Shunlin Liang
Biographic Data
| ID | 6569977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shunlin Liang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shunlin |
| FAMILY NAME | Liang |
| SIGNATURE | LIANG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, College Park |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2708-9183 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Geography of Contemporary China
Trans-Arctic shipping routes expanding faster than the model projections
Observed and projected changes in global climate zones based on Köppen climate classification
In recent years, there has been a growing body of literature applying the Köppen classification scheme to investigate the changes in the distribution of bioclimatic conditions. Area changes and latitude and elevation shifts of Köppen climate zones have been examined based on the observed and projected datasets. This review article provides a comprehensive insight into the changes in global Köppen climate zones. First, we summarize the advancement…
Assessing the thermal contributions of urban land cover types
Understanding the thermal contribution of urban land cover is crucial for alleviating urban heat islands (UHIs). Extensive work has assessed this contribution by estimating the responses of heat-related variables, such as land surface temperature (LST), to landscape patterns in terms of composition and configuration. However, ignoring the endogenous collinearity in landscape composition may lead to biased estimations. In this study, an elastic ne…
Unsupervised Classification
Unsupervised classification is an analysis technique that categorizes data based on the similarity between data samples. It is used to understand data structure, summarize data distribution, and identify categories of new data. In this entry, the basic concept of unsupervised classification is described in comparison with supervised classification and major unsupervised algorithms widely used in the literature are reviewed next. Finally, the appl…
Impacts of land cover transitions on surface temperature in China based on satellite observations
China has experienced intense land use and land cover changes during the past several decades, which have exerted significant influences on climate change. Previous studies exploring related climatic effects have focused mainly on one or two specific land use changes, or have considered all land use and land cover change types together without distinguishing their individual impacts, and few have examined the physical processes of the mechanism t…
Satellite observed changes in the Northern Hemisphere snow cover phenology and the associated radiative forcing and feedback between 1982 and 2013
Quantifying continental-scale changes in snow cover phenology (SCP) and evaluating their associated radiative forcing and feedback is essential for meteorological, hydrological, ecological, and societal purposes. However, the current SCP research is inadequate because few published studies have explored the long-term changes in SCP, as well as their associated radiative forcing and feedback in the context of global warming. Based on satellite-obs…
Surface radiative forcing of forest disturbances over northeastern China
Forests provide important climate forcing through biogeochemical and biogeophysical processes. In this study, we investigated the climatic effects of forest disturbances due to changes in forest biomass and surface albedo in terms of radiative forcing over northeastern China. Four types of forest disturbances were considered: fires, insect damage, logging, and afforestation and reforestation. The mechanisms of the influence of forest disturbances…
Greenland surface albedo changes in July 1981–2012 from satellite observations
Significant melting events over Greenland have been observed over the past few decades. This study presents an analysis of surface albedo change over Greenland using a 32-year consistent satellite albedo product from the global land surface satellite (GLASS) project together with ground measurements. Results show a general decreasing trend of surface albedo from 1981 to 2012 (−0.009 ± 0.002 decade ^−1 , p < 0.01). However, a large decrease has oc…
Trans-Arctic shipping routes expanding faster than the model projections
Observed and projected changes in global climate zones based on Köppen climate classification
In recent years, there has been a growing body of literature applying the Köppen classification scheme to investigate the changes in the distribution of bioclimatic conditions. Area changes and latitude and elevation shifts of Köppen climate zones have been examined based on the observed and projected datasets. This review article provides a comprehensive insight into the changes in global Köppen climate zones. First, we summarize the advancement…
Greenland surface albedo changes in July 1981–2012 from satellite observations
Significant melting events over Greenland have been observed over the past few decades. This study presents an analysis of surface albedo change over Greenland using a 32-year consistent satellite albedo product from the global land surface satellite (GLASS) project together with ground measurements. Results show a general decreasing trend of surface albedo from 1981 to 2012 (−0.009 ± 0.002 decade ^−1 , p < 0.01). However, a large decrease has oc…
Surface radiative forcing of forest disturbances over northeastern China
Forests provide important climate forcing through biogeochemical and biogeophysical processes. In this study, we investigated the climatic effects of forest disturbances due to changes in forest biomass and surface albedo in terms of radiative forcing over northeastern China. Four types of forest disturbances were considered: fires, insect damage, logging, and afforestation and reforestation. The mechanisms of the influence of forest disturbances…
Satellite observed changes in the Northern Hemisphere snow cover phenology and the associated radiative forcing and feedback between 1982 and 2013
Quantifying continental-scale changes in snow cover phenology (SCP) and evaluating their associated radiative forcing and feedback is essential for meteorological, hydrological, ecological, and societal purposes. However, the current SCP research is inadequate because few published studies have explored the long-term changes in SCP, as well as their associated radiative forcing and feedback in the context of global warming. Based on satellite-obs…
Unsupervised Classification
Unsupervised classification is an analysis technique that categorizes data based on the similarity between data samples. It is used to understand data structure, summarize data distribution, and identify categories of new data. In this entry, the basic concept of unsupervised classification is described in comparison with supervised classification and major unsupervised algorithms widely used in the literature are reviewed next. Finally, the appl…
Impacts of land cover transitions on surface temperature in China based on satellite observations
China has experienced intense land use and land cover changes during the past several decades, which have exerted significant influences on climate change. Previous studies exploring related climatic effects have focused mainly on one or two specific land use changes, or have considered all land use and land cover change types together without distinguishing their individual impacts, and few have examined the physical processes of the mechanism t…
Assessing the thermal contributions of urban land cover types
Understanding the thermal contribution of urban land cover is crucial for alleviating urban heat islands (UHIs). Extensive work has assessed this contribution by estimating the responses of heat-related variables, such as land surface temperature (LST), to landscape patterns in terms of composition and configuration. However, ignoring the endogenous collinearity in landscape composition may lead to biased estimations. In this study, an elastic ne…
Observed and projected changes in global climate zones based on Köppen climate classification
In recent years, there has been a growing body of literature applying the Köppen classification scheme to investigate the changes in the distribution of bioclimatic conditions. Area changes and latitude and elevation shifts of Köppen climate zones have been examined based on the observed and projected datasets. This review article provides a comprehensive insight into the changes in global Köppen climate zones. First, we summarize the advancement…
The Geography of Contemporary China
Trans-Arctic shipping routes expanding faster than the model projections
Environmental Science (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Geology (7 works) · Climatology (6 works) · Physical geography (5 works) · Albedo (alchemy (4 works) · Atmospheric sciences (4 works) · Climate change (4 works) · Climate variability and models (4 works) · Ecology (4 works)