Zuo "George" Xue

Position: Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences (Center for Computation and Technology, joint)

Phone: 225-578-1118

Fax: 225-578-6513

E-mail: zxue@lsu.edu (Contact me for graduate student opportunities)

Office: 2161 ECE Building

Ph.D.(s): Ph.D. 2010 Marine Sciences, North Carolina State University

Research Interests

Coastal and Ocean Modeling, AI/ML for Earth and Coastal Systems, Climate and Coastal Hazards, Carbon Cycle & Ocean Biogeochemistry, Digital Twins & Real-Time Forecasting

Selected Recent Publications

Google Scholar Profile

(* indicates a paper led by one of Xue’s students)

Ou Y.*, Xue ZG, Mukhopadhyay S, Magesh Rajasekaran, Wichman D. 2025. Forecasting coastal hypoxia using a blend of mechanistic and artificial intelligence models. Nature Scientific Reports, 15: 31452. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-17053-7

Bao D.*, Xue ZG, Hiatt M, Xu K, Harris CK, Trepanier JC. 2025. A machine learning-based prediction-to-map framework for rapid and accurate spatial flood prediction. npj Natural Hazards, 2: 71. DOI: 10.1038/s44304-025-00122-2

Zhao X.*, Xue Z, Bao D, Warner J, Ou Y. 2025. Investigating hurricane-induced salt variation across the land–estuary–ocean continuum using a dynamically coupled hydrological–ocean model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129: e2024JC022011. DOI: 10.1029/2024JC022011

Ou Y.*, Xue ZG, Hu X. 2025. A numerical assessment of ocean alkalinity enhancement efficiency on a river-dominated continental shelf – a case study in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Environmental Research Letters. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/adaa8b

Bao D.*, Xue ZG, Warner JC. 2024. Quantifying compound and nonlinear effects of hurricane-induced flooding using a dynamically coupled hydrological–ocean model. Water Resources Research, 60: e2023WR036455. DOI: 10.1029/2023WR036455

Ou Y.*, Xue ZG. 2024. Hydrodynamic and biochemical impacts on the development of hypoxia in the Louisiana–Texas shelf – Part 1: roles of nutrient limitation and plankton community. Biogeosciences, 21: 2385–2424. DOI: 10.5194/bg-21-2385-2024

Bao D.*, Xue ZG, Warner JC, Moulton M, Yin D, Hegermiller CA, Zambon JB, He R. 2022. A numerical investigation of Hurricane Florence-induced compound flooding in the Cape Fear Estuary using a dynamically coupled hydrological–ocean model. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 14: e2022MS003131. DOI: 10.1029/2022MS003131

Yin D.*, Xue Z, Bao D, RafieeiNasab A, Huang Y, Morales M. 2022. A coupled numerical investigation of the Cape Fear River Basin during Hurricane Florence (2018). Hydrological Processes, 36(10). DOI: 10.1002/hyp.14710

Zhang L.*, Xue Z. 2022. A numerical reassessment of the Gulf of Mexico carbon system in connection with the Mississippi River and global ocean. Biogeosciences, 19: 4589–4608. DOI: 10.5194/bg-19-4589-2022

Ou Y.*, Li B, Xue Z. 2022. Hydrodynamic and biochemical impacts on the development of hypoxia in the Louisiana–Texas shelf – Part 2: statistical modeling and hypoxia prediction. Biogeosciences, 19: 3575–3593. DOI: 10.5194/bg-19-3575-2022

Yin D.*, Xue Z, Warner J, Bao D. 2021. Hydrometeorology and hydrology of flooding in Cape Fear River Basin during Hurricane Florence in 2018. Journal of Hydrology, 127139. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.127139

Yin D.*, Munoz D, Bakhtyar R, Xue Z, Moftakhari H, Ferreira C, Mandli K. 2021. Extreme water level simulation and component analysis in the Delaware Estuary during Hurricane Isabel. Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA). DOI: 10.1111/1752-1688.12947

Ou Y.*, Xue Z, Li C, Xu K, White J, Bentley SJ, Zang Z. 2020. A 3-dimensional numerical study of salinity variations in the Barataria Estuary, Louisiana. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 107021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.107021

Zang Z.*, Xue Z, Xu K, Bentley SJ, Chen Q, D’Sa EJ, et al. 2020. The role of sediment-induced light attenuation on primary production during Hurricane Gustav (2008). Biogeosciences, 17: 5043–5055. DOI: 10.5194/bg-17-5043-2020

Yin D.*, Xue Z, Gochis DJ, Yu W, Morales M, Rafieeinasab A. 2020. A process-based, fully distributed soil erosion and sediment transport model for WRF-Hydro. Water, 12: 1840. DOI: 10.3390/w12061840

Zang Z.*, Xue Z, Xu K, Bentley S, Chen Q, Ozdemir C, Sahin C. 2020. A numerical investigation of wave-supported gravity flow during cold fronts over the Atchafalaya Shelf. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans. DOI: 10.1029/2019JC015269

Zang Z.*, Xue Z, Xu K, Bentley S, Chen Q, D’Sa E, Ge Q. 2019. A two decadal (1993–2012) numerical assessment of sediment dynamics in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Water, 11(5): 938. DOI: 10.3390/w11050938

Xue Z, Gochis DJ, Yu W, Keim BD, Rohli RV, Zang Z, Sampson K, Dugger A, Sathiaraj D, Ge Q. 2018. Modeling Hydroclimatic Change in Southwest Louisiana Rivers. Water. 10(5).596

Zang Z.*, Xue Z, Bao S, Chen J, Walker N, Haag AS, Ge Q, Yao Z. 2018. A numerical study of sediment dynamics during Hurricane Gustav. Ocean Modelling, 126: 29–42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ocemod.2018.04.002