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Urban growth scenario projection using heuristic cellular automata in arid areas considering the drought impact
Arid areas with low precipitation and sparse vegetation typically yield compact urban pattern, and drought directly impacts urban site selection,...
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Environmental dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus release from river sediments of arid areas
Human activities lead to the accumulation of a large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in sediments in rivers. Simultaneously, nitrogen and...
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Exploring groundwater quality in semi-arid areas of Algeria: Impacts on potable water supply and agricultural sustainability
Groundwater quality assessment is important to assure safe and durable water use. In semi-arid areas of Algeria, groundwater represents the main...
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Linkage between precipitation isotopes and water vapor sources in the monsoon margin: Evidence from arid areas of Northwest China
The isotope composition in precipitation has been widely considered as a tracer of monsoon activity. Compared with the coastal region, the monsoon...
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Evaluation of restoration success in arid rangelands of Iran based on the variation of ecosystem services
The plantation of non-native species is one of the most expensive ecological restoration measures in arid and semi-arid areas, while its impacts on...
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Antelope adaptations to counteract overheating and water deficit in arid environments
Many arid areas have very severe climates with extremely high summer temperatures, strong solar radiation, and a lack of drinking water during the...
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Meteorological drought in semi-arid regions: A case study of Iran
Drought occurs in almost all climate zones and is characterized by prolonged water deficiency due to unbalanced demand and supply of water,...
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Spatiotemporal variability of rain-on-snow events in the arid region of Northwest China
Rain-on-snow (ROS) events involve rainfall on snow surfaces, and the occurrence of ROS events can exacerbate water scarcity and ecosystem...
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Projecting future precipitation change across the semi-arid Borana lowland, southern Ethiopia
Climate change caused by past, current, and future greenhouse gas emissions has become a major concern for scientists in the field in many countries...
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Analyzing environmental flow supply in the semi-arid area through integrating drought analysis and optimal operation of reservoir
This study proposes a novel form of environmental reservoir operation through integrating environmental flow supply, drought analysis, and...
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Enhanced soil moisture improves vegetation growth in an arid grassland of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China
Climate change impacts on grasslands that cover a quarter of the global land area, have become unprecedented during the 21 st century. One of the...
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Urban expansion and intra-urban land evolution as well as their natural environmental constraints in arid/semiarid regions of China from 2000–2018
Rapid urbanization has occurred in arid/semiarid China, threatening the sustainability of fragile dryland ecosystems; however, our knowledge of...
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Soil quality assessment for desertification based on multi-indicators with the best-worst method in a semi-arid ecosystem
Since there are some signs of land degradation and desertification showing how soil sustainability is threatened, it is crucial to create a soil...
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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,...
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Surface Regional Heat (Cool) Island Effect and Its Diurnal Differences in Arid and Semiarid Resource-based Urban Agglomerations
With the rapid development of urban agglomerations in northwest arid and semiarid regions of China, the scope of the urban heat island (UHI) effect...
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Development of a large-scale remote sensing ecological index in arid areas and its application in the Aral Sea Basin
The Aral Sea Basin in Central Asia is an important geographical environment unit in the center of Eurasia. It is of great significance to the...
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Potential responses of vegetation to atmospheric aerosols in arid and semi-arid regions of Asia
Changes in atmospheric aerosols have profound effects on ecosystem productivity, vegetation growth and activity by directly and indirectly...
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Land Surface Temperature in an Arid City: Assessing Spatio-temporal Changes
The sprawl of urban areas and its consequent alteration of the Earth’s surface lead to problems with rising temperatures. This research aims to...
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Uvda Valley, Israel—An Interplay of Rock Control, Weathering and Debris Deposition in the Evolution of Hyper-Arid Rock Slopes
Looking at terrestrial hyper-arid rock slopesRock slopes, one would expect such landforms in areas characterized by climatic and tectonic stability...
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Estimating above-ground biomass of trees outside forests using multi-frequency SAR data in the semi-arid regional landscape of southern India
Trees outside forests are vital for sustainable resource management and play a crucial role in the sequestration of carbon. This study attempted to...
