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Phone: +86 27 87285017

Employment

Since 2018   Research fellow at Macro Research Institute (MARI), Huazhong Agricultural University

Associate professor at College of Resource and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University (HZAU)

Education

2016-2018 Department of Earth and Environment, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts 02215-1401, USA

Joint Ph.D in Remote Sesning on Vegetation and Analysis of Vegetion Dynamic (Advisor：Ranga B. Myneni)

2012-2018 Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China

Ph.D in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, PhD(Advisor：Qinhuo Liu)

2008-2012 College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University

B.S. in Geographical Information System (GIS)(Advisor: Shanqin Wang)

Journal Articles

1. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Taejin Park, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao, Weiliang Fan, Le Yang, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. (2018). An integrated method for validating long-term leaf area index products using global networks of site-based measurements. Remote Sensing of Environment. 209: 134-151. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.02.049)

2. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Alfredo R. Huete, Qiang Yu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao, Le Yang. (2016). Evaluating Spatial Representativeness of Station Observations for Remotely Sensed Leaf Area Index Products. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(7): 3267-3282. (DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2016.2560878)

3. Baodong Xu, Taejin Park, Kai Yan, Chi Chen, Wanjuan Song, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. (2018). Analysis of global LAI/FPAR products from VIIRS and MODIS sensors for spatio-temporal consistency and uncertainty over 2012-2016. Forests, 9(2): 73. (DOI: 10.3390/f9020073)

4. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Weiliang Fan, Jing Zhao. (2016). A method for spatial upscaling of ground LAI measurements to the remotely sensed product pixel grid. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 3528-3531. (DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2016.7729912)

5. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin. (2014). A methodology to estimate representativeness of LAI station observation for validation: A case study with Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) in situ data. Proc. SPIE 9260, Land Surface Remote Sensing II, 926023. (DOI: 10.1117/12.2068845)

6.Gaofei Yin, Ailong Li, Huaan Jin, Wei Zhao, Jinhu Bian, Yonghua Qu, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu. (2017). Derivation of temporally continuous LAI reference maps through combining the LAINet observation system with CACAO. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 233, 209-221. (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2016.11.267)

7. Kai Yan, Taejin Park, Chi Chen, Baodong Xu, Wanjuan Song, Bin Yang, Yelu Zeng, Zhao Liu, Guangjian Yan, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. (2018). Generating Global Products of LAI and FPAR from SNPP-VIIRS Data: Theoretical Background and Implementation. IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56, 2119-2137. (DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2017.2775247)

8. Yelu Zeng, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Alfredo R. Huete, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao, Le Yang, Weiliang Fan, Shenbiao Wu, Kai Yan. (2016). An Iterative BRDF/NDVI Inversion Algorithm Based on A Posteriori Variance Estimation of Observation Errors. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54: 6481-6496. (DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2016.2585301)

9.Yelu Zeng, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Alfredo R. Huete, Gaofei Yin, Baodong Xu, Weiliang Fan, Jing Zhao, Kai Yan, Xihan Mu. (2016). A Radiative Transfer Model for Heterogeneous Agro-Forestry Scenarios. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 54, 4613-4628. (DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2016.2547326)

10.Qiong Hu, Yaxiong Ma, Baodong Xu, Qian Song, Huajun Tang, Wenbin Wu. Sub-pixel soybeans fraction estimation from MODIS time series data using an optimized geographically weighted regression model. Remote Sensing. 10, 491-511. (DOI: 10.3390/rs10040491)

11.Yelu Zeng, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Longhui Li, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin, Jingjing Peng. (2014). A Sampling Strategy for Remotely Sensed LAI Product Validation Over Heterogeneous Land Surfaces. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(7): 3128-3142. (DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2014.2312231)

12.Gaofei Yin, Ainong Li, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu, Wei Zhao, Xi Nan, Huaan Jin, Jinhu Bian. (2016). A Cost-Constrained Sampling Strategy in Support of LAI Product Validation in Mountainous Areas. Remote Sensing, 8(9): 704-720. (DOI: 10.3390/rs8090704)

13.Gaofei Yin, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Weiliang Fan, Baodong Xu, Yelu Zeng, Jing Zhao. (2015). Regional Leaf Area Index Retrieval Based on Remote Sensing: The Role of Radiative Transfer Model Selection. Remote Sensing, 7(4): 4604-4625. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70404604)

14.Yelu Zeng, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yonghua Qu, Alfredo R. Huete, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao. (2015). An optimal sampling design for observing and validating long-term leaf area index with temporal variations in spatial heterogeneities. Remote Sensing, 7(2): 1300-1319. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70201300)

15.Yelu Zeng, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Ronghai Hu, Xihan Mu, Weiliang Fan, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin, Shengbiao Wu. (2015). Extracting Leaf Area Index by sunlit foliage component from Downward-Looking digital photography under Clear-Sky conditions.  Remote Sensing, 7(10): 13410-13415. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs71013410)

16.Jing Zhao, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Wenjie Fan, Bo Zhong, Shanlong Wu, Le Yang, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin. (2015). Leaf Area Index Retrieval Combining HJ1/CCD and Landsat8/OLI Data in the Heihe River Basin, China. Remote Sensing, 7(6): 6862-6885. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70606862)

17.Jing Zhao, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Hongyan Wang, Chen Chen, Baodong Xu, Shanlong Wu. (2018). Comparative Analysis of Chinese HJ-1 CCD, GF-1 WFV and ZY-3 MUX Sensor Data for Leaf Area Index Estimations for Maize. Remote Sensing, 10, 1-20. (DOI: 10.3390/rs10010068)

18.Gaofei Yin, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Longhui Li, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu, Le Yang, Jing Zhao. (2015). Improving Leaf Area Index Retrieval Over Heterogeneous Surface by Integrating Textural and Contextual Information: A Case Study in the Heihe River Basin. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12(2): 359-363. (DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2014.2341925)

19.Wentao Yu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Jing Zhao, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin. (2018). Global Land Cover Heterogeneity Characteristics at Moderate Resolution for Mixed Pixel Modeling and Inversion. Remote Sensing, 10. (DOI: 10.3390/rs10060856)

20.Weiliang Fan, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Qian Zhang, Gaofei Yin, Ailong Li, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu, Xiaojun Xu, Guomo Zhou, Huaqiang Du. (2018). Topographic Correction of Forest Image Data Based on the Canopy Reflectance Model for Sloping Terrains in Multiple Forward Mode. Remote Sensing, 10. (DOI: 10.3390/rs10050717)

(in Chinese)

21. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Xiaozhou Xin, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin. (2015). Review of methods for evaluating representativeness of ground station observations. Journal of Remote Sensing 遥感学报, 19(5): 703-718.

22. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao, Le Yang. (2015). Spatial representativeness estimation of station observation in validation of LAI products: A case study with CERN in-situ data. Journal of Remote Sensing 遥感学报, 19(6): 910-917.

23.Gaofei Yin, Qinhuo Liu, Jing Li, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu. (2014). Effect of crown shape on the estimation of gap probability and leaf are index. Journal of Remote Sensing 遥感学报, 18(4): 752-759.

24.Cong Wang, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Junhua Bai, Baodong Xu, Jing Zhao, Yelu Zeng. (2017). Validation and analysis of remote sensing phenology products in the Heihe River Basin. Journal of Remote Sensing 遥感学报, 21(3): 442-457.

25.Jing Zhao, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Wenjie Fan, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu, Gaofei Yin. (2015). Leaf area index inversion combining with HJ-1 /CCD and Landsat 8 /OLI data in the middle reach of the Heihe River basin. Journal of Remote Sensing 遥感学报, 19(5): 733-749.

26.Wentao Yu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Jing Zhao, Baodong Xu. (2016). Extraction and analysis of land cover heterogeneity over China. Advances in Earth Science 地球科学进展, 31(10):1 067-1077.

27.Gaofei Yin, Ailong Li, Wei Zhao, Yelu Zeng, Baodong Xu. (2016). A multi-objective constrained sampling strategy for field experiment in mountainous areas. Remote Sensing Technology and Application 遥感技术与应用, 31(1): 23-30.

28.Qiong Hu, Jian Zhang, Baodong Xu, Zongnan Li. (2013). A comparison of Google Earth imagery and the homologous Quick Bird imagery being used in land-use classification. Journal of Huazhong Normal University (Nat. Sci.) 华中师范大学学报 (自然科学版), 47(2): 287-291.

Working Papers

1.Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Taejin Park, Qinhuo Liu, Yelu Zeng, Gaofei Yin, Kai Yan, Chi Chen,Jing Zhao, Weiliang Fan, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. Improving leaf area index retrieval over heterogeneous surface mixed with water.

Work in Progress

1. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, et al. MuSyQ: The first product jointed Chinese satellits to improve LAI spatio-temporal continuity.

2. Baodong Xu, Jing Li, Qinhuo Liu, et al. LAI retrievals from Chinese new GaoFen-6 satelli.

Other Publications

1. Taejin Park, Kai Yan, Chi Chen, Baodong Xu, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. (2017) VIIRS Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation Absorbed by Vegetation (FPAR) Product Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD). https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Products/NASA/LAI_FparESDR.html.

2. Taejin Park, Kai Yan, Chi Chen, Baodong Xu, Yuri Knyazikhin, Ranga B. Myneni. (2017). VIIRS Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Fraction of Photosynthetically Active Radiation Absorbed by Vegetation (FPAR) User Guide. https://viirsland.gsfc.nasa.gov/Products/NA- SA/LAI_FparESDR.html

3. Patent. A method for evaluating the spatial representativeness of site-based LAI measurements in the product pixel grid. CN106296630A. Second inventor

4. Software copyright. Ground sampling strategy for validation of Leaf Area Index remote sensing products V1.0. 2015SR126707. Second author

5. One of authors for the book: “Annual report on remote sensing monitoring of global ecosystem and environment (China-ASEAN ecological and environmental conditons)”

6.One of authors for the book: “Report on remote sensing monitoring of China sustainable  development (2016)”

Conference Presentations

12/2017 AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, USA

12/2016 AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, USA

07/2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Beijing, China

06/2015 International Conference on Carbon Cycle and Global Change, Lin’an, China

10/2014 The 9th SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing Symposium, Beijing, China

11/2014 Heihe Watershed Allied Telemetry Experimental Research (HiWATER): An Integrated Experiment on Hydrological and Ecological Processes, Lanzhou, China

Research Themes

1. Smart Agriculture

2. Land Use and Land Cover Changes