Suitable Soil Thermal Conductivity Scheme to Accurately Simulate Soil Thermal Regimes in Permafrost Regions

Chinese researchers recently evaluated a suitable soil thermal conductivity (STC) scheme for use in land surface process models (LSMs) in permafrost regions on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), which could accurately simulate soil thermal regimes in permafrost regions.

Lower Albedo Drives Glacier Melting on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Chinese Researcher Spends over 30 Years Compiling Atlas of 8,000-meter Peaks

Tree-ring Records Reveal Asian Monsoon Variability

Chinese researchers along with international colleagues recently reported a 6,700-year-long, precisely dated and well-calibrated tree-ring stable isotope chronology from the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau. It reveals full-frequency precipitation variability in the Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) from interannual to multimi...

Scientists Release 1-km Resolution Soil Organic Carbon Dataset for Frozen Ground in the Third Pole

This study uses a machine-learning approach to evaluate the SOC storage and spatial distribution at a depth interval of 0-3 m in the frozen ground area of the Third Pole region.

Scientists Reveal Effects of Biotic and Abiotic Factors on Stemflow Production in Woody Ecosystems

Stemflow has been increasingly recognized as an indispensable component in water and nutrient budgets within vegetated ecosystem. This study aims to quantify the stemflow percentage of incident precipitation at a global scale, and to provide a systematic evaluation on how biotic and abiotic factors affect stemflow.

Chinese Experience in Desert Control Helps Green the World

Young Tissues with Weak Water Potential Adjustment Capacity of Desert Shrubs are More Sensitive to Drought

In a study published in Science of the Total Environment, researchers from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) investigated the water potential adjustment capacity and sensitivity of different tissues in two desert shrubs.