Faculty Profile

Feifei Pan

Title
Professor
Department
Geography and the Environment
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

Education

PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002.
Major: Civil Engineering
Degree Specialization: Water Resources and Hydrology
MS, Yale University, 1997.
Major: Geology & Geophysics
MS, National Research Center for Marine Environmental Forecasts, 1991.
Major: Marine Meteorology
BS, Nanjing University, 1988.
Major: Atmospheric Sciences
Degree Specialization: Atmospheric Physics

Current Scheduled Teaching*

GEOG 1200.401, Global Societies, Summer 2024
GEOG 5900.702, Special Problems, Summer 2024
GEOG 5950.700, Master's Thesis, Spring 2024
BIOL 5900.783, Special Problems, Spring 2024
GEOG 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2024
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2024 Syllabus
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2024
GEOG 3800.001, Weather and Climate, Spring 2024

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching*

GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
GEOL 3010.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5900.783, Special Problems, Fall 2023
GEOG 5900.706, Special Problems, Spring 2023
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2023 SPOT
GEOG 3800.001, Weather and Climate, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
GEOL 3010.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
BIOL 5900.783, Special Problems, Spring 2022
BIOL 5910.783, Special Problems, Spring 2022
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 3800.001, Weather and Climate, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
GEOL 3010.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 4875.002, Earth Science Topics, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5900.714, Special Problems, Spring 2021 Syllabus
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
GEOL 3010.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2020 Syllabus
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2020 Syllabus
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 4875.001, Earth Science Topics, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5960.003, Geography Institute, Fall 2019 SPOT
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2019 SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2018 SPOT
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017
GEOG 2900.701, Special Problems, Fall 2017
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 2900.702, Special Problems, Spring 2017
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2017 SPOT
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2016 SPOT
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Fall 2015
GEOG 4070.001, China Field School, Summer 8W1 2015 SPOT
GEOG 5075.001, China Field School, Summer 8W1 2015 SPOT
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2015 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Spring 2015
GEOG 5950.714, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2015 Syllabus
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2015
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2014 Syllabus
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Fall 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Fall 2014
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Spring 2014 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Spring 2014
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2014 Syllabus
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2014
GEOG 1710.005, Earth Science, Fall 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Fall 2013
GEOL 4850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Fall 2013 Syllabus
GEOL 5850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Fall 2013
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Summer 5W1 2013
GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Spring 2013 Syllabus
BIOL 6940.783, Individual Research, Spring 2013
GEOG 4750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2013 Syllabus
GEOG 5750.001, Surface Water Hydrology, Spring 2013
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2012 Syllabus
GEOG 5400.001, Environmental Modeling, Fall 2012
GEOG 5900.714, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2012
GEOG 4750.001, Fluvial Geomorphology, Spring 2012 Syllabus
GEOG 5960.002, Geography Institute, Spring 2012
GEOL 4850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2012 Syllabus
GEOL 5850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2012
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2011 Syllabus
GEOL 4650.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2011 Syllabus
GEOL 5650.001, Environmental Geology, Fall 2011
GEOG 5900.714, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011
GEOG 4750.001, Fluvial Geomorphology, Spring 2011 Syllabus
GEOG 5960.002, Geography Institute, Spring 2011
GEOL 4850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2011 Syllabus
GEOL 5850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2011
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2010 Syllabus
GEOG 5400.001, Environmental Modeling, Fall 2010
GEOG 4750.001, Fluvial Geomorphology, Spring 2010 Syllabus
GEOG 5960.002, Geography Institute, Spring 2010
GEOL 4850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2010 Syllabus
GEOL 5850.001, Introduction to Groundwater Hydrology, Spring 2010
GEOG 1710.004, Earth Science, Fall 2009 Syllabus
GEOG 5150.001, Water Resources Seminar, Fall 2009

* Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Publications

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter
Pan, F. (2014). Climate and Hydrometeorology of Toolik Lake Region and the Kuparuk River Basin: Past, Present, and Future. http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199860401.do
Conference Proceeding
Pan, F. (2009). Nutrient and Organic Matter Export from Rivers to the Alaskan Beaufort Sea: Contemporary Estimates, Implications for Coastal Productivity, and Potential Changes in the Future. Poster presented in 2009 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Dec.14-18, 2009.
Pan, F. (2006). A simple hydrologic model for watershed characterization. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract H52C-06..
Pan, F. (2006). The downslope propagation of a disturbance in a forested catchment: an eco-hydrologic simulation study. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract B22E-05..
Pan, F. (2006). The use of logistic curves to simulate lateral flow in hydrologic models. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract H43E-0544..
Pan, F. (2001). ESTAR - and Model -Derived Multiscaling Characteristics of Soil Moisture during SGP97, Washita'92, and Washita'94. Proc. of IGARSS'01, Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 2001..
Journal Article
Pan, F. He H., Hu Q., Pan F., and Pan X., Evaluating nitrogen management practices for greenhouse gas emission reduction in a maize farmland in the North China Plain: Adapting to climate change. Plants, 10.3390/plants12213749, 2023. Plants. MDPI.
Pan, F. Liang L., Guo H., Liang S., Li X., Moore J.C., Li X., Cheng X., Wu W., Liu Y., Rinke A., Jia G., Pan F., and Cong C., Delayed Antarctic melt season reduces albedo feedback. National Science Review, 10.1093/nsr/nwad157, 2023..
Pan, F. Wang J., Pan F., An P., Han G., Jiang K., Song Y., Huang N., Zhang Z., Ma S., Chen X., and Pan Z., Atmospheric water vapor transport between ocean and land under climate warming. Journal of Climate, 10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0106.1, 2023.. Journal of Climate.
Pan, F. Jiang K., Pan Z., Pan F., Teuling A.J., Han G., An P., Chen X., Wang J., Song Y., Cheng L., Zhang Z., Huang N., Ma S., Gao R., Zhang X., Men J., Lv X., and Dong Z., Combined influence of soil moisture and atmospheric humidity on land surface temperature under different climatic background. iScience, 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106837, 2023.. iScience.
Omotere, O., Pan, F., Wang, L. (2022). Using solar radiation data in soil moisture diagnostic equation for estimating root-zone soil moisture. PeerJ, 10.7717/peerj.14561, 2022..
Wang, J., Pan, F., Pan, Z. (2022). Impacts of El Nino-Southern Oscillation on tropical precipitation via triggering anomaly water vapour transport from ocean to land. International Journal of Climatology, 10.1002/joc.7948, 2022..
Jiang, K., Pan, Z., Pan, F. (2022). The global spatiotemporal heterogeneity of land surface-air temperature difference and its influencing factors. Science of The Total Environment, 838, 156214, 2022..
Qian, S., Pan, F., Wu, M., Sun, Y. (2022). Appropriate protection time and region for Qinghai-Tibet Plateau grassland. Open Geosciences, 14, 706-716, 2022.
Jiang, K., Pan, Z., Pan, F., Wang, J., Han, G., Song, Y., Zhang, Z., Huang, N., Ma, S., Chen, X. (2022). Influence patterns of soil moisture change on surface-air temperature difference under different climatic background. Science of The Total Environment, 822, 153607, 2022. Science of the Total Environment. 822, .
Wang, Y., Yan, W., Han, H., Pan, F., Cheng, L., Liu, W. (2021). Changes of deep soil water content in the process of large-scale apple tree planting on the loess tableland of China. Forests, 12(2), 123..
Pan, F., Nagaoka, L., Wolverton, S. J., Atkinson, S. F., Kohler, T. A., O'Neill II, M. (2021). A Constrained Stochastic Weather Generator for Daily Mean Air Temperature and Precipitation. Atmosphere. 12(2), 22 pgs..
Lao, J., Wang, C., Wang, J., Pan, F., Xi, X., Liang, L. (2020). Land use simulation of Guangzhou based on nighttime light data and planning policies. Remote Sensing, 12, 1675.
Pan, F., Xi, X., Wang, C. (2020). A comparative study of water indices and image classification algorithms for mapping inland water bodies using Landsat imagery. Remote Sensing, 12(10), 1611..
Zhang, Z., Pan, Z., Pan, F., Zhang, J., Han, G., Huang, N., Wang, J., Pan, Y., Wang, Z., Peng, R. (2020). The change characteristics and interactions of soil moisture and temperature in the farmland in Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia, China. Atmosphere, 11(5), 503..
Dong, W., Li, C., Hu, Q., Pan, F., Bhandari, J., Sun, Z. (2020). Potential evapotranspiration reduction and its influence on crop yield in the North China Plain in 1961-2014. Advances in Meteorology, 3691421..
Zhu, X., Wang, C., Nie, S., Pan, F., Xi, X., Hu, Z. (2020). Mapping forest height using photon-counting LiDAR data and Landsat 8 OLI data: A case study in Virginia and North Carolina, USA. Ecological Indicators,114, 106287, 2020.
Wang, J., Pan, Z., Pan, F. (2020). The regional water-conserving and yield-increasing characteristics and suitability of soil tillage practices in Northern China.. 228, . https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378377419309928
Zhao, H., Xi, X., Wang, C., Pan, F. (2020). Ground surface recognition at voxel scale from mobile laser scanning data in urban environment.. 17(2), 317-321. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=8827918
Pan, F., Xi, X., Wang, C. (2019). A Matlab-based digital elevation model (DEM) data processing toolbox (MDEM).. Environmental Modelling & Software. 122, . Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136481521930739X
Chen, S., Wang, C., Dai, H., Zhang, H., Pan, F. (2019). Power pylon reconstruction based on abstract template structures using airborne LiDAR data. 11(13), . https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/13/1579
Hu, Q., Ma, X., He, H., Pan, F. (2019). Warming and Dimming: interactive impacts on potential summer maize yield in North China Plain.. 11(9https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/9/2588), . https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/9/2588
Ling, F., Pan, F. (2019). Quantifying impacts of mean annual lake bottom temperature on talik development and permafrost degradation below expanding thermokarst lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.. 11(4), . https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/11/4/706
Yang, X., Wang, C., Pan, F. (2018). Retrieving leaf area index in discontinuous forest using ICESat/GLAS full-waveform data based on gap fraction model.. Other. 148(2), 54-62. Amsterdam: Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092427161830337X
Pan, F., (2018). Evaluation of climate change impacts on wetland vegetation in Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in northwest China using Landsat derived NDVI.. Other. 10(5), 735/18. Basel: MDPI. http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/5/735
Qin, H., Wang, C., Pan, F. (2017). Estimation of FPAR and FPAR profile for maize canopies using airborne LiDAR.. Other. 83(12), 53-61. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X17304570
Hu, Q., Pan, F. (2017). Dry-wet variations and cause analysis in Northeast China at multi-time scales.. Other. 133, 775-786. Berlin: Springer. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00704-017-2222-6
Hu, Q., Pan, F. (2017). Adjusting sowing dates improved potato adaptation to climate change in semiarid region, China.. Sustainability. 9(4), 615. Basel: MDPI. http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/4/615
Luo, S., Wang, C., Xi, X., Pan, F. (2017). Retrieving aboveground biomass of wetland Phragmites australis (common reed) using a combination of airborne discrete-return LiDAR and hyperspectral data.. Other. 58, 107-117. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243417300168
Pan, F., Nieswiadomy, M. L. (2016). Estimating daily root-zone moisture in snow-dominated regions using an empirical soil moisture diagnostic equation. Journal of Hydrology. 542, 938-952.
Hu, Q., Pan, F. (2016). Trends in agricultural heat and solar radiation resources in Northeast China: A multistage spatio-temporal analysis.. 36(6), 2461-2468. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1097-0088
Luo, S., Wang, C., Xi, X., Pan, F. (2016). Fusion of airborne LiDAR data and hyperspectral imagery for aboveground and belowground forest biomass estimation.. Other. 73, 378-387. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X16305878
Pan, F. (2016). Constructing river stage-discharge rating curves using remotely sensed river cross-sectional inundation areas and river bathymetry.. Journal of Hydrology. 540, 670-6687. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169416303754
Xi, X., Han, T., Wang, C., Luo, S., Xia, S., Pan, F. (2016). Forest above ground biomass inversion by fusing GLAS with optical remote sensing data. Other. 5(4), 45. Basel: MDPI. http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/5/4/45/htm
Pan, F., Nieswiadomy, M. L. (2015). Application of a soil moisture diagnostic equation for estimating root-zone soil moisture in arid and semi-arid regions. Journal of Hydrology. 524, 296-310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.02.044
Hu, Q., Pan, F. (2015). Spatial analysis of climate change in Inner Mongolia during 1961-2012. 60, 254-260. http://www.journals.elsevier.com/applied-geography/
Xia, S., Wang, C., Pan, F. (2015). Detecting stems in dense and homogeneous forest using single-scan TLS.. 6(11), 3923-3945.
Pan, F. (2014). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X14004567#
Pan, F. (2014). A signal to noise ratio (SNR)-based quality assessment method for ICESat/GLAS waveform data.. Optical Engineering. SPIE. http://opticalengineering.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=1916574
Pan, F. (2014). An innovative and robust approach to measure river discharge from space using Landsat imagery. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. Apr.8-12, 2014..
Pan, F. (2014). Effects of a ridge-furrow micro-field rainwater-harvesting system on potato yield in a semi-arid region. Field Crops Research, 166, 92-101. (link) Related Links: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429014001506. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378429014001506
Pan, F. (2014). Estimating FPAR of maize canopy using airborne discrete-return LiDAR data. Optics Express, 22, DOI:10.1364/OE.22.005106, 5106-5117. (link) Related Links: https://www.academia.edu/6234397/Luo_S._Wang_C._Xi_X._and_Pan_F._Estimating_FPAR_of_maize_canopy_using_airborne_discrete-return_LiDAR_data._Optics_Express_22_DOI_10.1364_OE.22.005106_5106-5117_2014. http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-22-5-5106
Pan, F. (2014). Modeling hydrology and crop failure in dryland agriculture. Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, April 23-27, 2014..
Pan, F. (2014). Nutrient and Organic Matter Export from the North Slope of Alaska to the Beaufort Sea. Water Resources Research. 50(2), 1823-1839. (link) Related Links: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013WR014722/abstract. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2013WR014722/full
Nie, S., Wang, C., Li, G., Pan, F. (2014). Signal to noise ratio (SNR)-based quality assessment method for ICESat/GLAS waveform data.. 53, . http://opticalengineering.spiedigitallibrary.org/article.aspx?articleid=1916574
Pan, F. (2014). Spatial analysis of climate change in Inner Mongolia during 1961-2012, China.. Applied Geography. 60, 254-260. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014362281400246X
Pan, F. (2014). Estimation of wetland vegetation height and leaf area index using airborne laser scanning data.. Other. 48, 550-559. Amsterdam: Elsevier. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X14004567#
Pan, F. (2013). Application of the inundation area-lake level rating curves constructed from the SRTM DEM to retrieving lake levels from satellite measured inundation areas. Computers & Geosciences. 52, 168-176. (Link) Related Links: http://www.academia.edu/2582911/Pan_F._Liao_J._Li_X._and_Guo_H._Application_of_the_inundation_area-lake_level_rating_curves_constructed_from_the_SRTM_DEM_to_retrieving_lake_levels_from_satellite_measured_inundation_areas._Computers_and_Geosciences_52_168-176_2013. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0098300412003342
Pan, F. (2013). Effects of harvest on carbon and nitrogen dynamics in a Pacific Northwest forest catchment. Water Resources Research, 49,doi: 10.1029/2012WR012994..
Pan, F. (2013). Predicting Real-Time Soil Carbon Fluxes in Alaska at High Spatial Resolution. American Geophysical Union Fall 2013 Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Dec.9-13, 2013..
Pan, F. (2013). Remote sensing of river stage and discharge, SPIE Newsroom, DOI: 10.1117/2.1201212.004611. (Invited Paper) (link) Related Links: http://spie.org/x91480.xml. http://spie.org/x91480.xml?pf=true&ArticleID=x91480
Pan, F. (2013). Remote sensing of river stage using the cross sectional inundation area - river stage relationship (IARSR) constructed from digital elevation model data. Hydrological Processes, 27, 3596-3606. (Abstract) Related Links: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.9469/abstract. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hyp.9469/full
Pan, F. (2012). An algorithm for treating flat areas and depressions in digital elevation models using linear interpolation. Water Resources Research, 48(2), W00L10, doi:10.1029/2011WR010735. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/fpan_wrr2012.pdf. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2011WR010735/full
Pan, F. (2012). Downscaling 1-km topographic index distributions to a finer resolution for the TOPMODEL-based GCM hydrological modeling. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 17(2), 243-251. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/Pan_king_2012.pdf. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000438
Pan, F. (2012). Estimating daily surface soil moisture using a daily diagnostic soil moisture equation. Journal of Irrigation & Drainage Engineering,138(7), 625-631, 2012. (PDF) Related Links: http://geography.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/panff2012_smde.pdf. http://ascelibrary.org/doi/abs/10.1061/(ASCE)IR.1943-4774.0000450
Pan, F. (2012). Identification of optimal soil hydraulic functions and parameters for predicting soil moisture. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 57(4), 723-737, 2012 (PDF) Related Links: http://geography.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/pan_hsj2012.pdf. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02626667.2012.674642#.VGpPnlfF8nQ
Pan, F. (2012). The impact of climate change on lake level variation in the Tibetan lakes: Landsat observations and numerical simulations. Annual Meeting of the Southwest Division of the Association of American Geographers (SWAAG). Oct. 25-27, 2012, Las Cruces, NM..
Pan, F. (2011). Assessing the Skill of Hydrology Models at Simulating the Water Cycle in the HJ Andrews LTER: Assumptions, Strengths and Weaknesses. American Fisheries Society 141st Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, Sept. 4-8, 2011..
Pan, F. (2011). Catchment Hydrological Responses to Forest Harvest Amount and Spatial Pattern, Water Resources Reserach, 47, doi:10.1029/2010WR010165. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/Abdelnour2011.pdf.
Pan, F. (2011). Riparian forest effects on nitrogen export to an agricultural stream inferred from experimental data and a model. American Geophysical Union Fall 2011 Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Dec.5-9, 2011..
Pan, F. (2011). The Effects of Climate Change on Water Level Variations in the Tibetan Lakes. The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 2011 Annual Conference, May 1-5, Milwaukee, Wisconsin..
Pan, F. (2010). A simple method to evolve daily ground temperatures from surface air temperatures in snow dominated regions. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 11(6), 1395-1404. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/chengetal2010.pdf.
Pan, F. (2010). Climate change tendency and grassland vegetation response during the growth season in Three-River Source Region. Science China Earth Sciences, 53(10), 1506-1512. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/Qian2010.pdf.
Pan, F. (2010). Inverse method for estimating the spatial variability of soil particle size distribution from observed soil moisture. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 15(11), 931-938. (PDF) Related Links: http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/panff2010.pdf.
Pan, F. (2010). The effect of the uncertainties in soil hydraulic functions and parameters on soil moisture predictions. The 33rd Applied Geography Conference, Oct. 20-23, 2010, Forth Worth, Texas..
Pan, F. (2008). On the relationship between the mean and variance of soil moisture fields. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 44(1), 235-242..
Pan, F. (2007). Recent changes in nitrate and dissolved organic carbon export from the Upper Kuparuk River, North Slope, Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research--Biogeosciences,112(G4), G04S60, 10.1029/2006JG000371..
Pan, F. (2006). A simple hydrologic model for watershed characterization. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract H52C-06..
Pan, F. (2006). Stieglitz M., Pan F., McKane R.B., and Kwiatkowski, 2006: The downslope propagation of a disturbance in a forested catchment: an eco-hydrologic simulation study. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract B22E-05..
Pan, F. (2006). The use of logistic curves to simulate lateral flow in hydrologic models. Eos Trans. AGU, 87(52), Fall Meet. Suppl. Abstract H43E-0544..
Pan, F. (2005). A wavelet approach to reconstructing near-surface temperature time series from observations of subsurface temperatures at several meters depth. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December, 2005, San Francisco, CA..
Pan, F. (2005). The Doe Water Cycle Pilot Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 86(3), 359-374..
Pan, F. (2004). A comparison of geographical information system-based algorithms for computing the TOPMODEL topographic index. Water Resources Research, 40(6), Art.No.W06303..
Pan, F. (2003). An analytical method for predicting surface soil moisture from rainfall observations. Water Resources Research, 39(11), Art. No. 1314..
Pan, F. (2003). An inverse method for estimating the spatial variability of soil textures from observed soil moisture fields. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December, 2003, San Francisco, CA..
Pan, F. (2001). A re-examination of modeled and measured soil moisture spatial variability and its implications for land surface modeling. Advances in Water Resources, 24(9-10), 1069-1083..
Pan, F. (2001). Downscaling and assimilating remotely sensed soil moisture data for the TOPLATS model. American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, May 29-June 2, 2001, Boston, MA..
Pan, F. (2001). ESTAR - and Model -Derived Multiscaling Characteristics of Soil Moisture during SGP97, Washita'92, and Washita'94. Proc. of IGARSS'01, Sydney, Australia, July 9-13, 2001..
Pan, F. (1999). Gap winds and wakes: SAR observations and numerical simulations, Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences , 56(7), 905-923..
Pan, F. (1999). Land surface hydrologic modeling for coupling with atmospheric models: Requirements for energy, moisture and momentum exchange. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999,San Francisco , CA..
Pan, F. (1999). Preliminary results of coupling a 1-D column version of the PSU/NCAR MM5 with a data-assimilating version of the TOPLATS land-surface hydrology model, J9.5, 14th Conference on Hydrology, American Meteorological Society, Dallas, Texas..
Pan, F. (1999). Quasi-physically based land surface hydrologic modeling for coupling with atmospheric models: Requirements for energy, moisture and momentum exchange. American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, June 1-4, 1999, Boston, Mass..
Pan, F. (1999). Re-thinking the atmospheric LSP problem from a hydrological perspective, 6B.2, 14th Conference on Hydrology, American Meteorological Society, Dallas, Texas..
Pan, F. (1999). The effects of flow direction and slope algorithms on TOPMODEL topographic index distribution and runoff prediction. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 13-17, 1999, San Francisco, CA..
Pan, F. (1998). A new theory of gap winds. 8th Conference on Mountain Meteorology, American Meteorological Society, 1998..
Pan, F. (1997). Statistical studies of SAR windfields near Unimak Island. 4-4, 4th Internationl Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments. Orlando, FL, March 17-19,1997..

Awarded Grants

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

Grant - Research
Dong, P., Pan, F., Liang, L., "Multi-Source Remote Sensing Approach for Identifying Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Denton," Sponsored by City of Denton, Local, $25000 Funded. (January 2023 – Present).
Dong, P. (Principal), Pan, F. (Co-Principal), Liang, L. (Co-Principal), "Multiscouce Remote Sensing Approach for Identifying Environmentally Sensitive Areas in Denton," Sponsored by City of Denton, Local, $25000 Funded. (January 2023January 2024).
Nagaoka, L. A. (Principal), Wolverton, S. J., Pan, F., Atkinson, S. F., "Modeling Crop Failure Potential in Late Pueblo Mesa Verde Villages," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $116206 Funded. (February 2015February 2020).
Pan, F., "A Matlab-based Stochastic Weather Generator Toolbox.," Sponsored by UNT Scholarly and Creative Activity Award, University of North Texas, $4250 Funded. (January 1, 2019August 31, 2019).
Pan, F., "Climate change and cotton yield in North China Plain and Texas High Plains: Collaboration between UNT and China Agricultural University," Sponsored by UNT China Venture Fund, University of North Texas, $2400 Funded. (January 1, 2019August 31, 2019).
Pan, F., "Application of remotely sensed imagery and LiDAR data in measuring river discharge.," Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China, International, $27151 Funded. (January 1, 2017December 31, 2018).
Pan, F., "Development of an online soil moisture-based irrigation-scheduling tool," Sponsored by UNT Research Seed Grants (RSG), University of North Texas, $9977.5 Funded. (September 1, 2016September 1, 2017).
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    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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