Name: Rongxing Li

Gender: Male

Title: Professor

Hometown: Shanghai

Mailbox: rli@tongji.edu.cn

Prof. Rongxing Li received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in surveying and mapping from Tongji University, Shanghai, China, in 1982 and 1984, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in photogrammetry and remote sensing from the Technical University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, in 1990. He was an Associate Professor with the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. He was with the Department of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA, where he was the Lowber B. Strange Professor of Engineering and the Director of the Mapping and GIS Laboratory from 1996 to 2014. Since 2014, he has been a Professor and the Director of the Center for Spatial Information Science and Sustainable Development Applications, Tongji University. His research interests include photogrammetry, digital mapping, polar remote sensing, planetary exploration, and coastal and marine geographic information systems. Prof. Li is a fellow of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the American Society for Civil Engineers. He is the Editor-in Chief of the Marine Geodesy journal (Taylor & Francis).

Recent SCI papers:

1. Li, R.,Y. He*, H. Li, Y. Gu, G. Li, G. Qiao*, H. Xie, T. Hao, X. Cui. 2024. A New Model for Elevation Change Estimation in Antarctica from Photon-counting ICESat-2 altimetric Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol. 62, 1-15.

2. Li, R., Y. Cheng*, T. Chang, D.E. Gwyther, M. Forbes, L. An*, M. Xia, X. Yuan, G. Qiao, X. Tong, W. Ye. 2023. Satellite Record Reveals 1960s Acceleration of Totten Ice Shelf, East Antarctica. Nature Communications, Vol.14, 1-9.

3. Li*, R., Y. Cheng*, H. Cui, M. Xia, X. Yuan, Z. Li, and G. Qiao. 2022. Overestimation and Adjustment of Antarctic Ice Flow Velocity Fields Reconstructed from Historical Satellite Imagery. The Cryosphere, Vol.16, 737–760.

4. Li, R., H. Li, T. Hao*, G. Qiao*, H. Cui, Y. He, G. Hai, H. Xie, Y. Cheng, B. Li. 2021. Assessment of ICESat-2 ice surface elevations over the CHINARE route, East Antarctica, based on coordinated multi-sensor observations, The Cryosphere, Vol. 15, 3083–3099.

5. Li, R., Z. Li, J. Han, P. Lu, G. Qiao, X. Meng, T. Hao, F. Zhou. 2021. Monitoring surface deformation of permafrost in Wudaoliang Region, Qinghai–Tibet Plateau with ENVISAT ASAR data. International journal of applied geo-information, International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, Vol.104, 1-16.

6. Li*, R., W. Ye, G. Qiao*, X. Tong, F. Kong, S. Liu, and X. Ma. 2017. A New Analytical Method for Estimating Antarctic Ice Flow in 1960s from Historical Optical Satellite Imagery. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.55, 2771-2785 (featured on cover page).

7. Tian, Y., M. Xia, L. An, M. Scaioni, R. Li*. 2023. Innovative Method of Combing Multi-decade Remote Sensing Data for Detecting Pre-Collapse Elevation Changes of Glaciers in the Larsen B Region, Antarctica. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.15, 9699-9715.

8. Feng, T., Y. Li, K. Wang, G. Qiao, Y. Cheng, X. Yuan, S. Luo, R. Li*. 2022. A Hierarchical Network Densification Approach for Reconstruction of Historical Ice Velocity Fields in East Antarctica. Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 69,  1-20.

9. Hao, T., H. Cui*, G. Qiao*, G. Hai, H. Li, Y. He, R. Li*. 2022. Impact of Slopes on ICESat-2 Elevation Accuracy along the CHINARE Route in East Antarctica. Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.15, 5636-5643.

10. Chang, T., Y. Yi*, Y. Wen, P. Lu, F. Zhou, X. Meng, L. Zhao, R. Li*, T. Hao*. 2022. Bias Correction for ERA5-Land Soil Moisture Product Using Variational Mode Decomposition in the Permafrost Region of Qinghai–Tibet, Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.15, 7025-7041.

11. Cui, X., J. Liu, Y. Tian, B. Sun, R. Li*. 2019. GIS-supported Airfield Selection near Zhongshan Station, East Antarctica, based on Multi-mission Remote Sensing Data, Marine Geodesy, Vol.42, 422-446.

12. Lu, P., JP. Han, T. Hao, R. Li*, G. Qiao. 2019. Seasonal Changes of Permafrost Revealed by StaMPS-InSAR in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Marine Geodesy, Vol.43, 248-268.

13. Xie, H., R. Li*, X. Tong, X. Ju, J. Liu, Y. Shen, L. Chen, S. Liu, B. Sun, X. Cui, Y. Tian and W. Ye. 2016. A comparative study of changes in the Lambert Glacier/Amery Ice Shelf system, East Antarctica, during 2004–2008 using gravity and surface elevation observations. Journal of Glaciology, Vol.62, 888-904.

14. Feng, T., H. Mi, M. Scaioni, G. Qiao, P. Lu, W. Wang, X. Tong, R. Li*. 2016. Measurement of Surface Changes in a Scaled-Down Landslide Model using High-Speed Stereo Image Sequences. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Vol.82, 547-557.

15. Liu, X., L. An*, G. Hai, H. Xie, R. Li. 2024. Updating Glacier Inventories on the Periphery of Antarctica and Greenland Using Multi-source Data. Annals of Glaciology, https://doi.org/10.1017/aog.2023.75.

16. Liu, X, T. Feng*, Y. Yang, R. Li. 2024. Characterization of North Greenland Polynyas with Super-Resolved Passive Microwave Sea Ice Concentration, GIScience & Remote Sensing, Vol. 61, 1-24.

17. Feng, T., X. Liu*, R. Li. 2023. Super-Resolution-Aided Sea Ice Concentration Estimation from AMSR2 Images by Encoder-Decoder Networks with Atrous Convolution. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.16, 962-973.

18. Zhao, A., L. An*, Y. Zhang, H. Wang, F. Li, T. Feng, T. Hao, W. Hao, Y. He, L. Jiang, P. Lu, X. Meng, X. Niu, G. Qiao, X. Ren, Q. Shen, Y. Shen, Y. Tian, Y. Wang, B. Xiao, H. Xie, S. Zhang, F. Zhou, S. Zhou, R. Li. 2023. The Global Change and Response Special Project: Using Remote Sensing Data to Monitor and Invert Key Components in the Cryosphere. All Earth, Vol.35, 168-182.

19. Jiang, H., Y. Yi, J. Xu, D. Chen, F. Lu, R. Li, X. Wang, B. Zhou 2023. Characterizing Precipitation Uncertainties in a high-altitudinal Permafrost Watershed of the Tibetan Plateau based on Regional Water Balance and Hydrological Model Simulations. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol.47, 1-19.

20. Lu, P., J. Han*, Y. Yi, T. Hao, F. Zhou, X. Meng, Y. Zhang, R. Li. 2023. MT-InSAR Unveils Dynamic Permafrost Disturbances in Hoh Xil (Kekexili) on the Tibetan Plateau Hinterland. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.61, 1-16.

21. Qin, Y., P. Lu*, J. Han, Q. Wang, Z. Li, J. Wu, R. Li. 2023. Responses of Thermokarst Lake Dynamics to Permafrost Degradation on the central Tibetan Plateau. Catena, Vol. 231, 1-18.

22. Hao, T., L. Jing, J. Liu, D. Wang, T. Feng, A. Zhao, R. Li 2023. Automatic Detection of Subglacial Water Bodies in the AGAP Region, East Antarctica, Based on Short-Time Fourier Transform. Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, 363.

23. Hai, G., Y. Cheng; H. Xie*; T. Hao; G. Qiao, R. Li. 2022. Assessment of CryoSat-2 Baseline-D Height Product by GNSS and ICESat-2 in Lambert-Amery System, East Antarctica. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol.15, 2891-2900.

24. Liu, S., S. Su *, Y. Cheng, X. Tong, R. Li. 2022. Long-term Monitoring and Change Analysis of Pine Island Ice Shelf Based on Multi-source Satellite Observations During 1973-2020. Journal of marine science and engineering, Vol.10, 1-16.

25. Liu, X., T. Feng*, X. Shen and R. Li. 2022. PMDRnet: A Progressive Multiscale Deformable Residual Network for Multi-Image Super-Resolution of AMSR2 Arctic Sea Ice Images. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Vol.60,  1-18.

26. Hai, G, H. Xie, W. Du, M. Xia, X. Tong, R. Li. 2021. Characterizing Slope Correction Methods Applied to Satellite Radar Altimetry Data: A Case Study around Dome Argus in East Antarctica. Advances in Space Research, Vol.67, 2120-2139.

27. Lu, P., J. Han, Z. Li, RG. Xu, R. Li, T. Hao, G. Qiao*. 2020. Lake outburst accelerated permafrost degradation on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol.249, 1-19.

28. Tong, X*., S. Liu., R. Li, H. Xie, S. Liu, G. Qiao, T. Feng, Y. Tian, Z. Ye. 2018. Multi-track extraction of two-dimensional surface velocity by the combined use of differential and multiple-aperture InSAR in the Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica, Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol.204, 122-137.