Liu Zhiqiang

Liu Zhiqiang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ocean Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech). He holds a PhD in Marine Environmental Science from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2013) and has held research positions at HKUST from 2013-2018 before joining SUSTech in 2019.

• PhD: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2013)
• Postdoc/Researcher: HKUST (2013-2018)
• Current: SUSTech (2019-Present)

His research focuses on multiscale physical ocean dynamics in the Northwest Pacific-China Sea system, particularly:

• South China Sea basin-slope-shelf-estuary interactions
• Kuroshio's regulation of China Sea circulation
• Coastal dynamics in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
• Three-dimensional water pathways and residence times
• Geostrophic flow mechanisms in shelf processes
• Improved open boundary conditions for ocean models

Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals key trends in:

• South China Sea circulation structure
• East China Sea shelf dynamics
• Storm and wind effects on coastal transport
• Biogeochemical coupling in hypoxic zones
• Topographic Rossby wave studies
• Time-series analysis of oceanic exchanges

His group has developed a 7-10 km resolution Northwest Pacific-China Sea simulation system and pioneered dual-wave open boundary conditions that simultaneously resolve tidal and non-tidal processes in limited-area models.