2002.9-2005.6 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ph.D., Physical Geography
1999.9-2002.6 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Master, Physical Geography
1995.9-1999.6 Hunan Normal University, Bachelor of Sciences

2005.07-2007.12 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Assistant professor
2007.12-2009.12 Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Associate professor
2008.04-2008.10 Center for Limnology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology of the Royal Academy of Science, Visiting scholar
2009.12-until now Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor
2011.01-2011.03 Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting scholar
2011.03-2012.03 National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project management

Lakes thermodynamic and lake optics  2006-2012

The first author:
1. Zhang YL, Gao G, Shi K, Niu C, Zhou YQ, Qin BQ, Liu XH. Absorption and fluorescence characteristics of rainwater CDOM and contribution to Lake Taihu, China. Atmospheric Environment, 2014, 98: 483-491.
2. Zhang YL, Wu ZX, Liu ML, He JB, Shi K, Wang MZ, Yu ZM. Thermal structure and response to long-term climatic changes in Lake Qiandaohu, a deep subtropical reservoir in China. Limnology and Oceanography, 2014, 59(4): 000.
3. Zhang YL, Shi K, Liu XH, Zhou YQ, Qin BQ. Lake topography and wind waves determining seasonal-spatial dynamics of total suspended matter in turbid Lake Taihu, China: assessment using long-term high-resolution MERIS data. PLoS ONE 9(5): e98055. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0098055:
4. Zhang YL, Liu XH, Christopher LO, Wang MZ, Qin BQ, Zhou YQ. Photobleaching response of different sources of chromophoric dissolved organic matter exposed to natural solar radiation using absorption and excitation–emission matrix spectra. PLoS ONE 8(10): e77515. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077515.
5. Zhang YL, Liu XH, Wang MZ, Qin BQ. Compositional differences of chromophoric dissolved organic matter derived from phytoplankton and macrophytes. Organic Geochemistry, 2013, 55(1): 26–37.
6. Zhang YL, Liu XH, Yin Y, Wang MZ, Qin BQ. A simple optical model to estimate diffuse attenuation coefficient of photosynthetically active radiation in an extremely turbid lake from surface reflectance. Optics Express, 2012, 20(18): 20482–20493.
7. Zhang YL, Yin Y, Wang MZ, Liu XH. Effect of phytoplankton community composition and cell size on absorption properties in eutrophic shallow lakes: field and experimental evidence. Optics Express, 2012, 20(11): 11882-11898.
8. Zhang YL, Liu XH, Yin Y, Wang MZ, Qin BQ. Predicting the light attenuation coefficient through Secchi disk depth and beam attenuation coefficient in a large, shallow, freshwater lake. Hydrobiologia, 2012, 693: 29–37.
9. Zhang YL, Yin Y, Feng LQ, Zhu GW, Shi ZQ, Liu XH, Zhang YZ. Characterizing chromophoric dissolved organic matter in Lake Tianmuhu and its catchment basin using excitation emission matrix fluorescence and parallel factor analysis. Water Research, 2011, 45(16): 5110-5122.
10. Zhang YL, Yin Y, Zhang EL, Zhu GW, Liu ML, Feng LQ, Qin BQ, Liu XH. Spectral attenuation of ultraviolet and visible radiation in lakes in the Yunnan Plateau, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2011, 10(4): 469–482.
11. Zhang YL, Yin Y, Liu XH, Shi ZQ, Feng LQ, Liu ML, Zhu GW, Gong ZJ, Qin BQ. Spatial-seasonal dynamics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in Lake Taihu, a large eutrophic, shallow lake in China. Organic Geochemistry, 2011, 42(5): 510–519.
12. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Liu ML, Zhu GW, Gong ZJ, Li YL. Modeling the spectral absorption of tripton using exponential and hyperbolic models. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2011, 32(14): 3917–3933.
13. Zhang YL, Zhang EL, Yin Y, van Dijk MA, Feng LQ, Shi ZQ, Liu ML, Qin BQ. Characteristics and sources of chromophoric dissolved organic matter in lakes of the Yungui Plateau, China, differing in trophic state and altitude. Limnology and Oceanography, 2010, 55(6): 2645–2659.
14. Zhang YL, Feng LQ, Li JS, Luo LC, Yin Y, Liu ML, Li YL. Seasonal–spatial variation and remote sensing of phytoplankton absorption in Lake Taihu, a large eutrophic and shallow lake in China. Journal of Plankton Research, 2010, 32(7): 1023-1037.
15. Zhang YL, van Dijk MA, Liu ML, Zhu GW, Qin BQ. The contribution of phytoplankton degradation to chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in eutrophic shallow lakes: field and experimental evidence. Water Research, 2009, 43(18): 4685-4697.
16. Zhang YL, Liu ML, Qin BQ, van der Woerd HJ, Li JS, Li YL. Modeling remote-sensing reflectance and retrieving chlorophyll-a concentration in extremely turbid Case-2 waters (Lake Taihu, China). IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 2009, 47(7): 1937–1948.
17. Zhang YL, Liu ML, van Dijk MA, Zhu GW, Gong ZJ, Li YL, Qin BQ. Measured and numerically partitioned phytoplankton spectral absorption coefficient in inland waters. Journal of Plankton Research, 2009, 31(3): 311–323.
18. Zhang YL, Liu ML, Qin BQ, Feng S. Photochemical degradation of chromophoric dissolved organic matter exposed to simulated UV-B and natural solar radiation. Hydrobiologia, 2009, 627:159–168.
19. Zhang YL, Liu ML, Wang X, Zhu GW, Chen WM. Bio-optical properties and estimation of the optically active substances in Lake Tianmuhu in summer. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2009, 30(11): 2837–2857.
20. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Liu ML. Temporal-spatial variations of chlorophyll a and primary production in Meiliang Bay, Lake Taihu, China from 1995 to 2003. Journal of Plankton Research, 2007, 29(8): 707–719.
21. Zhang YL, Zhang B, Ma RH, Feng S, Le CF. Optically active substances and their contributions to the underwater light climate in Lake Taihu, a large shallow lake in China. Fundamental and Applied Limnology (Archiv für Hydrobiologie), 2007, 170(1): 11–19.
22. Zhang YL, Zhang B, Wang X, Li JS, Feng S, Zhao QH, Liu ML, Qin BQ. A study of absorption characteristics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter and particles in Lake Taihu, China. Hydrobiologia, 2007, 592: 105–120.
23. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Zhu GW, Zhang L, Yang LY. Chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) absorption characteristics with relation to fluorescence in Lake Taihu, a large shallow subtropical lake. Hydrobiologia, 2007, 581: 43–52.
24. Zhang YL, Qin BQ. Variations in spectral slope in Lake Taihu, a large subtropical shallow lake in China. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2007, 33(2): 483–496.
25. Zhang YL, Zhang EL, Liu ML, Wang X, Qin BQ. Variation of chromophoric dissolved organic matter and possible attenuation depth of ultraviolet radiation in Yunnan Plateau lakes. Limnology, 2007, 8: 311–319.
26. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Hu WP, Wang SM, Chen YW, Chen WM. Temporal-spatial variations of euphotic depth and its ecological significance in Lake Taihu. Science in China: Series D Earth Sciences, 2006, 49(4): 431–442.
27. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Zhu GW, Gao G, Luo LC, Chen WM. Effect of sediment resuspension on underwater light field in shallow lakes in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River: A case study in Longgan Lake and Taihu Lake. Science in China: Series D Earth Sciences, 2006, 49(Supp I): 114–125.
28. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Chen WM, Zhu GW. A preliminary study of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Lake Taihu. Clean-Soil Air Water (Acta Hydrochimica Et Hydrobiologica), 2005, 33(4): 315–323.
29. Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Chen WM. Analysis of 40 year records of solar radiation data in Shanghai, Nanjing and Hangzhou in Eastern China. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2004, 78: 217–227. 

Corresponding author:

1. Shi K, Zhang YL, Li YM, Li L, Lv H, Liu XH. Remote estimation of cyanobacteria- dominance in inland waters. Water Research, 2015, 68: 217–226. 
2. Niu C, Zhang YL, Zhou YQ, Shi K, Liu XH, Qin BQ. The potential applications of real-time monitoring of water quality in a large shallow lake (Lake Taihu, China) using a chromophoric dissolved organic matter fluorescence sensor. Sensors, 2014, 14(7): 11580-11594.
3. Shi K, Zhang YL, Liu XH, Wang MZ, Qin BQ. Remote sensing of diffuse attenuation coefficient of photosynthetically active radiation in Lake Taihu using MERIS data. Remote Sensing of Environment, 2014, 140: 365–377. (Corresponding author)
4. Liu XH, Zhang YL, Wang MZ, Zhou YQ. High-frequency optical measurements in shallow Lake Taihu, China: determining the relationships between hydrodynamic processes and inherent optical properties. Hydrobiologia, 2014, 724: 187-201. (Corresponding author) 
5. Liu XH, Zhang YL, Shi K, Zhu GW, Xu H, Zhu MY. Absorption and fluorescence properties of chromophoric dissolved organic matter: implications for the monitoring of water quality in a large subtropical reservoir. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI 10.1007/s11356-014-3319-4. 
6. Liu XH, Zhang YL, Yin Y, Wang MZ, Qin BQ. Wind and submerged aquatic vegetation influence bio-optical properties in large shallow Lake Taihu, China. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 2013, 118: 713–727. 
7. Zhou YQ, Zhang YL, Niu C, Wang, MZ. Characterizing chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Lake Honghu, Lake Donghu and Lake Liangzihu using excitation-emission matrices (EEMs) fluorescence and parallel factor analysis (PARAFAC). Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2013, 33(12): 3286–3292. 
8. Yin Y, Zhang YL, Liu XH, Zhu GW, Qin BQ, Shi ZQ, Feng LQ. Temporal and spatial variations of chemical oxygen demand in Lake Taihu, China, from 2005 to 2009. Hydrobiologia, 2011, 665: 129–141.

Other co-author
1. Liu LZ, Qin BQ, Zhang YL, Zhu GW, Gao G, Huang Q, Yao X. Extraction and characterization of bound extracellular polymeric substances from cultured pure cyanobacterium (Microcystis wesenbergii). Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2014, 26(8): 1725-1732.
2. Shi K, Li YM, Zhang YL, Li L, Lv H, Song KS. Classification of inland waters based on bio-optical properties. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2014, 7(2): 543-561.
3. Shi K, Li YM, Zhang YL, Li L, Lv H, Song KS. Optical scattering properties of organic-rich and inorganic-rich particles in inland waters. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2014, 40: 308–316
4. Deng JM, Qin BQ, Paerl HW, Zhang YL, Ma JR, Chen YW. Earlier and warmer springs increase cyanobacterial (Microcystis spp.) blooms in subtropical Lake Taihu, China. Freshwater Biology, 2014, 59: 1076–1085. 
5. Liu LZ, Qin BQ, Zhu GW, Zhang YL, Gao G, Gong ZJ, Huang Q. Distribution of dissolved acidic polysaccharides (dAPS) in waters during the blooming periods along Meiliang Bay in northern Lake Taihu. Limnology. 
6. Zhu MY, Paerl HW, Zhu GW, Wu TF, Li W, Shi K, Zhao LL, Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Caruso AM. The role of tropical cyclones in stimulating cyanobacterial (Microcystis spp.) blooms in hypertrophic Lake Taihu, China. Harmful Algae, 2014, 39: 310-321.
7. Ma JR, Brookes JD, Paerl HW, Gao G, Wu P, Zhang W, Deng JM, Zhu GW, Zhang YL, Xu H, Niu HL. Environmental factors controlling colony formation in blooms of the cyanobacteria Microcystis spp. in Lake Taihu, China. Harmful Algae, 2014, 31: 136-142.
8. Zhu MY, Zhu GW, Li W, Zhang YL, Zhao LL, Gu Z. Estimation of the algal-available phosphorus pool in sediments of a large, shallow eutrophic lake (Taihu, China) using profiled SMT fractional analysis. Environmental Pollution, 2013, 173: 216–223.
9. Zhu MY, Zhu GW, Zhao LL, Yao X, Zhang YL, Gao G, Qin BQ. Influence of algal bloom degradation on nutrient release at the sediment–water interface in Lake Taihu, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013, 20: 1803–1811.
10. Qin BQ, Gao G, Zhu GW, Zhang YL, Song YZ, Tang XM, Xu H, Deng JM. Lake eutrophication and its ecosystem response. Chinese Science Bulletin, 2013, 58(9): 961–970.
11. Liu J, Sun DY, Zhang YL, Li YM. Pre-classification improves relationships between water clarity, light attenuation, and suspended particulates in turbid inland waters. Hydrobiologia, 2013, 711(1): 71-86.
12. Wang MH, Son S, Zhang YL, Shi W. Remote sensing of water optical property for China’s inland Lake Taihu using the SWIR atmospheric correction with 1640 and 2130 nm bands. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2013, 6(6): 2505-2516.
13. Yao X, Zhang YL, Zhu GW, Qin BQ, Feng LQ, Cai LL, Gao G. Resolving the variability of CDOM fluorescence to differentiate the sources and fate of DOM in Lake Taihu and its tributaries. Chemosphere, 2011, 82: 145–155.
14. Qin BQ, Zhu GW, Gao G, Zhang YL, Li W, Paerl HW, Carmichael WW. A drinking water crisis in Lake Taihu, China: linkage to climatic variability and lake management. Environmental Management, 2010, 45: 105–112.
15. Gao YX, Zhu GW, Qin BQ, Pang Y, Gong ZJ, Zhang YL. Effect of ecological engineering on the nutrient content of surface sediments in Lake Taihu, China. Ecological Engineering, 2009, 35: 1624–1630.
16. Zhu GW, Wang F, Zhang YL, Gao G, Qin BQ. Hypoxia and its environmental influences in large, shallow, and eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol., 2008, 30(3): 361–365.
17. Zhu GW, Wang F, Gao G, Zhang YL. Variability of phosphorus concentration in large, shallow and eutrophic Lake Taihu, China. Water Environment Research, 2008, 80(9): 832–839.
18. Qin BQ, Xu PZ, Wu QL, Luo LC, Zhang YL. Environmental issues of Lake Taihu, China. Hydrobiologia, 2007, 581: 3–14.
19. Zhu GW, Qin BQ, Gao G, Zhang L, Luo LC, Zhang YL. Effects of hydrodynamics on phosphorus concentrations in water of Lake Taihu, a large, shallow, eutrophic lake of China. Hydrobiologia, 2007, 581: 53–61.
20. Ma RH, Tang JW, Dai JF, Zhang YL, Song QJ, 2006. Absorption and scattering properties of water body in Lake Taihu, China: absorption. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 27(18–20): 4275–4302.
21. Zhang L, Zhu GW, Luo LC, Gao G, Zhang YL, Qin BQ, Fan CX, 2006. Wind-wave affected phosphate loading variations and their relationship to redox condition in Lake Taihu. Science in China Series D, 49(supp.1): 154-161.

已指导学生

殷燕  硕士研究生  083001-环境科学  

刘笑菡  硕士研究生  083001-环境科学  

王明珠  硕士研究生  085229-环境工程  

现指导学生

刘笑菡  博士研究生  083001-环境科学  

周永强  博士研究生  083001-环境科学