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China's Desert Spring Hits 20-year High in Water Level, Revealing Ecological Progress
Using advanced techniques such as three-dimensional laser scanning, high-precision wind tunnel tests and numerical simulations based on actual terrain, teams from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences have successfully unraveled the sand-spring coexist...
2025-08-01 -
Chinese Scientists Unveil New Insights into Glacier Melting in Central Asia
Chinese scientists have accurately reconstructed a complete record of glacier melt from 2000 to 2023 in the Muz Taw Glacier of the Sawur Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
2025-07-31 -
Biocrusts Reveal Ability to Form Self-Organized Patterns and Potentially Influence Dryland Ecosystem Functioning
A research team led by Prof. LI Yuqiang at the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) conducted field observations across different successional stages of biocrusts in Shapotou, northern China, and employed a probabilistic cellular automaton model to investigate...
2025-07-30 -
New Method Enables High-precision Soil Moisture Estimation
Researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a new method for high-precision soil moisture estimation using the technique of blind source separation (BSS).
2025-07-11 -
Inside China’s Audacious Effort to Save a Dying Glacier
Prof. WANG Feiteng from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences returns each year to the Dagu Glacier in an act of stubborn defiance: wrapping parts of the glacier in white, heat-reflective fabric; spraying artificial snow into thinning air; trying techniques borro...
2025-05-28 -
Study Uncovers Role of Beneficial Microbes in Boosting Crop Yields
A joint study has uncovered how beneficial microbes can improve soil health and boost crop yields, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2025-05-06 -
New Study Sustains Snowmelt Flood Risk Assessments in NW China
Chinese researchers have conducted a new study on the spatio-temporal distribution of snowmelt floods and disaster risk assessments in China's northwestern region, holding promise for disaster prevention and control of this region.
2025-04-10 -
New Chinese Glacier Inventory Shows 6 Percent Loss over 10-plus Years
China's glacier area has decreased by approximately 6 percent over the past decade, according to the latest Chinese glacier inventory released on Friday.
2025-03-24
