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Overview

Qing He is affiliated with East China Normal University in China and specializes in Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on Earth-Surface Processes and Ecology. Their research encompasses a wide range of topics related to coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics and coastal and marine dynamics.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Key subfields of their work feature:

  • Earth-Surface Processes
  • Ecology
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Oceanography
  • Water Science and Technology

Primary research topics explored are:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and Marine Dynamics
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Aeolian processes and effects
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research

Among recent scientific papers authored or coauthored, notable works include:

  • Changes in suspended sediments in the Yangtze River Estuary from 1984 to 2020: Responses to basin and estuarine engineering constructions (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Changjiang Delta in the Anthropocene: Multi-scale hydro-morphodynamics and management challenges (2021, Earth-Science Reviews)
  • Impacts of a storm on the erosion process of a tidal wetland in the Yellow River Delta (2021, CATENA)
  • Effects of Sediment-Induced Density Gradients on the Estuarine Turbidity Maximum in the Yangtze Estuary (2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans)
  • Review of the action of organic matter on mineral sediment flocculation (2022, Frontiers in Earth Science)

Qing He frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans
  • Geomorphology
  • Journal of Hydrology
  • Coastal Engineering

Collaborations are evident with several coauthors who have worked extensively alongside Qing He, including:

  • Leicheng Guo
  • Weiming Xie
  • Zheng Bing Wang
  • Chunyan Zhu
  • Fan Xu

This research profile reflects an active engagement with the study of hydrological and sediment transport dynamics relevant to coastal environments, emphasizing both local and regional scale phenomena in Chinese estuarine and delta systems.

Best Publications

  • Evaluating the impact and risk of pluvial flash flood on intra-urban road network: A case study in the city center of Shanghai, China

    Jie Yin;Dapeng Yu;Zhane Yin;Min Liu

  • River-tide dynamics : Exploration of nonstationary and nonlinear tidal behavior in the Yangtze River estuary

    Leicheng Guo;Leicheng Guo;Mick van der Wegen;David A. Jay;Pascal Matte

  • How have the river discharges and sediment loads changed in the Changjiang River basin downstream of the Three Gorges Dam

    Leicheng Guo;Ni Su;Chunyan Zhu;Chunyan Zhu;Qing He

  • The role of river flow and tidal asymmetry on 1-D estuarine morphodynamics

    L. Guo;L. Guo;M. van der Wegen;J. A. Roelvink;J. A. Roelvink;Q. He

  • The distributions of particulate heavy metals and its indication to the transfer of sediments in the Changjiang Estuary and Hangzhou Bay, China.

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  • Dynamics and spatial variability of near-bottom sediment exchange in the Yangtze Estuary, China

    Hong Liu;Qing He;Zhengbing Wang;Gert Jan Weltje

  • Wave Attenuation by Two Contrasting Ecosystem Engineering Salt Marsh Macrophytes in the Intertidal Pioneer Zone

    Tom Ysebaert;Shi-Lun Yang;Liquan Zhang;Qing He

  • Human impacts on morphodynamic thresholds in estuarine systems

    Z.B. Wang;Z.B. Wang;D.S. Van Maren;P.X. Ding;S.L. Yang

  • Freshwater flocculation of suspended sediments in the Yangtze River, China

    Leicheng Guo;Qing He

  • Is “morphodynamic equilibrium” an oxymoron?

    Zeng Zhou;Zeng Zhou;Giovanni Coco;Ian Townend;Maitane Olabarrieta

  • The influence of human activities on morphodynamics and alteration of sediment source and sink in the Changjiang Estuary

    Lei Zhu;Qing He;Jian Shen;Ya Wang;Ya Wang

  • Remotely sensed variability of the suspended sediment concentration and its response to decreased river discharge in the Yangtze estuary and adjacent coast

    Fang Shen;Yunxuan Zhou;Jiufa Li;Qing He

  • From the headwater to the delta: A synthesis of the basin-scale sediment load regime in the Changjiang River

    Leicheng Guo;Ni Su;Ian Townend;Ian Townend;Zheng Bing Wang;Zheng Bing Wang

  • A numerical model study of the transport timescale and change of estuarine circulation due to waterway constructions in the Changjiang Estuary, China

    Ya Wang;Jian Shen;Qing He

  • Quantification of Tidal Asymmetry and Its Nonstationary Variations

    Leicheng Guo;Zheng Bing Wang;Zheng Bing Wang;Ian Townend;Ian Townend;Qing He

  • Application of terrestrial laser scanner on tidal flat morphology at a typhoon event timescale

    Weiming Xie;Weiming Xie;Qing He;Keqi Zhang;Leicheng Guo

  • A study of in-situ sediment flocculation in the turbidity maxima of the Yangtze Estuary

    Chao Guo;Qing He;Leicheng Guo;Johan C. Winterwerp

  • Magnetic properties of East China Sea shelf sediments off the Yangtze Estuary: Influence of provenance and particle size

    Simin Liu;Weiguo Zhang;Qing He;Daoji Li

  • Decadal morphological evolution of the mouth zone of the Yangtze Estuary in response to human interventions

    Chunyan Zhu;Chunyan Zhu;Leicheng Guo;Dirk Sebastiaan van Maren;Bo Tian

  • The role of algae in fine sediment flocculation: In-situ and laboratory measurements

    Zhirui Deng;Qing He;Zeinab Safar;Claire Chassagne

  • An analysis on half century morphological changes in the Changjiang Estuary: Spatial variability under natural processes and human intervention

    Jie Zhao;Leicheng Guo;Qing He;Zheng Bing Wang;Zheng Bing Wang

  • Exploring the impacts of multiple tidal constituents and varying river flow on long-term, large-scale estuarine morphodynamics by means of a 1-D model

    Leicheng Guo;Leicheng Guo;Mick van der Wegen;Zheng Bing Wang;Zheng Bing Wang;Dano Roelvink;Dano Roelvink

  • Long-term, process-based morphodynamic modeling of a fluvio-deltaic system, part I: The role of river discharge

    Leicheng Guo;Leicheng Guo;Mick van der Wegen;Dano Roelvink;Dano Roelvink;Zheng Bing Wang;Zheng Bing Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Bing Wang
Zheng Bing Wang Delft University of Technology
Jian Shen
Jian Shen Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Johan C. Winterwerp
Johan C. Winterwerp Delft University of Technology
Andrew J. Manning
Andrew J. Manning Plymouth University
Giovanni Coco
Giovanni Coco University of Auckland
David A. Jay
David A. Jay Portland State University
Shilun Yang
Shilun Yang East China Normal University
Daoji Li
Daoji Li East China Normal University
Wouter Verhoef
Wouter Verhoef University of Twente
Dake Chen
Dake Chen Columbia University in the City of New York

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