About Huan

Huan joined the Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) and Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group (NTSG), University of Montana to work as a Post-Doctoral researcher on hydrological modeling in 2007, after he got his Doctoral degree from Peking University in the summer of that same year. Huan likes standing on mountain peaks or sitting close to the window of airplanes to imagine the path of runoff movement. While results of models or programs make him happy, badminton, skating, skiing, fishing, tennis, and ping-pong make him happier!

Research Interests

Huan’s research interests focus on drawing quantitative descriptions of the land phase of the hydrological cycle using geospatial information technologies (GIS and Remote Sensing etc.). The Salmonid Rivers Observatory Network (SaRON) project provides an opportunity to improve the understanding of hydrological processes and associated model predictions across scales ranging from hill-slope to large basins in the context of linking climate change with river dynamics, salmon habitat and potential productivity. His goal in the project is to develop an efficient computing framework and robust model simulations describing historical conditions and future predictions of critical variables such as stream flow and water temperatures to better inform salmon conservation efforts under a warming climate.

To be specific, his interests include:

• Numerically simulating water and energy transfer processes that ranges in scale from a hillslope to large drainage basins;
• Physical and dynamic response to unit-based distributed hydrological model development, seamlessly integrated with GIS and Remote Sensing;
• Hydrological data modeling;
• Integrating hydro-ecosystem modeling based on hydrological spatial information system with assimilation of measured land surface parameters.

Resume and Research Statement (past research)

Education

• Ph.D. (Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing): Peking University, 2007
• M.S. (Cartography and Geographical Information System): Peking University, 2003
• B.S. (Geography): Capital Normal University, 2000

Publications

• Xiuwan Chen, Huan Wu, Jiren Li, 2006. Digital Watershed and Distributed Hydrological Model System, Sciencepaper Online [J], No.9: 12-20.
• Huan Wu, Yonghong Yi, Xiao Wang, Xiuwan Chen, 2006. A River Bank Extracting Algorithm Based on Active Contour Model from High-resolution Satellite Images, Remote Sensing Technology and Application [J], No.4: 35-43.
• Huan Wu; Xiuwan Chen; Xianfeng Zhang, 2006. A Cellular Automata based Distributed Model for Simulating Runoff in LeAnhe Watershed.  IEEE International Conference on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Dever, Colorado, July 31- August 4, pp. 1040 – 1043.
• Huan Wu, Yonghong Yi, Xiuwan Chen, 2005. HydroCA: A Watershed Routing Model based on GIS and Cellular Automata, SPIE. Proceedings: Remote Sensing and Space Technology for Multidisciplinary Research and Applications [C], 6119: Q1-9.
• Yonghong Yi, Xiuwan Chen, Huan Wu, 2005. An Algorithm for Inundated Depth Calculation of Flood Based On Remotely Sensed Data, Geography and Geo-Information Science [J], NO.21:26-29.
• Zhang Feizhou, Huan Wu, Xiuwan Chen et al. 2004. Spatial Information Integration Modes and Its Key Technologies. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings: Science for Society: Exploring and Managing a Changing Planet [C]. 2571-2574.
• Huan Wu, Yonghong Yi, Xiuwan Chen, 2003. Cellular Automata and Its Application in Distributed Routing Model, Research and Advance of Water Science [C], 28－34.
• Wenjiang Zhang, Xiaodong Xu, Jing Li, Xiuwan Chen, Huan Wu, 2003. SAR Image De-noise Based Wavelet Threshold-optimizing and Edge-detecting Using Wavelet, Journal of Remote Sensing [J], 7(1): 41-46.
• Wenjiang Zhang, Xiuwan Chen, Jing Li, Xiaojuan Li, Huan Wu, 2003. The Study on GIS Spatial Model Base Using COM Technology, Journal of Image and Graphics [J], 8(1): 111-114.
• Xiuwan Chen, Huan Wu, Xiaojuan Li, Wenjiang Zhang, 2003. Study on Event-based Spatio-temporal Data Model for Land Use Change, Journal of Image and Graphics [J], No.8: 957-963