Yongping Shen
Prof. Yongping Shen
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engeering Research Institute, Chinese Ac
Ediotrial Office of Journal of Glaciology and Geocyology
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS
Room 509, No.2 Building
260 west donggang road
Lanzhou, 086 730000
China
Mailing Address:
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engeering Research Institute, Chinese Ac
Ediotrial Office of Journal of Glaciology and Geocyology
Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS
Room 509, No.2 Building
320 west donggang road
-730000 Lanzhou, Gansu
Phone: +86 (0)931 4967 246
Fax: +86 (0)931 4967 246
E-mail:
snowmantibet(at)gmail.comURL Institution:
www.casnw.net; www.climatechange.cn
Key Publications of Yongping Shen (up to ten) :
'Overview of Glaciers, Glacier Retreat and Subsequent Impacts in Nepal, India and China,' March 14, 2005.
For the full report see http://www.panda.org/downloads/climate_change/himalayaglaciersreport2005.pdf
An Overview of Glaciers, Retreating Glaciers and their Impact in the Tibetan Plateau' by Shen Yongping, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
This report contains full details on the China portion of the report above. For the full report see
http://wwfchina.org/english/downloads/chinaglaciers.pdf
Expertise of Yongping Shen:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Hydrosphere |
| Fresh Water Systems / Rivers / Lakes |
| Precipitation / Runoff |
| Topic Cryosphere | Cryosphere |
| Glaciers |
| Snow Cover |
| Permafrost / Solifluction |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon |
| Hydrogeochemical Cycle |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Tourism |
| Water |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape |
| Topic Culture/History | Culture / History |
| Ethics / Cultural Values |
| Topic Sustainability | Social Sustainability |
| Time Frame | Past |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Millenial |
| 100 kyr |
| Methods | Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
Specialties of Yongping Shen:
RESUME
Name : Yongping
Surname: Shen
Sex : Male
Date of Birth: 18th, Aug. 1961
Place of Birth: Xi’an, Shaanxi Province of P.R.China
Nationality: Chinese
Academic Degree: Master of Science, Bachelor of Engineering.
Position: Professor of Water Resource and Global Change
Institution: Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Science
Office Address: 260 West Donggang Road, 730000 Lanzhou, P.R.China
Phone& Fax: +86-931-4967248,
Mobile Phone: 013893629100
E-mail: shenyp@ns.lzb.ac.cn;
Home Address: 306 West Donggang Road, Room302, 730000 Lanzhou, P.R.China
Phone: +86-931-8276265
Education Background:
1991.05 –1992.04: Georaphisches Institut der Universitaet Goettingen, B.R.D
Visiting Scholar of Quaternary Geology and Geography, by
DAAD-K.C. Wong Research Fellowship
1982.09 –1985.07: Lanzhou Institute of Glaciology and Geocryology, CAS
Specialty: Quaternary Glaciology and Global Change
Degree: Master of Science
1978.09 --1982.08: Chengdu University of Technology
Specialty: Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology
Degree: Bachelor of Engineering
Language Ability:
English: Very Good
German: Fair
Chinese: Mother tongue
Research Projects Undertaken:
2004-2005: WWF project “Wetland Conservation Adapted to Climate Change in the Headwater of Yangtze River”，Senior Consultant
2004-2005: the World Wide Fund for Nature- China Programme Office (WWF-China)--Climate Impact and Adaptation Project in the Tibetan Plateau, Senior Consultant
2003-2005：Studies on the glacier fluctuation, its trend and the consequent impact on variations of water resource in the Tarim River Basin, Northwest China. Grant by National Science Foundation of China (90202013)
2001-2003：Research on Ecoenvironmental Change Pattern and Sustainable Utilization of Water-Land Resources in West China. Grant by Key Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX1-10-06)
1999 –2001: The Early Warning System of Jokulhlaups in High-elevation Watersheds Supported GIS: A Case Study of Merzbacher Lake, Center Tianshan. Grant by National Science Foundation of China (49871021);
1998 –2000: Glacier Change and Their Impact on Soci-Economic Development in West China. Grant by Key Project of Chinese Academy of Science;
1999 –2001: Research on Ecological Environmental Change in the Headwaters of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. Grand by “Western Light” Project of Chinese Academy of Science;
1998 –1999: Cold Hydrology including Permafrost Study of GAME-Tibet Project (GEWEX Asian Monsoon Experiment). Grant by Chinese and Japanese Governments;
1997: Research on Some Problems of Water Resource and Utilization in West China. Grand by State Key Project of “ 9th Five Year Plane” of China;
1996: Research on Groundwater Resources in Tazhong Oil Field of Tarim Basin, Xinjiang. Grant by the Ministry of Petroleum Industry, China
1995 –1997: The Response of Glacier Mass Balance in High Asia to Climate Change and Impact on the Water Resource. Grant by National Science Foundation of China;
1993 –1994 : Observation and Research of Existing Glacier in the East Pamir under the International Glacier Year Research Project;
1992. 09-10 : Sino – Kyrgyzstan Joint Expedition to East Pamirs
1991–1992: A Comparative Study between Northwest Europe and Tibetan Plateau: Geomorphology and Sedimentology in Last Glaciation. Grant by the DAAD-K.C. Wong Research Fellowship ;
1989. 06-11 : Sino-German Joint Expedition to South Tibet and Inland Tibet ;
1988 : Sino-Finland Joint Expedition to Northeastern Tibetan Plateau and Tianshan Mountain;
1987. 10-11 : Glacial Geology Investigation to Northern Poland and Tatara Mountains;
1986.07-11 : Sino-German Joint Expedition to K2 Area and Yarkant Valley, Karakorum Mountains;
1985.07-08 : Sino-Japanese Joint Glaciology Expedition to West Kunlun Mountains;
1984. 06-11: Sino-German Joint Expedition to Mt. Everest Area and South Tibet ( mainly in the Poiqu River Valley, and GLOF of Zhangzangbo Gully, Debris Flow Disaster 1981)
Recently Publication Related to Water Resources and Environmental Change in West China :( selected)
1. Shen Y-P, Ding Y-J, Ye B-S, Yang M-X, Koike T and Tadono T, 1999. Variation of soil moisture and temperature on the Tibetan Plateau and a mechanism of soil moisture-rainfall feedback. Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on GAME-Tibet, Xi'an, China. CAS/Japan National Committee for GAME, 13-16.
2. Shen Yongping, Liu Guangxiu, Ding Yongjian, Koike Toshio and Pu Jianchen, 1998.Impact of soil moisture variation on grassland ecological environment in the source region of the Yangtze River. Advance in Earth Sciences, 13(4): 74-84 (in Chinese with English Summary).
3. Shen Yongping, Wang Genxu, Wu Qingbai and Liu Shiyin, 2002. The impact of future climate change on ecology and environments in the Changjiang-Yellow Rivers Source Region. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 24(3):308-314. (in Chinese with English Summary).
4. Shi Yafeng, Shen Yongping and Hu Ruji, 2002. Preliminary study on signal, impact and foreground of climatic shift from warm-dry to warm-humid in Northwest China. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 24(3): 219-226. (in Chinese with English Summary).
5. Shen Yongping, Liu Shiyin and Wang Genxu, 2001. Fluctuations of glacier mass balance in watersheds of Qilian Mountains and their impact on water resources of Hexi region. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 2001, 23(3): 244-250. (in Chinese with English Summary).
6. Shen Yongping, Liu Shiyin, Ding Yongjian and Wang Shunde, 2003. Glacier mass balance change in Tailanhe River watersheds on the south slope of the Tianshan Mountains and its impact on water resources. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 25(2): 124-129. (in Chinese with English Summary).
Published Books:
1. Shi Yafeng, Shen Yongping, Li Dongliang, et al. An Assessment of Issues of Climatic Shift from Warm-dry to Warm-wet in Northwest China. Beijing: China Meteorological Press, 2003. 1-148
2. Shen Yongping. Glacier. Beijing: China Meteorological Press, 2003. 1-156.
3. Wang Genxu, Cheng Guodong, Shen Yongping, et al. Ecoenvironment Change and Ecological Protection in the source regions of Changjiang and Yellow Rivers . Lanzhou: Lanzhou University Press, 2001.1-210
4. Shen Yongping. An Overview of Glaciers, Glacier Retreating and Its Impact in the Tibetan Plateau. A Consultative Report for Climate Impact and Adaptation Project in the Tibetan Plateau submitted to the World Wide Fund for Nature- China Programme Office (WWF-China)，pp50, 2004-04
Last update: 9/21/09
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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