Zhang, Yuan

1994-1998: B.S., Department of Mathematics, Liaoning Normal University, China.

2000-2003: M.A., Department of Forestry, Shenyang Agricultural University, China.

2006-2009: Ph.D., Agriculture Remote Sensing and Information Technology Application Institute, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, China.

1. July 1998-January 2006: Assistant Professor, College of Sciences, Shenyang Agricultural University (SYU), China.

2. February 2006-March 2009: Ph. Doctor candidate of College of environment & resources sciences, Zhejiang University (ZJU), China.

3. April 2009-September 2011: Research Associate ofNortheast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy Sciences, China.

4. September 2011-Present: Associate Professor of Key Laboratory of Geographical Information Science, Ministry of Education, East China Normal University, China.

5. October 2014-October 2015: Avisiting Scholar of University of South Carolina (USC), USA.

Journal Reviewer：

Remote sensing of Environment (2019-present)

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (2019-present)

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (2015-Present)

International Journal of Remote Sensing (2017-Present)

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing (2018-present)

International Journal of Digital Earth (2016-Present) 

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing (2015-Present)

Remote sensing (2013-present)

Remote sensing Letters (2018-Present)

Science of the Total Environment (2016-Present) 

Biogeosciences (2015-Present)

Applied Geography (2013-present)

Precision Agriculture (2018-present)

Landscape and Urban Planning (2012-Present)

Transactions of the CSAE (2012-Present)

Applied Water Resource (2012-Present)

Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions  (2016-Present)

Journal of Mountain Science (2015-Present)

Journal of Integrative Agriculture (2013-Present)

Rice Science (2019-Present)

PLoS ONE (2012-Present)

Proposal Reviewer：
         National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)（2015-Present）

As a researcher in remote sensing of environment and ecosystem modeling application, my primary research interests focus on land use and land cover changes (LULCC) using optical/microwave remotely sensed data, quantitative biophysical estimation of rice with canopy radiative transfer model, and simulation of carbon/nitrogen/water cycles in agro-ecosystem using process-based biogeochemical model (DNDC model). My past research experience has included mapping LULC, identifying specific land classes of interest (e.g. rice paddy and buildings) with optical/microwave remotely sensed data, retrieving biophysical parameters of rice canopy from various radar images, mapping water productivity of irrigated crop, and simulating/estimating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice paddies for assessing the impact of irrigated paddies on climate environment.

Introduction to Remote Sensing, Spring Semester Course

Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing Applications, Spring Semester Course

1. Radar satellite remote sensing and microwave scattering simulation technology for fast estimation of paddy rice yield, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) (No.41571410), Principal Investigator, 01/2016-12/2019;

2. Microwave radiative transfer model for estimation of rice yield, funded by Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, China (No.15ZR1411800), Principal Investigator, 01/2015-12/2017;

3. Crop canopy microwave scattering mechanism and retrieval of yield parameters,funded by Innovation Research Foundation of East China Normal University(No.78260038). Principal Investigator, 01/2013-12/2015;

4. Retrieval of rice biophysical parameters based on microwave canopy scattering model, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC) (No.41001202), Principal Investigator, 01/2011-12/2013;

5. Spatial-temporal simulation of Methane emissions from anthropogenic wetlands (rice paddies) at the context of global changes, funded by Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, CAS (No.KZCX3-SW-NA09-05), Principal Investigator, 01/2010-12/2011;

6. Study on spatial-temporal variability and mechanism of intrinsicoptical property of suspend particle in estuarine water, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.40971193), Collaborator, 01/2010-12/2012;

7. Identification of rural complex and settlement elements and development of information system, funded by Ministry of Science and Technology of China(National Key Technology R&D Program, No.2006BAJ05A01-01),Collaborator, 200704-201012;

8. Simulation of spatial-temporal dynamics of soil environment quality and development of risk warning system in Yangtze River Delta of China, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (National 973 Program, No.2002CB410810), Collaborator,01/2003-12/2007.

(1) Journal publications

1. Yuan Zhang, Wenjia Yan, Bin Yang and  Xiaohui Liu*. 2019. Estimation of rice yield from a C-band radar remote sensing image by integrating a physical scattering model and an optimization algorithm. Precision Agriculture, 21(2): 245-263. doi: 10.1007/s11119-019-09664-8.

2. Yuan Zhang, Shuying Zang*, Li Sun, Binghe Yan, Tianpeng Yang, Wenjia Yan, Michael E Meadows, Cuizhen Wang and Jiaguo Qi. 2018. Characterizing the changing environmental characteristics of cropland in the Songnen Plain, Northeast China, from 1990 to 2015. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 29(5): 658-674. doi: 10.1007/s11442-019-1620-3.

3. Yuan Zhang, Bin Yang, Xiaohui Liu and Cuizhen Wang. 2017. Estimation of rice grain   yield from dual-polarization Radarsat-2 SAR data by integrating a rice canopy scattering model and a genetic algorithm. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 57: 75-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2016.12.014.

4. Yuan Zhang*‍‍‍, Xiaohui Liu, Shiliang Su and Cuizhen Wang. 2014. Retrieving canopy   height and density of paddy rice from Radarsat-2 images with a canopy   scattering model. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation  and  Geoinformation, 28:170-180. doi: 10.1016/j.jag.2013.12.005. (*Corresponding author)‍‍

5. Yuan Zhang*, ‍Shiliang Su, Feng Zhang, Runhe Shi and Wei Gao. 2012. Characterizing  spatiotemporal dynamics of methane emissions from rice paddies in Northeast China from 1990 to 2010. PLos ONE, 7(1): e29156 (1-7). doi:   10.1371/journal.pone.0029156. (*Corresponding author)

6. Yuan Zhang*, Cuizhen Wang, Xia Chen and Shiliang Su. 2011. Support Vector Machine Approach  for identifying buildings using multitemporal ALOS/PALSAR data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32(22): 7163-7177. doi: 10.1080/01431161.2010.519006. (*Corresponding author) 

7. Yuan Zhang*, Cuizhen Wang and Qi Zhang. 2011. Identifying paddy fields with dual-polarization PALSAR data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing,  37(1): 103-111, doi: 10.5589/m11-016. (*Corresponding author) 

8. Y. Zhang, Y. Y. Wang, S. L. Su and C. S. Li. 2011. Quantifying methane emissions from rice paddies in Northeast China by integrating remote sensing   mapping with a biogeochemical model. Biogeosciences, 8(5): 1225-1235.  doi: 10.5194/bg-8-1225-2011.

9. Yuan Zhang, Cuizhen Wang, Jiaping Wu, Jiaguo Qi and William A. Salas. 2009.  Mapping  paddy rice with multi-temporal ALOS PALSAR imagery in southeast  China.  International Journal of Remote Sensing, 30(23): 6301-6315. doi: 10.1080/01431160902842391.

10. Xiaohui Liu, Yuan Zhang*, Guihua Dong, Guanglei Hou and Ming Jiang. 2019. Landscape pattern changes in the Xingkai lake area, Northeast China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16: 3820. doi:10.3390/ijerph16203820.

11. Xiaohui Liu, Yuan Zhang*, Guihua Dong and Ming Jiang. 2018. Difference in carbon budget from marshlands to transformed paddy fields in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. Ecological Engineering, 137: 60-64. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2018.03.013. (*Corresponding author).

12. Xiao-hui Liu, Gui-hua Dong, Yuan Zhang*, Xian-guo Lu and Ming Jiang. 2013. Contribution to the global warming mitigation   of marshlands conversion to croplands in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. Clean-Soil, Air, Water, 41(4): 319-324. doi: 10.1002/clen.201100746. (*Corresponding author).

13. Shiliang Su, Rui Xiao, Yuan Zhang. 2014. Remote sensing monitoring of agricultural soil sealing in peri-urban areas. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (PE&RS), 80(4): 367-372. doi: 10.14358/PERS.80.4.367.

14. Shiliang Su, Rui Xiao, Zhenlan Jiang and Yuan Zhang*. 2012. Characterizing landscape pattern and ecosystem service value changes for urbanization impacts at an eco-regional scale. Applied Geography, 34(1): 295-305. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.12.001. (*Corresponding author).

15. Shiliang Su, Zhenlan Jiang, Qi Zhang and Yuan Zhang*. 2011. Transformation of agricultural landscapes under rapid urbanization: A   treat to sustainability in Hang-Jia-Hu region, China. Applied Geography, 31(2): 439-449. (*Corresponding author). doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.10.008.

16. Xiaohui Liu, Guihua Dong, Xigang Wang, Zhenshan Xue, Ming Jiang, Xianguo Lu, Yuan Zhang. 2013. Characterizing the spatial pattern of marshlands in the Sanjiang Plain, Northeast China. Ecological Engineering, 53: 335-342. doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.12.071.

17. Wenjia Yan, Yuan Zhang*, Tianpeng  Yang, Xiaohui Liu. 2019. A Microwave  scattering model for simulating  the C-band SAR backscatter of wheat  canopy. American Journal of Remote  Sensing, 7(1): 13-24. doi:  10.11648/j.ajrs.20180701.13.

18. Xiaohui Liu, Guihua Dong, Zhenshan Xue, Xianguo Lu, Ming Jiang and Yuan Zhang.   2014. Carbon sequestration potential change after marshlands  conversion  to croplands in the Northeast China between 1982 and 2010.  Ecological  Engineering, 70: 402-405. doi:  10.1016/j.ecoleng.2014.06.013.

19. Shiliang Su, Delong Li, Yi’na Hu, Rui Xiao and Yuan Zhang.   2014. Spatially non-stationary response of ecosystem service value   changes to urbanization in Shanghai, China. Ecological Indicators, 45:   332-339. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.04.031.

20. Cuizhen Wang, Jiaping Wu, Yuan Zhang,   Guangdong Pan, Jiaguo Qi and William A. Salas. 2009. Characterizing L-band scattering of paddy rice in Southeast China with radiative transfer model and multitemporal ALOS/PALSAR imagery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(4): 988-998. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.2008309.

21. Yuan Zhang,   Ying Li, Yiyong Wang, Shuyi Song and Changsheng Li. 2011. Simulating spatial pattern and estimating of methane emissions from rice paddies in  the Sanjiang Plain of the Southeast China. Transactions of the CSAE, 27(8): 293-298. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1002-6819.2011.08.000 (in Chinese with English Abstract)

22. Yuan Zhang, Zhonghao Zhang, Shiliang Su and Jiaping Wu. 2011. Estimating paddy rice biomass based on microwave canopy scattering model. Transactions of theCSAE, 27(9): 100-105. doi:10.3969/j.issn.1002-6819.2011.09.019. (in Chinese with English Abstract)

23. Youzhi An, Yuan Zhang*, Wei   Gao, Zhane Yin, and Jie Yin. 2014. Assessment of desertification  trends  of 13 provinces in Northern China based on GIMMS NDVI data.Journal of Arid Land Resources and Environment, 28(4): 1-7. (in Chinese with English Abstract) (*Corresponding author).

24. Yuan Zhang,  Jiaguo Qi, Mingfang Yin and Jiaping Wu. 2007. Simulating   Temporal-Spatial dynamics of greenhouse gas emission from rice paddy Field in Liaodong Coastal Region. Scientia Agricultura Sinica, 40(10): 2250-2258. (in Chinese)

25. Pu Liu, Yuan Zhang, Bin Zhou and Jiaping Wu. 2009. Land Use/Cover Classification Using Multi-Source Data with SAM. Journal of Zhejiang University (Engineering Science).43(9):1574-1579. doi:10.3785/j.issn.1008-973x.2009.09.005. (in Chinese with English Abstract)

26. Wei Yao, Jianyue Lou, Lisu Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Pu Liu and Jiaping Wu. 2007. Land use /land cover dynamic in Qiantang river watershed: 1985-2004. Bulletin of Science and Technology, 23(4): 502-507. (in Chinese with English Abstract)

27. Yuan Zhang, Mingfang Yin and Shuhai Wang. 2004. Application study of forest resource management information system. Journal of Fujian Forestry Science and Technology, 31(4): 36-39. (in Chinese)

28. Yuan Zhang,  Bin Yang, Mingfang Yin and Shuhai Wang. 2005. Study of the remote sensing dynamic monitoring of forest rResource in mountain areas. Journal of Fujian Forestry Science and Technology, 32(1): 30-33. (in Chinese)

29. Zhuo-xin Jing, Yuan Zhang*, Ke-jing Wang and Wei Gao. 2013. Retrieving paddy rice parameters using Radarsat-2 SAR data. Jiangsu Agricultural Sciences. 41(11): 61-65. (in Chinese) (*Corresponding author)

(2) Conference Proceedings

1. Yuan Zhang*, Huiqing Huang, Xia Chen, Jiaping Wu and Cuizhen Wang, 2008. Mapping Paddy Rice Biomass Using ALOS/PALSAR Imagery. 2008   International Workshop on Education Technology and Training & 2008 International Workshop on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IITA-ETT&GRS 2008), Dec. 22-23, 2008, Shanghai, China, Vol. 2, pp.207-210. doi: 10.1109/ETTandGRS.2008.195. (*Corresponding author).

2. Yuan Zhang*,  Xia Chen, Shiliang Su, Jiaping Wu and Jiaguo Qi. 2009. Making the Best   Use of Landsat MSS Images for Land Use/Cover Change Analysis. 2009 International conference on environmental science and information application technology (ESIAT 2009), July 4-5, 2009, Wuhan, China. Vol. 1, pp: 359-362. doi: 10.1109/ESIAT.2009.68. (*Corresponding author).

3. Wenjia Yan, Bin Yang and Yuan Zhang*.   2018. Characterizing the C-Band Backscattering of Winter-Wheat Canopy   with a Microwave Radiative Transfer Model. In Proceedings of 2018 7th   International Conference on Agro-geoinformatics (Agro-geoinformatics),   Hangzhou, Aug. 6-9, 2018, pp. 1-6. IEEE.   doi:10.1109/Agro-Geoinformatics.2018.8476146.

4. Zhuo-xin Jing, Yuan Zhang*, Ke-jing Wang. 2013. Estimating Paddy Rice Biomass Using Radarsat-2 Data Based on Artificial Neural Network. In: Proceedings of the 2013 the International Conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE 2013). Vol.31:   423-426. Advances in Intelligent Systems Research (ed. by Mark N.   Gahegan and Naixue Xiong). Nanjing, China. July 26-28, 2013. Atlantis   Press. doi:10.2991/rsete.2013.103. (*Corresponding author).

5. Zhuoxin Jing, Yuan Zhang*,   Kejing Wang and Runhe Shi. 2013. Retrieving rice yield and biomass  from  Radarsat-2 SAR data with artificial neural network (ANN). In: Proceedings of SPIE: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability X. Vol. 8869, 88690X. August 25, 2013, San Diego, California, USA. doi:10.1117/12.2022576. (*Corresponding author).

6. Kejing Wang, Yuan Zhang*, Youzhi An, Zhuoxin Jing and Chao Wang. 2013. Analyzing the non-stationary space relationship of a city’s degree of vegetation and social economic conditions in Shanghai, China using OLS and GWR models. In: Proceedings of SPIE: Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability X. Vol. 8869: 88690O. August 25, 2013, San Diego, California, USA. doi:10.1117/12.2023476. (*Corresponding author).

7. Cuizhen Wang, Jiaping Wu and Yuan Zhang. 2008. Biophysical estimation of paddy rice with canopy scattering model and alos/palsar imagery in southeast china. Proceedings of 2008 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2008). Vol.4, No. 1, pp: IV1185-1188. July 6-11, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779940.

8. Xia Chen, Jiaping Wu and Yuan Zhang. 2008. Comparison of Fusion Algorithms for ALOS Panchromatic and Multispectral Images. 2008   International Symposium on Intelligent Information Technology   Application, Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (IITA-GRS   2008). Vol. 2, pp.167-170. Dec. 22-23, 2008, Shanghai, China. doi: 10.1109/ETTandGRS.2008.194.

9. Dongdong Zou, Zhi Jiang, Qi Zhang and Yuan Zhang,   2012. Dynamic Pattern of Agricultural Landscapes in Response to   Urbanization across Hangzhou Metropolitan Region: A Remote Sensing   Approach. In: Proceedings of the 2011, International Conference on Informatics, Cybernetics, and Computer Engineering (ICCE2011). November   19-20, 2011, Melbourne, Australia. In L. Jiang (Ed.) (Vol. 111:   467-474), Springer Berlin / Heidelberg. doi:   10.1007/978-3-642-25188-7_58.