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Open AccessGIL: a tightly coupled GNSS PPP/INS/LiDAR method for precise vehicle navigation
Accurate positioning and navigation play a vital role in vehicle-related applications, such as autonomous driving and precision agriculture. With the rapid development of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (G...
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Open AccessSemi-tightly coupled integration of multi-GNSS PPP and S-VINS for precise positioning in GNSS-challenged environments
Because of its high-precision, low-cost and easy-operation, Precise Point Positioning (PPP) becomes a potential and attractive positioning technique that can be applied to self-driving cars and drones. However...
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The temporal and spatial fluctuation of the groundwater level along the Tarim Desert Highway
In this work, a groundwater monitor section along the Tarim Desert Highway was set up, and the groundwater level data were recorded. The temporal and spatial fluctuations of the groundwater level were analyzed...
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The vertical distribution of the root system of the desert highway shelterbelt in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert
In this work, the vertical distribution of the root system in the Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt under high salinity water drip irrigation was investigated. The effect of site condition and shelterbelt age w...
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The salt accumulation at the shifting aeolian sandy soil surface with high salinity groundwater drip irrigation in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert
The EC analysis and water serial sampling was performed in the Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt to explore the water and salt dynamics of the shallow aeolian sandy soil (0–30cm) under high salinity groundwater...
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Classification and regionalization of the forming environment of windblown sand disasters along the Tarim Desert Highway
Through the systematic field survey and observations, the factor quantification as well as setting the criteria, the sand disaster-forming environment along the Tarim Desert Highway can be divided into four gr...
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The dynamics variation of soil moisture of shelterbelts along the Tarim Desert Highway
We studied the variation of soil moisture as well as its regularity over the irrigation cycle at shelterbelts along the Tarim Desert Highway at different site types and different planting years. The results sh...
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Evaluation of soil fertility of the shelter-forest land along the Tarim Desert Highway
To study the changes of soil fertility of the shelter-forest land along the Tarim Desert Highway, soils from the forest land were collected at the layers of 0–10 cm, 10–20 cm, 20–30 cm. Different soil fertilit...
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Comprehensive eco-environmental effects of the shelter-forest ecological engineering along the Tarim Desert Highway
In this work, we report a comprehensive study about the eco-environmental effects of the shelter forest along the Tarim Desert Highway, including the effects on aeolian environment, soil, micro-climate, biodiv...
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Topographical changes of ground surface affected by the shelterbelt along the Tarim Desert Highway
To study the effects of sand protection project on modern aeolian landform, the types, distribution, and intensity of topographical changes of the ground surface affected by the shelterbelt along the Tarim Des...
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Effects of natural covers on soil evaporation of the shelterbelt along the Tarim Desert Highway
The control of soil evaporation is one of important approaches to save water. The artificially simulated evaporation experiments have been conducted in the hinterland of the Taklimakan Desert to reveal the eff...
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Effect of the shelterbelt along the Tarim Desert Highway on air temperature and humidity
The temperature and humidity of the shelterbelt micro-climate on both horizontal and vertical scales in the extremely drought area were measured with multiple HOBO temperature and humidity automatic observatio...
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Topographical changes of ground surface affected by the Tarim Desert Highway
The Tarim Desert Highway is the longest highway crossing the mobile desert in the world. The highway and its sand protection system were established in 1995. This great project must have significant effect on ...
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Ecological stability of Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt
The Tarim Desert Highway shelterbelt, located in hinterland of Taklimakan Desert, is irrigated by underground saline water, with three to thirty gram per litter mineral degrees. The sustainability and stabilit...