Jinxun Liu
Dr. Jinxun Liu is a Research Ecologist with the Western Geographic Science Center at Moffett Field, CA. His research interests and expertise are closely related to system ecology and ecosystem simulation models.
Jinxun began agro-forestry system modelling and performed system optimization on tree harvesting during his PhD study. Starting in the late 1990s, he began carbon simulation studies. He has used many models in his research, such as the CBM-CFS2, 3PG, TreeDYN3, CENTURY, TRIPLEX, IBIS, GEMS-EDCM, USPED, and LUCAS. His other skills include GIS/RS data processing, NetCDF data processing/visualization, artificial neural network modeling, and leadership class supper computing (ALCF Mira/Theta, NERSC Cori/Perlmutter). His research activities have resulted in more than 60 peer-reviewed journal publications.
Professional Experience
2015–Current: Research Ecologist, USGS Western Geographic Science Center
2013–2015: Research Associate, San Jose State University Research Foundation
2008–2013: Senior Scientist, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies (SGT Inc.
2005–2008: Senior Scientist, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
2003–2005: Senior Research Associate, U.S. National Research Council, USGS EROS
2001–2003: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Geography, University of Toronto
1999–2001: Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Natural Resources Management, Lakehead University
1995–1999: Associate Researcher, Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN Secretariat)
1985–1988: Assistant Engineer, Integrated Survey of Forest Resources, Heilongjiang, China
Education and Certifications
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China, Ecology, 1991-1994, Ph.D.
Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, China, Agricultural ecology, 1988-1991, M.Sc.
Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China, Forestry, 1980-1984, B.Sc.
Science and Products
Federal lands greenhouse emissions and sequestration in the United States—Estimates for 2005–14
In January 2016, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior tasked the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with producing a publicly available and annually updated database of estimated greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction and use (predominantly some form of combustion) of fossil fuels from Federal lands. In response, the USGS has produced estimates of the greenhouse gas emi
Effects of 21st century climate, land use, and disturbances on ecosystem carbon balance in California
Federal lands greenhouse emissions and sequestration in the United States—Estimates for 2005–14
In January 2016, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior tasked the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with producing a publicly available and annually updated database of estimated greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction and use (predominantly some form of combustion) of fossil fuels from Federal lands. In response, the USGS has produced estimates of the greenhouse gas emi
Integrating forest inventory data and MODIS data to map species-level biomass in Chinese boreal forests
Effects of contemporary land-use and land-cover change on the carbon balance of terrestrial ecosystems in the United States
Grasslands
Interannual variation in methane emissions from tropical wetlands triggered by repeated El Niño Southern Oscillation
Simulated effects of nitrogen saturation the global carbon budget using the IBIS model
Climate-driven increase of natural wetland methane emissions offset by human-induced wetland reduction in China over the past three decades
Mapping site index and volume increment from forest inventory, Landsat, and ecological variables in Tahoe National Forest, California, USA
Estimating 40 years of nitrogen deposition in global biomes using the SCIAMACHY NO2 column
Estimating carbon sequestration in the piedmont ecoregion of the United States from 1971 to 2010
Estimating global natural wetland methane emissions using process modelling: spatio-temporal patterns and contributions to atmospheric methane fluctuations
Science and Products
Federal lands greenhouse emissions and sequestration in the United States—Estimates for 2005–14
In January 2016, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior tasked the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with producing a publicly available and annually updated database of estimated greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction and use (predominantly some form of combustion) of fossil fuels from Federal lands. In response, the USGS has produced estimates of the greenhouse gas emi
Effects of 21st century climate, land use, and disturbances on ecosystem carbon balance in California
Federal lands greenhouse emissions and sequestration in the United States—Estimates for 2005–14
In January 2016, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior tasked the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) with producing a publicly available and annually updated database of estimated greenhouse gas emissions associated with the extraction and use (predominantly some form of combustion) of fossil fuels from Federal lands. In response, the USGS has produced estimates of the greenhouse gas emi