E Dongchen (Chinese: 鄂栋臣; 15 July 1939 – 21 February 2019) was a Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer, acclaimed as the "father of polar surveying and mapping" in China.[1] He participated in 11 polar expeditions, including the first Chinese expeditions to Antarctica and the North Pole. He was a professor and doctoral advisor at Wuhan University, and was a recipient of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences.
E Dongchen was born on 15 July 1939 in Guangfeng, Jiangxi, Republic of China,[2] in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War. When he was a child, his grandmother and father were killed by Japanese troops, and he worked as a cowherd to make a living.[1]
After the end of the wars and the establishment of the People's Republic of China, an elementary school was opened in his village in 1950 and he attended school for the first time at the age of 11.[3] He excelled in school, and was admitted to the Wuhan Institute of Surveying and Mapping in 1960.[3] After graduating in 1965 with a degree in astronomical and geodetic survey, he taught at a military academy and his alma mater, which was later merged into Wuhan University to become its School of Geodesy and Geomatics.[2]
The Great Wall Station in 2011
In 1984, E joined China's first expedition to Antarctica under Guo Kun, and led the surveying and mapping team. His team surveyed more than 1,600 points, and the expedition constructed China's first Antarctic research base, the Great Wall Station, which was opened on 20 February 1985.[1] Four years later, he joined another expedition and participated in the construction of China's second Antarctic base, the Zhongshan Station.[1]
When China sent its first scientific expedition to the North Pole in 1999, E joined the team at the age of 60. He was the only scientist who participated in building all three Chinese polar research bases and the first North Pole expedition.[4] In total, he took part in 11 polar expeditions,[1] including seven to Antarctica and four to the North Pole.[5] He named more than 300 features and places in Antarctica,[3] including the Great Wall Bay, the first Chinese place name in Antarctica.[4]
E was an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences, Honorary Director of the Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping.[5] He received a number of awards, including the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences.[2]
After his retirement, E became a writer of popular science books and a motivational speaker. He gave more than 600 speeches on polar exploration in universities and schools all over China.[3]
On 21 February 2019, E died at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University,[3] at the age of 79 (80 in East Asian age reckoning).[1]
Yuande YANG, Cheinway HWANG, Dongchen E, A fixed full-matrix method for determining ice sheet height change from satellite altimeter: an ENVISAT case study in East Antarctica with backscatter analysis, Journal of Geodesy, 2014, 88: 901–914 (SCI)
Yuande YANG, Dongchen E, Zemin WANG, Lexian YUAN, Elevation change from Zhongshan Station to Dome A using Envisat data, Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2013, 38 (4): 383–385 (EI)
Jifeng Huang, Dongchen E, Shengkai Zhang, Zero calibration of bottom pressure gauge in Antarctic: A case study at Chinese Zhongshan station using GPS techniques, Proceedings – 2012 20th International Conference on Geoinformatics, 2012, DOI: 10.1109/Geoinformatics. 2012.6270311 (EI)
Yang YD, Dong-Chen E, HH Wang, DB Chao, C Hwang, F Li, and AS Tao, Sea ice concentration over the Antarctic Ocean from satellite pulse altimetry, Science China (Earth Science), 2011, 54 (1): 113–118 (SCI)
Dongchen E, Xin ZHANG, Zemin WANG, Chunxia ZHOU, Satellite monitoring of blue-ice extent in Grove mountains, Antarctica, Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2011, 36 (9): 1009–1011, 1016. (EI)
Dongchen E, Luocheng ZHAO, Zemin WANG, Zhicai LUO, Establishment of gravity base over Larsemann Hills in Antarctica, Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2011, 36(12): 1466–1469 (EI)
Feihu MA, Dongchen E, Jianhu ZHAO, Cuiyu SUN, Multi-beam sound intensity amplitude filtering methods, Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2010, 35 (9): 1082–1085 (EI)
Dongchen E, Qiang SHEN, Ying XU, Gang CHEN, High-accuracy topographical information extraction based on fusion of ASTER stereo-data and ICESat/GLAS data in Antarctica, Science China (Earth Science), 2009, 52 (5): 714–722 (SCI)
Yuande YANG, Dongchen E, Dingbo CHAO, Haihong WANG, Seasonal and inter-annual change in land water storage from GRACE, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2009, 52 (12): 2987–2992 (SCI)
Yuande YANG, Dongchen E, Dingbo CHAO, The sea level change from the Antarctic ice sheet based on GRACE, Chinese Journal of Geophysics, 2009, 52 (9): 2222–2228 (SCI)
Referencesedit
^ abcdefMa, Chi (2019-02-22). "China's polar exploration pioneer dies at 80". China Daily. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
^ abc"E Dongchen". Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
^ abcdeKe Cheng 柯称 (2019-02-21). ""极地测绘之父"武大教授鄂栋臣逝世，曾签下生死状首征南极". The Paper. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
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In this Chinese name the family name is E E Dongchen Chinese 鄂栋臣 15 July 1939 21 February 2019 was a Chinese earth scientist and polar explorer acclaimed as the father of polar surveying and mapping in China 1 He participated in 11 polar expeditions including the first Chinese expeditions to Antarctica and the North Pole He was a professor and doctoral advisor at Wuhan University and was a recipient of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences E Dongchen鄂栋臣Born 1939 07 15 15 July 1939Guangfeng Jiangxi ChinaDied21 February 2019 2019 02 21 aged 79 Wuhan ChinaAlma materWuhan Institute of Surveying and MappingKnown forFounder of polar surveying and mapping in ChinaAwardsHo Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth SciencesScientific careerFieldsGeodetic surveyInstitutionsWuhan UniversityChinese nameTraditional Chinese鄂棟臣Simplified Chinese鄂栋臣TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinE DongchenWade GilesO Tung ch enBiography editE Dongchen was born on 15 July 1939 in Guangfeng Jiangxi Republic of China 2 in the midst of the Second Sino Japanese War When he was a child his grandmother and father were killed by Japanese troops and he worked as a cowherd to make a living 1 After the end of the wars and the establishment of the People s Republic of China an elementary school was opened in his village in 1950 and he attended school for the first time at the age of 11 3 He excelled in school and was admitted to the Wuhan Institute of Surveying and Mapping in 1960 3 After graduating in 1965 with a degree in astronomical and geodetic survey he taught at a military academy and his alma mater which was later merged into Wuhan University to become its School of Geodesy and Geomatics 2 nbsp The Great Wall Station in 2011 In 1984 E joined China s first expedition to Antarctica under Guo Kun and led the surveying and mapping team His team surveyed more than 1 600 points and the expedition constructed China s first Antarctic research base the Great Wall Station which was opened on 20 February 1985 1 Four years later he joined another expedition and participated in the construction of China s second Antarctic base the Zhongshan Station 1 When China sent its first scientific expedition to the North Pole in 1999 E joined the team at the age of 60 He was the only scientist who participated in building all three Chinese polar research bases and the first North Pole expedition 4 In total he took part in 11 polar expeditions 1 including seven to Antarctica and four to the North Pole 5 He named more than 300 features and places in Antarctica 3 including the Great Wall Bay the first Chinese place name in Antarctica 4 E was an academician of the International Eurasian Academy of Sciences Honorary Director of the Chinese Antarctic Center of Surveying and Mapping 5 He received a number of awards including the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize in Earth Sciences 2 After his retirement E became a writer of popular science books and a motivational speaker He gave more than 600 speeches on polar exploration in universities and schools all over China 3 On 21 February 2019 E died at the Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University 3 at the age of 79 80 in East Asian age reckoning 1 Selected publications editAmong E s publications are 5 Yuande YANG Cheinway HWANG Dongchen E A fixed full matrix method for determining ice sheet height change from satellite altimeter an ENVISAT case study in East Antarctica with backscatter analysis Journal of Geodesy 2014 88 901 914 SCI Yuande YANG Dongchen E Zemin WANG Lexian YUAN Elevation change from Zhongshan Station to Dome A using Envisat data Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University 2013 38 4 383 385 EI Jifeng Huang Dongchen E Shengkai Zhang Zero calibration of bottom pressure gauge in Antarctic A case study at Chinese Zhongshan station using GPS techniques Proceedings 2012 20th International Conference on Geoinformatics 2012 DOI 10 1109 Geoinformatics 2012 6270311 EI Yang YD Dong Chen E HH Wang DB Chao C Hwang F Li and AS Tao Sea ice concentration over the Antarctic Ocean from satellite pulse altimetry Science China Earth Science 2011 54 1 113 118 SCI Dongchen E Xin ZHANG Zemin WANG Chunxia ZHOU Satellite monitoring of blue ice extent in Grove mountains Antarctica Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University 2011 36 9 1009 1011 1016 EI Dongchen E Luocheng ZHAO Zemin WANG Zhicai LUO Establishment of gravity base over Larsemann Hills in Antarctica Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University 2011 36 12 1466 1469 EI Feihu MA Dongchen E Jianhu ZHAO Cuiyu SUN Multi beam sound intensity amplitude filtering methods Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University 2010 35 9 1082 1085 EI Dongchen E Qiang SHEN Ying XU Gang CHEN High accuracy topographical information extraction based on fusion of ASTER stereo data and ICESat GLAS data in Antarctica Science China Earth Science 2009 52 5 714 722 SCI Yuande YANG Dongchen E Dingbo CHAO Haihong WANG Seasonal and inter annual change in land water storage from GRACE Chinese Journal of Geophysics 2009 52 12 2987 2992 SCI Yuande YANG Dongchen E Dingbo CHAO The sea level change from the Antarctic ice sheet based on GRACE Chinese Journal of Geophysics 2009 52 9 2222 2228 SCI References edit a b c d e f Ma Chi 2019 02 22 China s polar exploration pioneer dies at 80 China Daily Retrieved 2019 02 23 a b c E Dongchen Ho Leung Ho Lee Foundation Retrieved 2019 02 23 a b c d e Ke Cheng 柯称 2019 02 21 极地测绘之父 武大教授鄂栋臣逝世 曾签下生死状首征南极 The Paper Retrieved 2019 02 23 a b 极地测绘之父 鄂栋臣病逝 系中国第一个南极地名长城湾命名者 Sohu 2019 02 22 Retrieved 2019 02 23 a b c E Dongchen Wuhan University Retrieved 2019 02 23 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title E Dongchen amp oldid 1181059937, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
