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Biography
Dr. Jida Wang is a broadly-trained physical geographer and hydrologist. His work focuses on surface water abundance and dynamics, particularly in lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. He studies how these water stores function as sentinels, regulators, and integrators of climate change, and how lakes of different types interact with the river systems, the cryosphere, the carbon cycle, and human water managements. He conducts such studies through applications and innovations of integrated methods, which combine multi-sensor satellite remote sensing, in situ measurements, hydrological modeling, and AI/ML.
Research Interests
Dr. Jida Wang is a broadly-trained physical geographer and hydrologist. His work focuses on surface water abundance and dynamics, particularly in lakes, reservoirs, and wetlands. He studies how these water stores function as sentinels, regulators, and integrators of climate change, and how lakes of different types interact with the river systems, the cryosphere, the carbon cycle, and human water managements. He conducts such studies through applications and innovations of integrated methods, which combine multi-sensor satellite remote sensing, in situ measurements, hydrological modeling, and AI/ML.
Education
Ph.D., Geography, 2013, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA)
M.S., Environmental Resources Engineering, 2008, State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF)
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Geography and Geographic Information Science
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Recent Publications
Liu, K., Song, C., Zhao, S., Wang, J., Chen, T., Zhan, P., Fan, C., & Zhu, J. (2024). Mapping inundated bathymetry for estimating lake water storage changes from SRTM DEM: A global investigation. Remote Sensing of Environment, 301, Article 113960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2023.113960
Wang, W., Nie, Y., Zhang, H., Wang, J., Deng, Q., Liu, L., Liu, F., Zhang, S., Lyu, Q., & Zhang, L. (2024). A generic framework for glacial lake outburst flood investigation: A case study of Zalai Tsho, Southeast Tibet. Catena, 234, Article 107614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107614
Ding, M., Lin, P., Gao, S., Wang, J., Zeng, Z., Zheng, K., Zhou, X., Yamazaki, D., Gao, Y., & Liu, Y. (2023). Reversal of the levee effect towards sustainable floodplain management. Nature Sustainability, 6(12), 1578-1586. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01202-9
Durand, M., Gleason, C. J., Pavelsky, T. M., Prata de Moraes Frasson, R., Turmon, M., David, C. H., Altenau, E. H., Tebaldi, N., Larnier, K., Monnier, J., Malaterre, P. O., Oubanas, H., Allen, G. H., Astifan, B., Brinkerhoff, C., Bates, P. D., Bjerklie, D., Coss, S., Dudley, R., ... Wang, J. (2023). A Framework for Estimating Global River Discharge From the Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite Mission. Water Resources Research, 59(4), Article e2021WR031614. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031614
Nie, Y., Deng, Q., Pritchard, H. D., Carrivick, J. L., Ahmed, F., Huggel, C., Liu, L., Wang, W., Lesi, M., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Zhang, B., Lü, Q., & Zhang, Y. (2023). Glacial lake outburst floods threaten Asia's infrastructure. Science Bulletin, 68(13), 1361-1365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2023.05.035