Dr. Yong Qian Tian

Professor
Central Michigan University, USA

Highest Degree
Post Doctoral Fellow in GIS and Remote Sensing from University of California, USA

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Biography

Dr. Yong Qian Tian is currently working as Professor at Department of Geography, Institute for Great Lakes Research, Central Michigan University, MI. He has completed his Ph.D. in Numerical Weather Forecasting from University of Waikato, New Zealand. Previously he was appointed as Lecturer at Shanxi University, Taiyuan, China, Scientist at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd Hamilton, New Zealand, Lecturer and Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts, Boston, and Associate Professor at Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona, FL. He successfully completed 14 funded research projects and currently working on 6 projects. He is author and co-author of 30 journal papers.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Coastal and Aquatic Ecology
Environmental Geography
Geospatial Modeling
Temporal Modeling

Selected Publications

  1. Zhu, W.N., Q. Yu, Y.Q. Tian, B. Becker and H. Carrick, 2015. Adaptive multiband algorithms for remotely retrieving chlorophyll-a in wide variety of aquatic environments. IEEE J. Select. Topics Applied Earth Observ. Remote Sens., 8: 562-575.

  2. He, H.M., Y.Q. Tian, X. Mu, J. Zhou and Z. Li et al., 2015. Confluent flow impacts of flood extremes in the Middle Yellow River. Q. Int. 10.1016/j.quaint.2015.01.048.
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  3. Zhu, W., Q. Yu, Y.Q. Tian, B.L. Becker, T. Zheng and H.J. Carrick, 2014. An assessment of remote sensing algorithms for colored dissolved organic matter in complex freshwater environments. Remote Sens. Environ., 140: 766-778.
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  4. Zhu, W.N., Y.Q. Tian, Q. Yu and B.L. Becker, 2013. Using hyperion imagery to monitor the spatial and temporal distribution of colored dissolved organic matter in estuarine and coastal regions. Remote Sens. Environ., 134: 342-354.
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  5. Zhu, W.N., Q. Yu and Y.Q. Tian, 2013. Uncertainty analysis of remote sensing of colored dissolved organic matter: Evaluations and comparisons for three rivers in North America. ISPRS J. Photogramm. Remote Sens., 84: 12-22.
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  6. Tian, Y.Q., Q. Yu, A.D. Feig, C.J. Ye and A.M. Blunden, 2013. Effects of climate and land-surface processes on terrestrial dissolved organic carbon export to major U.S. coastal rivers. Ecol. Eng., 54: 192-201.
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  7. Tian, Y.Q., D. Wang, R.F. Chen and W. Huang, 2012. Using modeled runoff to study DOC dynamics in stream and river flow: A case study of an urban watershed southeast of Boston, Massachusetts. Ecol. Eng., 42: 212-222.
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  8. Zhu, W.N., Q. Yu, Y.Q. Tian, R.F. Chen and G.B. Gardner, 2011. Estimation of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in the Mississippi and Atchafalaya River plume regions using above-surface hyperspectral remote sensing. J. Geophys. Res. Ocean, Vol. 116. 10.1029/2010JC006523.
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  9. Yu, Q., Y.Q. Tian, R.F. Chen, A. Liu, G.B. Gardner and W. Zhu, 2010. Functional linear analysis of in situ hyperspectral data for assessing CDOM in rivers. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 76: 1147-1158.

  10. Tian, Y.Q., Q. Yu, M.J. Zimmerman, S. Flint and M.C. Waldron, 2010. Differentiating aquatic plant communities in a eutrophic river using hyperspectral and multispectral remote sensing. Freshwater Biol., 55: 1658-1673.
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  11. Tian, Y.Q., J.J. Wang, J.A. Duff, B.L. Howes and A. Evgenidou, 2009. Spatial patterns of macrobenthic communities in shallow-water tidal embayments and their association with environmental factors. Environ. Manage., 44: 119-135.
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  12. Yu, Q., P. Gong, Y.Q. Tian, R. Pu and J. Yang, 2008. Factors affecting spatial variation of classification uncertainty in an image object-based vegetation mapping. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 74: 1007-1018.

  13. Pu, R.L., P. Gong, Y.Q. Tian, X. Miao, R.I. Carruthers and G.L. Anderson, 2008. Using classification and NDVI differencing methods for monitoring sparse vegetation coverage: A case study of saltcedar in Nevada, USA. Int. J. Remote Sens., 29: 3987-4011.
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  14. Pu, R.L., P. Gong, Y.Q. Tian, X. Miao, R.I. Carruthers and G.L. Anderson, 2008. Invasive species change detection using artificial neural networks and CASI hyperspectral imagery. Environ. Monitor. Assess., 140: 15-32.
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  15. Kirshen, P., C. Watson, E. Douglas, A. Gontz, J. Lee and Y. Tian, 2008. Coastal flooding in the Northeastern United States due to climate change. Mitigat. Adapt. Strat. Global Change, 13: 437-451.
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  16. He, H.M., Q. Yu, J. Zhou, Y.Q. Tian and R.F. Chen, 2008. Modelling complex flood flow evolution in the middle Yellow River Basin, China. J. Hydrol., 353: 76-92.
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  17. Xie, H.J., J.M.H. Hendrickx, X. Zhou, H. Guan, Y.Q. Tian, E. Vivoni and E. Small, 2007. A statistical analysis of NEXRAD precipitation in a semi-arid area of the Southwest United States. J. Am. Water Resour. Assoc., 42: 237-256.

  18. Xie, H., Y.Q. Tian, J.A. Granillo and G.R. Keller, 2007. Suitable remote sensing method and data for mapping and measuring active crop fields. Int. J. Remote Sens., 28: 395-411.
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  19. Tian, Y.Q., R. McDowell, Q. Yu, G.W. Sheath, W.T. Carlson and P. Gong, 2007. Modelling to analyse the impacts of animal treading effects on soil infiltration. Hydrol. Process., 21: 1106-1114.
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  20. He, H.M., J. Zhou, Q. Yu, Y.Q. Tian and R.F. Chen, 2007. Flood frequency and routing processes at a confluence of the Middle Yellow River in China. River Res. Applic., 23: 407-427.
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  21. Chen, Q., P. Gong, D.D. Baldocchi and Y.Q. Tian, 2007. Estimating basal area and stem volume for individual trees from LIDAR data. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens., 73: 1355-1365.

  22. Zhou, D.M., J. Radke, Y.Q. Tian, J.C. Xu and L. Mu, 2005. A model supported by GIS for locating and quantifying PM2.5 emission originated from residential wood burning. J. Environ. Sci. China, 17: 861-865.
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  23. Tian, Y.Q., D.G. McCall, W. Dripps, Q. Yu and P. Gong, 2005. Using surface features to evaluate meat tenderness of grazing beef animals. Food Aust., 57: 322-326.

  24. Tian, Y.Q., J.D. Radke and P. Gong, 2004. Spatially allocating PM2.5 emissions from residential wood burning in California. Atmos. Environ., 38: 833-843.

  25. Tian, Y.Q., P. Gong, J.D. Radke and J. Scarborough, 2002. Spatial and temporal modeling of microbial contaminants on grazing farmlands. J. Environ. Qual., 31: 860-869.
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  26. Elliott, A.H., Y.Q. Tian, J.C. Rutherford and W.T. Carlson, 2002. Effect of cattle treading on interrill erosion from hill pasture: Modelling concepts and analysis of rainfall simulator data. Aust. J. Soil Res., 40: 963-976.
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  27. Tian, Y.Q., R.J. Davies-Colley, P. Gong and B.W. Thorrold, 2001. Estimating solar radiation on slopes of arbitrary aspect. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 109: 67-74.
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  28. Tian, Y.Q., P. Gong, R.P. Ibbitt and A.E. Elliott, 2001. Application of GIS in analysing spatial patterns of multiple runoff events. Geogr. Inform. Sci.: J. Assoc. Chin. Profess. Geogr. Inform. Syst., 7: 16-23.
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  29. Tian, Y.Q., D.G. McCall and W.H. McMillian, 1999. The potential for use of surplus dairy herd reproductive capacity for beef production. N. Z. J. Agric. Res., 42: 405-414.
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