Research Interests
Remote Sensing, Digital Image Processing, Geographic Information
System (GIS) , Natural Resources Inventory and Management,
Soil and Terrestrial Vegetation Dynamics and Modeling, Artificial
Intelligence, GIS System Design and Implementation.
Education
- Ph.D. 1996, Soil Science (Remote Sensing in Soil), College
of Natural Resource and Environment, Zhejiang Agricultural
University, China
- M.S.1988,Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems,
Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, China
- B.S. 1982, Remote Sensing, Department of Earth Sciences,
Zhejiang University, China
PROFESSIONAL EXERIENCES
Aug. 2001 – Present Research Fellow, Dept.
of Geography, University of Toronto
- Terrestrial Vegetation Dynamics and Modeling;Remote Sensed
data processing and analysis.
Nov. 1998 – July 2001 Visiting Researcher,
Dept. of Geography, University of Maryland, U.S.
- Validation of NASA EOS' MODIS and MISR Land Surface Reflectance
and Albedo Products.
- Topographic Effects on Solar Radiation and Remotely Sensed
Reflectance .
- Bi-directional Reflectance Distribution Factor (BRDF)
and atmospheric correction of space and air-borne data.
- Field measurement of environmental parameters (e.g., Leaf
area index) for concurrent data analysis.
- Data processing and analyses of multi-source remotely
sensed data including POLAR, MISR, SeaWiFS,AVHRR, TM, ETM,
MODIS, ASTER, IKONOS, SAR, and hyperspectral data(AVIRIS).
Apr. 1997 – Oct. 1998 Associate Professor, Division
of Remote Sensing & GIS,
- Department of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, China
- Development of Soil Erosion Information System Using Multi-source
Remotely Sensed Data.
- Vegetation Dynamics Monitoring Using Landsat and
AVHRR Data.
- Land Use and land Cover Mapping and Land Management
Information System
Feb. 1995 – Mar. 1996 Associate Professor, Institute
of Remote Sensing and GIS,
- Zhejiang Agricultural University (ZAU), China
- Establishment of Red Soil Resources Information System.
- Crops Growing Condition Monitoring and Crop Information
System Development.
- Rice Yield Estimation Using Remotely Sensed Data.
July 1995 ‑ Oct. 1995 Visiting Scientist, Macaulay
Land Use Research Institute, Aberdeen,UK
- Red Soils Resource Information System (cooperated project
with between European
- Common Market and ZAU)
Aug. 1988 – Jan. 1995 Assistant Professor,
Division of Remote Sensing, Department of Soil and Agricultural
Chemistry, ZAU
- Design and Implementation of Two Dimensional Run‑Length
Data Structure in GIS.
- Detection and Disintegration of Mixed Pixels in Remotely
Sensed Imagery.
- Crops Monitoring and Information System.
- Red Soils Resource Information System.
- Investigation and Evaluation of Soils and Land Resources.
- Land Use and Urban Plan in City Hangzhou, China.
- Rice Growth Monitoring and Yield Estimation.
- Natural Disaster Remote Sensing (Real-time Flood Monitoring
System).
Aug. 1982 – July 1985 Assistant Research Scientist,
Institute of China Coal Geology, Xian, China
- Spectrum Measurement and Analysis of Coal, Rocks, and
vegetation.
- Image Processing and Interpretation.
- Remote Sensing of Coal Resources.
AWARDS
- 1997 Third Prize, China National Science and Technology
Advance Award
- 1997 Second Prize, Science and Technology Advance Award,
Ministry of Agriculture, China
- 1996 Second Prize, Science and Technology Advance Award,
Zhejiang Province Government
- 1996 First Prize, Science and Technology Advance Award,
Zhejiang Educational Commission
PUBLICATIONS
- Shunlin Liang, Hongliang Fang, Mingzhen Chen, 2001,
Atmospheric Correction of Land ETM+ Land Surface Imagery:
I. Methods. IEEE TRANSACTION ON GEOSCIENCES AND
REMOTE SENSING. 39:2490-2498.
- Liang, S., H. Fang, M. Chen, C. Walthall, C. Daughtry,
J. Morisette, C. Schaff, and A. Strahler, (2002),
Validating MODIS land surface reflectance and albedo
products: Methods and preliminary results, Remote Sensing
of Environment, 83(1-2):149-162.
- Liang, S., H. Fang, J. Morisette, M. Chen, C. Walthall,
C. Daughtry, and C. Shuey, (2002), Atmospheric Correction
of Land ETM+ Land Surface Imagery: II. Validation and Applications.
IEEE TRANSACTION ON GEOSCIENCES AND REMOTE SENSING.
40(12): 2736-2746
- Mingzhen CHEN, 1997, The Spectrum Model of Mountain
Area Pixels, Journal of Survey and Mapping, Vol.78:18-26
- Mingzhen Chen, Renchao WANG, 1996, The Key Technology
on Estimating Rice Yield Information System, Journal of
ZhejiangAgricultural University, Vol. 22:1-7
- Mingzhen CHEN, 1995, Data Compression in Remote
Sensing Estimating Rice Yield Information System, Journal
of Zhejiang Agricultural University, Vol. 19:21-26
- Mingzhen CHEN,1995, Study on Rice‑field
Monitoring and Area Information System, Journal
of Zhejiang Agricultural University, Vol. 19:7-15
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