男，1981年生，湖南省岳阳人，博士，博士生导师，中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所研究员。1997-2001年就读于清华大学水利系，获学士学位；2001-2003年就读于清华大学水文水资源研究所，获硕士学位；2006年于东京大学（日本）获博士学位。2006-2010年在华盛顿大学（美国）从事陆面水文模型、水文气象方面研究。2011年获择优支持。
研究领域和研究方向
研究领域：陆面过程与全球变化
主要研究方向：陆面模型、水文气象、环境变化、定量遥感。
主要科研成绩
较早地把人类用水活动过程引入到陆面水文模拟中，初步解决了陆面模拟中人类用水过程参数化问题。
推进了对地遥测技术与陆面过程研究的融合，探讨了各类遥感产品提高陆面水文参数的模拟和预报精度的可能性。
主要论著
1. tang, q. and d. p. lettenmaier, 2010. use of satellite snow-cover data for streamflow prediction in the feather river basin, california. international journal of remote sensing, 31, 3745-3762.
2. tang, q., m. durand, d. p. lettenmaier, and y. hong, 2010. satellite-based observations of hydrological processes. international journal of remote sensing, 31, 3661-3667.
3. tang, q., h. gao, p. yeh, t. oki, f. su, and d. p. lettenmaier, 2010. dynamics of terrestrial water storage change from satellite and surface observations and modeling. journal of hydrometeorology, 11, 156-170.
4. tang, q., h. gao, h. lu and d. p. lettenmaier, 2009. remote sensing: hydrology. progress in physical geography, 33, 490-509.
5. tang, q., e. a. rosenberg, and d. p. lettenmaier, 2009. use of satellite data to assess the impacts of irrigation withdrawals on upper klamath lake, oregon. hydrology and earth system sciences, 13, 617-627.
6. tang, q., s. peterson, r. cuenca, y. hagimoto and d. p. lettenmaier, 2009. satellite-based near-real-time estimation of crop water consumption. journal of geophysical research, 114, d05114.
7. tang, q., a.w. wood and d.p. lettenmaier, 2009. real-time precipitation estimation based on index station percentiles. journal of hydrometeorology, 10, 266-277.
8. tang, q., oki, t., kanae, s., hu, h., 2008. hydrological cycles change in the yellow river basin during the last half of the 20th century. journal of climate. 21(8), 1790-1806.
9. tang, q., t. oki, s. kanae, and h. hu, 2008. a spatial analysis of hydroclimatic and vegetation condition trends in the yellow river basin. hydrological processes, 22, 451-458.
10. tang, q., t. oki, s. k