, L., Gao, H., Shi, J., & Xie, L. (2019, May 25). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Vol. 7.

A Wind Speed Retrieval Model for Sentinel-1A EW Mode Cross-Polarization Images

Gao, Y., Guan, C., Sun, J., & Xie, L. (2019, January 15). Remote Sensing, Vol. 11.

Double fronts in the Yellow Sea in summertime identified using sea surface temperature data of multi-scale ultra-high resolution analysis

Lin, L., Liu, D., Luo, C., & Xie, L. (2019, February 11). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 175, pp. 76–86.

Variability of Summer Precipitation Events Associated with Tropical Cyclones over Mid-Lower Reaches of Yangtze River Basin: Role of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation

Cao, F., Gao, T., Dan, L., Xie, L., & Gong, X. (2019, May 9). Atmosphere, Vol. 10.

A New Hurricane Wind Direction Retrieval Method for SAR Images without Hurricane Eye

Gao, Y., Guan, C., Sun, J., & Xie, L. (2018, October 23). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 35, pp. 2229–2239.

Correction to: Extreme precipitation events during 1960–2011 for the Northwest China: space-time changes and possible causes

Wang, H., Gao, T., & Xie, L. (2018, October 17). Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 137, pp. 997–999.

Extreme precipitation events during 1960–2011 for the Northwest China: space-time changes and possible causes

Wang, H., Gao, T., & Xie, L. (2018, October 1). Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 137, pp. 977–995.

An Integrated Approach for Assessing Tropical Cyclone Track and Intensity Forecasts

Zhang, W., Xie, L., Liu, B., & Guan, C. (2017, March 9). Weather and Forecasting, Vol. 32, pp. 969–990.

Partially implicit finite difference scheme for calculating dynamic pressure in a terrain-following coordinate non-hydrostatic ocean model

Liu, Z., Lin, L., Xie, L., & Gao, H. (2016, September 16). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 106, pp. 44–57.

Spatiotemporal changes in precipitation extremes over Yangtze River basin, China, considering the rainfall shift in the late 1970s

Gao, T., & Xie, L. (2016, November 4). Global and Planetary Change, Vol. 147, pp. 106–124.

Association of extreme precipitation over the Yangtze River Basin with global air–sea heat fluxes and moisture transport

Gao, T., Xie, L., & Liu, B. (2015, October 27). International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 36, pp. 3020–3038.

Derivation of a wave-state-dependent sea spray generation function and its application in estimating sea spray heat flux

Liu, B., Guan, C. L., Xie, L. A., & Zhao, D. L. (2015, August 29). Science China Earth Sciences, Vol. 58, pp. 1862–1871.

Dynamics governing the response of tidal current along the mouth of Jiaozhou Bay to land reclamation

Lin, L., Liu, Z., Xie, L., Gao, H., Cai, Z., Chen, Z., & Zhao, J. (2015, April 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans, Vol. 120, pp. 2958–2972.

Regional Climate Change: Downscaling, Prediction, and Impact Assessment

Xie, L., Semazzi, F., Hanna, A., Anyah, R., Gao, H., & He, Y. (2015, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2015.

A Numerical Investigation of the Precipitation over Lake Victoria Basin Using a Coupled Atmosphere-Lake Limited-Area Model

Sun, X., Xie, L., Semazzi, F. H. M., & Liu, B. (2014, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2014, pp. 1–15.

Dynamical Downscaling of Climate Change Impacts on Wind Energy Resources in the Contiguous United States by Using a Limited-Area Model with Scale-Selective Data Assimilation

Liu, B., Costa, K. B., Xie, L., & Semazzi, F. H. M. (2014, January 1). Advances in Meteorology.

Effect of Lake Surface Temperature on the Spatial Distribution and Intensity of the Precipitation over the Lake Victoria Basin

Sun, X., Xie, L., Semazzi, F., & Liu, B. (2014, November 12). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 143, pp. 1179–1192.

Multivariate Regression Analysis and Statistical Modeling for Summer Extreme Precipitation over the Yangtze River Basin, China

Gao, T., & Xie, L. (2014, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2014.

Regional precipitation variability in East Asia related to climate and environmental factors during 1979-2012

Deng, Y., Gao, T., Gao, H., Yao, X., & Xie, L. (2014, July 17). Scientific Reports, Vol. 4.

Air-Sea Interactions and Marine Meteorology

Xie, L., Liu, B., Morrison, J., Gao, H., & Wang, J. (2013, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2013.

Dynamic Downscaling of the Impact of Climate Change on the Ocean Circulation in the Galápagos Archipelago

Liu, Y., Xie, L., Morrison, J. M., & Kamykowski, D. (2013, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2013.

Modeling the Impacts of the Large-Scale Atmospheric Environment on Inland Flooding during the Landfall of Hurricane Floyd (1999)

Advances in Meteorology, 2013, 1–16.

Numerical Study of the Effects of Wave-Induced Forcing on Dynamics in Ocean Mixed Layer

Deng, Z., Xie, L., Yu, T., Shi, S., Jin, J., & Wu, K. (2013, January 1). Advances in Meteorology, Vol. 2013.

Numerical study of the sensitivity of mangroves in reducing storm surge and flooding to hurricane characteristics in southern Florida

Liu, H., Zhang, K., Li, Y., & Xie, L. (2013, June 10). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 64, pp. 51–65.

On improving storm surge forecasting using an adjoint optimal technique

Li, Y., Peng, S., Yan, J., & Xie, L. (2013, September 12). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 72, pp. 185–197.

On the sensitivity of hurricane storm surge simulation to domain size

Li, R., Xie, L., Liu, B., & Guan, C. (2013, April 3). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 67, pp. 1–12.

Rainfall effect on wind waves and the turbulence beneath air-sea interface

Zhao, D., Ma, X., Liu, B., & Xie, L. (2013, November 1). Acta Oceanologica Sinica, Vol. 32, pp. 10–20.

A Regional Testbed for Storm Surge and Coastal Inundation Models—An Overview

Estuarine and Coastal Modeling. Presented at the International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling 2012.

Adjusting the Wind Stress Drag Coefficient in Storm Surge Forecasting Using an Adjoint Technique

Peng, S., Li, Y., & Xie, L. (2012, December 6). Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Vol. 30, pp. 590–608.

An investigation of the effects of wave state and sea spray on an idealized typhoon using an air-sea coupled modeling system

Liu, B., Guan, C., Xie, L., & Zhao, D. (2012, February 18). Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 29, pp. 391–406.

The effect of Coriolis-Stokes forcing on upper ocean circulation in a two-way coupled wave-current model

Deng, Z., Xie, L., Han, G., Zhang, X., & Wu, K. (2012, February 29). Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Vol. 30, pp. 321–335.

The wave state and sea spray related parameterization of wind stress applicable from low to extreme winds

Liu, B., Guan, C., & Xie, L. (2012, June 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 117.

The ideal response of a Gulf of Mexico estuary plume to wind forcing: Its connection with salt flux and a Lagrangian view

Xia, M., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Whitney, M. M. (2011, August 5). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 116.

A Coupled Atmosphere–Wave–Ocean Modeling System: Simulation of the Intensity of an Idealized Tropical Cyclone

Liu, B., Liu, H., Xie, L., Guan, C., & Zhao, D. (2010, August 27). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 139, pp. 132–152.

A Practical bi-parameter formula of gas transfer velocity depending on wave states

Zhao, D., & Xie, L. (2010, September 17). Journal of Oceanography.

A numerical study of the effect of hurricane wind asymmetry on storm surge and inundation

Xie, L., Liu, H., Liu, B., & Bao, S. (2010, October 14). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 36, pp. 71–79.

A practical bi-parameter formula of gas transfer velocity depending on wave states

Journal of Soils and Sediments, 10(7), 663–671.

Application of scale‐selective data assimilation to tropical cyclone track simulation

Xie, L., Liu, B., & Peng, S. (2010, September 7). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 115.

Tropical storm and environmental forcing on regional blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) settlement

EGGLESTON, D. A. V. I. D. B., REYNS, N. A. T. H. A. L. I. E. B., ETHERINGTON, L. I. S. A. L., PLAIA, G. A. Y. L. E. R., & LIAN, X. I. E. (2010, January 12). Fisheries Oceanography, Vol. 19, pp. 89–106.

Winds and the orientation of a coastal plane estuary plume

Xia, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2010, September 30). Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 37.

A numerical study on the effects of wave–current–surge interactions on the height and propagation of sea surface waves in Charleston Harbor during Hurricane Hugo 1989

Liu, H., & Xie, L. (2009, April 10). Continental Shelf Research, Vol. 29, pp. 1454–1463.

Application of Scale-Selective Data Assimilation to Regional Climate Modeling and Prediction

Peng, S., Xie, L., Liu, B., & Semazzi, F. (2009, October 16). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 138, pp. 1307–1318.

Coupling winds to ocean surface currents over the global ocean

Deng, Z., Xie, L., Liu, B., Wu, K., Zhao, D., & Yu, T. (2009, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 29, pp. 261–268.

Customization of RegCM3 Regional Climate Model for Eastern Africa and a Tropical Indian Ocean Domain

Davis, N., Bowden, J., Semazzi, F., Xie, L., & Önol, B. (2009, February 7). Journal of Climate, Vol. 22, pp. 3595–3616.

Tropical instability wave interactions within the Galápagos Archipelago

Sweet, W. V., Morrison, J. M., Liu, Y., Kamykowski, D., Schaeffer, B. A., Xie, L., & Banks, S. (2009, March 1). Deep Sea Research Part I Oceanographic Research Papers, Vol. 56, pp. 1217–1229.

A Factorial Analysis of Storm Surge Flooding in Barrow, Alaska

Lynch, A. H., Lestak, L. R., Uotila, P., Cassano, E. N., & Xie, L. (2008, March 1). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 136, pp. 898–912.

A Numerical Study of Storm Surge in the Cape Fear River Estuary and Adjacent Coast

Xia, M., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Peng, M. (2008, July 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 24, pp. 159–167.

Application of an Adaptive Nudging Scheme in Air Quality Forecasting in China

Xu, X., Xie, L., Cheng, X., Xu, J., Zhou, X., & Ding, G. (2008, February 5). Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Vol. 47, pp. 2105–2114.

Characteristics of climate change in the “significant impact zone” affected by aerosols over eastern China in warm seasons

Shi, X. H., Xu, X. D., & Xie, L. A. (2008, April 18). Science in China Series D Earth Sciences, Vol. 51, pp. 730–739.

Phytoplankton biomass distribution and identification of productive habitats within the Galapagos Marine Reserve by MODIS, a surface acquisition system, and in-situ measurements

Schaeffer, B. A., Morrison, J. M., Kamykowski, D., Feldman, G. C., Xie, L., Liu, Y., … Banks, S. (2008, May 24). Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 112, pp. 3044–3054.

Predicting Atlantic Tropical Cyclone Seasonal Activity in April

Keith, E., & Xie, L. (2008, July 23). Weather and Forecasting, Vol. 24, pp. 436–455.

Consistency of Interdecadal Variation in the Summer Monsoon over Eastern China and Heterogeneity in Springtime Surface Air Temperatures

Xiangde, X. U., Xiaohui, S. H. I., Lian, X. I. E., & WANG, Y. (2007, January 1). Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan Ser II, Vol. 85A, pp. 311–323.

Correcting the errors in the initial conditions and wind stress in storm surge simulation using an adjoint optimal technique

Peng, S.-Q., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 18, pp. 175–193.

Effect of Bathymetric Curvature on Gulf Stream Instability in the Vicinity of the Charleston Bump

Xie, L., Liu, X., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, March 1). Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 37, pp. 452–475.

Modeling of the Cape Fear River Estuary plume

Xia, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2007, August 1). Estuaries and Coasts, Vol. 30, pp. 698–709.

On Coastal Ocean Systems, Coupled Model Architectures, Products and Services: Morphing from Observations to Operations and Applications

Pietrafesa, L. J., Buckley, E. B., Peng, M., Bao, S., Liu, H., Peng, S., … Dickey, D. A. (2007, March 1). Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 41, pp. 44–52.

Reliability analyses of anomalies of NCEP/NCAR reanalyzed wind speed and surface air temperature in climate change research in China

Acta Meteorologica Sinica, 21(3), 320–333.

Sensitivity of wind waves to hurricane wind characteristics

Liu, H., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Bao, S. (2007, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 18, pp. 37–52.

The effect of wave–current interactions on the storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor during Hurricane Hugo 1989

Xie, L., Liu, H., & Peng, M. (2007, October 9). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 20, pp. 252–269.

Water Quality Gradients across Albemarle-Pamlico Estuarine System: Seasonal Variations and Model Applications

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Ramus, J. S., & Paerl, H. W. (2007, January 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 23, pp. 213–229.

Water quality responses to simulated flow and nutrient reductions in the Cape Fear River Estuary and adjacent coastal region, North Carolina

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Xu, H., Woods, W., Mallin, M. A., & Durako, M. J. (2007, December 6). Ecological Modelling, Vol. 212, pp. 200–217.

West North Pacific typhoon track patterns and their potential connection to Tibetan Plateau snow cover

Xie, L., & Yan, T. (2007, February 28). Natural Hazards, Vol. 42, pp. 317–333.

A New Architecture for Coastal Inundation and Flood Warning Prediction

Pietrafesa, L. J., Kelleher, K., Karl, T., Davidson, M., Peng, M., Bao, S., … Xia, M. (2006, December 1). Marine Technology Society Journal, Vol. 40, pp. 71–77.

A Real-Time Hurricane Surface Wind Forecasting Model: Formulation and Verification

Xie, L., Bao, S., Pietrafesa, L. J., Foley, K., & Fuentes, M. (2006, May 1). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 134, pp. 1355–1370.

A numerical study on hurricane‐induced storm surge and inundation in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2006, August 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 111.

Cape Fear River Estuary Plume Modeling: Model Configuration and Sensitivity Experiments

Estuarine and Coastal Modeling (2005). Presented at the Ninth International Conference on Estuarine and Coastal Modeling.

Dissolved oxygen stratification in two micro-tidal partially-mixed estuaries

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., Shen, J., Mallin, M. A., & Durako, M. J. (2006, August 22). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 70, pp. 423–437.

Effect of determining initial conditions by four-dimensional variational data assimilation on storm surge forecasting

Peng, S.-Q., & Xie, L. (2006, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 14, pp. 1–18.

Simulated Physical Mechanisms Associated with Climate Variability over Lake Victoria Basin in East Africa

Anyah, R. O., Semazzi, F. H. M., & Xie, L. (2006, December 1). Monthly Weather Review, Vol. 134, pp. 3588–3609.

Tropical cyclone induced asymmetry of sea level surge and fall and its presentation in a storm surge model with parametric wind fields

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2006, January 1). Ocean Modelling, Vol. 14, pp. 81–101.

A mathematical model for forecasting tropical cyclone tracks

Xu, X., Xie, L., Zhang, X., & Yao, W. (2005, April 21). Nonlinear Analysis Real World Applications, Vol. 7, pp. 211–224.

Beijing Air Pollution Project to Benefit 2008 Olympic Games

Xu, X., Xie, L., Ding, G., & Bian, L. (2005, November 1). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Vol. 86, pp. 1543–1545.

Climatology and Interannual Variability of North Atlantic Hurricane Tracks

Xie, L., Yan, T., Pietrafesa, L. J., Morrison, J. M., & Karl, T. (2005, December 15). Journal of Climate, Vol. 18, pp. 5370–5381.

On Sea-Level Variability on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States

Solutions to Coastal Disasters 2005. Presented at the Solutions to Coastal Disasters Conference 2005.

Relationship between western North Pacific typhoon activity and Tibetan Plateau winter and spring snow cover

Geophysical Research Letters, 32(16).

Spatial character of the gaseous and particulate state compound correlation of urban atmospheric pollution in winter and summer

SCIENCE IN CHINA SERIES D-EARTH SCIENCES, Vol. 48, pp. 64–79.

The effect of Atlantic sea surface temperature dipole mode on hurricanes: Implications for the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season

Geophysical Research Letters, 32(3).

A coupled regional climate model for the Lake Victoria basin of East Africa

Song, Y., Semazzi, F. H. M., Xie, L., & Ogallo, L. J. (2004, January 1). International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 24, pp. 57–75.

A numerical study of a TOGA-COARE squall-line using a coupled mesoscale atmosphere-ocean model

Bao, S., Xie, L., & Raman, S. (2004, October 1). Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, Vol. 21, pp. 708–716.

Incorporation of a Mass-Conserving Inundation Scheme into a Three Dimensional Storm Surge Model

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Peng, M. (2004, September 1). Journal of Coastal Research, Vol. 20, pp. 1209–1223.

On the Linear Parameterization of Drag Coefficient over Sea Surface

Guan, C., & Xie, L. (2004, December 1). Journal of Physical Oceanography, Vol. 34, pp. 2847–2851.

A numerical study of storm surge and inundation in the Croatan–Albemarle–Pamlico Estuary System

Peng, M., Xie, L., & Pietrafesa, L. J. (2003, November 15). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 59, pp. 121–137.

A numerical study of wave‐current interaction through surface and bottom stresses: Coastal ocean response to Hurricane Fran of 1996

Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L. J., & Wu, K. (2003, February 1). Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Vol. 108.

North Carolina State University coastal and estuary storm surge and flood prediction system

In C. A. B. E. Tiezzi & J. L. Uso (Eds.), Ecosystems and Sustainable Development IV (pp. 101–110). Southampton; Boston: WIT Press.

Numerical Simulation of the Response of the Ocean Surface Layer to Precipitation

Bao, S., Raman, S., & Xie, L. (2003, November 26). Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 160, pp. 2419–2446.