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Xiaodong Zhang

Biography

Xiaodong Zhang joined the University of North Dakota in April 2002 after receiving a Ph.D. in Oceanography from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, where he studied the optical properties of microbubbles in the ocean and their effect on the hyperspectral reflectance at surface. Xiaodong had been working for 7 years at Ocean Remote Sensing Institute, Ocean University of China, studying satellite remote sensing and its application in oceanography. He also holds a M.S. degree in Oceanography from Dalhousie University, and a B.S. degree in Computer Science from Nanjing University, China.   As a founding member of the Earth System Science and Policy program, Xiaodong was appointed as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He teaches the ESSP 502 Hydrologic Cycle, ESSP 530 Principles of Environmental Physics, and ESSP 333 Oceanography. His general research interests focus around radiative transfer and its applications in studying aquatic environment. For specific researches, past and present, please visit Xiaodong's

Research Interest

Oceanography and Limnology,

Optics and Scintillometry

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