Soil wind erosion; Wind-blown sand and its control

   

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, Chenchen He, Guobin Zhang*, Ruihong Xu, Hongtao Zhan, Fasi wu, Dongpeng He, Study on the control effectiveness of relative humidity by various ventilation systems for the conservation of cultural relics. Heritage Science, 2024, 12:305

2)    Benli Liu*, Wanyue Peng, Yunhua Zhang, Disparities between climate change facts and farmer’s awareness and perception in an arid region: a case study of the middle and lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin in northwest China. Climate Risk Management, 2024, 43:100588

3)   Benli Liu*, Kecun Zhang, Jianjun Qu, Haijinag Li, Qinghe Niu, Zhishan An, Yingjun Pang, Lihai Tan, Gensheng Yang, Progress on research and mitigation of wind-blown sand risk in Dunhuang Singing Sand Mountain and Crescent Spring Scenic area, China. Research in Cold and Arid Regions, 2023, 15: 113-121

4)    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, 222: 106855

5)    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

6)     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

7)    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

8)    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

9)    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

10)  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.

11)  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.

12)  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.

13)  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).

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

15)  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.

16)  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.

17)  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.

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

19)  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.

20)  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.

21)  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.

22)   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.

23)      Kai Zhang, Chaobo Xin, Benli Liu*, Ziqiang Tan, Yanhua Zhao, Xuejun Jin, Chenhao Zhang, Bo Cai, Erosion resistance mechanism and prediction model of geopolymer aeolian sand concrete in the gravel desert region with strong winds, Construction and Building Materials, 2026, 525: 1446356

24)      Kai Zhang, Qingyang Wu, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Yonghui Yu, Ruoxuan Yang, Enhancement and mechanisms of interfacial bonding performance in CFRP reinforced wind-sand eroded concrete, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2026, 316: 113548

25)      Kai Zhang, Haoliang Cheng, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Guangyu Yan, Xiaoyin Que, Ruoxuan Yang, Investigating the damage mechanism of concrete in Alpine Gobi under the combined action of freeze-thaw cycles and wind-blown sand and gravel, Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2026, 24: e05788

26)      Wenru Jia, Xiuming Li, Shengyu Li, Shijie Wang, Benli Liu*, Characteristics of near surface wind velocity fluctuation in ridged microtopography and its effect on sediment transport rate, Soil & Tillage Research, 2026, 256: 106915

27)      Wanjia Yang, Benli Liu*, Yunhan Qin, A new degradable sand fixing agent with improved antifreeze and moisture retention abilities based on carboxymethyl cellulose, Industrial Crops & Products, 2025, 238: 122383

28)      Kai Zhang, Wenliang Li, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Haitao Zhao, Yongshuai Liu, Deterioration patterns and damage models of bond–slip performance at the CFRP–concrete interface under wind–sand erosion conditions, Construction and Building Materials, 2025, 505: 144721

29)      Kai Zhang, Guangyu Yan, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Yongshuai Liu, Bo Yang, Aeolian sand concrete for sustainable engineering: Synergistic resistance to freeze-thaw cycles and aeolian sand-gravel flows erosion, Construction and Building Materials, 2025, 495: 143492

30)      Yu Xing, Benli Liu*, Larry E. Wagner, Jianjun Qu, Source shifting and contributions to Central East Asia dust events during 2000–2023, Science China Earth Sciences, Science China Earth Sciences, 2025, 68: 3804-3816

31)      Kai Zhang, Bo Yang, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Aojun Guo, Li Chen, Yongshuai Liu, Guangyu Yan, Study on erosion resistance experimental and mathematical modeling of nano-silica concrete in gravelly Gobi windy area. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2025, 23: e05046

32)      Yuan Zhang, Benli Liu*, Jianjun Qu, Changes in microbial communities in biological soil crusts along an altitudinal gradient in the northeastern Qinghai-Tibet plateau. European Journal of Soil Biology, 2025, 125: 103726

33)      Chenchen He, Benli Liu*, Daiying Yin, Minlan Li, Caizhi Hu, Xiang Xiao, Yan Duan, Minghao Fang, Pengtao Hou, Study on the shelter and sand control effect of new porous sand barriers from recycled wind turbine blades. International Soil and Water Conservation Research, 2025, 13: 475-485

34)      Wanjia Yang, Benli Liu*, Degradable cellulose acetate/waterborne polyurethane-based sand-fixing agents with excellent antifreezing properties. Industrial Crops & Products, 2025, 226: 120650

35)      Minlan Li, Benli Liu*, Jianjun Qu, Naiping Song, Chen Meng, Yaoquan Dun, Xiaoying Chen, Dynamic changes and influential factors of blowouts in a desert artificial ecosystem at the southeastern margin of Tengger Desert in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 2025, 374: 124026

36)      Yonghui Yu, Kai Zhang, Benli Liu,*, Wenqiang Jin, Wenliang Li, Guangyu Yan, Erosion mechanism and mathematical model of CFRPs in wind-grit flow environments. Construction and Building Materials, 2025, 458: 139489

37)      Yimeng Wang, Benli Liu*, Huaiwu Peng, Yingsha Jiang, Locating the suitable large-scale solar farms in China's deserts with environmental considerations. Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 176911

38)      Jianjun Qu, Caizhi Hu, Xiang Xiao, Yimeng Wang, Benli Liu*, The variation of particle concentration with height of wind-blown coral sand. Geomorphology, 2024, 466: 109455

39)      Kai Zhang, Aojun Guo, Bo Yang, Benli Liu*, Yonghui Yu, Study on the resistance of basalt fiber concrete to erosion of building structure by wind gravel flow. Construction and Building Materials, 2024, 451: 138761

40)      Kai Zhang, Jianjin Tian, Benli Liu*, Yanhua Zhao, Hailong Zhang, Zhenghui Wang, Yuhui Deng, Protective benefits of HDPE board sand fences in an environment with variable wind directions on Gobi surfaces: wind tunnel study. Journal of Mountain Science, 2024, 21

41)      Kai Zhang, Hailong Zhang, Benli Liu*, Tao Wang, Zhenghui Wang, Jianjin Tian, Numerical simulation study on the impact of wind-blown sand action on the loading of photovoltaic systems. Physics of Fluids, 2024, 36: 075166

42)      Wanjia Yang, Benli Liu*, Degradable cellulose acetate-based waterborne polyurethane sand-fixing agents for sand control in desert regions. Polymer Testing, 2024, 137: 108512

43)      Tao Wang, Benli Liu*, Qinghe Niu, Lihai Tan, Jianjun Qu, Baicheng Niu, Daiying Yin, Sediment transportation by strong winds over Gobi surfaces: Field observations along the Lanzhou–Xinjiang high-speed railway. Land Degradation Development, 2024, 35(13): 4011-4023

44)      Tao Wang, Benli Liu*, Lihai Tan, Qinghe Niu, Boyuan Shi, Kai Zhang, Zhenyang Li, Aeolian transport within a large-scale concentrated solar power plant in the Gobi region, Geomorphology, 2024, 455: 109186

45)   Yimeng Wang, Benli Liu*, Yu Xing, Huaiwu Peng, Hui Wu, Jianping Zhong, Ecological construction status of photovoltaic power plants in China’s deserts. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024, 12: 1406546

46)   Yuan Zhang, Benli Liu*, Biological soil crusts and their potential applications in the sand land over Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Research in Cold and Arid Regions, 2024, 16:20-29

47)   Wanjia Yang, Yongling Du, Benli Liu*, Novel Environmentally Friendly Covalent Organic Framework/Polylactic Acid Composite Material with High Chemical Stability for Sand-Control Material. Polymers, 2023, 15, 1659

48)   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.

49)   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.

50)   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

51)   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