Jian Shen

Research Associate Professor of Marine Science

Email: [[shen]]
Phone: (804) 684-7359
Office: Holben House 105
Department: Physical Sciences
Website: {{http://www.vims.edu/~shen, My Research}}

Education

• B.S., Shanghai Teacher's University
• M.A., College of William and Mary
• Ph.D., College of William and Mary

Research Interests

Estuarine circulation; numerical model simulations of hydrodynamics and water quality in estuaries and coastal sea; storm surge and inundation predictions; inverse modeling of estuarine water quality; numerical modeling of watershed processes.

Current Projects

• A Numerical Model Study of Salinity Change under Different Sea-level Rise Scenarios in the York and James Rivers (USGS)
• Development of bacteria, benthic, and DO Models for Virginia Coastal Embayments (Virginia Department of Environmental Quality).
• Hydrodynamic Modeling for the Proposed Dredging Assessment in Norfolk Harbor Channel, Elizabeth River.
• Development of Fecal Coliform TMDLs for Shellfish Growing Waters in the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland, Maryland Department of the Environment).
• Evaluation of storm surge models for the Florida coast (FEMA through Florida International University).
• Development of DO model for Onancock Creek (VADEQ).
• Integrated modeling approach for TMDL development of Virginia's small coastal basins with fecal coliform (VADEQ).
• Development of pH TMDLs for Western Maryland (MDE).
• Development of a Watershed-Tidal Prism Model for Jarrett Bay and It's Tributaries for (North Carolina Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources).

Selected Publications

Shen, J., Gong, W. 2009. Influence of model domain size, wind directions and Ekman transport on storm surge development inside the Chesapeake Bay: a case study of extratropical cyclone Ernesto. Journal of Marine Systems, 75, 198-215

Gong, W, Shen, J., Cho, K., Wang, H.V. A numerical model study of barotropic subtidal water exchange between estuary and subestuaries in the Chesapeake Bay during northeaster events. Ocean Modelling, 26, 170-189

Shen, J., Wang, T., Herman, J., Mason, P., Arnold, G.L. 2008. Hypoxia in a Coastal Embayment of the Chesapeake Bay: A Model Diagnostic Study of Oxygen Dynamics. Estuaries and Coastal, 31,652-663

Zhang, Z., Xiao, C., Shen, J. 2008. Comparison of the CEST and SLOSH Models for Storm Surge Flooding. Journal of Coastal Research, 24(2), 489-499

Lipcius, R.N., Eggleston, D.B., Schreiber, S.J., Seitz, R.D., Shen, J., Sisson, M., Stockhausen, W. T., Wang, H.V. 2008. Metapopulation Connectivity and Stock Enhancement of Marine Species. Reviews in Fisheries Science, 16(1-3),101-110

Gong, W., Shen, J., Jia, J. 2008. The impact of human activities on the flushing properties of a semi-closed lagoon, Xiaohai, Hainan, China. Marine Environmental Research, 65, 62-76

Shen, J., Wang, H.V. 2007. Determining Age of water and transport time scale of the Chesapeake Bay, Estuarine, Coastal, and Self Sciences, 74, 585-598.

Gong, W., Shen, J., Reay, W. 2007. The hydrodynamic response of York River to Hurricane Isabel, 2003, Estuarine, Coastal, and Self Sciences,73(3-4), 695-701.

Shen, J., Jia, J., Sisson, M. 2006. Inverse Estimation of Nonpoint Sources of Fecal Coliform for Establishing Allowable Load for Wye River, Maryland, Water Research 40 (18): 3333-3342. (doi:10.1016/j.waters.2006.07.035).

Shen, J., Gong, W., Wang, H.V. 2006. Water level response to 1999 hurricane Floyd in the Chesapeake Bay. Continental Self Research 26: 2484-2502 doi:10.1016/j.csr.2006.07.02 )

Shen, J., Zhang, K., Xiao C., Gong, W. 2006. Improved prediction of storm surge inundation using a high-resolution unstructured grid model. Journal of Coastal Research 22(6):1309-1319 (doi:10.2112/04-0288.1)

Lin, J., Xie, L., Pietrafesa, L.P., Shen, J., Malin, M., Durako, M. 2006. Dissolved oxygen stratification in two micro-tidal partially-mixed estuaries. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 70: 423-437 (doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.06.032.)

Shen, J., Lin, J. 2006. Modeling Study of the Influences of tide and stratification on age of water in the tidal James River. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science  68 (1-2): 101-112.

Shen, J., Wang, H.V., Sisson, M., Gong, W. 2006. Storm tide simulation in the Chesapeake Bay using an unstructured grid model. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Scienc, 68 (1-2): 1-16

Shen, J. 2006. Optimal Estimation of Parameters for an Estuarine Eutrophication Model. Ecological Modelling 191:521-537

Shen, J., Parker, P., Riverson, J. 2005. A new approach for a windows-based watershed modeling system based on a database-supporting architecture. Environmental Modelling and Software  20:1127-1138

Shen, J., Sun, S., Wang, T. 2005. Development of the fecal coliform total maximum daily load using loading simulation program C++ and tidal prism model in estuary shellfish growing areas: A case study in the Nassawadox Coastal Embayment, Virginia. Journal of Environmental Science and Health (Part A) 40 (9): 1791-1807.

Shen, J., Haas, L. 2004. Calculating Age and Residence Time in the Tidal York River Using Three-Dimensional Model Experiments. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Scienc, 61: 449-461

Shen, J. Boon, J., Kuo, A.Y. 1999. A numerical study of a tidal intrusion front and its impact on larval dispersion in the James River estuary, Virginia, Estuaries 22(3): 681-692.

Shen, J., Kuo, A.Y. 1998. Application of inverse method to calibrate an estuarine eutrophication model, ASCE, Journal of Environmental Engineering 124 (5): 409-418.

Shen, J., Kuo, A.Y. 1996.Inverse estimation of parameters for an estuarine eutrophication model, ASCE, Journal of  Environmental Engineering 122 (11): 1031-1040

Current Students

•   Mary Huang, Ph.D. candidate (co-advising with Dr. Carl Hershner)

Past Students

• Taiping Wang, M.S. Student (co-advised with Dr. Harry Wang)
• Yuepeng Li, Ph.D. Student (co-advised with Dr. Harry Wang)

Professional Memberships

• American Geophysical Union

Collaborative/Interdisciplinary Efforts

• Development of Fecal Coliform TMDLs for Shellfish Growing Waters in the Chesapeake Bay (collaborate with Dr. Tom R Fisher, University of Maryland)
• Integrated modeling approach for TMDL development of Virginia small coastal basin with fecal coliform impairment (collaborate with Dr. Carl H. Hershner, Center for Coastal Resource Management)
• Evaluation of storm surge models for the Florida coast (collaborate with Dr. K. Zhang, Hurricane Research Center, Florida International University)