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Xiangping Hu

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Xiangping Hu

Forsker I, Industrial Ecology Programme
Department of Energy and Process Engineering
Faculty of Engineering

xiangping.hu@ntnu.no
+4773598937 Realfagbygget, E4-158B, Gløshaugen, Høgskoleringen 5, N-7034 Trondheim
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About

I am a Forsker I in the Industrial Ecology Programme at the Department of Energy and Process, with a multidisciplinary background, including Environmental Science, Climate Science, Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematical Modeling and Simulation, Mechanical Engineering and Automation, Structure and Fracture Mechanics, Electrical Engineering, Digital Signal Processing, Radio Communications, and Informatics.

Editorial Positions

  • Editorial board member for Global Environmental Change Advances, Elsevier
  • Associate editor for Discover Applied Sciences, Springer Nature
  • Editorial board member for Discover Conservation, Springer Nature
  • Associate editor for Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, special section on Forests and the Atmosphere

Research interests

  • Mathematical and statistical modelling
  • Climate change mitigation strategies
  • Ecosystems and ecoservices
  • Biodiversity and bioresources
  • Bayesian statistics and computational statistics
  • Spatial statistics and biostatistics
  • Numerical optimization and operations research
  • Machine learning and Artificial intelligence

Projects Currently working on

2020 - 2024 Bio4-7Seas Project

Biofuels in deep sea shipping for climate change mitigation

2019-2023 MITISTRESS Project

Strategies to Mitigate Pressures on Terrestrial Ecosystems from Multiple Stressors (MITISTRESS)

2019-2024 BIOPATH Project

Advancing biofuel pathways with regional climate change implications

Competencies

  • Bayesian statistics
  • Climate science
  • Ecosystem services
  • Environmental sciences
  • Industrial Ecology
  • Land cover
  • Remote sensing
  • Spatial statistics

Research

Advancing biofuel pathways with regional climate change implications (BIOPATH)

We explore the interactions between future biofuel pathways, land transitions, and the regional climate to identify synergies between land management and biofuel strategies for climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Biofuels in deep sea shipping for climate change mitigation (Bio4-7Seas)

We assess the mitigation potential of biofuels for deep sea shipping by combining leading methods in biofuel systems, maritime disciplines, LCA, and climate science to ensure robust analyzes of the climate impact from the use of biofuels in shipping.

Strategies to Mitigate Pressures on Terrestrial Ecosystems from Multiple Stressors (MITISTRESS)

We study how ecosystems in Norway and the Tibetan Plateau of China response to multiple stressors like land use change, and climate change, generating new robust scientific knowledge to assist the design of land management policies in Norway and China.

Publications

Selected publications

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2024

  • Malbranque, Maxime Denis; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco. (2024) Comparing trends of crop and pasture in future land-use scenarios for climate change mitigation. Geography and Sustainability
    Academic article
  • Wang, Xiaolin; Lu, Xiangyi; Chen, Jun; Hu, Xiangping. (2024) The border effects and choices of competitive strategies of the provincial natural gas markets in China. Resources Policy
    Academic article

2023

  • Salisbury, John Maxwell; Hu, Xiangping; Speed, James David Mervyn; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Austrheim, Gunnar; Cherubini, Francesco. (2023) Net Climate Effects of Moose Browsing in Early Successional Boreal Forests by Integrating Carbon and Albedo Dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences
    Academic article

2022

  • Hu, Xiangping; Hou, Yanzhen; Li, Dan; Hua, Ting; Marchi, Maurizio; Urrego, Johana Paola Forero. (2022) Changes in multiple ecosystem services and their influencing factors in Nordic countries. Ecological Indicators
    Academic article
  • Wang, Xiaolin; Qiu, Yangyang; Chen, Jun; Hu, Xiangping. (2022) Evaluating natural gas supply security in China: An exhaustible resource market equilibrium model. Resources Policy
    Academic article

2021

  • Zhou, Na; Hu, Xiangping; Byskov, Ingvild; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Wu, Qiaosheng; Zhao, Wenwu. (2021) Overview of recent land cover changes, forest harvest areas, and soil erosion trends in Nordic countries. Geography and Sustainability
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Huang, Bo; Zhao, Wenwu; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Recent global land cover dynamics and implications for soil erosion and carbon losses from deforestation. Anthropocene
    Academic article
  • Liu, Weixing; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Cherubini, Francesco; Hu, Xiangping; Fu, Dafang. (2021) Environmental impacts assessment of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal systems under two sewage discharge standards: a case study in Kunshan, China. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Verones, Francesca; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Overview of recent land‐cover changes in biodiversity hotspots. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
    Academic article

2020

  • Zhou, Na; Wu, Qiaosheng; Hu, Xiangping; Zhu, Yongguang; Su, Hui; Xue, Shuangjiao. (2020) Synthesized indicator for evaluating security of strategic minerals in China: A case study of lithium. Resources Policy
    Academic article
  • Huang, Bo; Hu, Xiangping; Fuglstad, Geir-Arne; Zhou, Xu; Zhao, Wenwu; Cherubini, Francesco. (2020) Predominant regional biophysical cooling from recent land cover changes in Europe. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Meng, Jing; Hu, Xiangping; Chen, Peipei; Coffman, D'Maris; Han, Mengyao. (2020) The unequal contribution to global energy consumption along the supply chain. Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
    Academic article

2019

  • Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Cherubini, Francesco. (2019) Impacts of idealized land cover changes on climate extremes in Europe. Ecological Indicators
    Academic article

2018

  • Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco; Vezhapparambu, Sajith; Strømman, Anders Hammer. (2018) From Remotely-Sensed Data of Norwegian Boreal Forests to Fast and Flexible Models for Estimating Surface Albedo. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Cherubini, Francesco. (2018) Estimating future wood outtakes in the Norwegian forestry sector under the shared socioeconomic pathways. Global Environmental Change
    Academic article

Journal publications

  • Malbranque, Maxime Denis; Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco. (2024) Comparing trends of crop and pasture in future land-use scenarios for climate change mitigation. Geography and Sustainability
    Academic article
  • Wang, Xiaolin; Lu, Xiangyi; Chen, Jun; Hu, Xiangping. (2024) The border effects and choices of competitive strategies of the provincial natural gas markets in China. Resources Policy
    Academic article
  • Salisbury, John Maxwell; Hu, Xiangping; Speed, James David Mervyn; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Austrheim, Gunnar; Cherubini, Francesco. (2023) Net Climate Effects of Moose Browsing in Early Successional Boreal Forests by Integrating Carbon and Albedo Dynamics. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Biogeosciences
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Hou, Yanzhen; Li, Dan; Hua, Ting; Marchi, Maurizio; Urrego, Johana Paola Forero. (2022) Changes in multiple ecosystem services and their influencing factors in Nordic countries. Ecological Indicators
    Academic article
  • Wang, Xiaolin; Qiu, Yangyang; Chen, Jun; Hu, Xiangping. (2022) Evaluating natural gas supply security in China: An exhaustible resource market equilibrium model. Resources Policy
    Academic article
  • Zhou, Na; Hu, Xiangping; Byskov, Ingvild; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Wu, Qiaosheng; Zhao, Wenwu. (2021) Overview of recent land cover changes, forest harvest areas, and soil erosion trends in Nordic countries. Geography and Sustainability
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Næss, Jan Sandstad; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Huang, Bo; Zhao, Wenwu; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Recent global land cover dynamics and implications for soil erosion and carbon losses from deforestation. Anthropocene
    Academic article
  • Liu, Weixing; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Cherubini, Francesco; Hu, Xiangping; Fu, Dafang. (2021) Environmental impacts assessment of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal systems under two sewage discharge standards: a case study in Kunshan, China. Journal of Cleaner Production
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Verones, Francesca; Cavalett, Otávio; Cherubini, Francesco. (2021) Overview of recent land‐cover changes in biodiversity hotspots. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
    Academic article
  • Zhou, Na; Wu, Qiaosheng; Hu, Xiangping; Zhu, Yongguang; Su, Hui; Xue, Shuangjiao. (2020) Synthesized indicator for evaluating security of strategic minerals in China: A case study of lithium. Resources Policy
    Academic article
  • Huang, Bo; Hu, Xiangping; Fuglstad, Geir-Arne; Zhou, Xu; Zhao, Wenwu; Cherubini, Francesco. (2020) Predominant regional biophysical cooling from recent land cover changes in Europe. Nature Communications
    Academic article
  • Meng, Jing; Hu, Xiangping; Chen, Peipei; Coffman, D'Maris; Han, Mengyao. (2020) The unequal contribution to global energy consumption along the supply chain. Journal of Environmental Management (JEM)
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Huang, Bo; Cherubini, Francesco. (2019) Impacts of idealized land cover changes on climate extremes in Europe. Ecological Indicators
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Cherubini, Francesco; Vezhapparambu, Sajith; Strømman, Anders Hammer. (2018) From Remotely-Sensed Data of Norwegian Boreal Forests to Fast and Flexible Models for Estimating Surface Albedo. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
    Academic article
  • Hu, Xiangping; Iordan, Cristina Maria; Cherubini, Francesco. (2018) Estimating future wood outtakes in the Norwegian forestry sector under the shared socioeconomic pathways. Global Environmental Change
    Academic article

Outreach

Moose can play a big role in global warming

Climate researchers have long known that large animals, like moose, could play a role in how much the Earth will warm due to climate change. But the question is, how much? New research shows the answer can be a lot.

Munching Moose Cool Forest Floors

Moose can cool boreal forests, according to a new study. They show that these large grazers expose gaps between trees, revealing a snowy forest floor that reflects light and keeps temperatures down.

Abandoned cropland helps make Europe cooler

As nations prepare to mitigate climate change, decision makers need to understand how land use fits into the climate equation. A new study looked at land use changes over two decades and found a major shift from cropland to forests.

Losing ground in biodiversity hotspots worldwide

Agriculture is eating into areas that are important in protecting some of the most biologically diverse places on the planet. Most of this new agricultural land is being used to grow cattle feed.

Envisioning a future where all the trees in Europe disappear

Global climate change is already affecting the globe, as demonstrated by shrinking polar ice cap, melting glaciers, and more intense heat waves. Now we conducted a radical thought experiment on how extreme land use changes could influence future climate.

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