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Phenological Change of Populus Euphratica Caused by Climate Change Affects Best Viewing Period of Tourism
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied the phenological change of P. euphratica during 1960-2019 to elucidate climate change in the lower reaches of the Heihe River Basin. They also identified the relationship between pheno...
2023-03-15 -
Researchers Explore Formation Mechanism and Control of Wind-blown Sand Hazards along Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-speed Railway
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted continuous field observation and experimental research on the wind-blown sand processes and sand prevention technology in the Gobi areas under extremely strong winds along the LXHSR.
2023-03-09 -
Researchers Release Eight-year Dataset to Reveal Lake-atmosphere Interaction over Source Region of Yellow River
Recently, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chengdu University of Information Technology released a dataset of comparative observations for land surface processes over the alpine grasslands and lakes in the source region o...
2023-03-06 -
Different Coarse-grained Contents Affect Mechanical Characteristics of Frozen Soil under Freeze-thaw Cycles
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a series of cryogenic triaxial compression tests to investigate the deformation characteristics of frozen soil at -10 ℃ experiencing freeze-thaw cycles.
2023-02-28 -
Nitrogen Addition Affects Trait Divergence of Plant Community Assembly
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted a four-year N addition experiment with eight N addition levels to investigate the underlying plant community assembly mechanisms in the temperate desert steppe of Inner Mongolia.
2023-02-27 -
Groundwater Flow Accelerates Permafrost Degradation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Recently, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou Jiaotong University and Northeast Forestry University simulated the concordant permafrost evolution and groundwater flow in responses to a warming climate at time scales of ...
2023-02-17 -
Researchers Reveal Patterns and Mechanisms of Unhealthy Air Pollution Event in Lanzhou, China
Recently, a team led by Prof. GAO Xiaoqing from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) analyzed the relations among the synoptic circulation, regional transportation pollutants and air pollutants based on data from the Atmospheric Comprehensive Observation S...
2023-02-10 -
Plant-microbial Interactions Affect Productivity of Alpine Meadow at Different Stages of Degradation
Recently, a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated the nitrogen (N) uptake and preference for different forms of available soil N for dominant plant species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP).
2023-02-09
