Dr. Liang GAO

Department of Ocean Science and Technology

University of Macau, Macau, China

Assistant professor

E-mail: gaoliang@um.edu.mo

Qualifications

2016 Ph.D., Civil Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China

2011 M.Eng., Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

2005 B.Eng., Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering, Tsinghua University, China

Publications (Selected)

1. Fei, K., Du, H., Lei, C.C., Gao, L.* (2025) Assessing the impact of migration activities on flood exposure and evaluating sustainable development areas based on hydrodynamic simulations and gridded migration data, Journal of Hydrology, 660, 133425
2. Du, H., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2025) Assessing compound flood hazards in the Pearl River Delta: A Scenario-Based Integration of trivariate fluvial conditions and extreme storm events, Journal of Hydrology, 657, 133104
3. Zhao, Q., Gao, L.*, Meng, Q.*, Zhu, M. (2024) Climate warming will exacerbate unequal exposure to compound flood-heatwave extremes, Earth’s future, 12 (12), e2024EF005179
4. Zhu, M., Gao, L.*, Zhao, Q. (2024) Future increase in post‐drought precipitation with a stronger response to warming, Geophysical Research Letters 51 (18), e2024GL110294
5. Du, H., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2024) Nonlinear Tide-River-Surge Interactions and Their Impacts on Compound Flooding During Typhoon Hato in the Pearl River Delta, Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 129, e2023JC020673.
6. Xu, L., Gao, L.* (2024) A hybrid surrogate model for real-time coastal urban flood prediction: An application to Macao, Journal of Hydrology, 642 (2024) 131863.
7. Du, H., Fei, K., Wu, J., Gao, L.* (2024) An integrative modelling framework for predicting the compound flood hazards induced by tropical cyclones in an estuarine area, Environmental Modelling and Software, 105996.
8. Wu, J., Gao, L.*, Meng, Q.*, Wang, H. (2024) Effect of land cover pattern on rainfall during a landfalling typhoon: A simulation of Typhoon Hato, Atmospheric Research, 303, 107329
9. Gao, L., Du, H.*, Huang, H.*, Zhang, L., Zhang, P. (2023) Modelling the compound floods upon combined rainfall and storm surge events in a low-lying coastal city, Journal of Hydrology, 627, 130476.
10. Gao, L., Mei J., Li, J.*, Zhang, W., Lai, C. (2023) Effect of intense rainfall and high riverine water level on compound flood hazards in a river-valley city: A case study of Yingde, China, Journal of Hydrology, 625, 130044.
11. Ren, T., Gao, L.*, Gong, W. * (2023) An ensemble of dynamic rainfall index and machine learning method for spatiotemporal landslide susceptibility modeling, Landslides, 21(2), 257-273.
12. Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Hong Y., Chen H.X.*, Feng, S.J., (2023) Flood hazards in urban environment, Georisk: Assessment and Management of Risk for Engineered Systems and Geohazard, 17(2), 241-261. Best Paper Award
13. Fei, K., Du H., Gao, L.* (2023) Accurate water level predictions in a tidal reach: Integration of Physics-based and Machine learning approaches, Journal of Hydrology, 622, 129705.
14. Du, H., Yu, P., Zhu, L., Fei, K., Gao, L.* (2023) Assessing the performances of parametric wind models in predicting storm surges in the Pearl River Estuary, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 232, 105265.
15. Fei, K., Chen, M., Zhou, Y., Du, H., Deng, S., Gao, L.* (2022). Streamflow and surface soil moisture simulation capacity of high-resolution Satellite-derived precipitation estimate datasets: A case study in Xijiang river basin, China. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 42, 101163.
16. Yang, H. Q., Zhang, L., Gao, L.*, Phoon, K. K., Wei, X. (2022). On the importance of landslide management: Insights from a 32-year database of landslide consequences and rainfall in Hong Kong. Engineering Geology, 299, 106578.
17. Gao, L.*, Zhang, L. M., Chen, H. X., Fei, K., Hong, Y. (2021). Topography and geology effects on travel distances of natural terrain landslides: Evidence from a large multi-temporal landslide inventory in Hong Kong. Engineering Geology, 292, 106266.
18. Qin, N. X., Wang, J. N., Gao, L.*, Hong, Y., Huang, J. L., & Lu, Q. Q. (2020). Observed trends of different rainfall intensities and the associated spatiotemporal variations during 1958–2016 in Guangxi, China. International Journal of Climatology, 41, E2880-E2895.
19. Gao, L., Zhang L.M.*, Li X.Y., Zhou S.Y. (2019) Evaluating Metropolitan Flood Coping Capabilities under Heavy Storms. Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. 24(6), 05019011.
20. Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Cheung R.W.M. (2018) Relationships between natural terrain landslide magnitudes and triggering rainfall based on a large landslide inventory in Hong Kong. Landslides, 15(4), 727–740.
21. Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Lu, M.Q. (2017) Characterizing the spatial variations and correlations of large rainstorms for landslide study. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 21: 4573-4589.
22. Gao, L., Zhang, L.M.*, Chen, H.X., and Shen, P. (2016). Simulating debris flow mobility in urban settings. Engineering Geology, 214: 67-78.

Profile Details

WoS ResearcherID: HUO-4943-2023

https://www.fst.um.edu.mo/personal/gaoliang/

https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?user=CFTxvAwAAAAJ&hl=zh-TW