2021.03-  Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor

2016.01-2021.03  Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate Professor

2013.07-2016.01 Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Insitute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant Professor

1)      Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Lihai Tan, Zhishan An, Hongtao Wang, Tao Wang, Qingjie Han, A first wind tunnel study on the aeolian sand transport of coral sands. Catena, 2023, 106855

2)      Benli Liu, Bo Wu, Ziqiang Lei, Jinnian Tang, Yongchun Zheng, A misleading way to transform the natural desert into farmland. The Innovation, 2022, 3(3): 100237

3)      Benli Liu, Zhaoyun Wang, Baicheng Niu, Jianjun Qu, Large scale sand saltation over hard surface: a controlled experiment in still air. Journal of Arid Land, 2021, 13(6): 599-611

4)      Benli Liu, Zhaoyun Wang, Jianjun Qu, Qinghe Niu, A new index to determine the optimal width of sand control project. Aeolian Research, 2021, 51: 100707

5)      Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Qinghe Niu, Zhishan An, Lihai Tan, Impact of anthropogenic activities on airflow field variation over a star dune. Catena, 2021, 196:104877

6)      Benli Liu, Wanyue Peng, Haidong Li, Jianjun Qu. Increase of moisture content in Mogao Grottoes from artificial sources based on numerical simulations. Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2020, 45: 135-141

7)      Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Duihu Ning, Qingjie Han, Daiying Yin, Peingfei Du, WECON: A model to estimate wind erosion from disturbed surfaces. Catena, 2019, 172: 266-273.

8)      Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Duihu Ning. Amplification factors to estimate wind erosion of piles of soil with different heights: Numerical simulation and structure-from-motion photogrammetry verification. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2018, 7(4): 377-385.

9)      Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Shichang Kang, Bing, Liu, Climate change inferred from aeolian sediments in a lake shore environment in the central Tibetan Plateau during recent centuries. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions, 2018, 10(2):134-144.

10)   Benli Liu, Larry E. Wagner, Duihu Ning, et al. Estimation of Wind Erosion from Construction of a Railway in Arid Northwest China. International Soil & Water Conservation Research, 2017, 5(2).

11)   Benli Liu, Qinghe Niu, Jianjun Qu, Ruiping Zu. Quantifying the provenance of aeolian sediments using multiple composite fingerprints. Aeolian Research, 2016 (22): 117-122.

12)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Shichang Kang. Response of dune activity on the Tibetan Plateau to near future climate change. Climate Research, 2016, 60: 1-8.

13)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Weimin Zhang, et al. Numerical evaluation of the scale problem on the wind flow of a windbreak. Scientific Reports, 2014 (4), 6619.

14)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Duihu Ning, et al. Grain-size study of aeolian sediments found east of Kumtagh Desert. Aeolian Research, 2014, 13: 1-6.

15)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Qinghe Niu, Qingjie Han. Comparison of wind tunnel measured and SWEEP simulated soil losses. Geomorphology, 2014, 207: 23-29.

16)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Qinghe Niu, Junzhan Wang. Computational fluid dynamics evaluation of the effect of different city designs on the wind environment of a downwind natural heritage site. Journal of Arid Land, 2014, 6(1): 69-79.

17)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Larry E. Wagner. Building Chinese wind data for WEPS using surrogate US data. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 2013, 68(4): 104-107.

18)   Benli Liu, Weimin Zhang, Jianjun Qu, et al. Controlling windblown sand problems by an artificial gravel surface: A case study over the gobi surface of the Mogao Grottoes. Geomorphology, 2011(134): 461-469.

19)   Benli Liu, Jianjun Qu, Weimin Zhang, et al. Numerical simulation of wind flow over transverse and pyramid dunes. J. Wind Eng. Ind. Aerodyn., 2011(99): 879-888.

20)      Jianhua Xiao, Dongting Ye, Xiaosong Xie, Zhengyi Yao, Jianjun Qu, Benli Liu, Numerical simulation of the airflow at the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant in a desert region. Solar Energy, 2022, 232: 421-432.

21)      Xunchang (John) Zhang, Benli. Liu, Bing Liu, et al. Quantifying Sediment Provenance Using Multiple Composite Fingerprints in a Small Watershed in Oklahoma. Journal of Environmental Quality, 2016, 1296-1302.

22)      Baicheng Niu, Jianjun Qu, Xunchang (John) Zhang, Benli Liu. Quantifying provenance of reservoir sediment using multiple composite fingerprints in an arid region experiencing both wind and water erosion. Geomorphology, 2019, 332: 112-121

23)      Baicheng Niu, Xunchang (John) Zhang, Jianjun Qu, Benli Liu, Joel Homan, Lihai Tan, Zhishan An. Using multiple composite fingerprints to quantify source contributions and uncertainties in an arid region. Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020(20): 1097-1111

Sediment source fingerprinting; wind erosion; aeolian transport and landform; blown-sand control engineering

已指导学生

王肖波  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

王兆云  硕士研究生  085229-环境工程  

彭婉月  硕士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

现指导学生

张圆  博士研究生  070501-自然地理学  

李敏岚  博士研究生  070501-自然地理学  

王伊蒙  硕士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

周沛晔  博士研究生  070501-自然地理学  

邢瑜  博士研究生  070501-自然地理学  

何晨晨  博士研究生  070501-自然地理学  

胡才智  博士研究生  081405-防灾减灾工程及防护工程  

牛亚琼  博士研究生  070502-人文地理学  

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