Faculty
Dr. Surui Xie, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Office Location UH NCALM, 5000 Gulf Freeway, Bldg. 4, Ste 216, Houston, TX 77204-5059
Email sxie9 [at] central.uh.edu
Education
Ph.D., Geology, University of South Florida, 2020
M.Eng., Geodesy and Survey Engineering, Wuhan University, 2014
B.Eng., Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Wuhan University, 2011
Professional Experience
2022-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Houston
2020-2022, Scripps Postdoctoral Scholar, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Research Interests
Seafloor geodesy, crustal deformation, coastal subsidence, marine-terminating glacier and mélange dynamics, GNSS applications
Selected Publications
- Zumberge, M.A., Xie, S., Wyatt, F.K., Steckler, M.S., Li, G., Hatfield, W., Elliott, D., Dixon, T.H., Bridgeman, J.G., Chamberlain, E.L., Allison, M., Törnqvist, T.E. (2022). Novel Integration of Geodetic and Geologic Methods for High-Resolution Monitoring of Subsidence in the Mississippi Delta. J. Geophys. Res. Earth Surface, 127(9), e2022JF006718, https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JF006718.
- Xie, S. (2022). Continuous measurement of sea ice freeboard with tide gauges and GNSS interferometric reflectometry. Remote Sens. Environ., 280, 113165, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.113165.
- Xie, S., Chen, J., Dixon, T.H., Weisberg, R.H., Zumberge, M.A. (2021). Offshore sea levels measured with an anchored spar-buoy system using GPS interferometric reflectometry. J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 126(11), e2021JC017734, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JC017734.
- Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Malservisi, R., Jiang, Y., Protti, M., Muller, C. (2020). Slow slip and inter-transient locking on the Nicoya megathrust in the late and early stages of an earthquake cycle. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 125(11), https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JB020503.
- Vaňková, I., Nicholls, K.W., Xie, S., Parizek, B.R., Voytenko, D., Holland, D.M. (2020). Depth-dependent artifacts resulting from ApRES signal clipping. Ann. Glaciol., 61(81), 108-113, https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2020.56.
- Deng, F., Dixon, T.H., Xie, S. (2020). Surface deformation and induced seismicity due to fluid injection and oil and gas extraction in western Texas. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 125(5), https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018962.
- Xie, S., Law, J., Russell, R., Dixon, T.H., Lembke, C., Malservisi, R., Rodgers, M., Iannaccone, G., Guardato, S., Naar, D.F., Calore, D., Fraticelli, N, Brizzolara, J., Gray, J.W., Hommeyer, M., Chen, J. (2019). Seafloor geodesy in shallow water with GPS on an anchored spar buoy. J. Geophys. Res. Solid Earth, 124(11), 12116-12140, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019JB018242.
- Deng, F., Rodgers, M., Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Charbonnier, S., Gallant, E.A., López Vélez, C.M., Ordoñez, M., Malservisi, R., Voss, N.K., Richardson, J.A. (2019). High-resolution DEM generation from spaceborne and terrestrial remote sensing data for improved volcano hazard assessment — A case study at Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia. Remote Sens. Environ., 233, 111348, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111348.
- Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Holland, D.M., Voytenko, D., Vaňková, I. (2019). Rapid iceberg calving following removal of tightly packed pro-glacial mélange. Nat. Comm., 10, 3250, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10908-4.
- Xie, S., Gallant, E., Wetmore, P.H., Figueiredo, P.M., Owen, L.A., Rasmussen, C., Malservisi, R., Dixon, T.H. (2019). A new geological slip rate estimate for the Calico Fault, eastern California: Implications for geodetic versus geologic rate estimates in the Eastern California Shear Zone. Int. Geol. Rev., 61(13), 1613-1641, https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2018.1531272.
- Dixon, T.H., Xie, S. (2018). A kinematic model for the evolution of the Eastern California Shear Zone and Garlock Fault, Mojave Desert, California. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett., 494, 60-68, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.04.050.
- Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Voytenko, D., Deng, F., Holland, D.M. (2018). Grounding line migration through the calving season at Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, observed with terrestrial radar interferometry. The Cryosphere, 12, 1387-1400, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1387-2018.
- Xie, S., Dixon, T.H., Voytenko, D., Holland, D.M., Holland, D., Zheng, T. (2016). Precursor motion to iceberg calving at Jakobshavn Isbræ, Greenland, observed with terrestrial radar interferometry. J. Glaciol., 62(236), 1134-1142, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.104.