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Researchers Reveal Interactions between Micaceous Minerals Weathering and Cesium Adsorption
Based on real environmental scenarios, a research team led by Prof. FAN Qiaohui from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences systematically investigated interactions between weathering of micaceous minerals and adsorption of RCs to understand the fate of RC...
2023-05-17 -
Study Reveals Water Retention Mechanisms in Lunar Regolith
A joint research team led by Prof. WEN Zhi from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Lanzhou Institute of Space Technology Physics in China and Tel-Aviv University in Israel, has investigated the migration of...
2023-05-10 -
Current Weakening of Seasonal Temperature Difference in East Asia Is Unprecedented in Past Six Centuries
A joint research team led by Prof. WANG Jianglin from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has reconstructed East Asian temperature changes in winter and summer as well as their differences during the period 1376-1995 CE using tree ring data with s...
2023-05-04 -
Microbial Necromass Carbon Causes Dramatic Carbon Loss in Permafrost Thaw Slump of Tibetan Plateau
A joint research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collected soil samples in the northeastern Tibetan Plateau to study variations of different organic carbon components (from microorganisms and plants) and their cont...
2023-04-24 -
How Reduced Sea Ice in Barents-Kara Seas Increases Snow Cover in Eurasia?
A research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how the sea ice in the Barents-Kara seas in November was an important factor affecting the distribution and interannual variability of snow-cover extent in Eurasia ...
2023-04-21 -
Study Reveals How Extreme Cold Events in South China Relate to Arctic Autumn Sea-ice Extent
A joint research team led by Prof. XIAO Cunde from Beijing Normal University, Dr. DU Zhiheng and Dr. YANG Jiao from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has revealed how extreme cold events in southern China relate to Arctic autumn sea-ice extent.
2023-04-20 -
Study Reveals Positive Effects of Agriophyllum squarrosum on Meat Quality Traits in Growing Tan Lambs
A research team led by Prof. YANG Guo from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the effects of dietary A. squarrosum on the growth and meat quality traits of the local sheep breed of Tan lambs.
2023-04-19 -
Study Shows Impacts of Ecological Water Diversion Project on Water and Ecosystem Service Flows in Drylands
Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences found that the ecological water diversion project (EWDP) has a positive impact on water resources security and ecosystem improvement in the lower inland river basin by altering the water and ecosystem...
2023-04-12
