Yi (Abby) Wang

Yi (Abby) Wang

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Book Reflections: 1587, a Year of No Significance by Ray Huang

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I don’t think this book should really be considered a rigorous academic work of history. It feels more like an exploration of a philosophy of history. In the book, the author presents a very original idea: the major events that...

A Pleasant Surprise from Canadian Geophysical Union

less than 1 minute read

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I was very surprised and happy to learn that I was selected as one of the recipients of the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) Student & Early Career Researcher Travel Award for CGU 2026.

Book Reflections: Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann

less than 1 minute read

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The crimes committed against the Osage people described in this book are truly horrifying. What is even more infuriating is that most of the perpetrators never received the punishment they deserved, and many truths have been buried by history, beyond...

Book Reflections: Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

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At first, I kept wondering why the book was titled Pachinko, since pachinko is a gambling game and the term hardly appeared in the first two parts of the novel. It was not until I reached the story of the...

Book Reflections: Notorious RBG by Shana Knizhnik and Irin Carmon

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Before reading this book, I had already read Becoming Beauvoir, so it felt natural for me to wonder whether RBG might also be a kind of Beauvoir. To be honest, they do share many similarities: both were gifted and outstanding...

Book Reflections: River Town by Peter Hessler

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Reading this book feels a little like looking at myself in a mirror. At first, it is somewhat humbling because Hessler’s observations about human nature in small Chinese towns feel uncomfortably accurate. For example, the mixture of curiosity and resistance...

blogs

publications

Managing Forests for Water and Enhanced Climate Resilience

Published in Confluence: Journal of Watershed Science and Management, 2018

Recommended citation: del Campo, A., Wei, X., Wang, Y., Gonzalez-Sanchis, M., García-Prats, A., & Bautista, I. (2018). "Managing Forests for Water and Enhanced Climate Resilience." In Jones et al. (2018), Summary of Forests and Water Workshop, November 1–2, 2016, Kelowna. Confluence: Journal of Watershed Science and Management. https://doi.org/10.22230/jwsm.2018v2n1a10
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Juvenile thinning can effectively mitigate the effects of drought on tree growth and water consumption in a young Pinus contorta stand in the interior of British Columbia, Canada

Published in Forest Ecology and Management, 2019

Recommended citation: Wang, Y., Wei, X., del Campo, A., Winkler, R., Wu, J., Li, Q., & Liu, W. (2019). "Juvenile thinning can effectively mitigate the effects of drought on tree growth and water consumption in a young Pinus contorta stand in the interior of British Columbia, Canada." Forest Ecology and Management, 454, 117667. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2019.117667
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talks

Managing Forests for Water and Enhanced Climate Resilience

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Recommended citation: del Campo, A., Wei, X., **Wang, Y.**, Gonzalez-Sanchis, M., García-Prats, A., & Bautista, I. (2016). "Managing Forests for Water and Enhanced Climate Resilience." Oral presentation by Dr. Antonio del Campo at Forests and Water Workshop 2016, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, November 1–2.

Responses of Forest Carbon and Water Coupling to Thinning Treatments at Both the Leaf and Individual Tree Levels in a 16-year-old Natural Pinus Contorta Stand

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Recommended citation: **Wang, Y.**, Wei, A., del Campo, A., Li, Q., & Giles-Hansen, K. (2017). "Responses of Forest Carbon and Water Coupling to Thinning Treatments at Both the Leaf and Individual Tree Levels in a 16-year-old Natural Pinus Contorta Stand" Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2017, New Orleans, USA, December 11–15. (Abstract ID: 297130).

Thinning can Mediate the Negative Hydrological Effects of Drought: Insight from a Young Lodgepole Pine Forest, British Columbia, Canada

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Recommended citation: Wei, A., **Wang, Y.**, del Campo, A., Li, Q., Giles-Hansen, K., & Liu, W. (2018). "Thinning can Mediate the Negative Hydrological Effects of Drought: Insight from a Young Lodgepole Pine Forest, British Columbia, Canada" Oral presentation by Dr. Adam Wei at 5th International Conference on Forests and Water 2018, Valdivia, Chile, November 5–9. (Abstract ID: 1030).

The Relative Importance of Biophysical and Meteorological Effects on Growing Season Surface Available Energy Partitioning at High-altitude Wetlands in Canadian Rocky Mountain

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Recommended citation: **Wang, Y.**, Kompanizare, M., Green, A., & Petrone, R. (2021). "The Relative Importance of Biophysical and Meteorological Effects on Growing Season Surface Available Energy Partitioning at High-altitude Wetlands in Canadian Rocky Mountain" Poster presented at Global Water Futures 2021, May 17–19.

The Relative Importance of Biophysical and Meteorological Effects on Growing Season Surface Available Energy Partitioning at High-altitude Wetlands in Canadian Rocky Mountain

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Recommended citation: **Wang, Y.**, Kompanizare, M., Green, A., & Petrone, R. (2021). "The Relative Importance of Biophysical and Meteorological Effects on Growing Season Surface Available Energy Partitioning at High-altitude Wetlands in Canadian Rocky Mountain" Oral presentation at Canadian Geophysical Union Research Presentation Summer Series 2021, July 20, 2021.

How do Vegetation, Litter, Bryophyte, and Substrate Soil Affect Evaporation in High-elevation Wetlands? Evidence from Various Types of Wetlands with Contrast Geographical Settings in Canadian Rocky Mountain

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Recommended citation: **Wang, Y.**, & Petrone, R. (2022). "How do Vegetation, Litter, Bryophyte, and Substrate Soil Affect Evaporation in High-elevation Wetlands? Evidence from Various Types of Wetlands with Contrast Geographical Settings in Canadian Rocky Mountain" Oral presentation at Global Water Futures 2022, May 16–18.

teaching

Reviewer Activities

Academic Service, Peer Review Service, 2018

Serving as a peer reviewer for academic journals since 2018 in the fields of hydrology, ecohydrology, forestry, and geophysics. Journals include, but are not limited to, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Journal of Hydrology, Biogeosciences (EGU), CATENA, Hydrological Processes, and Ecohydrology....

Volunteer, Rutland May Day Parade

Community Service, Rutland May Day Parade, 2018

Participated in community volunteer activities during the Rutland May Day Parade in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Volunteer, UBC Okanagan Convocation Ceremony

Community Service, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 2018

Assisted with event coordination and guest support during the University of British Columbia Okanagan convocation ceremony.

Volunteer, Citizens for Safe Ground Water

Community Service, Citizens for Safe Ground Water, 2020

Participated in community outreach activities and delegations to the town council related to environmental protection and public awareness of groundwater issues from 2020 to 2022.

Director, Board of Directors

Leadership, Graduate Student Association, University of Waterloo, 2021

Served as a Director on the Board of Directors of the Graduate Student Association at the University of Waterloo from April 2021 to April 2023.

Chair, Annual General Meeting

Leadership, Graduate Student Association, University of Waterloo, 2022

Served as Chair of the Graduate Student Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2022 at the University of Waterloo.

Technical Assistance Volunteer

Academic Service, 2022 Joint Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Canadian Geophysical Union, and Eastern Snow Conference, 2022

Assisted with conference organization and provided technical support during the 2022 Joint Congress of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society, Canadian Geophysical Union, and Eastern Snow Conference

Chief Returning Officer

Leadership, Graduate Student Association, University of Waterloo, 2023

Served as Chief Returning Officer for the Graduate Student Association Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023 elections at the University of Waterloo. Responsibilities included planning and organizing the election and voting process, coordinating election procedures, and ensuring a fair and transparent...

Volunteer, World Water Day 2023

Community Service, Water Institute, University of Waterloo, 2023

Supported activities and event organization for World Water Day 2023 at the University of Waterloo.

workingpapers

Toward an Integrated Framework for Surface Energy Flux Estimation: A Refined Formulation Combining Equilibrium-Based and Maximum Entropy Production Models

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Recommended citation: **Wang, Y.**, & Petrone, R. (2026). "Toward an Integrated Framework for Surface Energy Flux Estimation: A Refined Formulation Combining Equilibrium-Based and Maximum Entropy Production Models." Submitted to Water Resources Research. This manuscript is a revised version of "**Wang, Y.**, & Petrone, R. (2025). An effective formulation for estimating wetland surface energy fluxes from weather data." Revision and resubmit to Water Resources Research. Preprint available at: https://essopenarchive.org/doi/full/10.22541/essoar.170808450.07656390
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