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Study Reveals Positive Impact of Large Lakes on Permafrost Development on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have revealed that these large lakes have a positive effect on the development of permafrost in adjacent areas, rather than leading to the degradation of permafrost.
2023-03-20 -
Researchers Realize Persistently Photocatalytic Uranium Extraction Using Light-storage Catalyst
Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS, now report a K+-doped and cyanamide-functionalized PHI (K-CN-PHI) for the persistent photocatalytic reduction of U(VI).
2023-03-17 -
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
