Research Team
Danling TANG
Director, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Modern Marine Ranching (GDTEMR).
1. Biography
Dr. Danling Tang is a distinguished professor with extensive expertise in marine ecological research. She earned her Ph.D. from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Rhode Island, and worked as a research fellow at Tohoku University, Japan. She has held prominent academic positions, including Overseas Distinguished Professor at Fudan University and senior researcher at the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). She was also recognized as an expert under the prestigious "Hundred Talents Program" of CAS.
Dr. Tang specializes in marine ecological environment remote sensing and biological oceanography. Her research focuses on phytoplankton bloom dynamics under oceanographic forcing, global environmental changes, typhoon ecological effects, and marine disaster risk management. She has been a pioneer in promoting “Marine Ecological Environment Remote Sensing” as a new interdisciplinary field.
Dr. Tang has led numerous oceanographic research cruises in the South China Sea, authored over 200 SCI/EI-indexed papers, and is ranked among the top 1% of highly cited researchers globally in Environmental Ecology, as identified by ESI. She holds more than ten patents, has published five monographs in both Chinese and English, co-authored sixteen English academic books, and served as editor-in-chief for a special issue of an SCI-indexed journal.
Dr. Tang’s contributions to marine ecological environment remote sensing have earned her international recognition. She has served as the chair and/or core member of several major international academic organizations such as PORSEC and PACON, and has been appointed as an expert for several key United Nations projects. Her achievements have been acknowledged with numerous prestigious awards, including the Ocean Service Award, the Zayed International Prize for the Environment, the National Innovation and Excellence Award (Silver Medal), and two First Prizes in Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Awards. Her scientific contributions have been featured in the international journal Advances in Space Research.
Research Focus: Marine Ecological Environment Remote Sensing
2. Major projects chaired in recent years:
1.Special Support Program for Cultivating High-level Talents in Guangdong Province “南海U形线断面及其邻近海域环境、资源与权益综合研究”，广东省科技厅（项目负责人）；
2.PI Project of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou)“南海生态环境权益遥感综合研究”，南方海洋科学与工程广东省实验室（广州）（项目负责人）；
3.Satellite remote sensing long- time dispersion/evolution of alterniflora in western Guangdong, Guangdong Province Special Project on Pollution Prevention and Protection and Eco-environmental Protection，生态环境部华南环境科学研究所（项目负责人）；
4.南海北部海洋大气甲烷卫星遥感监测研究，广州市南沙区科技局；
5.面向河口海岸入海陆源污染的空天地一体化调查技术与应用，广东省自然资源厅（课题负责人）；
6.Key technologies and applications of remote sensing inspection of ecological environment and resources in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, Key Special Project of Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou) （for Introduced Talents Team）（课题负责人）；
7.The General Program of National Natural Sciences Foundation of China： " Study on Environment and Ecology of the U boundary in the South China Sea using Remote Sensing and Voyage data".（项目负责人）；
8.Undertook over 40 other scientific research projects.
3. scientific research achievements：
(1)Representative papers
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1.Modeling Ocean Cooling Induced by Tropical Cyclone Wind Pump Using Explainable Machine Learning Framework, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 62, pp. 1-17, 2024, Art no. 4202317, Corresponding author.
2.Composite Analysis-Based Machine Learning for Prediction of Tropical Cyclone-Induced Sea Surface Height Anomaly, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing,VOL. 16, 2023, Corresponding author.
3.A case study of Chlorophyll a response to tropical cyclone Wind Pump considering Kuroshio invasion and air-sea heat exchange, Science of the Total Environment,Volume 741, 1 November 2020, 140290, Corresponding author.
4.Dissolved oxygen responses to tropical cyclones "Wind Pump" on preexisting, Marine Pollution Bulletin,Volume 146, September 2019, Pages 838-847, Corresponding author.
5.国界线和行政区线表示南海U形海疆线的地图发表于科学通报,2018,63(09),通讯作者
6.Enhanced sea-air CO2 exchange influenced by a tropical depression in the South China Sea, J. of Geophysical Research (Ocean),Volume119, Issue10, October 2014, Pages 6792-6804, Corresponding author.
7.Offshore and nearshore chlorophyll increases induced by typhoon and typhoon rain, Marine Ecology Progress Series,Vol. 333: 61-74, 2007, Corresponding author.
8.Seasonal and spatial distribution of chlorophyll a and water conditions in the Gulf of Tonkin, South China Sea, Remote Sensing of Environment,85 (2003) 475 -483, Corresponding author.
9.Remote sensing observation of winter phytoplankton blooms southwest of the Luzon Strait in the SCS, Ecology Progress Series,Vol. 191: 43-51, 1999, Corresponding author.
10.More than 200 SCI/EI papers.
（2） major patents
1.An Underwater Gravity Dynamic Measurement System and Method，ZL2024112719565
2.An Air Supply Tool, Air Supply Method, and Water-Gas Equilibrium Device, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL 2024 1 0798463.00
3.The generation, prediction, verification methods, and system for wave motion in porous structures, invention patent, patent number: 2024103450884.
4.An In-situ Monitoring Device for Methane Gas Flux at the Water-Atmosphere Interface, Utility Model, Patent No.: 2023224451746
5.Specialized Online Monitoring Instrument for Multi-Parameter Water Environment on Unmanned Surface Vessels, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL202410481596.5
6.A Remote Sensing Data Reconstruction Method Combining Generative Adversarial Networks and Graph Neural Networks, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL 202311854062.4
7.An In-situ Detection Device for Methane Concentration in Seawater, Utility Model, Patent No.: ZL 202322262165.3
8.A Real-Time Three-Dimensional Monitoring System for Methane in Ocean Profiles, Utility Model, Patent No.: ZL 202322331884.6
9.A Big Data Monitoring and Management Method and System for Ocean Resource Distribution and Ecological Environment, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL202410319018.1
11.A Monitoring Device Based on Atmospheric Methane Concentration over the Ocean Surface, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL202311240160.9
12.A Methane Gas Concentration Monitoring System for Offshore Environments, Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL202311237717.3
（3）Software copyright
1.涉南海多语种舆情分析系统V1.0登记号：2024SR1500105，2024.10.11
2.重大台风灾害应急响应集成系统V1.0，登记号：2012SR128022,2012.12.19
3.广东台风路径查询与损失评估系统V1.0，登记号：2016SR189394，2016.7.21
4. Key awards：
1.Second National Innovation and Excellence Award (Silver Medal), 2020, jointly awarded by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the China Association for Science and Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the State Council.
2.First Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, 2012, for "Mechanisms of Algal Bloom Formation and Evolution in the South China Sea and Adjacent Waters and Remote Sensing Monitoring Methods," awarded by the Guangdong Provincial Government (1st Principal Contributor).
3.Outstanding Individual for Marine Power Development, 2023, awarded by the Guangdong Provincial Leading Group for Marine Affairs.
4.First Prize of the 2023 Natural Resources Science and Technology Progress Award, awarded by the Ministry of Natural Resources (Ranked 5/15).
5.12th Guangdong Ding Ying Science and Technology Award, 2013, awarded by the Guangdong Association for Science and Technology.
6.International-Distinguishing Member Award, 2014, awarded by the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (International PACON).
7.Ocean Service Award, 2007, awarded by the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (International PACON).
8.First Prize of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, 2009, for "Marine Biodiversity and Production Mechanisms in the South China Sea Region," awarded by the Guangdong Provincial Government.
9.Zayed Environmental Award Diploma, 2006, awarded by the United Nations.
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