Zhenxing Zhang

Search results

• 2022

  Spatially continuous assessment of satellite-based precipitation products using triple collocation approach and discrete gauge observations via geographically weighted regression

  Wang, P., Bai, X., Wu, X., Lai, C. & Zhang, Z., May 2022, In: Journal of Hydrology. 608, 127640.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • gauge 100%
  • product 54%
  • station 23%
  • mountainous area 15%
  • developing world 12%
• 2021

  Assessing the accuracy and drought utility of long-term satellite-based precipitation estimation products using the triple collocation approach

  Bai, X., Wang, P., He, Y., Zhang, Z. & Wu, X., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Hydrology. 603, 127098.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • drought 100%
  • product 61%
  • index 14%
  • gauge 12%
  • analysis 7%

• Development of Flow-duration-frequency Curves for Episodic Low Streamflow

  Zhao, W., Guan, X., Zhang, Z., Wang, Z., Wang, L. & Mamer, E. A., Oct 2021, In: Advances in Water Resources. 156, 104021.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • streamflow 100%
  • drought 21%
  • long-term experiment 17%
  • planning 17%
  • water resources management 13%

• How environmental policy impacts technology adoption: A case of landfill leachate

  Shi, L., Chen, H., Meng, H., Cheng, R., Dai, J., Zheng, X. & Zhang, Z., Aug 10 2021, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 310, 127484.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Technology Adoption 100%
  • Landfill 70%
  • Leachate treatment 69%
  • Policy Impact 66%
  • Land fill 64%

• Robust Meteorological Drought Prediction Using Antecedent SST Fluctuations and Machine Learning

  Li, J., Wang, Z., Wu, X., Xu, C. Y., Guo, S., Chen, X. & Zhang, Z., Aug 2021, In: Water Resources Research. 57, 8, e2020WR029413.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • machine learning 100%
  • sea surface temperature 82%
  • drought 78%
  • water resources management 9%
  • evapotranspiration 8%

• Water Supply Planning Considering Uncertainties in Future Water Demand and Climate: A Case Study in an Illinois Watershed

  Zhang, Z., Getahun, E., Mu, M. & Chandrasekaran, S., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • water supply 100%
  • uncertainty 96%
  • planning 92%
  • case studies 82%
  • climate 77%

• Water use for power generation in Illinois in 2018

  De La Guardia, L., Zhang, Z., Healy, C., Iordache, V., Sabrina, S. & Mamer, E. A., Dec 2021, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report; no. CR-2021-01)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report
• 2020

  A new framework for tracking flash drought events in space and time

  Li, J., Wang, Z., Wu, X., Chen, J., Guo, S. & Zhang, Z., Nov 2020, In: Catena. 194, 104763.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • drought 100%
  • basin 9%
  • evapotranspiration 8%
  • relief 7%
  • humidity 7%

• Artificial ecosystem-based optimization: a novel nature-inspired meta-heuristic algorithm

  Zhao, W., Wang, L. & Zhang, Z., Jul 1 2020, In: Neural Computing and Applications. 32, 13, p. 9383-9425 43 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Ecosystems 100%
  • Earth (planet) 9%
  • Decomposition 8%

• A top-down approach to estimate global RO desalination water production considering uncertainty

  Zheng, X., Wen, J., Shi, L., Cheng, R. & Zhang, Z., Aug 15 2020, In: Desalination. 488, 114523.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • top-down approach 100%
  • water desalination 98%
  • Desalination 86%
  • desalination 78%
  • Uncertainty 46%

• A water-electricity nexus model to analyze thermoelectricity supply reliability under environmental regulations and economic penalties during drought events

  Mu, M., Zhang, Z., Cai, X. & Tang, Q., Jan 2020, In: Environmental Modelling and Software. 123, 104514.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Thermoelectricity 100%
  • Environmental regulations 81%
  • environmental regulation 72%
  • penalty 70%
  • environmental economics 67%

• Identify competitive advantages and disadvantages of seawater desalination industry in China using the diamond model

  Zheng, X., Tan, S., Cheng, R., Zhang, Z. & Shi, L., Jan 2020, In: Desalination and Water Treatment. 173, p. 123-132 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Desalination 100%
  • Seawater 95%
  • desalination 91%
  • Diamonds 85%
  • diamond 85%

• Manta ray foraging optimization: An effective bio-inspired optimizer for engineering applications

  Zhao, W., Zhang, Z. & Wang, L., Jan 2020, In: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 87, 103300.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • MATLAB 100%
  • Costs 47%

• Regional flood risk analysis for Huaihong south flood control protected area in China using an integrated method

  Gao, Y. Q., Zhou, X. & Zhang, Z. X., 2020, In: Applied Ecology and Environmental Research. 18, 2, p. 3313-3329 17 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • flood control 100%
  • risk analysis 81%
  • conservation areas 57%
  • protected area 54%
  • vulnerability 41%

• Regional regression models for estimating monthly streamflows

  Zhang, Z., Balay, J. W. & Liu, C., Mar 1 2020, In: Science of the Total Environment. 706, 135729.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Watersheds 100%
  • streamflow 89%
  • Water resources 50%
  • Aquatic ecosystems 33%
  • Rivers 19%

• Seasonal Risk Assessment of Water-Electricity Nexus Systems under Water Consumption Policy Constraint

  Mu, M., Zhang, Z., Cai, X. & Tang, Q., Apr 7 2020, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 7, p. 3793-3802 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Cooling Water 100%
  • Risk Assessment 87%
  • water consumption 74%
  • streamflow 64%
  • risk assessment 56%
• 2019

  A novel atom search optimization for dispersion coefficient estimation in groundwater

  Zhao, W., Wang, L. & Zhang, Z., Feb 2019, In: Future Generation Computer Systems. 91, p. 601-610 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Groundwater 100%
  • Atoms 87%
  • Global optimization 22%
  • Bond length 15%
  • Parameter estimation 9%

• Assessing the Impact of Climate Change on Flood Events Using HEC-HMS and CMIP5

  Bai, Y., Zhang, Z. & Zhao, W., Jun 1 2019, In: Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. 230, 6, 119.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CMIP 77%
  • Climate change 74%
  • engineering 43%
  • climate change 39%
  • modeling 28%

• Assess river embankment impact on hydrologic alterations and floodplain vegetation

  Huang, X., Liu, J., Zhang, Z., Fang, G. & Chen, Y., Feb 2019, In: Ecological Indicators. 97, p. 372-379 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Vegetation 100%
  • floodplains 77%
  • Watershed 64%
  • rivers 52%
  • vegetation 49%

• Atom search optimization and its application to solve a hydrogeologic parameter estimation problem

  Zhao, W., Wang, L. & Zhang, Z., Jan 1 2019, In: Knowledge-Based Systems. 163, p. 283-304 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Parameter Estimation 100%
  • Atoms 89%
  • Parameter estimation 80%
  • Metaheuristics 39%
  • Physics 19%

• Identify driving forces of MBR applications in China

  Li, P., Liu, L., Wu, J., Cheng, R., Shi, L., Zheng, X. & Zhang, Z., Jan 10 2019, In: Science of the Total Environment. 647, p. 627-638 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • water resource 100%
  • Force 89%
  • Water resources 84%
  • public 66%
  • policy 60%

• Intensity and spatial heterogeneity of design rainstorm under nonstationarity and stationarity hypothesis across mainland China

  Zeng, Z., Lai, C., Wang, Z., Chen, X., Zhang, Z. & Cheng, X., Nov 1 2019, In: Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 138, 3-4, p. 1795-1808 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • rainstorm 100%
  • trend 42%
  • disaster 10%
  • infrastructure 8%
  • rainfall 7%

• Supply-Demand-Based Optimization: A Novel Economics-Inspired Algorithm for Global Optimization

  Zhao, W., Wang, L. & Zhang, Z., May 23 2019, In: IEEE Access. 7, p. 73182-73206 25 p., 8721125.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Global optimization 100%
  • Economics 61%

• Tree-ring-width based streamflow reconstruction based on the random forest algorithm for the source region of the Yangtze River, China

  Li, J., Wang, Z., Lai, C. & Zhang, Z., Dec 2019, In: Catena. 183, 104216.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • tree ring 100%
  • streamflow 84%
  • river 45%
  • solar activity 17%
  • Pacific Decadal Oscillation 10%

• Water Demand in the Kankakee Water Supply Planning Subregion, 2010-2060

  Meyer, S. C., Dziegielewski, B., Zhang, Z., Abrams, D. & Kelly, W. R., Jan 2019, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report ; no. CR-2019-01)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • water supply 77%
  • demand 64%
  • planning 61%
  • public 21%
  • livestock 18%

• Water Demand in the Rock River Water Supply Planning Region, 2010-2060

  Meyer, S. C., Dziegielewski, B., Zhang, Z., Abrams, D. & Kelly, W. R., Jan 2019, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report; no. CR-2019-02)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • river water 90%
  • water supply 77%
  • demand 64%
  • planning 61%
  • rock 47%

• Water supply planning: Kankakee watershed assessment of water resources for water supply

  Kelly, W. R., Zhang, Z., Abrams, D. B., Hadley, D. R., Mannix, D. H., Getahun, E., Knapp, H. V., Roadcap, G. S., Meyer, S. C., Dziegielewski, B., Balikian, R. & Thomason, J. F., Jul 2019, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report; no. CR-2019-07)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • water supply 100%
  • water resource 96%
  • watershed 92%
  • planning 78%
  • river 62%
• 2018

  A comparison of methods for low streamflow estimation from spot measurements

  Stagnitta, T. J., Kroll, C. N. & Zhang, Z., Feb 15 2018, In: Hydrological Processes. 32, 4, p. 480-492 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • streamflow 100%
  • baseflow 81%
  • information transfer 50%
  • comparison 46%
  • index 28%

• Analysis of Flood Risk of Urban Agglomeration Polders Using Multivariate Copula

  Gao, Y., Wang, D., Zhang, Z., Ma, Z., Guo, Z. & Ye, L., 2018, In: Water (Switzerland). 10, 10

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • polders 100%
  • agglomeration 56%
  • Agglomeration 55%
  • natural disaster 53%
  • agglomeration area 53%

• Analysis of impacts of polders on flood processes in Qinhuai River Basin, China, using the HEC-RAS model

  Gao, Y., Yuan, Y., Wang, H., Zhang, Z. & Ye, L., Oct 2018, In: Water Science and Technology: Water Supply. 18, 5, p. 1852-1860 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • systems analysis 100%
  • river basin 74%
  • engineering 60%
  • river 46%
  • analysis 25%

• Multivariate flood risk analysis at a watershed scale considering climatic factors

  Gao, Y., Guo, Z., Wang, D., Zhang, Z. & Liu, Y., Dec 10 2018, In: Water (Switzerland). 10, 12, 1821.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • risk analysis 91%
  • climatic factors 78%
  • natural disaster 64%
  • watershed 49%
  • Temperature 28%

• Posterior assessment of reference gages for water resources management using instantaneous flow measurements

  Liu, C., Zhang, Z. & Balay, J. W., Sep 1 2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 634, p. 12-19 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water resources 100%
  • Flow measurement 91%
  • flow measurement 88%
  • water resources management 78%
  • Gages 77%

• Water Demand in the Middle Illinois Water Supply Planning Region, 2010-2060

  Meyer, S. C., Dziegielewski, B., Zhang, Z., Abrams, D. & Kelly, W. R., 2018, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report; no. CR 2018-06)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • water supply 77%
  • demand 64%
  • planning 61%
  • public 20%
  • resource 20%

• Water Supply Planning: Middle Illinois Assessment of Water Resources for Water Supply Final Report

  Kelly, W. R., Abrams, D. B., Knapp, H. V., Zhang, Z., Dziegielewski, B., Hadley, D. R., Roadcap, G. S., Mannix, D. H., Lian, Y., Meyer, S. C. & Thomason, J. F., Aug 2018, Illinois State Water Survey. 124 p. (ISWS Contract Report ; no. CR-2018-02)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • water supply 100%
  • water resource 96%
  • planning 78%
  • river 62%
  • sand and gravel 55%
• 2017

  Applications of membrane technology in treating wastewater from the dyeing industry in China: Current status and prospect

  Liu, L., Cheng, R., Chen, X., Zheng, X., Shi, L., Cao, D. & Zhang, Z., May 2017, In: Desalination and Water Treatment. 77, p. 366-376 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wastewater 74%
  • Industry 51%
  • wastewater 46%
  • industry 42%
  • Wastewater treatment 40%

• The index gage method to develop a flow duration curve from short-term streamflow records

  Zhang, Z., Oct 2017, In: Journal of Hydrology. 553, p. 119-129 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • streamflow 100%
  • gauge 98%
  • index 56%
  • information transfer 13%
  • frequency analysis 11%
• 2016

  Assessment of Water Capacity and Availability from Unregulated Stream Flows Based on Ecological Limits of Hydrologic Alteration (ELOHA) Environmental Flow Standards

  Zhang, Z., Balay, J. W., Bertoldi, K. M. & MaCoy, P. O., Sep 1 2016, In: River Research and Applications. 32, 7, p. 1469-1480 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • streamflow 100%
  • water 33%
  • water resource 27%
  • water resources management 24%
  • gauge 21%

• Integrating water resources and power generation: The energy-water nexus in Illinois

  DeNooyer, T. A., Peschel, J. M., Zhang, Z. & Stillwell, A. S., Jan 15 2016, In: Applied Energy. 162, p. 363-371 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Water power 100%
  • water power 96%
  • Water resources 89%
  • Power generation 59%
  • water resource 53%

• Quantitative microbial risk assessment of waterborne pathogens: History and progress

  Zhang, Z., Wang, J. & Zheng, X., Jan 6 2016, In: Huanjing Kexue Xuebao/Acta Scientiae Circumstantiae. 36, 1, p. 2-15 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Risk Assessment 89%
  • Risk assessment 72%
  • risk assessment 57%
  • Accident 17%
  • accident 14%

• RO applications in China: History, current status, and driving forces

  Chen, X., Zhang, Z., Liu, L., Cheng, R., Shi, L. & Zheng, X., Nov 1 2016, In: Desalination. 397, p. 185-193 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Membranes 100%
  • Industry 87%
  • Force 80%
  • industry 51%
  • Leachate treatment 38%

• Water Supply Planning: Middle Illinois Progress Report

  Kelly, W., Abrams, D., Knapp, V., Meyer, S., Zhang, Z., Dziegielewski, B., Hadley, D., Roadcap, G., Mannix, D. & Lian, Y., Feb 2016, Illinois State Water Survey. (ISWS Contract Report; no. CR-2016-02)

  Research output: Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Technical report

  • water supply 100%
  • planning 78%
  • water availability 64%
  • river 62%
  • technical information 42%
• 2015

  Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies of the Illinois River Basin at ISWS

  Lian, Y., Getahun, E., Markus, M., Keefer, L. L. & Zhang, Z., 2015, The Illinois River : A Watershed Partnership 15th Biennial Governor's Conference on the Managment of the Illinois River System. Vol. 15.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Overview of membrane technology applications for industrial wastewater treatment in China to increase water supply

  Zheng, X., Zhang, Z., Yu, D., Chen, X., Cheng, R., Min, S., Wang, J., Xiao, Q. & Wang, J., Dec 1 2015, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 105, p. 1-10 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Wastewater Treatment 100%
  • Water Supply 86%
  • Membrane 64%
  • water supply 56%
  • Waste Water 9%

• Public perception and acceptability toward reclaimed water in Tianjin

  Gu, Q., Chen, Y., Pody, R., Cheng, R., Zheng, X. & Zhang, Z., Nov 1 2015, In: Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 104, p. 291-299 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Public Perception 100%
  • Acceptability 86%
  • public 52%
  • water 24%
  • water resource 15%

• Regional Water Supply Planning Studies in Illinois

  Zhang, Z., Knapp, H. V., Kelly, W. R., Meyer, S., Roadcap, G., Abrams, D., Mannix, D. & Hadley, D., 2015, The Illinois River : A Watershed Partnership 15th Biennial Governor's Conference on the Managment of the Illinois River System. Vol. 15.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • water supply 100%
  • planning 78%
  • groundwater 43%
  • watershed 39%
  • water availability 37%
• 2014

  How much is too much? Challenges to water withdrawal and consumptive use management

  Zhang, Z. & Balay, J. W., Jun 1 2014, In: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management. 140, 6, 01814001.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

• Seawater desalination in China: Retrospect and prospect

  Zheng, X., Chen, D., Wang, Q. & Zhang, Z., Apr 15 2014, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 242, p. 404-413 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Desalination 100%
  • Seawater 95%
  • desalination 91%
  • seawater 61%
  • distillation 22%
• 2010

  Detection of streamflow change in the susquehanna River Basin

  Zhang, Z., Dehoff, A. D., Pody, R. D. & Balay, J. W., Jan 1 2010, In: Water Resources Management. 24, 10, p. 1947-1964 18 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Watersheds 100%
  • Rivers 78%
  • streamflow 71%
  • river basin 61%
  • detection 46%

• New approach to identify trend pattern of streamflows

  Zhang, Z., Dehoff, A. D. & Pody, R. D., Mar 1 2010, In: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 15, 3, p. 244-248 5 p., 002003QHE.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Watersheds 100%
  • Rivers 78%
  • streamflow 71%
  • Testing 41%
  • trend 39%
• 2009

  Advances in the identification and evaluation of complex environmental systems models

  Wagener, T., Reed, P., Van Werkhoven, K., Tang, Y. & Zhang, Z., Jul 2009, In: Journal of Hydroinformatics. 11, 3-4, p. 266-281 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • need 74%
  • environmental change 59%
  • Control nonlinearities 46%
  • environmental modeling 45%
  • Watersheds 43%