YONGHONG YI, Ph.D. EDUCATION

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1 YONGHONG YI, Ph.D. College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana Office: (406) Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG) Cell: (406) Campus Drive, Missoula, MT, USA, EDUCATION Ph.D. Hydrology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 2008 M.S. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2005 B.E. Hydrology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, 2002 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Research Scientist, NTSG, University of Montana, MT (Sept present) Diagnosing land surface scheme and evaluating its applications for global water and carbon cycle studies (Yi et al. 2011); Developing global satellite-based terrestrial carbon model and assessing fire and drought impact on regional carbon cycle (Yi et al. 2013); Conducting synthesis studies using multi-sensor satellite datasets and models to study links between regional hydrology and carbon cycle (Yi et al. 2014). Developing a coupled permafrost, hydrology and carbon model to investigate climate change impact on northern soil freeze/thaw and carbon dynamics (Yi et al. 2015); Use multi-sensor remote sensing datasets to guide parameterization of permafrost modeling and characterizing surface heterogeneity in permafrost soil active layer processes (Yi et al. in preparation); Developing a statistical approach for permafrost probability mapping and global Earth system model benchmarking. Investigating climate change impact on eco-hydrologic processes in Tibetan Plateau using multiple satellite-based measurements (Zhang et al. 2015, 2016); Simulating sensitivity of soil freeze/thaw cycle to soil moisture and surface thermal conditions (Yi et al. in review) and mapping permafrost changes in Tibetan Plateau; Satellite-based land surface parameter retrieval including surface freeze-thaw status, land surface temperature and snow cover for climate change impact studies (Tang et al. 2016). Postdoctoral researcher, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Manitoba, Canada (Sept Aug. 2009) Combining statistical downscaling methods and distributed hydrological model (VIC) to evaluate the impact of climate change on the hydrological cycle of northern Canadian Rivers (Yi et al AGU Joint Assembly). Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua 1 P age

2 University, China (Sept July 2008) Developing physically-based vegetation parameter retrieval algorithm (Yi et al. 2007, 2008a) and satellite-based evapotranspiration models (Yi et al. 2008b, Yi et al. 2011) for regional drought monitoring (Yi et al. 2008c); Assimilating MODIS surface temperature and in-situ soil moisture observations into a land surface model (SiB2) to improve model simulated energy fluxes (Yi et al AGU fall meeting). Graduate Research Assistant, Institution of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University, China (Sept July 2005) Applying GIS and other spatial technologies for flood detection and developing flood loss evaluation and decision-making support system (Yi et al. 2005); Distributed hydrological modeling based on spatial technologies. PUBLICATIONS Papers in preparation for refereed journals: Yi, Y., Kimball, J.S., Chen, R., Moghaddam, M., Reichle, R.H., Mishra, U.: Characterizing permafrost and soil active layer dynamics and sensitivity to landscape spatial heterogeneity in Alaska. In preparation for The Cryosphere. Papers in review for refereed journals: Chen, F., Shen, Y., Yi, Y., Zhang, Y.: Modeling the change of terrestrial ecosystem carbon balance in China. In review. Yi, Y., Zhang, W., Yang, K., Jafarov, E., Kimball, J.S., Wang, G.: Investigating sensitivity of soil freeze/thaw conditions to environmental variables in the central Tibetan Plateau using multi-scale observations and a process model. In review. Papers published in refereed journals: First Author Yi, Y., Kimball, J. S., Rawlins, M. A., Moghaddam, M., and Euskirchen, E. S.: The role of snow cover affecting boreal-arctic soil freeze-thaw and carbon dynamics, Biogeosciences, 12, , Yi, Y., Kimball, J. S., and Reichle, R. H.: Spring hydrology determines summer net carbon uptake in northern ecosystems, Environmental Research Letters, 9, , doi: / /9/6/064003, Yi, Y., Kimball, J. S., Jones, L. A., Reichle, R. H., Nemani, R., and Margolis, H. A.: Recent climate and fire disturbance impacts on boreal and arctic ecosystem productivity estimated using a satellite-based terrestrial carbon flux model, Journal 2 P age

3 of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 118, , Yi, Y., Kimball, J. S., Jones, L. A., Reichle, R. H., and McDonald, K. C.: Evaluation of MERRA land surface estimates in preparation for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission, Journal of Climate, 24, , Yi, Y. and Yang, D.: An operational method to estimate evapotranspiration using MODIS data during winter wheat growing season, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32, , Yi, Y., Yang, D., Huang, J., and Chen, D.: Evaluation of MODIS surface reflectance products for wheat leaf area index (LAI) retrieval, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 63, , 2008a. Yi, Y., Yang, D. W., Chen, D. Y., and Huang, J. F.: Retrieving crop physiological parameters and assessing water deficiency using MODIS data during the winter wheat growing period, Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 33, , Yi, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Y., and Xu, D.: Review on the application of remote sensing on regional evapotranspiration modeling. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 39(9), , 2008b. (in Chinese). Yi, Y., Yang, D., Liu, Z., and Wang, J.: Study on drought monitoring within eastern Sichuan and Chongqing in 2006 with MODIS data. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 39(4), , 2008c. (in Chinese) Yi, Y., Chen, X., and Wu, H.: An algorithm for inundated depth calculation of flood based on remotely sensed data. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 21 (3), 26-29, (In Chinese). Co-author (* indicates students advised) Wang, J., Dong, Yi, Y., Lu, G., Oyler, J., Smith, W.K., Zhao, M., Liu, J., Running, S.W.: Decreasing net primary production due to drought and slight decreases in solar radiation in China from 2000 to Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences, 122, doi: /2016jg Tang, Y.*, Yi, Y., Zhang, W.: Land surface temperature retrieval using AMSR-E data in the central Tibetan Plateau. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Zhang, W., Yi, Y., Song, K., Kimball, J.S.: Hydrological sensitivity of alpine wetlands to climate warming in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. Remote Sensing, 8, 336, Zhang, W., Yi, Y., Kimball, J.S., Kim, Y.: Climatic controls on spring onset of Tibetan Plateau grasslands from 1982 to Remote Sensing, 7(12), , McGuire, A. D., Christensen, T. R., Hayes, D., Heroult, A., Euskirchen, E., Kimball, J. S., Koven, C., Lafleur, P., Miller, P. A., Oechel, W., Peylin, P., Williams, M., and Yi, Y.: An assessment of the carbon balance of Arctic tundra: comparisons among observations, process models, and atmospheric inversions, Biogeosciences, 9, , doi: /bg , P age

4 Zhang, W., Wang, H., Yang, F., Yi, Y. et al.: Underestimated effects of low temperature during early growing season on carbon sequestration of a subtropical coniferous plantation, Biogeosciences, 8, , Xu, J., Yang, D., Yi, Y., Lei, Z., Chen, J., and Yang, W.: Spatial and temporal variation of runoff in the Yangtze River basin during the past 40 years, Quaternary International, 186, 32-42, FUNDING SUPPORT Current: Sichuan University, China, Studying the impact of permafrost degradation on the eco-hydrological processes in the Tibetan Plateau based on multiple satellite observations and a process model, $15000, , PI National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Hydrological response of the Yangtze River Source Region to climate change based on multi-observed and reanalyzed data, $150000, , Co-I. NASA IDS, Regional mapping of soil conditions in Northern Alaska Permafrost Landscapes Using AirMOSS and land model data assimilation, and associated impacts on terrestrial carbon fluxes, , key personnel. NASA JPL, Development, Evaluation and Maintenance of the SMAP Level 4 Carbon Product algorithm, , key personnel. Pending: NSFC, Investigating the acclimation of vegetation photosynthesis and respiration of alpine grasslands to climate change using multi-source observations and an integrated modeling framework, resubmission. NSFC, Simulating the vulnerability of permafrost and seasonally frozen ground in the Tibetan Plateau to climate change, resubmission. TEACHING & ADVISING Teaching: Guest lecture: Integrating satellite remote sensing with terrestrial ecosystem process modeling, Center for Earth System and Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, Feb., Guest lecture: Quantifying impacts of climate variations and fire disturbance on northern ecosystem productivity, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The City University of New York, New York, August, Guest lecture: Introduction to permafrost hydrology, Dept. Ecosystem science and management, University of Wyoming, May, Advising: 4 P age

5 March present: Yi Tang, Ph.D. student, Sichuan University, China Thesis: Developing multi-sensor land surface parameter retrieval algorithms for permafrost studies Sept present: Huiru Jiang, Ph.D. student, Sichuan University, China Thesis: Quantifying changes in regional water supply and ecosystem productivity in High Mountain Asia using a data-model integration approach TECHNICAL TRAINING NOAA Earth System Research Lab, Forward modeling and CarbonTrakcer inversion system, Boulder, CO, August, NASA Ames Research Center, Earth system modeling and supercomputing, Moffett, CA, July, HONORS & AWARDS Travel grant, $750, The CESM tutorial workshop, NCAR, Boulder, CO, Travel grant, $800, The Annual CESM meeting, NCAR, Boulder, CO, Travel grant, 750, The XXIV General Assembly of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, Perugia, Italy, University Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2 nd Class), Tsinghua University , University Scholarship for Academic Excellence (1 st Class), Wuhan University, , , SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES Committee services: Scientific Committee Member of IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Panel review: NSF Polar Programs (2016), NASA Water Resources Earth Science Applications (2014), NASA Interdisciplinary Research in Earth Science (2013), Oak Ridge Association Universities grant review (ORAU, 2017). Journal review: Nature Geoscience, JGR-Atmospheres, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Journal of Hydrometeorology, Geoscientific Model Development, Global Change Biology, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Remote Sensing, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Ecological Modeling, Ecosphere, Ecohydrology etc. 5 P age