Email:niening33@163.com; nien@lzu.edu.cn
Research Area:Climate Change and Land Surface Response Mechanisms
Work Experience:
05/2025 – Present Lanzhou University, Young Researcher
10/2021 – 03/2025 East China Normal University, Associate Researcher
11/2017 – 10/2021 East China Normal University, Postdoctoral Researcher
04/2013 – 07/2017 Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Research Assistant / Visiting Ph.D. Student
Education:
09/2012 – 09/2017 Nanjing University Ph.D.
09/2010 – 06/2012 Nanjing University M.Sc.
09/2006 – 06/2010 Huazhong Agricultural University B.Sc.
Research Focus:
My recent work focuses on climate change and land-atmosphere interactions – environmental health risks, integrating multidisciplinary expertise in climatology, RS/GIS, physical geography, hydrology & water resources, and environmental sciences.
Publications (First/Corresponding Author):
1. Shilun Zhou†, Ruiting Lyu†, Feiyang Wang, Xiaodan Guan, Ning Nie*，2025. Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers of Water and Carbon Use Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin with Harmonized MODIS and GLASS Data [J]. In Revision.
2. Shilun Zhou†, Feiyang Wang†, Ruiting Lyu, Xiaodan Guan, Ning Nie*，2025. Vegetation Response to Extreme Climate in the Yellow River Basin under CMIP6 Projections [J]. Under Review.
3. Shilun Zhou†, Ruiting Lyu†, Feiyang Wang, Xiaodan Guan, Ning Nie*, 2025. Single and Compound Extreme Climate Events in the Amur River Basin and Their Impacts on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Use Efficiency [J]. Under Review.
4. Ning Nie†*, Ting Li†, Xinran Liu, Xiaodan Guan, Shilun Zhou, Min Liu, Dengzhong Zhao, 2025. Quantifying the Relative Contributions of Key Drivers to Future Changes in PAHs Health Risks over the Yangtze River Delta: A Multi-Scenario Modeling Approach [J]. Under Review.
5. Fang Zhao*, Ning Nie*, Yang Liu, Congrui Yi, Luca Guillaumot, Yoshihide Wada, Peter Burek, Mikhail Smilovic, Katja Frieler, Matthias Buechner, Jacob Schewe, Simon N. Gosling, 2025. Benefits of Calibrating a Global Hydrological Model for Regional Analyses of Flood and Drought Projections: a Case Study of the Yangtze River Basin [J].Water Resources Research, 61,e2024WR037153.
6. Ning Nie†,*, Ting Li†, Yiyi Miao, Xinyi Wei, Dengzhong Zhao, Min Liu *. Environmental Fate and Health Risks of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration during the 21st Century [J]. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024, 465: 133407.
7. Ting Li†, Ning Nie†,*, Yiyi Miao, Dengzhong Zhao, Min Liu. Spatiotemporal Distribution and Inter-media Transfer of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Shanghai, China: Historical Patterns and Future Trends [J]. Science of the Total Environment, 2024, 173938.
8. Ning Nie*, Ting Li, Yiyi Miao, Wanchang Zhang, Huiran Gao, Hongming He*, Dengzhong Zhao, Min Liu. Asymmetry of Blue and Green Water Changes in the Yangtze River Basin, China, Examined by Multi-Water-Variable Calibrated SWAT Model [J]. Journal of Hydrology, 2023, 625: 130099.
9. Ning Nie*, Wanchang Zhang, Min Liu, Hao Chen, Dengzhong Zhao. Separating the Impacts of Climate Variability, Land-Use Change and Large Reservoir Operations on Streamflow in the Yangtze River Basin, China, Using a Hydrological Modeling Approach [J]. International Journal of Digital Earth, 2021, 14(2): 231-249.
10. Huiran Gao, Ning Nie*, Wanchang Zhang*, Hao Chen. Monitoring the Spatial Distribution and Changes in Permafrost with Passive Microwave Remote Sensing [J]. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2020, 170:142-155.
11. Ning Nie, Wanchang Zhang, Hao Chen, Huadong Guo. A Global Hydrological Drought Index Dataset Based on Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Data [J]. Water Resources Management, 2018, 32(4):1275-1290.
12. Ning Nie, Wanchang Zhang, Zhijie Zhang, Huadong Guo, Natarajan Ishwaran. Reconstructed Terrestrial Water Storage Change (ΔTWS) from 1948 to 2012 over the Amazon Basin with the Latest GRACE and GLDAS Products [J]. Water Resources Management, 2016, 30:279-294.
13. Ning Nie, Wanchang Zhang, Huadong Guo, Natarajan Ishwaran. 2010-2012 Drought and Flood Events in the Amazon Basin Inferred by GRACE Satellite Observations [J]. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 2015, 9: 096023.
14. Ning Nie, Wanchang Zhang, Cai Deng. Responses of Water Resource of the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin to Climate Changes and Glacier-Snow Fluctuations in Recent Years. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2016, 46 (1):012402.
15. Nie Ning, Zhang Wanchang, Chen Hao, Zhao Dengzhong, Liu Min*. Temporal Variation Characteristics and Attribution Analysis of Terrestrial Water Storage Change in the Yangtze River Basin [J]. Advances in Water Science, 2021, 32(3): 396-407.
16. Nie Ning, Zhang Zhijie, Zhang Wanchang, Deng Cai*. Analysis of the Characteristics of the Glacier System and Typical Glacier Change Based on Remote Sensing in the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin during the Past 30 Years [J]. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 2013, 35(3): 541-552.
17. Nie Ning, Zhang Wanchang, Deng Cai*. Spatial and Temporal Climate Variations from 1978 to 2009 and Their Trend Projection over the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin [J]. Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology, 2012, 34(1): 64-71.
Book Chapter:
Wang Xinyuan, Zhen Jing, Guo Huadong,et al.Spatial Observation Techniques and Methods for Giant Panda Habitats. Science Press, 2020. [Chapter 4]
Honors/Awards:
Shanghai Postdoctoral Fellowship (Merit-Based) in 2017.
Research Projects:
1. Lanzhou University Young Researcher Initiation Fund Project: Climate Change and Basin System Response (2025.05–2030.05); Principal Investigator.
2. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth Project): Attribution Analysis on the Variability of Multiple Water Fluxes over the Yangtze River Basin Using Hydrological Simulations and GRACE Observations (2020.01–2022.12); Principal Investigator.
3. East China Normal University Young Faculty Research Initiative: (2020.01–2020.12); Principal Investigator.
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Project): Spatiotemporal Trans-interface Accumulation, Eco-health Risk and Prediction of Typical Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (2023.01–2027.12); Core Team Member (3/16), Subproject Lead.
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Key Project): Environmental processes, coupling mechanisms and spatial simulation of typical POPs in urban agglomeration of the Yangtze River Delta (2018.01–2022.12); Participant, Subproject Lead.
6. National Key R&D Program: Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Insurance Technology for Multi-Hazards in Metropolitan Areas (2018.01–2022.12); Participant, Subtask Lead.
7. National Key R&D Program: Application of Geospatial Big Data for Urban Public Safety in BRICS Countries (2017.12–2020.11); Participant, Subtask Lead.
