Publications

Published research.

MAJOR REPRESENTATIVE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

        (*denotes graduate student/postdoc under my primary supervision. All publications can be downloaded from my ResearchGate Profile)

• Zhang, Y., Wang, G., Zhu, X., Yu, D., Liang, H., & Wang, X. (2024). Comparative study on land subsidence monitoring and control in the Shandong Plain, China and the Greater Houston Area, USA. Hydrogeology & Engineering Geology, 51(1), 167–178. https://doi.org/10.16030/j.cnki.issn.1000-3665.202301025
• Wang, G. (2023). A methodology for long-term offshore structural health monitoring using stand-alone GNSS: Case study in the Gulf of Mexico. Structural Health Monitoring, 23(1), 463–478. https://doi.org/10.1177/14759217231169934
• Wang, G. (2023). The 95 per cent confidence interval of the mean sea-level rate derived from tide gauge data. Geophysical Journal International, 235(2), 1420–1433. https://doi.org/10.1093/gji/ggad311
• Yu, X.*, Wang, G., Hu, X., Liu, Y., & Bao, Y. (2023). Land subsidence in Tianjin, China: Before and after the South-to-North Water Diversion. Remote Sensing, 15, 1647. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15061647
• Liu, Y.*, Wang, G., Yu, X., & Wang, K. (2023). Sentinel-1 InSAR and GPS-integrated long-term and seasonal subsidence monitoring in Houston, Texas, USA. Remote Sensing, 14(23), 6184. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14236184
• Cornelison*, B., & Wang, G. (2023). GNSS_Vel_95CI.py: A Python module for calculating the uncertainty of GNSS-derived site velocity. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 149(1), 06022001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000410
• Wang, G. (2023). Seasonal subsidence and heave recorded by borehole extensometers in Houston, Texas. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 149(1), 04022018. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSUED2.SUENG-1369
• Wang, G. (2023). New preconsolidation heads following the long-term hydraulic-head decline and recovery in Houston, Texas. Groundwater, 61(5), 674–691. https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.13271
• Yu, X.*, Hu, X., Wang, G., Wang, K., & Chen, X. (2022). Machine-learning estimation of snow depth in 2021 Texas statewide winter storm using SAR imagery. Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL099119. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099119
• Wang, G. (2022). The 95% confidence interval for the GNSS-derived site velocities. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 148, 04021030. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000390
• Wang, G., Greuter, A., Petersen, C. M., & Turco, M. J. (2022). Houston GNSS network (HoustonNet) for subsidence and faulting monitoring: Data analysis methods and products. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 148, 04022008. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000399
• Liang, S., Gan, W., Xiao, G., Wang, G., Dai, C., Zhang, K., Dai, D., Li, Z., Zhang, L., Zhang, Y., et al. (2022). Strong ground motion recorded by high-rate GPS during the 2021 Ms 6.4 Yangbi, China, earthquake. Seismological Research Letters, 93, 3219–3233. http://doi.org/10.1785/0220220013
• Wang, G., & Bao, Y. (2022). GNSS landslide monitoring aligned to regional reference frames. Acta Geodaetica et Cartographica Sinica, 51(10), 2107–2116. http://doi.org/10.11947/j.AGCS.2022.20220308
• Wang, K.*, Wang, G., Cornelison, B., Liu, H., & Bao, Y. (2021). Land subsidence and aquifer compaction in Montgomery County, Texas, U.S.: 2000–2020. Geoenvironmental Disasters, 8, 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40677-021-00199-7
• Zhou, X.*, Wang, G., Wang, K., Liu, H., Lyu, H., & Turco, M. J. (2021). Rates of natural subsidence and submergence along the Texas coast derived from GPS and tide gauge measurements (1904-2020). Journal of Surveying Engineering, 147(4), 04021020. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000371
• Greuter, A., Turco, M. J., Petersen, C. M., & Wang, G. (2021). Impacts of groundwater withdrawal regulation on subsidence in Harris and Galveston counties, Texas, 1978-2020. GeoGulf Transactions, 71, 109–118.
• Bao, Y., Wang, G., Yu, X., Zhao, R., Xiao, G., Xu, J., & Gan, W. (2021). Northeast China stable reference frame: NEChina20. Geodesy & Geodynamics, 41(9), 899–910.
• Bao, Y., Yu, X., Wang, G., Zhou, H., Ding, X., Xiao, G., Shen, S., & Zhao, R. (2021). SChina20: A stable geodetic reference frame for ground movement and structural deformation monitoring in South China. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 147(3), 04021006. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-175428.0000352
• Bao, Y., Wang, G., Yu, X., Xiao, G., Ding, X., Zhao, R., & Gan, W. (2020). Establishment and application of the stable North China reference frame: NChina20. Earthquake Research in China, 36(4), 788–805.
• Ke, X.*, Xie, J., Zhang, Z., Zou, Y., & Wang, G. (2020). Quaternary stratigraphic division and paleoenvironmental evolution observed from core LZK1 on Hengsha Island, Shanghai. Acta Geologica Sinica (English Edition), 94(4), 1167–1177. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.14564
• Guo, W.*, Li, P., Bao, Y., Zhang, M., Gao, Y., Wang, G., Li, R., & Duan, X. (2020). High-accuracy GPS monitoring of riverbed deformation due to shield tunneling. Journal of Beijing University of Technology, 46(5), 490–499. https://doi.org/10.11936/bjutxb2019030019
• Guo, W.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Zhang, M., Sun, X., Zhao, R., & Gan, W. (2020). Tilt and settlement monitoring of high-rise buildings using GNSS precise point positioning and seasonal ground deformation. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 45(07). https://doi.org/10.13203/j.whugis20190015
• Zhao, R., Wang, G., Yu, X., Sun, X., Bao, Y., Xiao, G., Gan, W., & Shen, S. (2020). Rapid land subsidence in Tianjin, China derived from continuous GPS observations (2010–2019). Proceedings of the IAHS-the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 97. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-97-1-2020
• Agudelo, G.*, Wang, G., Liu, Y., Bao, Y., & Turco, M. J. (2020). GPS geodetic infrastructure for subsidence and fault monitoring in Houston, Texas, USA. Proceedings of the IAHS-the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 97. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-97-1-2020
• Wang, G., Zhou, X., Wang, K., Ke, X., Zhang, Y., Zhao, R., & Bao, Y. (2020). GOM20: A stable geodetic reference frame for subsidence, faulting, and sea-level rise studies along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Remote Sensing, 12(3), 350. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12030350
• Xiong, L.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Zhou, X., Wang, K., Liu, H., Sun, X., & Zhao, R. (2019). A rapid terrestrial laser scanning method for coastal erosion studies: A case study at Freeport, Texas, USA. Sensors, 19(15), 3252. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19153252
• Guo, W.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Li, P., Zhang, M., Gong, Q., Li, R., Gao, Y., & Zhao, R. (2019). Detection and monitoring of tunneling-induced riverbed deformation using GPS and BeiDou: A case study. Applied Sciences, 9(13), 2759. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9132759
• Liu, Y.*, Sun, X., Wang, G., Turco, M. J., Agudelo, G., Bao, Y., Zhao, R., & Shen, S. (2019). Current activity of the Long Point Fault in Houston, Texas constrained by continuous GPS measurements (2013–2018). Remote Sensing, 11(10), 1213. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11101213
• Wang, G., Liu, H., Mattioli, G., Miller, M., Feaux, K., Braun, J. (2019). CARIB18: A stable geodetic reference frame for geological hazard monitoring in the Caribbean region. Remote Sensing, 11, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs11060680
• Kearns, T. J.*, Wang, G., Turco, M., Welch, J., & Tsibanos, V. (2019). Houston16: A stable geodetic reference frame for subsidence and faulting study in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas, U.S. Geodesy & Geodynamics, 10(5), 382-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geog.2018.05.005
• Xiong, L.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Zhou, X., Sun, X., & Zhao, R. (2018). Detectability of repeated airborne laser scanning for mountain landslide monitoring. Geosciences, 8(12), 469. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences8120469
• Wang, G., Bao, Y., Gan, W., Geng, J., Xiao, G., & Shen, J. S. (2018). NChina16: A stable geodetic reference frame for geological hazard studies in North China. Journal of Geodynamics, 115, 10-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jog.2018.01.003
• Bao, Y.*, Guo, W., Wang, G., Gan, W., Zhang, M., & Shen, J. S. (2018). Millimeter-accuracy structural deformation monitoring using stand-alone GPS: Case study in Beijing, China. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 144(1), 05017007. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000242
• Wang, G., Turco, M., Soler, T., Kearns, T., & Welch, J. (2017). Comparisons of OPUS and PPP solutions for subsidence monitoring in the greater Houston area. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 143(4), 05017005. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000241
• Zhou, X.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Xiong, L., Guzman, V., & Kearns, T. J. (2017). Delineating beach and dune morphology from massive terrestrial laser scanning data using the generic mapping tools. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 143(4), 04017008. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000223
• Xiong, L.*, Wang, G., & Wessel, P. (2017). Anti-aliasing filtering for deriving high-accuracy DEMs from TLS data: Case study at Freeport, Texas. Computers & Geosciences, 100, 125-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cageo.2016.11.006
• Yu, J.*, & Wang, G. (2017). Introduction to the GNSS geodetic infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico region. Survey Review, 352(49), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1080/00396265.2015.1108069
• Lyu, H., Wang, G., Shen, J. S., Lu, L., & Wang, G. (2016). Analysis and GIS mapping of flooding hazards on 10 May 2016, Guangzhou, China. Water, 447(8). https://doi.org/10.3390/w8100447
• Yang, L.*, Wang, G., Huerfano, V., von Hillebrandt-Andrade, C. G., Martínez-Cruzado, J. A., & Liu, H. (2016). GPS geodetic infrastructure for natural hazards study in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands region. Natural Hazards, 83(1), 641-665. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-016-2344-7
• Soler, T., & Wang, G. (2016). Interpreting OPUS-Static results accurately. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 142(4), 05016003. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000191
• Yu, J.*, & Wang, G. (2016). GPS derived ground motions (2005–2014) within the Gulf of Mexico region referred to a stable Gulf of Mexico reference frame. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 16(7), 1583-1602. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1583-2016
• Yang, L.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Kearns, T. J., & Yu, J. (2016). Comparisons of ground-based and building-based CORS: A case study in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands region. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 142(3), 05015006. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000155
• Wang, G., Welch, J., Kearns, T. J., Yang, L., & Serna, J. (2015). Introduction to GPS geodetic infrastructure for land subsidence monitoring in Houston, Texas, U.S.A. Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Land Subsidence, Nov. 15-19, 2015, Nagoya, Japan. Proc. IAHS, 92, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-92-1-2015
• Liu, H.*, & Wang, G. (2015). Delineating relative motion between St. Croix and the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands block using continuous GPS observations (1995-2014). International Journal of Geophysics, 915753, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/915753
• Wang, G., Bao, Y., Cuddus, Y., Jia, X., Serna, J. J., & Jing, Q. (2015). A methodology to derive precise landslide displacements from GPS observations in tectonically active and cold regions: A case study in Alaska. Natural Hazards, 77, 1939-1961. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1684-z
• Kearns, T. J.*, Wang, G., Bao, Y., Jiang, J., & Lee, D. (2015). Current land subsidence and groundwater level changes in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas (2005-2012). Journal of Surveying Engineering, 141(4), 05015002, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000147
• Antuna, J. C., Miller, M., Mattioli, G., Feaux, K., Anthes, R., Braun, J., Wang, G., & Robock, A. (2014). Partnering with Cuba: Weather extremes. Science, 345(6194), 278.
• Yu, J.*, Wang, G., Kearns, T. J., & Yang, L. (2014). Is there deep-seated subsidence in the Houston-Galveston area? International Journal of Geophysics, 942834, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/942834
• Wang, G., & Soler, T. (2014). Measuring land subsidence using GPS: Ellipsoid height vs. orthometric height. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 141(2), 05014004. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000137
• Wang, G., Yu, J., Kearns, T. J., & Ortega, J. (2014). Assessing the accuracy of long-term subsidence derived from borehole extensometer data using GPS observations: Case study in Houston, Texas. Journal of Surveying Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000133
• Wang, G., Kearns, T. J., Yu, J., & Saenz, G. (2014). A stable reference frame for landslide monitoring using GPS in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands region. Landslides, 11(1), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-013-0428-y
• Wang, G., Yu, J., Ortega, J., Saenz, G., Burrough, T., & Neill, R. (2013). A stable reference frame for ground deformation study in the Houston metropolitan area, Texas. Journal of Geodetic Science, 3(3), 188-202. https://doi.org/10.2478/jogs-2013-0021
• Wang, G., & Soler, T. (2013). Using OPUS for measuring vertical displacements in Houston, TX. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 139(3), 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000103
• Wang, G. (2013). Millimeter-accuracy GPS landslide monitoring using precise point positioning with single receiver phase ambiguity resolution: A case study in Puerto Rico. Journal of Geodetic Science, 3(1), 22-31. https://doi.org/10.2478/jogs-2013-0001
• Wang, G., Joyce, J., Phillips, D., Shrestha, R., & Carter, W. (2013). Delineating and defining the boundaries of an active landslide in the rainforest of Puerto Rico using a combination of airborne and terrestrial LIDAR data. Landslides, 10(4), 503-513. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-013-0400-x
• Wang, G. (2013). Teaching high-precision GPS to undergraduates using online processing services. Journal of Geoscience Education, 61(2), 202-212. https://doi.org/10.5408/12-295.1
• Braun, J. J., Calais, E., Dausz, K., Feaux, K., Friesen, B., Mattioli, G. S., Miller, M. M., Normandeau, E., & Wang, G. (2012). COCOnet (Continuously Operating Caribbean GPS Observational Network): Infrastructure enhancements to improve sea level monitoring. Paper No. 212178. Geological Society of America, 44(7).
• Braun, J. J., Mattioli, G. S., Calais, E., Carlson, D., Dixon, T., Jackson, M., Kursinski, R., Mora-Paez, H., Miller, M. M., Pandya, R., Robertson, R., & Wang, G. (2012). Multi-disciplinary natural hazards research initiative begins across the Caribbean Basin. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 93(9), https://doi.org/10.1029/2012EO090001
• Wang, G., & Soler, T. (2012). OPUS for horizontal subcentimeter-accuracy landslide monitoring: A case study in the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands region. Journal of Surveying Engineering, 138(3), 135-143. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SU.1943-5428.0000079     
• Wang, G., Blume, F., Meertens, C., Ibanez, P., & Schulze, M. (2012). Performance of high-rate kinematic GPS during strong shaking: Observations from shake table tests and the 2010 Chile earthquake (M 8.8). Journal of Geodetic Sciences, 2(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10156-011-0020-0
• Wang, G. (2012). Kinematics of the Cerca del Cielo, Puerto Rico landslide derived from GPS observations. Landslides, 9(1), 117-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-011-0277-5
• Wang, G. (2011). GPS landslide monitoring: Single base vs. network solutions, a case study based on the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Permanent GPS Network. Journal of Geodetic Sciences, 1(3), 191-203. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10156-010-0022-3
• Wang, G., Phillips, D., Joyce, J., & Rivera, F. O. (2011). The integration of TLS and continuous GPS to study landslide deformation: A case study in Puerto Rico. Journal of Geodetic Science, 1(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.2478/v10156-010-0004-5
• Wang, G., Boore, D. M., Tang, G., & Zhou, X.-Y. (2007). Some observations on colocated and closely spaced 1-second sampled GPS and ground-motion accelerograph data from the 2003 San Simeon (M 6.5), California, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 97, 76-90.
• Wang, G., Tang, G., Jackson, C. R., Zhou, X.-Y., & Lin, Q. (2006). Strong ground motions observed at the UPSAR during the 2003 San Simeon earthquake (M 6.5) and the 2004 Parkfield earthquake (M 6.0). Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 96, S159-S182.
• Wang, G., Tang, G., Boore, D. M., Burban, G. V., Jackson, C. R., Zhou, X.-Y., & Lin, Q. (2006). Strong surface waves observed in the Western Coastal Plain of the Taiwan Island from one aftershock of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 96, 821-845.
• Wang, G., & Zhou, X.-Y. (2006). Three-dimensional finite-difference simulations of strong ground motions during the 1720 Shacheng earthquake of Yanhuai Area, Beijing, China using a stochastic finite-fault model. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 26(10), 960-982.
• Tong, M., Wang, G., & Lee, G. C. (2005). Time derivative of earthquake acceleration. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 4(1), 1-16.
• Wang, G., Boore, D. M., Igel, H., & Zhou, X.-Y. (2004). Comparisons of ground motions from five aftershocks of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake with empirical predictions largely based on data from California. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 94, 2198-2212.
• Wang, G., & Zhou, X. Y. (2004). Baseline correction of near-fault ground motion recordings caused by 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake. Earthquake and Geology, 26(1), 1-15.
• Wang, G., Boore, D. M., Igel, H., & Zhou, X.-Y. (2003). Some observations on colocated and closely spaced strong ground motion records of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 93, 674-693.
• Wang, G., & Zhou, X. Y. (2003). The randomness of near-fault acceleration time history of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Journal of Hazard Resistant and Mitigation Engineering, 23(4), 10-18.
• Wang, G., Zhou, X.-Y., Zhang, P. Z., & Igel, H. (2002). Characteristics of amplitude and duration for near-fault strong ground motion from the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 22, 73-96.
• Wang, G., Zhou, X.-Y., Ma, Z. J., & Zhang, P. Z. (2001). A preliminary study on the randomness of response spectra of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 91, 1358-1369.
• Wang, G., Zhou, X.-Y., Ma, Z. J., & Zhang, P. Z. (2001). Data files from a preliminary study on the randomness of response spectra of the 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 91, 1388-1389.
• Wang, G., Zhou, X. Y., Ma, Z. J., & Zeng, D. M. (2001). The statistical properties of amplitude and period of near-fault ground motion of 1999 Chi-Chi, Taiwan, earthquake. Earthquake Resistant Engineering, 1, 1-10.
• Ma, Z.-J., & Wang, G. (1999). Strip-shaped tectonic zonation of contemporary lithospheric structure of East China. Geology Journal of China Universities, 1, 25-27.
• Wang, G., Ma, Z. J., Zhou, X. Y., & Su, G. W. (1999). Study on several post-earthquake fires of Japan and America. Journal of Natural Disasters, 8(3), 72-79.
• Wang, G., & Li, X. Z. (1999). A preliminary research on potential effect of underground engineering on groundwater environment. Engineering Geology, 7(1), 15-19.
• Wang, G., Luo, G.-Y., & Li, X.-Z. (1998). Optimization of construction scheme of Xuanwu lake subaqueous highway tunnel. Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology, 2, 35-40.
• Wang, G., Luo, G.-Y., & Li, X.-Z. (1998). Application of box culvert jacking in Xuanwu lake subaqueous highway tunnel scheme. Exploration Engineering (Drilling & Tunneling), 5, 50-52