Chao Jiang

Project: Modelling of long-term morphological evolution in estuaries and coasts

CHAOAfter obtaining the Geographic Science bachelor degree form Nanjing University, I started a 6-year PhD Programme (09/2011 – 06/2017) in State Key laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences in East China Normal University. During the PhD programme, I had a 2-year visit to the School of Engineering at Cardiff University (06/2014 – 07/2016), working with Shunqi in the coastal group, supported by China Scholarship Council. My research is mainly focused on the River-Ocean Interaction and coastal-estuarine processes in the Yellow River (Huanghe) Delta, with statistical analysis of measured data (field work) and numerical model (Telemac2D), as follows: (1) the geomorphic evolution of the Yellow River Estuarine Submerged Delta in the past several decades (Fig. 1), and its relationships with river supplement and response to climate change and human activity in river basin; (2) Application of TELEMAC-2D and SISYPHE to the Yellow River Estuarine for sediment transport and geomorphic evolution (Fig. 2).

 

Fig. 1. Geomorphic evolution of the Yellow River Estuarine Submerged Delta in different time periods.

Fig. 1. Geomorphic evolution of the Yellow River Estuarine Submerged Delta in different time periods.

Fig. 2. The unstructured mesh for the whole Bohai Sea (a), the flood and ebb in the Yellow River Estuarine (b, c).

Fig. 2. The unstructured mesh for the whole Bohai Sea (a), the flood and ebb in the Yellow River Estuarine (b, c).

Publications:

  • Ji, H., Pan, S., Chen, S. & Jiang, C. (2019). “Impact of Riverine Delivery on Tidal Dynamics of Yellow River Delta”, 38th IAHR World Congress, Panama City, Panama
  • Jiang, C., Chen, S., Pan, S., Fan, Y. & Ji, H. (2018). “Geomorphic evolution of the Yellow River Delta: Quantification of basin-scale natural and anthropogenic impacts”. Catena 163, 361-377 [DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2017.12.041]
  • Ji, H., Chen, S., Pan, S., Xu, C., Jiang, C. & Fan, Y. (2018). “Morphological variability of the active Yellow River mouth under the new regime of riverine delivery”. Journal of Hydrology 564, 329-341 [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.07.014]
  • Fan, Y., Chen, S., Zhao, B., Pan, S., Jiang, C. & Ji, H. (2018). “Shoreline dynamics of the active Yellow River delta since the implementation of Water-Sediment Regulation Scheme: A remote-sensing and statistics-based approach”. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 200, 406-419 [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2017.11.035]
  • Jiang, C., Pan, S. & Chen, S. (2017). “Recent morphological changes of the Yellow River (Huanghe) submerged delta: Causes and environmental implications”. Geomorphology 293, 93-107 [DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.04.036]
  • Zhang, L., Chen, S., Pan, S., Yi, L. & Jiang, C. (2014). “Sediment variability and transport in the littoral area of the abandoned Yellow River Delta, northern Jiangsu”. Journal of Geographical Sciences 24(4), 717-730 [DOI: 10.1007/s11442-014-1115-1]