Personal information
Name: Yanfen Yang
Sex: Female
Nationality: Chinese
Date of Birth: December 1, 1984
Tel: +86 18792895210
Mail: yfyang@ms.iswc.ac.cn
Language: Chinese (mother tongue)
English (working level)
Special expertise
Ecohydrological processes and modelling; Climate and land use change; Application of remote sensing precipitation; Soil and water conservation
Working experience
2022-
Position: Associate researcher at the ISWC, CAS and Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
2020-2021
Position: Visiting Scholar at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, IN, USA
2014-2021
Position: Assistant researcher at the ISWC, CAS and Northwest A & F University, Yangling, China
Education and training
2010-2014
PhD studies: Physical geography, Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Researches Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2007-2010
Master studies: Agricultural water-soil engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Shaanxi, China
2003-2007
Bachelor studies: Hydrology and water resources engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Shaanxi, China
Students’ supervision
So far, responsible for the coordination and supervision of 2 PhD students and 3 MSc students.
Research Projects
Research funds for 4 national projects, and 3 provincial and ministerial programs have been acquired as project leader.
Research Experiences
2022-2026
Hold key Program of sub-project of National Natural Science Foundation “Interaction mechanism between structure of Robinia pseudoacacia plantation and soil and water conservation function”. Major works is illustrating the structure characteristics and soil resistance ability of Robinia pseudoacacia plantation, and the interaction mechanism between them.
2018-2019
Hold sub-project of Chinese Academy of Sciences Technology Service Network Program “Determination and Evaluation of Soil and Water Loss Factors in the Loess Plateau”. Major works were investigating the current situation of soil erosion and its impact factors.
2017-2018
Hold Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province “Responses of soil erosion to climate change in Chabagou Watershed”. Major works were investigating the effect of changing precipitation and temperature on runoff and sediment in small watershed.
2016-2018
Hold sub-project of National key research and development plan “Temporal and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Precipitation in the Yellow River Basin Based on Multiple Data Sources”. Major works were applicating the remote sensing precipitation in hydrology.
2014-2016
Hold Youth Project of National Natural Science Foundation “Impacts and Uncertainty Analysis of Climate and Land Use Change on Soil Erosion in the Loess Plateau”. Major works were simulating runoff and sediment under climate and land use change scenarios using SWAT.
2010-2014
Participate in National Natural Science Foundation of China “Simulating the process of rain, snow and ice production in the continental river basin in the arid area of Northwest China”, and National 973 Project “Impact of Climate Change on Water Cycle Process in Arid Areas of Northwest China”. Major works were evaluating and correcting the remote sensing precipitation.
Key Publications
1. Yang YF, Shen LL, Wang B*. How is the precipitation distributed vertically in mountain areas in arid region of Northwest China? Journal of Geographical Science, 2022, 32(2): 241-258.
2. Liu JX, Wang B, Duan XW, Yang YF*, Liu GB. Seasonal variation in soil erosion resistance to overland flow in gully-filled farmland on the Loess Plateau, China. Soil & Tillage Research, 2022, 218: 105297.
3. Wang JF, Yang YF*, Wang B, Liu GB, Li JM. Soil detachment caused by flowing water erosion in six typical herbaceous plant root systems on the Loess Plateau, China. Biosystems Engineering, 2022, 217, 56-67.
4. Wang B, Li PP, Huang CH, Liu GB, Yang YF*. Effects of root morphological traits on soil detachment for ten herbaceous species in the Loess Plateau. Science of the Total Environment, 2021, 754:142304
5. Yang YF, Wu J, Bai L, Wang B*. Reliability of Gridded Precipitation Products in the Yellow River Basin, China. Remote Sensing, 2020, 12: 374.
6. Yang YF, Fu SH*, Liu BY, Sun BY, Liu CG. Damage of check dams by extreme rainstorms on the Chinese Loess Plateau: A case study in the Chabagou watershed. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2020, 75: 746-754.
7. Fu SH, Yang YF*, Liu BY, Liu HQ, Liu JX. Peak flow rate response to vegetation and terraces under extreme rainstorms. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 2020, 288: 106714.
8. Yang YF, Bai L, Wu J, Wang B, Fu SH*. Reliability of the global climate models during 1961–1999 in arid and semiarid regions of China. Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 667:271-286.
9. Yang YF, Luo Y*. Using the Back Propagation Neural Network Approach to Bias-correct TMPA Data in the Arid Region of Northwest China, Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2014, 15(1): 459-473.
10. Yang YF, Luo Y*. Evaluating the performance of remote sensing precipitation products CMORPH, PERSIANN, and TMPA, in the arid region of northwest China, Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2014, 118(3):429-445.
