Research Area

Experimental and modeling study on nitrogen cycling, and biosphere-atmospheric exchanges of C- and N-gases (N2O, NO, NH3, N2, CH4, CO2)

Education

Ph.D., 1993.7-1996.7, Atmospheric Chemistry, IAP-CAS
M.S., 1987.7-1990.7, Ecology, Shenyang Institute of Applied Ecology, CAS
B.S., 1983.7-1987.7, Soil chemistry and plant nutrition, China Agricultural University

Professional experiences

1990-1993, Assistant researcher, agricultural ecology, Changsha Institute of Agricultural Modernization, CAS
1996-1997, assistant researcher, LAPC of IAP-CAS
1998-2001, associate research professor, LAPC of IAP-CAS
2002-present, research professor, LAPC of IAP-CAS
2004.11-2005.10, senior guest scientist, Institute for Meteorology and Climate Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research, Karlsruhe Research Center, Helmholtz Association, Germany
2001, awarded with the Second National Prize of Advances in Sciences and Technology for "Emission processes of greenhouse gases from croplands and measurement techniques" as the third principal contributors
2003, honored with The Outstanding Youths of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (less than 10 young scientists from CAS received the honor every 2 years)

Research projects (as principal investigator)

2000-2002, "Experimental and modeling study on NO emission from croplands" (NSFC)
2001-2004, "Greenhouse gas emission inventory of the agriculture of China" (GEF)
2002-2004, "A FACE study on response of trace gas exchanges between rice-wheat fields and the atmospheric to CO2 enrichment" (NSFC)
2004-2007, "Observation of N2O emission factors from soil-crop systems and model development" (NSFC, key)
2005-2008, "Atmospheric environment: N2O and NO emissions from vegetable lands" (the National Outstanding Young Scientist Program granted by NSFC)
2004-2010, "Matter fluxes in grasslands of Inner Mongolia as influenced by stocking rate (MAGIM): Quantification and biogeochemical modeling of C and N turnover processes and biosphere-atmosphere exchange of C and N compounds" (DFG, NSFC)
2006-2011, "NitroEurope IP: Low-cost observation and process-oriented modeling of greenhouse gas emissions from croplands" (the European Union)
2006-2009, "Continuous field measurements and process-oriented modeling of N2O emission from the typical irrigated croplands in the North China" (CAS, key)

Peer-reviewed English publications

1. Zheng X, Liu C, and Han S, 2007, Description and an application example to the IAP-N model, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences (in press).
   
   
2. Gu J, Zheng X, Wang Y, Ding W, Zhu B, Chen X, Wang Y, Zhao Z, Shi Y, Zhu J, 2007, Regulatory effects of soil properties on background N2O emissions from agricultural soils in China, Plant and Soil 295, 53-65.
   
   
3. Liu, C., J. Holst, N. Brüggemann, K. Butterbach-bahl, Z. Yao, J. Yue, S. Han, X. Han, J. Krümmelbeind, R. Hornd, and X. Zheng, 2007, Grazing reduces methane uptake by soils in a semi-arid steppe in Inner Mongolia, China, Atmospheric Environment, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.03.017.
   
   
4. Zheng X, Zhou Z, Wang YS, Zhu J, Wang YL, Yue J, Shi Y Kobayashi K, Inubushi K, Huang Y, Han S, Xu Z, Xie B, Butterbach-Bahl K, Yang L, 2006, Nitrogen-regulated effects of free-air CO2 enrichment on methane emissions from paddy rice fields, Global Change Biology 12 (9), 1717-1732.
   
   
5. Xu, Z., X. Zheng, Y.S. Wang, Y.L. Wang, Y. Huang, J. Zhu, 2006. Effect of free-air atmospheric CO2 enrichment on dark respiration of rice plants (Oryza sativa L.), Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 115, 105-112.
   
   
6. Xu Z, Zheng X, Wang Y, Huang Y, Zhu J, Butterbach-Bahl K, 2004, Effects of elevated CO2 and N fertilization on CH4 emissions from paddy rice fields, Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18(3), GB3009 doi:10.1029/2004GB002233.
   
   
7. Zheng X, Han S, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang M, 2004, Re-quantifying the emission factors based on field measurements and estimating the direct N2O emission from Chinese croplands, Global Biogeochemical Cycles 18(2), GB2018 doi:10.1029/2003GB002167.
   
   
8. Zheng X, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang M, 2003, Seasonal characteristics of nitric oxide emission from a typical Chinese rice-wheat rotation during the non-waterlogged period, Global Change Biology 9 (2), 219-227
   
   
9. Zheng X, Huang Y, Wang Y, Wang M, Jin J, Li L, 2003, Effects of soil temperature on nitric oxide emission from a typical Chinese rice-wheat rotation during the non-waterlogged period, Global Change Biology 9(4), 601-611.
   
   
10. Zheng X, Fu C, Xu X, Yan X, Huang Y, Chen G, Han S, Hu F, 2002, The Asian Nitrogen Case Study, Ambio 31(2), 79-87.
    
    
11. Zheng X, Wang M, Wang Y, Shen R, Gou J, Li J, Jin J, Li L, 2000. Impacts of soil moisture on nitrous oxide emission from croplands: a case study on the rice-based agro-ecosystem in Southeast China, Chemosphere-Global Change Science 2, 207-224.
    
    
12. Zheng X, Wang M, Wang Y, Shen R, Li J, 2000, Mitigation options on greenhouse gas (CH4, N2O, NO) emissions from croplands. Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 17(1), 83-92.
    
    
13. Zheng X, Wang M, Wang Y, Shen R, Li J, Heyer J, K?gge M, Papen H, Li L and Jin J, 1998, Comparison of manual and automatic methods for measurement of methane emission from rice paddy fields, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences 15(4), 569-579.
    
    
14. Zheng X, Wang MX, Wang YS, Shen RX, Shangguan XJ, Heyer J, K?gge M, Papen H, Jin JS, Li LT, 1997, N2O and CH4 emission from Rice Paddies in Southeast China. Chinese Journal of Atmospheric Sciences 21(2), 167-174.