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Courses
Taught in 2008-2009
1st
term:
GRM2221 Weather and Climate
GRM3021 Final Year Thesis I
UGB222E Natural Hazards
2nd
term:
GRM1033/UGC 212E Perspectives on Pan Pearl River Delta
GRM1121 Field Studies I
GRM3022 Final Year Thesis II
GRM3221 Hydrology and Water Resources
UGB222E Natural Hazards
Teaching
Fields
Meteorology and Climatology
Hydrology and Water Resources Management
Regional Development (South China and Hong Kong)
Research
Interests
Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling
Watershed Hydrology and Management
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications
Services/Posts
VVice Chair, Commission on Hydrological Sciences, Geographical Society of China
Member, Commission on of Water Resources, China Society of Natural Resources
Member, Chinese National Committee for BAHC/IGBP
Member, Chinese National Committee for GWSP
Member, Advisory Committee on the Quality of Water Supplies, HKSAR
Selected Publications
Chen, Y.D., Q. Zhang, C.Y. Xu, X.H. Chen, and T. Jiang, 2008. Chang-point alterations of extreme water levels and underlying causes in the Pearl River Delta, China. River Research and Applications, 24: 1-17.
Shao, Q.X., Y.D. Chen, and L. Zhang, 2008. An extension of three-parameter Burr III distribution for low-flow frequency analysis. Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 52:1304-1314.
Chen, X., Y.D. Chen, and C. Y. Xu, 2007. A distributed monthly hydrological model for integrating spatial variations of basin topography and rainfall. Hydrological Processes, 21:242-252.
Jiang, T., Y.D. Chen, C-Y Xu, X.H. Chen, X. Chen, V.P. Singh, 2007. Comparison of hydrological impacts of climate change simulated by six hydrological models in the Dongjiang Basin, South China. Journal of Hydrology, 336: 316-333.
Chen, Y.D., G.R. Huang, Q.X. Shao, and C.Y. Xu, 2006. Regional low flow frequency analysis using L- moments for Dongjiang Basin in Southern China. Hydrological Science Journal, 51(6):1051-1064.
Chen, X.H., Y.D. Chen, G. Lai , and C. Zeng, 2006. Optimal allocation of water resources in Guang- zhou City, South China. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A, 41:1405-1419.
Chen, X., Y.D. Chen, and X.H. Chen, 2006. Simulation of baseflow accounting for the effect of bank storage and its implication in baseflow separation. Journal of Hydrology, 327:539-549.
Niu Wenyuan and David Y.Q. Chen, 2004. "Geographical Background and Sustainable Development". Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development, edited by Y.M. Yeung and Shen Jianfa. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, pp.51-77.
Xia Jun, Yongqin David Chen, 2001. "Water problems and opportunities in the hydrological sciences in China". Hydrological Sciences Journal, vol.46, no.6, pp.907-921.
Chen, Y. D., 2001. Sustainable development and management of water resources for urban water supply in Hong Kong. Water International, vol.26, no.1, pp.119-128.
Research
Projects
RGC Grant, "Alteration of the Hydrologic Cycle and Sediment Flux in Response to Climate Change and Human Activities in the Pearl River Basin", Principal Investigator (with CHEN Xi, CHEN Xiaohong, XU Chong-yu, (10/2008-09/2010, HK$343,700).
Direct Grant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, "Precipitation in the East River (Dongjiang) Basin: Trends, Extremes and Climate Linkages", Co-investigator (with ZHANG Qiang, YANG Tao) (04/2007 - 03/2009, HK$38,500).
RGC Grant, "An Assessment of Impacts of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Regional Climate in Pearl River Delta of South China", Co-investigator (with YANG Limin, LIN Hui and SHAO Yun), (09/2005-08/2007, HK$443,840).
RGC Grant, "Assessment of Hydrologic Alterations for Water Resources Management in a Rapidly Changing Environment: A Study of the Pearl River Delta ", Principal Investigator (with CHEN Xi, CHEN Xiaohong, SHAO Quanxi, XU Chong-yu, (01/2006-12/2007, HK$539,616).
Direct Grant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, "Characterization and Estimation of Low Flows in the East River (Dongjiang) Basin", Principal Investigator (11/2002 - 12/2003, HK$62,000).
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