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A 1000-year history of cropland cover change along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China
Landscape in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River in China has undergone significant changes for thousands of years due to agricultural expansion. Lack of reliable long-term and high-resolution his...
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Effects of Groundwater with Various Salinities on Evaporation and Redistribution of Water and Salt in Saline-sodic Soils in Songnen Plain, Northeast China
Groundwater mineralization is one of the main factors affecting the transport of soil water and salt in saline-sodic areas. To investigate the effects of groundwater with different levels of salinity on evapor...
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Spatial Coupling Relationship and Driving Mechanism of Population and Economy in Rural Areas in Qinling-Daba Mountains, China
Addressing the issue of the healthy and coordinated development of the population and economic factors in rural areas will not only help consolidate and expand the achievements of poverty alleviation, but will...
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Open AccessAutomating intersection marking data collection and condition assessment at scale with an artificial intelligence-powered system
Intersection markings play a vital role in providing road users with guidance and information. The conditions of intersection markings will be gradually degrading due to vehicular traffic, rain, and/or snowplo...
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Monitoring periodically national land use changes and analyzing their spatiotemporal patterns in China during 2015–2020
High-resolution map** and monitoring of national land use/cover changes contribute significantly to the knowledge of the interaction between human activities and environmental changes. China’s Land Use/cover...
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The Experience and Potential of Scientific Cooperation between Russia and China (A Case Study of the Angarsk City District)
Topical issues of Russian–Chinese cooperation in the field of science, municipal planning and investment policy are outlined using the model territory of the Angarsk city district, one of the largest industria...
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Land Use/Cover Change and Its Policy Implications in Typical Agriculture-forest Ecotone of Central Jilin Province, China
During the 21st century, policies toward agriculture, forestry, and urbanization have emerged to ensure food security, ecological restoration, and human well-being by managing land in Northeast China. However,...
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Near-surface wind environment in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, southern Tibetan Plateau
Aeolian processes have been studied extensively at low elevations, but have been relatively little studied at high elevations. Aeolian sediments are widely distributed in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, southe...
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Quantitative Analysis of the Coupling Coordination Degree Between Urbanization and Eco-environment in Mongolia
Mongolia is an important country in the Economic Corridor of China-Mongolia-Russia, a deep understanding of the coupling relationship between urbanization and the eco-environment in Mongolia is meaningful to a...
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Investment Environment Assessment and Strategic Policy for Subjects of Federation in Russia
Russia is the largest neighboring country of China. Between the two countries, the resources and industry are complemented, the political mutual trust is at a high level, and trade cooperation has a broad pros...
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The 2012 Flash Drought Threatened US Midwest Agroecosystems
In the summer of 2012, the US Midwest, the most productive agricultural region in the world, experienced the most intense and widespread drought on record for the past hundred years. The 2012 drought, characte...
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Assessing China’s human-environment relationship
China’s coupled human-environment system (CHES) is assessed here via a systems schema that emphasizes the complex interactions of components and their attributes. In addition to the human and environment compo...
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An evaluation of the economic, social, and ecological risks of China-Mongolia-Russia high-speed railway construction and policy suggestions
The construction of China-Mongolia-Russia high-speed railways is a strategic move to promote transportation infrastructure inter-connectivity between these countries, which will accelerate the implementation o...
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Determinants and identification of the northern boundary of China’s tropical zone
The influence of monsoon climatic characteristics makes the tropics of China different from those of other parts of the world. Therefore, the location of the northern boundary of China’s tropical zone has been...
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Mechanisms of suspended sediment restoration and bed level compensation in downstream reaches of the Three Gorges Projects (TGP)
River basin reservoir construction affects water and sediment transport processes in downstream reaches. The downstream impact of the Three Gorges Projects (TGP) has started to become apparent: (1) reduction i...
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Spatiotemporal characteristics of cultural sites and their driving forces in the Ili River Valley during historical periods
This study applies ArcGIS to analyze the spatiotemporal distribution of cultural sites in the Ili River Valley in northwestern China. It explores relationships between the sites’ spatiotemporal evolutionary ch...
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Exploitation of mineral resource and its influence on regional development and urban evolution in **njiang, China
The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between mineral resources exploitation and economic and urban development in **njiang. The article summarizes the mineral resource exploitation development ...
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Spatial pattern evolution and casual analysis of county level economy in Changsha-Zhuzhou-**angtan urban agglomeration, China
In order to evaluate whether or not the county units’ economy in the Changsha-Zhuzhou-**angtan (Chang-Zhu-Tan) Urban Agglomeration was growing as expected, this study analyzed the spatial economy pattern at co...
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Changes in carbon dioxide emissions and LMDI-based impact factor decomposition: the **njiang Uygur autonomous region as a case
Studies on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions at provincial level can provide a scientific basis for the optimal use of energy and the formulation of CO2 reduction policies. We studied the variation of CO2 emissions ...
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Effects of a conversion from grassland to cropland on the different soil organic carbon fractions in Inner Mongolia, China
Cultivation is one of the most important human activities affecting the grassland ecosystem besides grazing, but its impacts on soil total organic carbon (C), especially on the liable organic C fractions have ...