Near-surface Wind Speed Trend in China Significantly Decrease during 1979-2019

Recently, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed the spatiotemporal characteristics and variation mechanisms of the near-surface wind speed in 1979-2019 using the homogenized observations at 679 observation stations in China as well as th...

Researchers Reveal Uranium Isotopic Constraints on Provenance of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s Surface Dust

Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environmental Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have systematically studied the uranium isotopic composition (234U/238U isotope ratio) and its constraints on the provenance of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau’s surface dust.

Snow Depth Trends Revealed from CMIP6 Models Conflict with Observations

Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Lanzhou University evaluated the simulated snow depth from 22 CMIP6 models across high-latitude regions of the Northern Hemisphere over the period 1955–2014 by using a high-quality in situ observational ...

How China Developed Snow-making Technology for Beijing 2022 Amid Complex Climate Conditions

Technical Team Supports Beijing 2022 Snow Sports Venues

Researchers Reveal Recent Changes in Climate and Environment over Mt. Everest Region

Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and their collaborators have synthesized recent climate and environmental changes in Mt. Everest region.

Glacier Retreat Accelerates Global Chemical Weathering

Researchers from the Northwest University, Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Pennsylvania State University collected the cation concentration data of 5,465 runoff samples from 77 glaciers worldwide and assessed the cation denudation rates (CDRs) of 10 global glacier regions and the Arctic and Antarctic sheets.

Researchers Reveal Forest Community Dynamics and Its Response to Climate Change in Qilian Mountains

A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted researches on responses of subalpine shrub community species diversity to climate change on the Northern Slope of Qilian Mountains, spatial differentiation of phenological, phenoty...