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Yongqin David Chen is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China. The primary research focus is in the field of Environmental Science, with 138 publications contributing to this area. Chen's work spans several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, and Ecology.

The main topics Chen covers in their research include:

  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Flood Risk Assessment and Management
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Membrane Separation Technologies
  • Hydrology and Drought Analysis

Chen has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Ligang Ma (6 co-authored publications)
  • Zhang Fei (5 co-authored publications)
  • Shaopo Deng (5 co-authored publications)
  • Chang Huang (5 co-authored publications)
  • Lin Zhu (4 co-authored publications)

Publication venues where Chen's work often appears include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (10 papers)
  • Remote Sensing (8 papers)
  • Journal of Cleaner Production (3 papers)
  • Journal of Hydrology (3 papers)
  • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (3 papers)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Chen demonstrate the diversity of research topics and methods applied:

  • Land subsidence and its relation with groundwater aquifers in Beijing Plain of China, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Estimating Pasture Biomass Using Sentinel-2 Imagery and Machine Learning, 2021, Remote Sensing
  • Biomineralization of ZrO2 nanoparticles on graphene oxide-supported peptide/cellulose binary nanofibrous membranes for high-performance removal of fluoride ions, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Impact of land-use/land-cover and landscape pattern on seasonal in-stream water quality in small watersheds, 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Estimating actual evapotranspiration at field-to-continent scales by calibrating the CMRSET algorithm with MODIS, VIIRS, Landsat and Sentinel-2 data, 2021, Journal of Hydrology

Best Publications

  • Sensitivity of the Penman–Monteith reference evapotranspiration to key climatic variables in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) basin

    Lebing Gong;Lebing Gong;Chong-yu Xu;Chong-yu Xu;Deliang Chen;Deliang Chen;Sven Halldin

  • Comparison of hydrological impacts of climate change simulated by six hydrological models in the Dongjiang Basin, South China

    Tao Jiang;Yongqin David Chen;Chong-yu Xu;Chong-yu Xu;Xiaohong Chen

  • Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation maxima during 1960-2005 in the Yangtze River basin and possible association with large-scale circulation

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Chong-Yu Xu;Zengxin Zhang;Yongqin David Chen

  • A spatial assessment of hydrologic alteration caused by dam construction in the middle and lower Yellow River, China

    Tao Yang;Tao Yang;Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Yongqin David Chen;Xin Tao

  • Changing properties of precipitation concentration in the Pearl River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Chong-yu Xu;Marco Gemmer;Yongqin David Chen

  • Climate changes and their impacts on water resources in the arid regions: a case study of the Tarim River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Hui Tao;Tao Jiang

  • Spatial and temporal variability of precipitation over China, 1951-2005

    Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;C.-Y. Xu;Z. Zhang;Y. D. Chen

  • Trends and abrupt changes of precipitation maxima in the Pearl River basin, China

    Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;C.-Y. Xu;S. Becker;Z. X. Zhang

  • Elevated increases in human-perceived temperature under climate warming

    Jianfeng Li;Jianfeng Li;Yongqin David Chen;Thian Yew Gan;Ngar-Cheung Lau

  • Spatial–temporal changes of precipitation structure across the Pearl River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Vijay P. Singh;Juntai Peng;Yongqin David Chen

  • Regional Frequency Analysis of Droughts in China: A Multivariate Perspective

    Qiang Zhang;Tianyao Qi;Vijay P. Singh;Yongqin David Chen

  • Water problems and opportunities in the hydrological sciences in China

    Xia Jun;Yongqin David Chen

  • Spatio-temporal variations of precipitation in arid and semiarid regions of China: The Yellow River basin as a case study

    Qiang Zhang;Juntai Peng;Vijay P. Singh;Jianfeng Li

  • Greater flood risks in response to slowdown of tropical cyclones over the coast of China

    Yangchen Lai;Yangchen Lai;Jianfeng Li;Xihui Gu;Yongqin David Chen

  • Changes of temperature extremes for 1960–2004 in Far-West China

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Zengxin Zhang;Yongqin David Chen

  • Hydrologic alteration along the Middle and Upper East River (Dongjiang) basin, South China: a visually enhanced mining on the results of RVA method

    Yongqin David Chen;Tao Yang;Chong-Yu Xu;Qiang Zhang

  • Comparison of evapotranspiration variations between the Yellow River and Pearl River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Yongqin David Chen;Liliang Ren

  • Climate change or variability? The case of Yellow river as indicated by extreme maximum and minimum air temperature during 1960–2004

    Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;Q. Zhang;Chong Yu Xu;Chong Yu Xu;Z. Zhang;G. Ren

  • Multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis of streamflow series of the Yangtze River basin, China

    Qiang Zhang;Qiang Zhang;Chong-Yu Xu;Yongqin David Chen;Zuguo Yu;Zuguo Yu

  • Regional analysis of low flow using L-moments for Dongjiang basin, South China

    Yongqin David Chen;Guoru Huang;Quanxi Shao;Chong-Yu Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Peking University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Tsinghua University
Chong-Yu Xu
Chong-Yu Xu North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power
Vijay P. Singh
Vijay P. Singh Texas A&M University
Thian Yew Gan
Thian Yew Gan University of Alberta
Xiaohong Chen
Xiaohong Chen Sun Yat-sen University
Xihui Gu
Xihui Gu China University of Geosciences
Tao Yang
Tao Yang Hohai University
Wen Zhou
Wen Zhou Fudan University
Lu Zhang
Lu Zhang Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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