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Rongfei Zhang

Chongqing University

Shazheng Str 174, Shapingba District

Shazheng street, Shapingba district

Chongqing 400044, 400030

China

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

10

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289

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Scholarly Papers (10)

1.

Hydrothermal Drivers of Grapevine Transpiration on Hilly Slopes: A Mechanistic and Machine-Learning Analysis Under Heat and Drought Stress in Southwest China

Number of pages: 98 Posted: 12 Dec 2025
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Morgan State University
Downloads 56 (1,000,027)

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Southwest China hilly slopes, grapevine, sap flow, microclimate regulation, transpiration modeling, soil properties

2.

Urban Morphology Dominates the Microclimate Effects of Urban Green Space: Insights from High-Density Mobile Measurements

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 Apr 2025
Yifei Zhou, Rongfei Zhang and Fei Xu
Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Chongqing University
Downloads 44 (1,133,231)

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Green space, Thermal comfort, Urban morphology, Heat waves

3.

Transpiration Deficit as a Drought‐Stress Barometer Across Global Ecological Fragility Zones: LAI‐Controlled Patterns Revealed by Multi‐Site Field Experiments

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Dec 2025
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Morgan State University
Downloads 41 (1,183,237)

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Transpiration, Ecologically fragile areas, Tree water deficiency, Water utilization strategies, ecohydrology

4.

River Cooling Effects in a Mountainous City: A Study Across Normal and Extreme Summer Weather Conditions

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 17 Jun 2024
Yifei Zhou, Rongfei Zhang, Fei Xu and Bao-jie He
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Chongqing University
Downloads 30 (1,318,317)

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River Cooling Effects, Remote sensing, Topograpgy, Landscape Indexes, Land surface temperature

5.

Exploring River Cooling Effects in a Mountainous City: A Study Across Normal and Extreme Summer Weather Conditions

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2024
Yifei Zhou, Rongfei Zhang, Fei Xu and Bao-jie He
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Chongqing University
Downloads 29 (1,345,526)

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urban heat island, land use, water bodies, heat mitigation

6.

Tree Water Deficiencies Through Transpiration in Typical Ecologically Fragile Areas

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 22 Jan 2025
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Morgan State University
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Transpiration, Ecologically fragile areas, Tree water deficiencies, Water utilization strategies, Ecohydrology

7.

Effects of “Grain for Green” Program on Soil Hydrologic Functions: A Meta-Analysis

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 28 May 2024
Jiao Yang, Huan Ma, Rongfei Zhang and Wei Ji
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chongqing University and Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
Downloads 19 (1,459,862)

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soil hydrology, soil saturated hydraulic conductivity, plantation type, Grain for Green, Meta-analysis

8.

Water Deficit through Transpiration in Global Ecologically Fragile Zones: Patterns, Drivers, and AI-Based Prediction

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Mar 2026
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanning Normal University, Morgan State University, Chongqing University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region
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Transpiration deficit, Ecologically fragile zones, Leaf area index (LAI), Transformer model, Ecohydrology

9.

Hydrothermal Drivers of Grapevine Transpiration on Hilly Slopes: Environmental Controls and Machine-Learning Analysis under a Heat–Drought climate in Southwest China

Number of pages: 104 Posted: 16 Mar 2026
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University and Morgan State University
Downloads 17 (1,491,251)

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Southwest China hilly slopes, grapevine, sap flow, microclimate regulation, transpiration modeling, soil properties

10.

Mechanism-guided neural encoding of plant hydraulic hysteresis for predicting water deficit across diverse ecologically fragile landscapes

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 06 May 2026
Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chongqing University, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Nanning Normal University, Morgan State University, Chongqing University, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Key Laboratory of Agro-ecological Processes in Subtropical Region
Downloads 10 (1,548,648)

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Karst hydrology; Soil-plant-atmosphere continuum; Transpiration hysteresis and deficit; Rocky desertification; Precision irrigation