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Open AccessA big data approach to assess progress towards Sustainable Development Goals for cities of varying sizes
Cities are the engines for implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which provide a blueprint for achieving global sustainability. However, knowledge gaps exist in quantitatively assessing progre...
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Open AccessAn assessment of urbanization sustainability in China between 1990 and 2015 using land use efficiency indicators
The sustainability of China’s rapid urbanization is of significance in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Here we integrated Earth observation and census data to estimate the re...
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A Global Hydrological Drought Index Dataset Based on Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Data
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites have been used in drought/flood monitoring by observing terrestrial water storage (TWS) change. Meteorological drought indicators or other identif...
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Reconstructed Terrestrial Water Storage Change (ΔTWS) from 1948 to 2012 over the Amazon Basin with the Latest GRACE and GLDAS Products
Terrestrial water storage (TWS) is a very important component governing global changes. TWS change (ΔTWS) can only be estimated by hydrological modeling before 2002 when the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experi...
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Assessing phenological change and climatic control of alpine grasslands in the Tibetan Plateau with MODIS time series
The Tibetan Plateau, a unique cold and dry region recognized as the Earth’s third pole, is primarily composed of alpine grasslands (>60 %). While a warming climate in the plateau is being recorded, phenology o...