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Education
- B.Eng. in Environmental Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China, 2012
- M.Sc. in Hydro-Informatics and Water Management, Partnership of five European Universities, 2015
- Ph.D. in Water Resources Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 2021
Research Interests
- Hydro-climatological modelling and forecasting (e.g. Wavelet System Prediction)
- Climate change impact on the water cycle (e.g. floods and droughts)
- Hydrology/Hydraulics and water quality numerical modelling
- HydroInformatics and water management
Research Highlights
Work experience
- Jun. 2021 - Current: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Water Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
- Duties included:
- The development of Wavelet system prediction (WASP) for characterizing chaotic system
- Drought forecasting using CMIP decadal prediction and ACCESS seasonal forecasts
- CMIP decadal prediction for rainfall forecasting over Australia
- Bias characterisation and correction in Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models
- Supervisors: Prof. Ashish Sharma and A/Prof. Fiona Johnson
- Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2018: Research Assistant/Engineer
- Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Duties included:
- Lead the Crop Modelling on Prediction of Rice Yield with DSSAT in Vietnam - Climate Change and Food Security Studies.
- Involve in the Development of Index-based Drought Insurance for Sovereign Disaster Risk Transfer, World Bank Project.
- Involve in the Study on Impact of Climate Change on Inland and Coastal Flooding in Singapore, Public Utilities Board Project.
- Involve in the Effectiveness of ABC Waters Design Features (Sponge Cities) for Runoff Quantity Control in Singapore, Public Utilities Board Project.
- Supervisor: Prof. Shie-Yui Liong
- Mar. 2015 - Sep. 2015: Intern
- Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH, Berlin, Germany
- Duties included:
- Lead the Development of the Time-Area Function Model Based on QGIS Environment for Stormwater Management.
- Involve in a Project in Saudi Arabia on Flood Modelling and Mitigation of Hafar Al-Batin City.
- Supervisor: Prof. Frank Molkenthin and Prof. Heiko Sieker
Publications
Jiang, Z., Molkenthin, F., & Sieker, H. (2016). "Urban Surface Characteristics Study Using Time-area Function Model: A Case Study in Saudi Arabia." Procedia Engineering. 154, 911-918.
Jiang, Z., Raghavan, S. V., Hur, J., Sun, Y., Liong, S.-Y., Nguyen, V. Q., & Van Pham Dang, T. (2019). "Future changes in rice yields over the Mekong River Delta due to climate change-Alarming or alerting?." Theoretical and Applied Climatology. 137(1), 545-555.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2019). "Assessing the sensitivity of hydro-climatological change detection methods to model uncertainty and bias." Advances in Water Resources. 134, 103430.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2020). "Refining Predictor Spectral Representation Using Wavelet Theory for Improved Natural System Modeling." Water Resources Research. 56(3), e2019WR026962.
Hohl, R., Jiang, Z., Tue Vu, M., Raghavan, S. V., & Liong, S.-Y. (2020). "Using a regional climate model to develop index-based drought insurance for sovereign disaster risk transfer." Agricultural Finance Review. 81(1), 151-168.
Jiang, Z., Rashid, M. M., Johnson, F., & Sharma, A. (2020). "A wavelet-based tool to modulate variance in predictors: An application to predicting drought anomalies." Environmental Modelling & Software. 135, 104907.
Kusumastuti, C., Jiang, Z., Mehrotra R., & Sharma, A. (2021). "A signal processing approach to correct systematic bias in trend and variability in climate model simulations." Geophysical Research Letters. 48(13), e2021GL092953.
Jiang, Z., Sharma, A., & Johnson, F. (2021). "Variable transformations in the spectral domain – Implications for hydrologic forecasting." Journal of Hydrology. 603, 126816.
Lang Y., Jiang Z., & Wu X. (2022). "Investigating the Linkage between Extreme Rainstorms and Concurrent Synoptic Features: A Case Study in Henan, Central China." Water. 14(7), 1065.
Kusumastuti, C., Jiang, Z., Mehrotra R., & Sharma, A. (2022). "Correcting systematic bias in climate model simulations in the time-frequency domain." Geophysical Research Letters. 49(19), e2022GL100550.
Talks
August 24, 2016
Talk at Songdo Convensia Convention Center, Incheon, South Korea
August 11, 2017
Talk at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore
October 19, 2019
Talk at Wentian Building, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
December 05, 2019
Talk at Royal Theatre, Canberra, Australia
May 08, 2020
Talk at Online, Vienna, Austria
December 15, 2020
Talk at Online, San Francisco, CA, USA
December 08, 2021
Talk at Online, Sydney, Australia
August 02, 2022
Talk at Online, Singapore
August 04, 2022
Talk at Online, Singapore
Teaching
Languages
Mandarin(Native), English(Fluent), German(Basic), French(Basic)
Skills & Expertise
- Statistical hydrology and water resource engineering.
- Strong interpersonal skills with a good sense of teamwork.
- Programming Skills: R, C/C++, and Python in both Unix and Windows systems.
- Rich experience in modeling and GIS, using MIKE, SWMM, DSSAT, and QGIS.
Service and leadership
- Contribute to First Order Draft of IPCC 6th Assessment Report (FOD-WGII-AR6) as a group reviewer
- Contribute to Second Order Draft of IPCC 6th Assessment Report (SOD-WGI-AR6) as a group reviewer
- Reviewer Editor:
- Frontiers in Water (Sections: Water and Climate; Water and Hydrocomplexity)
- Reviewer for Scholarly Journals:
- Journal of Hydrology
- Frontiers in Water
- International Journal of River Basin Management
- Water; Sustainability; International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Membership
- American Geosciences Union (AGU)
- Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)
- International Commission of Statistical Hydrology (ICSH-IAHS)
- Modeling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MSSANZ)
