Zhang, Keqi

Keqi Zhang
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Professor, Earth and Environment , College of Arts, Sciences & Education

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zhangk@fiu.edu

305-348-1607

selected publications

Article
- 2020
  
  Delineation of Tree Patches in a Mangrove-Marsh Transition Zone by Watershed Segmentation of Aerial Photographs. REMOTE SENSING. 12.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs12132086 Web of Science: 000550594200001
- 2020
  
  Rip Current Hazard Analysis. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 969-973.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/SI95-189.1 Web of Science: 000537556600181
- 2019
  
  Accuracy assessment of ASTER, SRTM, ALOS, and TDX DEMs for Hispaniola and implications for mapping vulnerability to coastal flooding. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 225:290-306.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.02.028 Web of Science: 000469152700021
- 2019
  
  Comparison of TanDEM-X DEM with LiDAR Data for Accuracy Assessment in a Coastal Urban Area. REMOTE SENSING. 11.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/rs11070876 Web of Science: 000465549300141
- 2019
  
  Hurricane flood risk assessment for the Yucatan and Campeche State coastal area. NATURAL HAZARDS. 96:1041-1065.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11069-019-03587-3 Web of Science: 000475705400003
- 2018
  
  Role of mudflat-creek sediment exchanges in intertidal sedimentary processes. JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY. 567.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2018.10.027 Web of Science: 000454753900029
- 2018
  
  Impacts of Human Modifications and Natural Variations on Short-Term Morphological Changes in Estuarine Tidal Flats. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 41.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-017-0352-9 Web of Science: 000433916300003
- 2018
  
  A Framework for Automated Construction of Building Models from Airborne LiDAR Measurements. TOPOGRAPHIC LASER RANGING AND SCANNING: PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSING, 2ND EDITION. 563-585.
  Web of Science: 000473346700019
- 2018
  
  Florida and US East Coast Beach Change Metrics Derived from LiDAR Data Utilizing ArcGIS Python Based Tools. BEACH MANAGEMENT TOOLS - CONCEPTS, METHODOLOGIES AND CASE STUDIES. 24:239-258.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58304-4_12 Web of Science: 000448964600014
- 2017
  
  Application of terrestrial laser scanner on tidal flat morphology at a typhoon event timescale. GEOMORPHOLOGY. 292:47-58.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2017.04.034 Web of Science: 000405153300005
- 2016
  
  A numerical study of the impact of hurricane-induced storm surge on the Herbert Hoover Dike at Lake Okeechobee, Florida. OCEAN DYNAMICS. 66:1699-1714.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10236-016-1001-8 Web of Science: 000387722600009
- 2016
  
  Remote sensing of seasonal changes and disturbances in mangrove forest: a case study from South Florida. ECOSPHERE. 7.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1366 Web of Science: 000378523100028
- 2016
  
  Validation of the FAST forecast model for the storm surges due to hurricanes Wilma and Ike. NATURAL HAZARDS. 83:53-74.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2301-5 Web of Science: 000379501000004
- 2015
  
  A Numerical Model for Storm Surges that Involve the Inundation of Complex Landscapes. COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 57.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1142/S0578563415500175 Web of Science: 000370974500002
- 2015
  
  Automatic Construction of 3-D Building Model From Airborne LIDAR Data Through 2-D Snake Algorithm. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 53:3-14.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2014.2312393 Web of Science: 000341536700001
- 2013
  
  Airborne LiDAR remote sensing and its applications. ADVANCES IN MAPPING FROM REMOTE SENSOR IMAGERY: TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS. 33-67.
  Web of Science: 000351308500003
- 2013
  
  Comparison of three methods for estimating the sea level rise effect on storm surge flooding. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 118:487-500.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-012-0645-8 Web of Science: 000317926800023
- 2013
  
  Numerical study of the sensitivity of mangroves in reducing storm surge and flooding to hurricane characteristics in southern Florida. CONTINENTAL SHELF RESEARCH. 64:51-65.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.csr.2013.05.015 Web of Science: 000322805000005
- 2013
  
  Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operational Storm Surge Forecast Model: A Case Study of the Florida Coast. WEATHER AND FORECASTING. 28:1019-1037.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1175/WAF-D-12-00076.1 Web of Science: 000330532700006
- 2012
  
  The role of mangroves in attenuating storm surges. ESTUARINE COASTAL AND SHELF SCIENCE. 102:11-23.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2012.02.021 Web of Science: 000303628900002
- 2011
  
  Analysis of non-linear inundation from sea-level rise using LIDAR data: a case study for South Florida. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 106:537-565.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-010-9987-2 Web of Science: 000290449200002
- 2011
  
  Assessment of sea level rise impacts on human population and real property in the Florida Keys. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 107:129-146.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0080-2 Web of Science: 000291658000007
- 2011
  
  Barrier Island Population along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 27:356-363.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-10-00126.1 Web of Science: 000288306500013
- 2010
  
  Sediment and Nutrient Deposition Associated with Hurricane Wilma in Mangroves of the Florida Coastal Everglades. ESTUARIES AND COASTS. 33:45-58.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s12237-009-9242-0 Web of Science: 000275420700004
- 2010
  
  Storm surge simulation along the U.S. East and Gulf Coasts using a multi-scale numerical model approach. OCEAN DYNAMICS. 60:1597-1619.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10236-010-0321-3 Web of Science: 000285100700013
- 2008
  
  Airborne laser scanning quantification of disturbances from hurricanes and lightning strikes to mangrove forests in Everglades National Park, USA. SENSORS. 8:2262-2292.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.3390/s8042262 PMID: 27879821 Web of Science: 000256642400012
- 2008
  
  Comparison of the CEST and SLOSH models for storm surge flooding. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 24:489-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/06-0709.1 Web of Science: 000254408100019
- 2008
  
  Hydrodynamic and geologic influence of event-dependent depth of closure along the South Florida Atlantic Coast. MARINE GEOLOGY. 252:156-165.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2008.03.018 Web of Science: 000257939200009
- 2008
  
  Identification of gaps in mangrove forests with airborne LIDAR. REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT. 112:2309-2325.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.10.003 Web of Science: 000255370700031
- 2008
  
  Modeling coastal eutrophication at Florida bay using neural networks. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 24:190-196.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/06-0646.1 Web of Science: 000254445500019
- 2007
  
  Hurricane-induced beach change derived from airborne laser measurements near Panama City, Florida. MARINE GEOLOGY. 237:191-205.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.margeo.2006.11.003 Web of Science: 000244822900005
- 2006
  
  Automatic construction of building footprint's from airborne LIDAR data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 44:2523-2533.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2006.874137 Web of Science: 000240167200021
- 2006
  
  Improved prediction of storm surge inundation with a high-resolution unstructured grid model. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 22:1309-1319.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/04-0288.1 Web of Science: 000242695100002
- 2006
  
  Mapping height and biomass of mangrove forests in Everglades National Park with SRTM elevation data. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING. 72:299-311.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.14358/PERS.72.3.299 Web of Science: 000235753500011
- 2005
  
  Comparison of three algorithms for filtering airborne lidar data. PHOTOGRAMMETRIC ENGINEERING AND REMOTE SENSING. 71:313-324.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.14358/PERS.71.3.313 Web of Science: 000227477700007
- 2005
  
  Quantification of beach changes caused by Hurricane Floyd along Florida's Atlantic coast using airborne laser surveys. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 21:123-134.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/02057.1 Web of Science: 000226987500009
- 2004
  
  Global warming and coastal erosion. CLIMATIC CHANGE. 64.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1023/B:CLIM.0000024690.32682.48 Web of Science: 000220927500004
- 2004
  
  Mapping shoreline position using airborne laser altimetry. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 20.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.2112/1551-5036(2004)20[884:MSPUAL]2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000225203600026
- 2003
  
  A progressive morphological filter for removing nonground measurements from airborne LIDAR data. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING. 41.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2003.810682 Web of Science: 000183412500015
- 2002
  
  Do storms cause long-term beach erosion along the U.S. East Barrier Coast?. JOURNAL OF GEOLOGY. 110.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1086/340633 Web of Science: 000175941200009
- 2001
  
  Beach erosion potential for severe nor'easters. JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. 17.
  Web of Science: 000169316900005
- 2000
  
  Twentieth-century storm activity along the US east coast. JOURNAL OF CLIMATE. 13.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2000)013<1748:TCSAAT>2.0.CO;2 Web of Science: 000087350100008
Editorial Material
- 2006
  
  A 3D visualization system for hurricane storm-surge flooding. IEEE COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND APPLICATIONS. 18-25.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2006.4 PMID: 16463475 Web of Science: 000234355200005
Proceedings Paper
- 2013
  
  A Multi-Pass Generation of DEM for Urban Planning. 2013 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLOUD COMPUTING AND BIG DATA (CLOUDCOM-ASIA). 543-548.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/CLOUDCOM-ASIA.2013.24 Web of Science: 000355658800082
- 2009
  
  A 3-D Traffic Animation System with Storm Surge Response. 2009 11TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MULTIMEDIA (ISM 2009). 257-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISM.2009.95 Web of Science: 000288888100039
- 2009
  
  Automatic 3D Building Reconstruction from Airborne LiDAR Measurements. 2009 JOINT URBAN REMOTE SENSING EVENT, VOLS 1-3. 483-+.
  Web of Science: 000270972300082
- 2007
  
  A graph reduction method for 2D snake problems. 2007 IEEE CONFERENCE ON COMPUTER VISION AND PATTERN RECOGNITION, VOLS 1-8. 353-+.
  Web of Science: 000250382800048
- 2007
  
  Animating tree branch breaking and flying effects for a 3D interactive visualization system for hurricanes and storm surge flooding. ISM WORKSHOPS 2007: NINTH IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MULTIMEDIA - WORKSHOPS, PROCEEDINGS. 335-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ISM.Workshops.2007.63 Web of Science: 000253974200057
- 2006
  
  Airborne Laser Mapping of Mangroves on the Biscayne Bay Coast, Miami Florida. 2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-8. 3750-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.961 Web of Science: 000260989402147
- 2006
  
  Use of Airborne LIDAR for the Assessment of Landscape Structure in the Pine Forests of Everglades National Park. 2006 IEEE INTERNATIONAL GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING SYMPOSIUM, VOLS 1-8. 1960-+.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2006.507 Web of Science: 000260989401099
- 2005
  
  Tree animation for a 3D interactive visualization system for hurricane impacts. 2005 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO (ICME), VOLS 1 AND 2. 598-601.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/ICME.2005.1521494 Web of Science: 000234623800150
- 2003
  
  A real-time 3D animation environment for storm surge. 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA AND EXPO, VOL I, PROCEEDINGS.
  Web of Science: 000184737900177
- 2003
  
  Damage pattern mining in hurricane image databases. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2003 IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION REUSE AND INTEGRATION.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1109/IRI.2003.1251418 Web of Science: 000189158700031
Review
- 2011
  
  The Role of the Everglades Mangrove Ecotone Region (EMER) in Regulating Nutrient Cycling and Wetland Productivity in South Florida. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 633-669.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1080/10643389.2010.530907 Web of Science: 000287494000023
- 2009
  
  Disturbance and the rising tide: the challenge of biodiversity management on low-island ecosystems. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 471-478.
  Full Text via DOI: 10.1890/070221 Web of Science: 000271559000015

chaired theses and dissertations

Gann, Daniel, Quantitative Spatial Upscaling of Categorical Data in the Context of Landscape Ecology: A New Scaling Algorithm 2018
Cui, Zheng, A Generalized Adaptive Mathematical Morphological Filter for LIDAR Data 2013
Cook, Evan D., Barrier Island Response to Sea Level Rise in North Carolina 2013
Dittmar, John Andrew, Impacts of sea level rise on population and real property in the Florida Keys 2010
Robertson, William, Airborne Laser Quantification of Florida Shoreline and Beach Volume Change Caused by Hurricanes 2007

principal investigator on

Transition of the Coastal and Estuarine Storm Tide Model to an Operational Model for Forecasting Storm Surges awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2019
Development of an Integrated Coastal Inundation Forecast Demonstration System in Caribbean Region ¿ Pilot Project for the Dominican Republic and Haiti awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2018
Philippines Workshop Storm Surge Forecasting and Evacuation Zone Delineation Using SLOSH and other Advanced Storm Surge Inundation ModelsProject awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2015 - 2016
Quanification of Inundation in South FL caused by Sea L awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2010 - 2014
Understanding and Preparing for Hurricane Storm Surges awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2009 - 2013
Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2012
Hurricane Loss Reducation for Housing in FL awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2011
Lower Florida Keys LIDAR Survey. awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2007 - 2010
Hurricane loss Reduction for Housing in FL awarded by Florida Department of Community Affairs 2010
Prediction of Pine Forest Changes in the Florida Keys Due to Sea Level Rise Storm Surge. awarded by U.S. Department of Energy 2007 - 2009
Development of LIDAR Data Processing Algorithms and Software for the National Science Foundation Supported Center for Airborne Laser Mapping. awarded by National Science Foundation 2005 - 2008

co-principal investigator on

Optimization of LiDAR Data Processing Algorithms for Wetland Graminoid Marsh and Prairie Vegetation awarded by National Park Service 2018 - 2020
Hurricane Irma assessment: effects on forests of the USFWS Refuges of the Florida Keys awarded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2017 - 2019
RAPID: HURRICANE IRMA: How do ecosystem perturbations interact to influence long-term resilience mechanisms? awarded by National Science Foundation 2017 - 2019
FIU's Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2017 - 2018
Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model Project Model Enhancements to Estimate Losses from Storm Surge and Flooding 2013-2014 awarded by Florida Office of Insurance Regulation 2013 - 2017
Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2013
Deepwater Oil Spill Collaborative Research & Monitoring Plan: Impact on Mangroves Ecosystems awarded by U.S. Forest Service 2010 - 2011
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 4 (Program Management, Coastal Vulnerability and Subcontracts). awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2008 - 2011
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2006 - 2010
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2005 - 2010
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2004 - 2010

investigator on

Hurricane Loss Reduction for Housing in Florida awarded by Florida Division of Emergency Management 2013
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 4 (Program Management, Coastal Vulnerability and Subcontracts). awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2008 - 2011
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 4 (Program Management, Coastal Vulnerability and Subcontracts). awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2007 - 2011
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2006 - 2010
The Florida Hurricane Alliance Research Program - Round 1. awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin 2005 - 2009

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Chemistry
Computer Science
Electrochemistry
Engineering
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Geochemistry & Geophysics
Geology
Imaging Science & Photographic Technology
Instruments & Instrumentation
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Oceanography
Physical Geography
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