Li Long, Assistant professor
Gender: Male
Hometown: Mianyang, Sichuan, China
Position: Lecturer, Special Postdoctoral Fellow
Professional Profile
Li Long focuses on thermal environment remote sensing, vegetation remote sensing, and global change. Authored 17 papers in journals such as RSE, GRL, and JGR-A as first or corresponding author. Reviewer for over 20 SCI journals including NC and RSE.
Research Directions
- Thermal Environment Remote Sensing: Study climate change, 3D urban structures, and land use impact on urban thermal patterns; explore forest disturbance impacts on thermal environment; develop long-term, high spatiotemporal resolution surface temperature and air temperature products.
- Vegetation Remote Sensing: Analyze urban vegetation evolution driven by natural and anthropogenic factors; assess vegetation feedback on thermal environment; study post-wildfire vegetation recovery.
Work Experience
- 2024.11 – Present: Nanjing Normal University, School of Geographic Sciences
Education
- 2020.09 – 2024.08: PhD, Geography, Nanjing University
- 2017.09 – 2020.06: MSc, Cartography & GIS, Nanjing Normal University
- 2013.09 – 2017.06: BSc, Spatial Information & Digital Technology, Chengdu University of Technology
Honors & Awards
- National Graduate Scholarship, three times
Research Projects
- NSFC Young Scientist Project (C-type), Multi-stage cooling effect of urban parks based on remote sensing observations and data reconstruction, 2026.01–2028.12, ongoing, PI
- Jiangsu Graduate Innovation Plan, 21st century vegetation growth impact on climate warming in China, 2018.06–2019.05, completed, PI
- Jiangsu Graduate Innovation Plan, Global fine-scale urban heat island dynamics and long-term trends supported by land satellites, 2022.06–2023.05, completed, PI
Publications (*Corresponding Author)
2025
- Zhan, W., Li, L.*, et al., Recent widespread deceleration of global surface urban heat islands unveiled by satellites. Geophysical Research Letters, 52, e2024GL112711. DOI
2023
- Li, L., Zhan, W.*, et al., Divergent urbanization-induced impacts on global surface urban heat island trends since 1980s. Remote Sensing of Environment, 295, 113650. DOI
- Li, L., Zhan, W.*, et al., Competition between biogeochemical drivers and land-cover changes determines urban greening or browning. Remote Sensing of Environment, 287, 113481. DOI
2022
- Li, L., Zhan, W.*, et al., Long‐Term and Fine‐Scale Surface Urban Heat Island Dynamics Revealed by Landsat Data Since the 1980s. JGR: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035598. DOI
2020
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Using Prophet Forecasting Model to Characterize the Temporal Variations of Historical and Future Surface Urban Heat Island in China. JGR: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD031968. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Spatially non-stationary effect of underlying driving factors on surface urban heat islands in global major cities. IJ Applied Earth Observation, 90, 102131. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, 2020. Population exposure to extreme heat in China. Sustainable Cities and Society, 60, 102282. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Effect of terrestrial vegetation growth on climate change in China. Journal of Environmental Management, 262, 110321. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Relationship of surface urban heat island with air temperature and precipitation in global large cities. Ecological Indicators, 117, 106683. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Surface urban heat island and vegetation activity in Beijing, China. Int J Remote Sensing, 41, 1-15. DOI
2019
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Satellite-based spatiotemporal trends of canopy urban heat islands in China’s 32 major cities. Remote Sensing, 11(1), 102. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Satellite-based regional warming hiatus in China and its implication. Science of the Total Environment, 648, 1394-1402. DOI
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, et al., Estimating monthly average temperature by remote sensing in China. Advances in Space Research, 63, 2345-2357. DOI
- Chen, J., Li, L.*, Regional economic activity derived from MODIS data: A comparison with DMSP/OLS and NPP/VIIRS nighttime light data. IEEE JSTARS, 12, 3067-3077. DOI
2018
- Li, L., Zha, Y.*, Mapping relative humidity, average and extreme temperature in hot summer over China. Science of the Total Environment, 615, 875-881. DOI
2017
- Li, L., Huang, X.*, et al., Quantifying the spatiotemporal trends of canopy layer heat island (CLHI) and its driving factors over Wuhan, China with satellite remote sensing. Remote Sensing, 9, 536. DOI
- Li, L., Liu, R.*, et al., A novel genetic algorithm for optimization of conditioning factors in shallow translational landslides and susceptibility mapping. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 10, 209. DOI