Bochao Xu

Associate Professor

Associate Professor

Telephone: +86-532-66786353

E-mail: xubc@ouc.edu.cn

EducationalBackground

lOcean University of China – B.S. Marine Chemistry,2006;

lOcean University of China – M.S. Marine Chemistry,2008;

lOcean University of China – Ph.D. Marine Chemistry,2011.

CareerHistory

lDec. 2014 – present, Ocean University of China,Associate Professor.

lJul. 2011 – Dec. 2014, Ocean University of China,lecture.

ResearchInterests

lUsing natural trace elements (Ra/Rn) to assesshydrological dynamics in estuaries.

lQuantify submarine groundwater discharge flux andits associated nutrients to coastal ocean.

lChronology of mobile mud layers in Large-riverDelta-front Estauries (LDE).

RepresentativePublications and Achievements

lXu Bochao, Xia Dong, William Burnett, Natasha Dimova, Wang Houjie, Zhang Longjun,et al. Natural ²²²Rn and ²²⁰Rn indicate theimpact of the Water–Sediment Regulation Scheme(WSRS) on submarine groundwater discharge in the Yellow River estuary, China. Applied Geochemistry, 2014, 51: 79-85.

lSui Juanjuan, Yuzhigang, Xu Bochao, Dong Wenhua, XiaDong, Jiang Xueyan. Concentrations and fluxes of dissolved uranium in theYellow River estuary: seasonal variation and anthropogenic (Water-Sediment RegulationScheme) impact. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 2014, 128: 38-46

lBochao Xu, William Burnett, NatashaDimova, Shaobo Diao, Tiezhu Mi, Xueyan Jiang, ZhigangYu. Hydrodynamics in theYellow River Estuary via radium isotopes: ecological perspectives. ContinentalShelf Research, 2013, 66: 19-28

lBochao Xu, Natasha Dimova,Liang Zhao, Xueyan Jiang, ZhigangYu. Determination of water ages and flushingrates using short-lived radium isotopes in large estuarine system, the YangtzeRiver Estuary, China. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2013,121: 61-68

lBochao XU, QingzhenYao, Xueyan Jiang, Zhigang YU. Measurement of ²²³Ra and ²²⁴Ravia RaDeCC and its application at Liaohe River Estuary. Marine Environmental Science,2012, 31: 153-158. (in Chinese)

lBochao XU, Zhigang YU,Dongsheng Liu, Xueyan Jiang, Hongtao Chen, Qingzhen Yao, Tiezhu Mi. Study offormation of high dissolved uranium in underground brines at the south coast ofLaizhou Bay. Periodical of Ocean University of China, 2011, 11: 81-85. (in Chinese)

lBochao Xu,William C. Burnett, D.Lane-Smith, Zhigang Yu. A simple laboratory- based radoncalibration system. Journal ofRadioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2010, 283：457-463.

lBochao XU, Zhigang YU,Xinglun Kang, Xueyan Jiang,Hongtao Chen,Qingzhen Yao, Tiezhu Mi. U-series Isochrone method (TSD) dating age of thirdcontinental facies at the south coast, Laizhou Bay. Marine Science, 2008, 32: 51-55. (in Chinese)