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Yushu Xia is an Assistant Research Professor at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia Climate School. His research specializes in soil health assessment, modeling soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, and water interactions in agricultural and natural ecosystems. Xia aims to improve agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability by enhancing soil health and minimizing negative ecological impacts through data-driven methodologies. His interdisciplinary work integrates multi-scale datasets and empirical models to quantify ecosystem services, effectively managing soil resources and supporting farmers to implement science-based strategies for resource efficiency. Xia's expertise includes soil science, process-based modeling, remote sensing, and machine learning, making significant contributions to understanding and improving agricultural systems.
Columbia Climate School, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory • Palisades, NY, USA
Focus on soil health assessment and modeling dynamics of carbon and nitrogen in agricultural ecosystems.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)