• Introduction

I am an assistant professor working in Peking University. I used remote sensing techniques, especially lidar and radar, to study the changes of natural and human ecosystems.

• Education

2007-2011, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Bachelor

2011-2017, Peking University, Ph.D.

• Professional Experience

2017-2019: CNRS, Lab EDB, postdoc

2019-2021: CNES, postdoc

2022-now: Assistant professor (tenure track), Peking University

• Research Areas and Interests

Remote sensing, Lidar, microwave, vegetation, water, city

• Awards and Honors

• Selected Publications

Shengli Tao*, Nicolas Labrière, Kim Calders, et al. Mapping tropical forest trees across large areas with lightweight cost-effective terrestrial laser scanning. Annals of Forest Science. 78 (2021).

Shengli Tao*, Zurui Ao*, Jean-Pierre Wigneron, et al. A global long-term, high-resolution satellite radar backscatter data record (1992–2022+): merging C-band ERS/ASCAT and Ku-band QSCAT. Earth Syst. Sci. Data. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1577-2023 (2023).

Zurui Ao†, Xiaomei Hu†, Shengli Tao†*, et al. A national-scale assessment of land subsidence in China’s major cities. Science. Accepted (2024).

Shengli Tao*, Jérôme Chave*, Pierre-Louis Frison, et al. Increasing and widespread vulnerability of intact tropical rainforests to repeated droughts. PNAS. 119 (37) e2116626119 (2022).

Shengli Tao*, Jean-Pierre Wigneron*, Jerome Chave. et al. Little evidence that Amazonian rainforests are approaching a tipping point. Nat. Clim. Chang. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-023-01853-8 (2023).

Shengli Tao, Jingyun Fang*, Xia Zhao, et al. Rapid loss of lakes on the Mongolian Plateau. PNAS. 112: 2281-2286 (2015).

Shengli Tao, Qinghua Guo, ...Jingyun Fang*. Global patterns and determinants of forest canopy height. Ecology.