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**-**a Ding
Geography
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Sustainable Development
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Improving the accuracy of precipitation estimates in a typical inland arid region of China using a dynamic Bayesian model averaging approach
**njiang Uygur Autonomous Region is a typical inland arid region in China with a sparse and uneven distribution of meteorological stations, limited access to precipitation data, and significant water scarcity....
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Monitoring vegetation drought in the nine major river basins of China based on a new developed Vegetation Drought Condition Index
The effect of global climate change on vegetation growth is variable. Timely and effective monitoring of vegetation drought is crucial for understanding its dynamics and mitigation, and even regional protectio...
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Seasonal variations in glacier velocity in the High Mountain Asia region during 2015–2020
Velocity is an important component of glacier dynamics and directly reflects the response of glaciers to climate change. As a result, an accurate determination of seasonal variation in glacier velocity is very...
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Modern pollen assemblages and their relationships with vegetation and climate on the northern slopes of the Tianshan Mountains, **njiang, China
The reconstruction of paleovegetation and paleoclimate requires an understanding of the relationships between surface pollen assemblages and modern vegetation and climate. Here, we analyzed the characteristics...
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Estimation of soil organic matter in the Ogan-Kuqa River Oasis, Northwest China, based on visible and near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning
Visible and near-infrared (vis-NIR) spectroscopy technique allows for fast and efficient determination of soil organic matter (SOM). However, a prior requirement for the vis-NIR spectroscopy technique to predi...
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Runoff characteristics and its sensitivity to climate factors in the Weihe River Basin from 2006 to 2018
Exploring the current runoff characteristics after the large-scale implementation of the Grain for Green (GFG) project and investigating its sensitivities to potential drivers are crucial for water resource pr...
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Open AccessAssessment of ecological quality in Northwest China (2000–2020) using the Google Earth Engine platform: Climate factors and land use/land cover contribute to ecological quality
The ecological quality of inland areas is an important aspect of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). The ecological environment of Northwest China is vulnerable to changes in climate an...
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A new method of searching for concealed Au deposits by using the spectrum of arid desert plant species
With the increase of exploration depth, it is more and more difficult to find Au deposits. Due to the limitation of time and cost, traditional geological exploration methods are becoming increasingly difficult...
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Reducing water and nitrogen inputs combined with plastic mulched ridge-furrow irrigation improves soil water and salt status in arid saline areas, China
Plastic mulched ridge-furrow irrigation is a useful method to improve crop productivity and decrease salt accumulation in arid saline areas. However, inappropriate irrigation and fertilizer practices may resul...
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Effects of water and nitrogen on growth and relative competitive ability of introduced versus native C4 grass species in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China
Switchgrass is an introduced C4 grass in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China, but there is a lack of information to assess its ecological invasive risk. In this study, Old World bluestems (native C4 grass) and s...
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Size- and leaf age-dependent effects on the photosynthetic and physiological responses of Artemisia ordosica to drought stress
Drought is one of the most significant natural disasters in the arid and semi-arid areas of China. Populations or plant organs often differ in their responses to drought and other adversities at different grow...
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Spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance in the **lin Gol steppe, China: implications for sustainably utilizing grassland-ecosystem services
Understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of the forage-livestock balance is imperative for regionally arranging animal husbandry production while ensuring sustainable grassland-ecosystem service use. The **li...
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Field Observations and Measurements for Cryospheric Science
The rapid development of cryospheric science has benefited from innovations in methodologies and techniques for field observations and laboratory experiments. Various types of data from field observations and ...
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Formation and Development of the Cryosphere
The cryosphere is a sphere on the earth’s surface with a certain thickness, where temperature is continuously distributed below the freezing point. All the processes related to frozen water taken place on the ...
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Classification and Geographical Distribution of Cryosphere
This chapter describes the classification of the cryospheric components and their geographical distribution in the world. The first part introduces the overall distribution of the continental cryosphere, marin...
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Cryosphere Change Impact, Adaptation and Sustainable Development
Changes in the cryosphere impact on social and economic development at a global, regional or local scale. On the global scale, the expansion or shrinkage of the cryosphere affect water cycles in hydrosphere, i...
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Physical Properties of the Cryosphere
Physical properties of the cryosphere are the basis to understanding all processes and mechanisms in the cryosphere. Although ice is the core material in all the cryospheric components, there are enormous phys...
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Climatic and Environmental Record in Cryosphere
Reconstruction of climatic and environmental changes in the past is fundamental to understanding cyrospheric evolution, as well as interpreting present climatic and environmental changes and projecting future ...
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Chemical Characteristics of the Cryosphere
Cryospheric chemistry is one of the most important research aspects of Cryospheric Science and has important impacts on the climatic and environmental changes. Studies of the chemical characteristics of the cr...
