Zhiguo Meng | Remote Sensing Geology | Research Excellence

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Prof. Dr. Zhiguo Meng | Remote Sensing Geology | Research Excellence

Jilin University | China

Prof. Dr. Zhiguo Meng is a prominent lunar remote sensing and planetary geoscience scholar whose research has substantially advanced our understanding of the Moon’s surface processes, thermophysical behavior, and geological evolution, supported by an impressive record of 105 scientific publications, 771 citations from 446 citing documents, and an h-index of 16. His work focuses extensively on analyzing multi-frequency microwave radiometer data, thermal radiation characteristics, and regolith properties derived from China’s Chang’e missions, including CE-2, CE-4, CE-5, and CE-6. Meng has contributed major breakthroughs in constructing global lunar brightness temperature datasets, defining effective brightness temperature differences, and developing innovative techniques to detect subsurface anomalies and assess the thermophysical properties of lunar deposits in regions such as Oceanus Procellarum, Mare Imbrium, Lacus Mortis, and the Schiller–Schickard cryptomare. His research reveals new insights into lunar volcanic evolution, crustal structure, and thermal history by studying crater emissions, lava flows, and regolith heat production rates. Meng is also active in developing advanced computational tools, including deep learning frameworks such as MFBTFF-Net, to estimate lunar surface oxide abundances using Chang’e microwave sounder data. His interdisciplinary contributions extend to planetary formation studies, notably using Chang’e-4 data to examine millimeter-scale particle–surface collisions, and to Earth-based applications, including InSAR-based ground deformation monitoring in mining and earthquake-prone regions. Through extensive collaboration, frequent contributions to leading journals, and advanced modeling of scattering, irradiation, and thermal behavior, Prof. Dr. Meng continues to shape the scientific foundation essential for lunar exploration, mission planning, and future planetary research.

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Featured Publications

  • Meng, Z., Mei, L., Liu, C., Xu, Y., Zhang, X., Bugiolacchi, R., Zong, Q., Cheng, W., Ping, J., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Definition of effective brightness temperature difference and its geological significance. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

  • Li, Z., Zhao, Y., Tang, X., & Meng, Z. (2025). Heat production rate of lunar major basins: New insights into lunar thermal evolution. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

  • Li, Y., Yuan, Z., Mazhar, S., Meng, Z., Zhang, Y., Ping, J., & Nunziata, F. (2025). MFBTFF‐Net: A multi-frequency brightness temperature feature fusion network for lunar surface oxides abundance estimation using Chang’e-2 data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing.

  • Chang, W., Meng, Z., Xu, Y., Zhang, X., Bugiolacchi, R., Xiao, L., Ping, J., Zhang, H., & Zhang, Y. (2025). Microwave thermophysical properties of surface deposits in the CE-6 landing region and implications for returned samples. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.

  • Lei, L., Zhang, X., Luo, P., Zhang, G., You, J., Liu, J., Xu, Y., Fu, S., Li, X., & Meng, Z. (2025). Planetary formation constrained by collisions between millimeter-sized lunar particles and the lunar surface from the Chang’E-4 mission. The Astrophysical Journal.