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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 -
Revegetation in Extremely Degraded Grassland Improves Permafrost Stability on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
A research team led by Prof. CHEN Shengyun from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences compared and analyzed active layer thickness, soil freeze-thaw processes, and aggregate properties of extremely degraded grassland and revegetated grassland in the permafrost ...
2023-02-02 -
Exploring Controlling Factors of Water and Heat Exchanges over Zoige Wetland
Now, a joint research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIERR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chengdu University of Information Technology investigated the characteristics of hydrometeorological factors of high-elevation wetland in warm season (June-August) and cold se...
2023-01-09 -
South Asian Black Carbon Aerosols Accelerate Loss of Glacial Mass over the Tibetan Plateau
Recently, 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), Prof. CHEN Deliang from the University of Gothenburg, and Prof. Robert Gillies from Utah State University analyzed the influence of black carbon aerosols ...
2022-12-28
