Professor ZHANG Yuanzhi
Institute of Space and Earth Information Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong
Email: yuanzhizhang@cuhk.edu.hk

 

Education

Ph.D., Space Technology and Remote Sensing, Helsinki University of Technology (HUT), Espoo, Finland

Master, Remote Sensing and GIS, International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, the Netherlands

Master, Remote Sensing and Cartography, Chinese Academy of Science (CAS), China

Bachelor, Geology, Changchun College of Geology, Jilin University, China

 

Position held

2006-2009

Assistant Professor; Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

2005-2006

Senior Research Associate; Dept of Geography, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

1998-2005

Research Scientist; Laboratory of Space Technology at HUT in Finland

1991-1996

Research Assistant at CAS

1986-1988

Assistant Engineer, Shanxi 217 Geological Team, Datong, Shanxi, China

 

 

Research Interests

- Coastal environmental monitoring and assessment
- Lithosphere and its interactions in Earth System Science
- Environmental remote sensing, geo-data analysis, and spatial statistics
- Advanced estimation and optimization methods
- Microwave remote sensing of land surface (water, soil, rock, forest, snow/ice)
- Optical properties of lakes, rivers, coastal and marine waters

 

Research Grants:
  • 2009.10-2011.09, Principal Investigator (PI), a Research Grant Council (RGC) project entitled “Water quality monitoring from multi-satellite observations in the coastal region of Hong Kong and the Pearl River estuary” (HKD 660,330)

  • 2009.10-2011.09, Principal Investigator (PI), an ITF project entitled “Development of Coastal Environment Monitoring and Prediction System (CEMAPS) in Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region” (HKD 2,512,336)

  • 2009.10-2011.09, Principal Investigator (PI), State Key Laboratory Funds of China at Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of CAS “Landuse/Landcover Change in Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan and its impacts on water quality changes” (CNY 150,000)

  • 2009.01-2010.12, Co-Principal Investigator (PI), Natural Science Foundation of China at Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology of CAS “Optical properties of inland lakes for monitoring the early stage of cyanobacterial blooms” (CNY 190,000)

  • 2008.12-2009.11, Principal Investigator (PI), a CUHK Direct Grants project entitled “Satellite Remote Sensing of Snow Monitoring and Response to Climate Change in Northeast China” (HKD 43,680)

  • 2008.10-2010.09, Principal Investigator (PI), State Key Laboratory Funds of China at Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology of CAS “Cyanobacterial blooms monitoring in Lake Taihu using multi-sensors satellite data” (CNY 120,000)

  • 2008.03-2010.12, Co-Is, an ITF project entitled “Build and operation CBERS-02B satellite ground receiving station to support Earth resources and environment monitoring” (HKD 14,829,250)

  • 2007.12-2008.11, Principal Investigator (PI), a Direct Grant project entitled “Satellite Remote Sensing of Water Quality in Coastal Regions and Inland Lakes” (HKD 77,000)

  • 2007.09-2008.08, Co-Is, an ITF project entitled “Development of the Advanced Radar Satellite Remote Sensing Technology for Monitoring Urban Ground Deformation” (HKD 999,396)

  • 2007.4-2008.3, Principal Investigator (PI), a Direct Grant research project entitled “Oil Spill Detection and Red Tide Monitoring using ASAR and Optical Data in Coastal Waters around Hong Kong and its Vicinity” (HKD 39,000)

 

Selected Publication

1.       Wang, G., Y. Zhang, and H. Lin, 2009. A study of oil spill detection using ASAR images, Aata Oceanologica Sinica,28 (4): 32-37.

2.       Liu, H., Y. Zhang, X. Zhang, B. Zhang, K. Song, Z. Wang, and N. Tang, 2009. Quantitative analysis of moisture effect on black soil reflectance, Pedosphere, 19: 532-540.

3.       Liu, H., Y. Zhang, and B. Zhang, 2009. Novel hyperspectral reflectance models for estimating black-soil organic matter in Northeast China, Environ Monitoring Assess, 154: 147-154.

4.       Duan, H., R. Ma, Y. Zhang, and B. Zhang, 2009. Remote-sensing assessment of regional inland lake water clarity in northeast China, Limnology, 10: 135-141.

5.       Nasierding, N., and Y. Zhang, 2009. Change detection of sandy land areas in Minfeng oasis of Xinjiang, China, Environ Monitoring Assess., 151: 189-196.

6.       Duan, H., R. Ma, Y. Zhang, and B. Zhang, 2009. Fluorescence peak shift corresponding to high chlorophyll concentrations in inland waters, Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis,29: 161-164.

7.       Lin, W., L. Zhang, D. Du, L. Yang, H. Lin, Y. Zhang, and J. Li, 2009, Quantification of land use/land cover changes in Pearl River Delta and its impacts on regional climate in summer using numerical modeling, Reg. Environ. Change, 9: 75-82.

8.       Xi, H., Y. Zhang, Z. Qiu, Y. He, and W. Jian, 2009. A semi-analytical algorithm to retrieve chlorophyll-a concentrations in the coastal region of Hong Kong and its vicinity, Journal of  Lake Sciences, 21(2), 199-206.

9.       Zhang, Y., Z. Chen, B. Zhu, X. Luo, Y. Guan, S. Guo, and Y. Nie, 2008. Land desertification monitoring and assessment in Yulin of Northwest China using remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS), Environ Monitoring Assess., 147: 327-337.

10.    Xing, Q., C. Chen, H. Shi, P. Shi, and Y. Zhang, 2008, Estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in the Pearl River Estuary using in situ hyperspectral data: A case study, Marine Technology Society  Journal, 42: 22-27.

11.    Song, K., and Y. Zhang, 2008. Snow-cover environmental monitoring and assessment in Northeast China using passive microwave emission models, Environ Monitoring Assess., 140: 223-229.

12.    Duan, H., Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, K. Song, Z. Wang, D. Liu and F. Li, 2008. Estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration and trophic states for inland lakes in Northeast China from Landsat TM data and field spectral measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 29: 767-786.

13.    Bian, S., Y. Zhang, A. Feng, L. Chiu, S. Wu and Z. Hu, 2008. Geo-morhological changes of the Wanpingkou tidal system arising from the building of a sailing boat station in Rizhao of China, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 138: 281-287.

14.    Zheng, Q., H. Lin, J. Meng, X. Hu, Y. T. Song, Y. Zhang, and C. Li, 2008. Sub-mesoscale ocean vortex trains in the Luzon Strait, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 133, C04032, doi10.1029/2007JC004362.

15.    Song, K., Y. Zhang, C. Jin, S. Yan, and L. Chiu, 2008. Seasonal snow monitoring in Northeast China using space-borne sensors: Preliminary results, Geographic Information Sciences, 14 (2): 113-119.

16.    Zhang, Y., and H. Duan, 2008. Cyanobacteria bloom detection and monitoring from satellite observations in the coastal region of Finland, Journal of Lake Sciences, 20(2): 167-172.

17.    Duan, H., S. Zhang, Y. Zhang, 2008. Cyanobacteria bloom monitoring with remote sensing in Lake Taihu, Journal of Lake Sciences, 20: 145-152.

18.    Chen, Q., Y. Zhang, and A. Ekroos, 2007. Comparison of China’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Law with the European Union (EU) EIA Directive, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 132: 53-65.

19.    Ji, Y., J. Zhang, J. Meng, Y. Zhang, 2007. ABMR ice thickness model and its application to Bohai Sea in China, Progress in Electromagnetic Research, 76: 183-194.

20.    Duan, H., Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, K. Song and Z. Wang, 2007. Assessment of chlorophyll-a and trophic state for Lake Chagan using Landsat TM and field spectral data, Environ  Monitoring and Assessment, 129: 295-308.

21.    Song, K., Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, D. Liu, Z. Wang, H. Duan, and F. Li, 2007. Inverse data modelling for the optical properties of the eutrophic lake from reflectance spectra in Nanhu Lake of Changchun, China, J. of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 21: 889-898.

22.    Gu, D., Y. Zhang, J. Fu, and X. Zhang, 2007. The landscape pattern characteristics of coastal wetlands along Jiaozhou Bay under the impacts of human activities, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 124: 361-370.

23.    Duan, H., B. Zhang, D. Liu, Y. Zhang, K. Song, and Z. Wang, 2006. Relationship between fluorescence peak spectral features and chlorophyll-alpha in lake Chagan, Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 25: 355-359.

24.    Chen, Q., Y. Zhang, and M. Hallikainen, 2007. Water quality monitoring in support of water policy and legislation in Finland under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 124: 157-166.

25.    Zhang, X., Y. Zhang, H. Sun, and D. Xia, 2006. Changes of hydrological environment and their influences on coastal wetlands in the southern Laizhou Bay, China, Environmental  Monitoring and Assessment, 119: 97-106.

26.    Liu, D., Y. Zhang, B. Zhang, K. Song, Z. Wang, H. Duan and F. Li, 2006. Effects of sensor noise in spectral measurements on chlorophyll-a retrieval in Nanhu Lake of Changchun, China, J. of Electromagn. Waves and Applications, 20: 547-557.

27.    Song, K., B. Zhang, Z. Wang, H. Duan, Y. Zhang, and F. Li, 2006. Hyperspectral model for transparency of Chagan lake in semi-arid nevironment of Songnen plain, Adnaces in Water Science, 17(6): 790-796.

28.    Zhang, B., Y. Zhang, K. Song, B. Zhang, Z. Wang, F. Li, and H. Duan, 2005. The optical propeties of the eutrophic water: a case study of Nanhu Lake in Changchun, China, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 19 (3): 389-400.

29.    Zhang, Y., 2005. Surface Water Quality Estimation Using Remote Sensing in the Gulf of Finland and the Finnish Archopelago Sea. Dr. Thesis, 82p. summary plus six peer-reviewed journal papers. ISBN 951-22-7718-2 (printed) and ISBN 951-22-7719-0 (electronic), Picaset Oy, Helsinki, Finland.

30.    Chen, Q., Y. Zhang, A. Ekroos, and M. Hallikainen, 2004. The role of remote sensing technology in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD), Environmental Science and Policy, 7 (4): 267-276.

31.    Zhang, Y., Y. Guan, S. Guo, Y. Nie, and Q. Lin, 2004. Sandstorm detection using space-borne optical sensors data over the Northern China, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 18 (2): 153-160.

32.    Zhang, B., Y. Zhang, K. Song, and B. Zhang, 2004. Detection of sea surface temperature (SST) and salinity using thermal infrared data of AVHRR and MODIS in the Gulf of Bohai Sea of China, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 25 (1): 129-137.

33.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2003. Empirical algorithms for Secchi disk depth using optical and microwave remote sensing data from the Gulf of Finland and the Archipelago, Boreal Environment Research, 8 (3): 251-261.

34.    Zhang, Y., S. Koponen, J. Pulliainen, and M. Hallikainen, 2003. Application of empirical neural networks to chlorophyll-a estimation in coastal waters using optosensors, IEEE Sensors Journal,  3 (4): 376-382.

35.    Lin, Q., Y. Zhang, Y. Nie, and Y. Guan, 2003. Monitoring of harmful algal blooms over the Gulf of Bohai Sea in China at visible and near infrared (NIR) wavelengths of remote sensing, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 17 (6): 861-871.

36.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2003. Water quality retrievals from combined Landsat-TM data and ERS-2 SAR data in the Gulf of Finland, IEEE  Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 41 (3): 622-629.

37.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. A semi-empirical algorithm of water transparency at the green wavelength band of optical remote sensing, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER, 37: 191-203.

38.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. Application of neural networks to AVHRR chlorophyll-a and turbidity estimation, OCEAN OPTICS: REMOTE SENSING AND UNDERWATER IMAGING, Book Series: PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF PHOTO-OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERS (SPIE), Vol. 4488: 167-175.  

39.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. Detection of Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Using Infrared Band Data of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) in the Gulf of Finland, International Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 23 (10): 1407-1412.

40.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. Application of an empirical neural network to surface water quality estimation in the Gulf of Finland using combined optical data and microwave data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 81 (2): 327-336.

41.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. Water quality studies of combined optical, thermal infrared, and microwave remote sensing, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 34 (4): 281-285.

42.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2002. Applicability of combined microwave and optical data for surface water quality retrievals, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 16 (2): 249-251.

43.    Zhang, Y., J. Pulliainen, S. Koponen, and M. Hallikainen, 2001. Applicability of combined microwave and optical data for surface water quality retrievals, Progress In Electromagnetics Research, PIER, 34, 313-333 (full text).

44.    Koponen, S., J. Pulliainen J., H. Servomaa, Y. Zhang, M. Hallikainen, K. Kallio, J. Vepsäläinen, T. Pyhälahti, T. Hannonen, 2001. An analysis on the feasibility of multi-source remote sensing observations for chl-a monitoring in Finnish lakes, Science of the Total Environment, 268 (1-3): 95-106.

45.    Zhang, Y., B. Zhu, C. Wei, Y. Nie, and J. Chang, 2000. Tangshan seismic disaster database: ILWIS supports potential loss assessment, GIM International, 14 (4): 69-71.

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