Xuhui Lee

Professor Lee’s research and teaching concern the interactions between the terrestrial biosphere, the atmosphere and anthropogenic drivers. His areas of interest include boundary-layer meteorology, micrometeorological instrumentation, remote sensing, and carbon cycle science. One focus of his research activity is on biophysical effects of land use on the climate system. Other ongoing projects investigate greenhouse gas fluxes in the terrestrial environment (forests, cropland and lakes), isotopic tracers in the cycling of carbon dioxide and water vapor, and urban climate adaptation and mitigation. His lab group deploys an array of research methodologies, including field observations (eddy covariance, optical isotope instruments, and high-precision greenhouse gas analyzers), mathematical models (land surface models, large-eddy simulation, WRF, and earth system models), and environmental remote sensing (satellites and drones).

[2025] Cooling outweighs warming across phenological transitions in the Northern Hemisphere [2025] Estimation of Sensible and Latent Heat Fluxes from Different Ecosystems Using the Daily-Scale Flux Variance Method [2025] Estimation of diurnal emissions of CO2 from thermal power plants using spaceborne integrated path differential absorption (IPDA) lidar [2025] Network of networks: Time series clustering of AmeriFlux sites [2025] Global Land–Lake Thermal Contrast in a Warming World [2025] A multimodal machine learning fused global 0.1° daily evapotranspiration dataset from 1950-2022 [2025] Drought frequency, intensity, and exposure have increased due to historical land use and land cover changes [2025] Tundra recovery post-fire in the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska [2025] Urban Land Expansio