Lin LIU 劉琳

• Ph.D., Geophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2011
• B.Sc., Geophysics, Wuhan University, 2005

• 2020 – present: Associate Professor, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2014 – 2020: Assistant Professor, Earth System Science Programme, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2014 – present: Research Fellow, Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2014 – present: Research Fellow, Institute of Space and Earth Information Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2011 – 2013: George Thompson Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geophysics, Stanford University
• 2006 – 2011: Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado
• 2005 – 2006: Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Colorado

• Cryosphere Geophysics
• Geodesy and Near Surface Geophysics
• Radar remote sensing
• Solid Earth’s interactions with cryosphere, atmosphere, and ocean
• Deep Learning Applications in Earth System Science

• 2021: AGU John Wahr Early Career Award
• 2016: Exemplary Teaching Award, Faculty of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
• 2011 – 2013: George Thompson Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford University
• 2008 – 2011: NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship
• 2006 – 2007: CIRES Graduate Research Assistant Fellowship, University of Colorado
• 2005: First Prize, Outstanding Bachelor Thesis of Hubei Province, China

• ESSC2010 Solid Earth Dynamics
• ESSC4110 Engineering Geology and Applied Geophysics
• ESSC4540 Remote Sensing -- Principles and Applications
• ESSC5001/5002 Research Frontiers in Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

• Chung Chi College (Department Coordinator)

• Journal of Geophysical Research, Geophysical Research Letters, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Remote Sensing of Environment, The Cryosphere, Geomorphology, Permafrost and Periglacial Pro- cesses, ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Earth System Science Data, Journal of Geodesy, Soil Science Society of America Journal, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Earth Science, IPCC’s Special Report on Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate, US National Science Foundation, Netherlands Space Office, Hong Kong Research Grants Council

• American Geophysical Union, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

• Joint work group ‘Geodesy for the Cryosphere: advancing the use of geodetic data in polar climate modelling’, IAG Inter-Commission Committee on Geodesy for Climate Research
• International Permafrost Association Action Group ‘Retrogressive thaw slump inventory and machine learning training-data development'
• International Permafrost Association Action Group ‘Rock Glacier Inventories and Kinematics’

1. Zhang, J., Liu, L., Su, L., and Che, T. (2021), Three in one: GPS-IR measurements of ground surface elevation changes, soil moisture, and snow depth at a permafrost site in the northeastern Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, The Cryosphere, 15, 3021–3033, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-15-3021-2021.
2. Zhang, E., Liu, L., Huang, L., and Ng, K. S.(2021), An automated, generalized, deep-learning-based method for delineating the calving fronts of Greenland glaciers from multi-sensor remote sensing imagery, Remote Sensing of Environment, 254, 112265, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2020.112265.
3. Khan, S. A., Bjørk, A.A., Bamber, J.L., Morlighem, M., Bevis, M., Kjær, K.H., Mouginot, J., Løkkegaard, A., Holland, D.M., Aschwanden, A. and Zhang, B., Helm, V., Korsgaard, N., Colgan, W., Larsen, N., Liu, L., Hansen, K., Barletta, V., Dahl-Jensen, T., Søndergaard, A. S., Csatho, B., Sasgen, I., Box, J., and Schenk, T. (2020), Centennial response of Greenland’s three largest outlet glaciers, Nature Communications, 11, 5718, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19580-5.
4. Huang, L., J. Luo, Z. Lin, F. Niu, and L. Liu (2020), Using Deep Learning to Map Retrogressive Thaw Slumps in the Beiluhe Region (Tibetan Plateau) from CubeSat Images, Remote Sensing of Environment, 237, 111534, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2019.111534.
5. Jiang, G. , X. Qiao, X. Wang, R. Lu, L. Liu, H. Yang, Y. Su, L. Song, B. Wang, T-f. Wong (2020), GPS observed horizontal ground extension at the Hutubi (China) underground gas storage facility and its application to geomechanical modeling for induced seismicity, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2019.115943.
6. Zhang, E., L. Liu, L. Huang (2019), Automatically delineating the calving front of Jakobshavn Isbræ from multitemporal TerraSAR-X images: a deep learning approach, The Cryosphere, 13, 1729-1741, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-1729-2019.
7. Chen, X., L. Liu, A. Bartsch (2019), Detecting soil freeze/thaw onsets in Alaska using SMAP and ASCAT data, Remote Sensing of Environment, 220, 59–70, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.10.010.
8. Zhang, B., E. Zhang, L. Liu, S. A. Khan, T. van Dam, Y. Yao, M. Bevis, V. Helm (2018), Geodetic measurements characterize the short-term changes of glacial mass near Jakobshavn Isbræ (Greenland) from 2007 to 2017, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 503, 216–226, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2018.09.029.
9. Chen, J., L. Liu, T. Zhang, B. Cao, H. Lin (2018), Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to map and quantify permafrost thaw subsidence: a case study of Eboling Mountain on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 123, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JF004618.
10. Hu, Y., Liu, L., Larson, K. M., Schaefer, K. M., Zhang, J., & Yao, Y. (2018). GPS interferometric reflectometry reveals cyclic elevation changes in thaw and freezing seasons in a permafrost area (Barrow, Alaska). Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 5581–5589, https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL077960.
11. Liu, L. and K. M. Larson (2018), Decadal changes of surface elevation over permafrost area estimated using reflected GPS signals, The Cryosphere, 12, 477-489, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-477-2018.
12. Schuster, P. F., et al., including Liu, L. (2018). Permafrost stores a globally significant amount of mercury, Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 1463-1471, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL075571.
13. Liu, L., S. A. Khan, T. van Dam, J. H. Y. Ma, and M. Bevis (2017), Annual variations in GPS-measured vertical displacements near Upernavik Isstrøm (Greenland) and contributions from surface mass loading, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122, 677-691, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JB013494.
14. Wang, X., L. Liu, L. Zhao, T. Wu, Z. Li, and G. Liu (2017), Mapping and inventorying active rock glaciers in the northern Tien Shan of China using satellite SAR interferometry, The Cryosphere, 11, 997-1014, https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-997-2017.
15. Liu, L., K. M. Schaefer, A. C. Chen, A. Gusmeroli, H. A. Zebker, and T. Zhang (2015), Remote sensing measurements of thermokarst subsidence using InSAR, Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 120, 1935-1948, https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JF003599.
16. Liu, L., E. Jafarov, K. Schaefer, B. M. Jones, H. Zebker, C. Williams, J. Rogan, and T. Zhang (2014), InSAR detects increase in surface subsidence caused by an Arctic tundra fire, Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 3906-3913, https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL060533.
17. Khan, S. A., K. H. Kjær, M. Bevis, J. L. Bamber, J. Wahr, K. K. Kjeldsen, A. A. Bjørk, N.J. Korsgaard, L. A. Stearns, M. R. Broeke, L. Liu, N. K. Larsen, I. S. Muresan (2014), Sustained mass loss of the Northeast Greenland ice sheet triggered by regional warming, Nature Climate Change, 4, 292-299, https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2161.

• 2022 – present: Deep-learning-based mapping of rock glaciers on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Grant
• 2022 – present: Thermokarst Landforms on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: Spatio-temporal evolution and future changes, Hong Kong Research Grants Council NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme
• 2020 – present:  DeepThaw: Deep-learning-based mapping of thermokarst landforms on the Tibetan Plateau, Hong Kong RGC General Research Grant
• 2019 – present: GNSS-RECIPE: Global Navigation Satellite System Reflectometry Studies of Elevation Changes in Permafrost Areas, Hong Kong RGC General Research Grant

• 2018 – 2021: Kinematics and dynamics of active rock glaciers in western China, Hong Kong RGC General Research Grant
• 2016 – 2019: Investigation of characteristics and mechanism of earthquakes associated with the Hutubi gas reservoir, Hong Kong Research Grants Council NSFC/RGC Joint Research Scheme, Co-investigator
• 2016 – 2019: Radar remote sensing investigations on thermokarst dynamics on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China, Hong Kong RGC General Research Grant
• 2015 – 2018: Mass Balance of Greenland Outlet Glaciers: Non-secular Variations From Space Geodetic Measurements, Hong Kong RGC Early Career Scheme Grant