| Expert Name | Prof. Wanquan Ta |
| Title | Research Professor |
| Division | Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute |
| Institution | |
| City | Lanzhou |
| Country | Chinese |
| Telephone | 86 931 4967539/mobile:13919480335 |
| Email | tawq(at)lzb.ac.cn |
| Work Experience | 1.From 2003 to 2005 , Responsible for the project:“Research on dust emission rates in the primary dust sources in the Northwest China”,which is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China;
2.From 2005 to 2007, Responsible for the project : “Effects of aeolian coarse sands on the channel siltation in the Inner Mongolia reach of the Yellow River ”, which is supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China;
3.From 2005 to 2007, Responsible for the project: “Dust emission and environments in Northwest China”, which is supported by the Chinese Academy of Sciences;
4.From 2011 to 2015, Advisory for the Project: “Aeolian-Fluvial Process and its controlling mechanism in the desert valley in the Upper Reach of the Yellow River” , Which is supported by the National Basic Research Program of China |
| Qualifications | Bachelor degree of Geography in Ningxia University from 1989 to 1993;
Master Degree of Geography in Lanzhou Desert Research Institute, CAS from 1993 to 1996;
Ph.D of Geography in Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences from 1998 to 2003 |
| Number of Publications | 43 |
| Awards | 1. First Prize for Contribution to Science and Technology Development issued by Gansu Province in 2007;
2. Second Prizes for Contribution to Science and Technology Development issued by Gansu Province in 2002 and 2006;
3. Geography of the Ninth National Youth Science and Technology Award in 2007 |
| Other Activities | 1. Executive Vice Chief Editor for Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions |
| Publications | 1. Wanquan Ta, Tao Wang, et al. 2004, Gaseous and particulate air pollution in the Lanzhou Valley, China, Science of the Total Environment, 320:163-176.
2. Wanquan Ta, Zhibao Dong, Caidan Sanzhi. 2006, Effect of the 1950s large-scale migration for land reclamation on spring dust storms in Northwest China. Atmospheric Environment, 40, 5815-5823.
3. Wanquan Ta, Zhibao Dong. 2007. Simulation on sand grain/bed collision mechanism: Cascade collision and ejection (1). Geomorphology, 89,348-357
4. Wanquan Ta et al, 2008. Long-term morphodynamic changes of a desert reach of the Yellow River following upstream large reservoirs’ operation. Geomorphology, 97,249-259
5. Wanquan Ta et al,_2011. Downstream fining in contrasting reaches of the sand-beded Yellow River. Doi:10.1002/hyp.8065 |
| Discipline | Geography |
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