Publications

Publications by category in reverse chronological order.

In Preparation
  • [1] Li, S., Katul, G., Zheng, T., Gentine, P. “Universality of Daily Variability and Annual Extreme Heat in Global Summer Temperatures”, to be submitted (2026).
  • [2] Li, S., Katul, G., Zheng, T., Gentine, P. “Landcover structure explains shift of heat extreme under climate change”, under review (2025).
  • [3] Li, S., Pathz, T., Katul, G. “Suspended sediment transport in turbulence: From eddy energetics to bulk flow.” Physical Review Letters, under review (2nd round, 2025).
  • [4] Hou, Z., Sun, J., Jin, P., Li, S.*, Zheng, T. “Calibrating Geophysical Predictions under Constrained Probabilistic Distributions via Kernelized Stein Discrepancy.” ARC: Geophysical Research, submitted (2025).

2025

  1. WRR
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  2. GRL
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    Projections with generative machine learning: a Lorenz ’96 proof-of-concept
    Shuolin Li, Tian Zheng, Alban Farchi, and 2 more authors
    Geophysical Research Letters, 2025
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  3. WRR
    Analogues of Pi theorem via machine learning for hydraulic conveyance laws
    Hailiang Chen, Feifei Wang, Wenxin Huai, and 1 more author
    Water Resources Research, 2025
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  4. WRR
    A turbulence model for velocity distribution in open-channel flows through mangrove trees
    Zerun Tang, Wei-Jie Wang, Saiyu Yuan, and 2 more authors
    Water Resources Research, 2025
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  5. Comm. Earth
    Original vegetation condition and precipitation growth rate bifurcate sediment flux trend on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
    Jiantao Guo, Yang Yue, Wenxin Huai, and 5 more authors
    Communications Earth & Environment, 2025
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2024

  1. GRL
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    Machine-assisted physical closure for coarse suspended sediments in vegetated turbulent channel flows
    Shuolin Li, Yongzhe Qu, Tian Zheng, and 1 more author
    Geophysical Research Letters, 2024
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  2. CVPR
    Deep generative data assimilation in multimodal setting
    Yongzhe Qu, Nils Juan, Shuolin Li, and 1 more author
    In CVPR Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, 2024
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  3. Phys. Fluids
    A unified friction factor formulation: Bridging laminar and turbulent friction factor with critical points analysis
    Weijie Wang, Shuolin Li, Wei Huang, and 2 more authors
    Physics of Fluids, 2024
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2023

  1. GRL
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    Reduced sediment settling in turbulent flows due to Basset history and virtual mass effects
    Shuolin Li, Andrew D. Bragg, and Gabriel Katul
    Geophysical Research Letters, 2023
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2022

  1. Physica D
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    The Role of Geographical Spreaders in Infectious Pattern Formation and Front Propagation Speeds
    Shuolin Li, Craig Henriquez, and Gabriel Katul
    Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2022
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  2. WRR
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    A Co-Spectral Budget Model Links Turbulent Eddies to Suspended Sediment Concentration in Channel Flows
    Shuolin Li, Andrew D. Bragg, and Gabriel Katul
    Water Resources Research, 2022
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2021

  1. Phys. Fluids
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  2. J. Hydrodyn.
    Flow dynamics and sediment transport in vegetated rivers: A review
    Wenxin Huai, Shuolin Li, Gabriel G. Katul, and 2 more authors
    Journal of Hydrodynamics, 2021
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2020

  1. Env. Res. Lett.
    Contaminant removal efficiency of floating treatment wetlands
    Shuolin Li and Gabriel Katul
    Environmental Research Letters, 2020
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  2. IJHMT
    Analyzing solute transport in modeled wetland flows under surface wind and bed absorption conditions
    Hao Wang, Shuolin Li, Zhonghua Zhu, and 1 more author
    International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020
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  3. Conf. Proc.
    Effects of hydrometeor droplet characteristics on wind turbine blade leading edge erosion: A numerical study
    Shuolin Li, Rebecca J. Barthelmie, Gregory P. Bewley, and 1 more author
    In Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2020
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2019

  1. Phys. Rev. Fluids
    Cospectral budget model describes incipient sediment motion in turbulent flows
    Shuolin Li and Gabriel Katul
    Physical Review Fluids, 2019
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  2. WRR
    Mean velocity and shear stress distribution in floating treatment wetlands: An analytical study
    Shuolin Li, Gabriel Katul, and Wenxin Huai
    Water Resources Research, 2019
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  3. J. Hydrol.
    Prediction of mean turbulent flow velocity in a permeable-walled pipe
    Shuolin Li, Wenxin Huai, Nian-Sheng Cheng, and 1 more author
    Journal of Hydrology, 2019
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  4. J. Hydrol.
    Solute dispersion in wetland flows with bed absorption
    Hao Wang, Zhonghua Zhu, Shuolin Li, and 1 more author
    Journal of Hydrology, 2019
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  5. J. Hydrol.
    Analytical solutions of velocity profile in flow through submerged vegetation with variable frontal width
    Weijie Wang, Wenxin Huai, Shuolin Li, and 3 more authors
    Journal of Hydrology, 2019
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2015

  1. Adv. Water Res.
    New formulation for the effective relative roughness height of open channel flows with submerged vegetation
    Shuolin Li, Hongzhao Shi, Zhuang Xiong, and 2 more authors
    Advances in Water Resources, 2015
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  2. J. Hydrodyn.
    United friction resistance in open channel flows
    Shuolin Li, Hongzhao Shi, Wanyi Xue, and 1 more author
    Journal of Hydrodynamics, Ser. B, 2015
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