Name: NIU Zheng
Current Appointment: Professor, The State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RADI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing 100101, China
Education
1993-1996, Ph.D. in Physical Geography, Institute of Geography, CAS
1988-1991, M.Sc. in Cartography and Remote Sensing, Peking University
1984-1988, B.Sc. in Astrophysics, Peking University
Professional Experience
2012-present, Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, CAS
2001-2012, Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, CAS
1998-2001, Associate Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, CAS
1996-1998, Research Associate , Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, CAS
1993, Lecturer, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University
1991-1993, Lecturer Assistant, Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University
Areas of Specialization
Global change remote sensing and remote sensing physics, including,
(1) Vegetation remote sensing modeling
(2) Land use / land cover remote sensing
(3) High spectral remote sensing
(4) LiDAR remote sensing
(5) Ecology and environment remote sensing
Academic Awards
2011, the Third Prize of China Civil Aviation Science and Technology Award
2009, Special Government Allowance
2006, the Third Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award
2006, Outstanding Teacher of the Graduate University of CAS
2004, the First Prize of Beijing Science and Technology Award
Society Appointments
Member of the Environmental Remote Sensing Branch, Geographical Society of China
Member of Experts Committee of National Software Assessment on Chinese Spatial Information System
Member of the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science
Adjunct Professor in the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Refereed Journal Articles
Huang, N, He, J.S., Niu Z. Estimating the spatial pattern of soil respiration in Tibetan alpine grasslands using Landsat TM images and MODIS data. Ecological Indicators, 2013, 26: 117–125
Li Wang, Zheng Niu, Chaoyang Wu, Renwei Xie,Huabing Huang. A robust multisource image automatic registration system based on the SIFT descriptor. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2012, 33(12):3850-3869
Qin Yuchu, Li Bin, Niu Zheng, Huang Wenjiang, Wang Changyao. Stepwise decomposition and relative radiometric normalization for small footprint LiDAR waveform. Science China, 2011, 54(4)625-630
Chaoyang Wu, Zheng Niu, Shuai Gao. Gross primary production estimation from MODIS data with vegetation index and photosynthetically active radiation in maize. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2010, 115:D12127
Chaoyang Wu, Zheng Niu, Quan Tang, Wenjiang Huang, Benoit Rivard, Jilu Feng. Remote estimation of gross primary production in wheat using chlorophyll-related vegetation indices. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2009, 1015–1021
Major Research Projects
The Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (2013CB733405): Remote sensing detecting on the vegetation vertical distribution of biophysical and biochemical parameters, 2013-2017
Public service sectors (meteorology) Special Fund Research (GYHY201006042): Precipitation observation using data fusion technology, 2010-2013
National Natural Science Foundation of China (40971202): Study on the vegetation canopy directional reflectance model in the case of two light sources, 2010-2012
Office Address
11A Da Tun Road
An Wai, Beijing 100101
People's Republic of China
Telephone: 86-10-64889215
Fax: 86-10-64806258
Email: niuz@irsa.ac.cn
