Overview
Background
Dr Yan Zhao is an agricultural remote sensing and digital agriculture scientist specialising in the integration of Earth observation, artificial intelligence, crop modelling and climate information for crop monitoring and decision support. His research spans satellite, UAV and proximal sensing to quantify crop type, phenology, soil moisture, crop stress and yield across field to regional scales. He develops scalable spatial-data and machine-learning approaches to translate complex sensing and environmental data into practical agricultural information, working closely with growers, agribusiness, government and international research partners. His current research increasingly explores multi-source hyperspectral sensing and analytics for detecting crop stress and assessing crop productivity and grain quality.
Availability
- Dr Yan Zhao is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Natural Science, University of the Chinese Academy of Science
Works
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2022
Conference Publication
Crop type prediction utilising a long short-term memory with a self-attention for winter crops in Australia
Nguyen, Dung, Zhao, Yan, Zhang, Yifan, Huynh, Anh Ngoc-Lan, Roosta, Fred, Hammer, Graeme, Chapman, Scott and Potgieter, Andries (2022). Crop type prediction utilising a long short-term memory with a self-attention for winter crops in Australia. IGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-22 July 2022. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9883737
2021
Journal Article
Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery
Zhao, Yan, Zheng, Bangyou, Chapman, Scott C., Laws, Kenneth, George-Jaeggli, Barbara, Hammer, Graeme L., Jordan, David R. and Potgieter, Andries B. (2021). Detecting sorghum plant and head features from multispectral UAV imagery. Plant Phenomics, 2021 9874650, 9874650-14. doi: 10.34133/2021/9874650
2021
Journal Article
Evolution and application of digital technologies to predict crop type and crop phenology in agriculture
Potgieter, A. B., Zhao, Yan, Zarco-Tejada, Pablo J, Chenu, Karine, Zhang, Yifan, Porker, Kenton, Biddulph, Ben, Dang, Yash P., Neale, Tim, Roosta, Fred and Chapman, Scott (2021). Evolution and application of digital technologies to predict crop type and crop phenology in agriculture. In Silico Plants, 3 (1) diab017, 1-23. doi: 10.1093/insilicoplants/diab017
2020
Journal Article
Using a process-based model to understand dynamics of Chinese agricultural and water technology development from 8000 bc to 1911 ad
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Head, Brian, Zhao, Yan and Hanna, Scott (2020). Using a process-based model to understand dynamics of Chinese agricultural and water technology development from 8000 bc to 1911 ad. Ambio, 50 (5), 1101-1116. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01424-7
2020
Journal Article
Evolution and effects of the social-ecological system over a millennium in China's Loess Plateau
Wu, Xutong, Wei, Yongping, Fu, Bojie, Wang, Shuai, Zhao, Yan and Moran, Emilio F. (2020). Evolution and effects of the social-ecological system over a millennium in China's Loess Plateau. Science Advances, 6 (41) eabc0276. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc0276
2020
Journal Article
An integrative influence of saline water irrigation and fertilization on the structure of soil bacterial communities
Chen, L. J., Li, C. S., Feng, Q., Wei, Y. P., Zhao, Y., Zhu, M. and Deo, R. C. (2020). An integrative influence of saline water irrigation and fertilization on the structure of soil bacterial communities. Journal of Agricultural Science, 157 (9-10), 693-700. doi: 10.1017/S002185962000012X
2020
Journal Article
Predicting wheat yield at the field scale by combining high-resolution sentinel-2 satellite imagery and crop modelling
Zhao, Yan, Potgieter, Andries B., Zhang, Miao, Wu, Bingfang and Hammer, Graeme L. (2020). Predicting wheat yield at the field scale by combining high-resolution sentinel-2 satellite imagery and crop modelling. Remote Sensing, 12 (6) 1024, 1024. doi: 10.3390/rs12061024
2019
Journal Article
Water stress affects the frequency of Firmicutes, Clostridiales and Lysobacter in rhizosphere soils of greenhouse grape
Zhang, Rui, Chen, Lijuan, Niu, Zuirong, Song, Shuzhen and Zhao, Yan (2019). Water stress affects the frequency of Firmicutes, Clostridiales and Lysobacter in rhizosphere soils of greenhouse grape. Agricultural Water Management, 226 105776, 105776. doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2019.105776
2019
Journal Article
Partitioning groundwater recharge sources in multiple aquifers system within a desert oasis environment: implications for water resources management in endorheic basins
Guo, Xiaoyan, Feng, Qi, Si, Jianhua, Xi, Haiyang, Zhao, Yan and Deo, Ravinesh C. (2019). Partitioning groundwater recharge sources in multiple aquifers system within a desert oasis environment: implications for water resources management in endorheic basins. Journal of Hydrology, 579 124212, 124212. doi: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124212
2019
Journal Article
The development of ancient Chinese agricultural and water technology from 8000 BC to 1911 AD
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Head, Brian, Zhao, Yan and Hanna, Scott (2019). The development of ancient Chinese agricultural and water technology from 8000 BC to 1911 AD. Palgrave Communications, 5 (1) 77. doi: 10.1057/s41599-019-0282-1
2019
Journal Article
Pathways from payments for ecosystem services program to socioeconomic outcomes
Wu, Xutong, Wang, Shuai, Fu, Bojie, Zhao, Yan and Wei, Yongping (2019). Pathways from payments for ecosystem services program to socioeconomic outcomes. Ecosystem Services, 39 101005, 101005. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.101005
2019
Journal Article
A landscape management analysis framework and its preliminary application in Ejina Oasis, Northwest China
Ran, YouHua and Zhao, Yan (2019). A landscape management analysis framework and its preliminary application in Ejina Oasis, Northwest China. Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions, 11 (3), 239-247. doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1226.2019.00239
2019
Journal Article
An assessment of global precipitation and evapotranspiration products for regional applications
Zhao, Yan, Lu, Zhixiang and Wei, Yongping (2019). An assessment of global precipitation and evapotranspiration products for regional applications. Remote Sensing, 11 (9) 1077, 1077. doi: 10.3390/rs11091077
2019
Journal Article
Differences among evapotranspiration products affect water resources and ecosystem management in an Australian catchment
Lu, Zhixiang, Zhao, Yan, Wei, Yongping, Feng, Qi and Xie, Jiali (2019). Differences among evapotranspiration products affect water resources and ecosystem management in an Australian catchment. Remote Sensing, 11 (8) 958, 925. doi: 10.3390/rs11080958
2019
Journal Article
Farmers’ perceptions of water use for social equality, economic development and environmental protection in a water-stressed region
Zhao, Haili, Wei, Yongping, Ding, Meng, Zhao, Yan and Zhang, Zhiqiang (2019). Farmers’ perceptions of water use for social equality, economic development and environmental protection in a water-stressed region. International Journal of River Basin Management, 18 (4), 1-8. doi: 10.1080/15715124.2019.1566237
2019
Journal Article
Direct and indirect impacts of ionic components of saline water on irrigated soil chemical and microbial processes
Chen, Lijuan, Li, Changsheng, Feng, Qi, Wei, Yongping, Zhao, Yan, Zhu, Meng and Deo, Ravinesh C. (2019). Direct and indirect impacts of ionic components of saline water on irrigated soil chemical and microbial processes. Catena, 172, 581-589. doi: 10.1016/j.catena.2018.09.030
2018
Journal Article
Cultivated oasis evolution in the Heihe River Basin over the past 2,000 years
Tang, Xia, Zhao, Yan, Zhang, Zhiqiang, Feng, Qi and Wei, Yongping (2018). Cultivated oasis evolution in the Heihe River Basin over the past 2,000 years. Land Degradation and Development, 29 (8), 2254-2263. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2991
2018
Journal Article
Understanding the natural and socioeconomic factors behind regional longevity in Guangxi, China: is the centenarian ratio a good enough indicator for assessing the longevity phenomenon?
Deng, Qucheng, Wei, Yongping, Zhao, Yan, Han, Xuerong and Yin, Juan (2018). Understanding the natural and socioeconomic factors behind regional longevity in Guangxi, China: is the centenarian ratio a good enough indicator for assessing the longevity phenomenon?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (5) 938, 938. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050938
2018
Journal Article
A connectivity-based assessment framework for river basin ecosystem service management
Zhao, Yan, Wei, Yongping, Wu, Bingfang, Lu, Zhixiang and Fu, Li (2018). A connectivity-based assessment framework for river basin ecosystem service management. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 33, 34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2018.03.010
2018
Journal Article
A longitudinal analysis on the perspectives of major world newspapers on the Three Gorges Dam project during 1982-2015
Wu, Shuanglei, Wei, Yongping, Zhao, Yan, Huang, Sarina, Duffield, Colin, Tang, Wenzhe and Zheng, Hang (2018). A longitudinal analysis on the perspectives of major world newspapers on the Three Gorges Dam project during 1982-2015. Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, 18 (1), 94-107. doi: 10.2166/ws.2017.088
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
On-ground management of soil nutrients by integrating proximal and remote sensing platforms in northern Australian savannas grazing lands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Andries Potgieter
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
The development pattern of global water technology systems and their implications on water practices: A patent-based study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Shuanglei Wu, Professor Yongping Wei
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Riparian Vegetation Dynamics and its Implications on River Regulation in the Goulburn Catchment, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yongping Wei
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2022
Master Philosophy
Understanding the institutional incoordination on water and the resulting socio-ecological outcomes in the Maipo River basin
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Yongping Wei
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the impacts of technology development on human-natural system: Agricultural and water technology in China from 8000 BCE to 1911 AD
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head, Professor Yongping Wei
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