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