Researchers Identify Molecular Mechanism of Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Sand Rice

In a study published in Plant Biotechnology Reports, researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) employed comparative transcriptome across different tissues in sand rice to identify putative functional genes and profile their expression patterns,...

Artificial Neural Network Assists in Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Clay

researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) analyzed the influential factors of the thermal conductivity of soils during the freezing process and developed a predictive model of thermal conductivity with an artificial neural network (ANN) technol...

A New Mitigation Structure Assists in Protecting Permafrost Subgrade of Tibet Plateau

Recently, a research team from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) designed a new mitigation structure (NMS) to improve the cooling capacity of the CRR and to counter the pore-filling of the rock layer.

Permafrost Degradation Affects Hydrological Factors in Source Area of Yellow River

Recently, a research team led by Prof. SHENG Yu from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) studied on the process of permafrost degradation and its response of key hydrological factors in the SAYR driven by climate change.

Permafrost Degradation Affects Strengthening Measures of Embankment along Qinghai-Tibet Railway

A team led by Prof. Chen Ji from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) discussed the cooling effects of crushed rock revetment (CRR) and thermosyphons, and studied the characteristics of permafrost degradation in this region during 2006-2018.

Chinese Researchers Analyze Seasonal Snowmelt Contribution in Altai Mountains

Scientists Reveal Characteristics of Permafrost Degradation in Northeast China

Recently, a research team led by Prof. Wu Qingbai from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) elaborated the permafrost degradation characteristics in Northeast China over the past 70 years, and clarified the impact of environmental factors on the permaf...

Scientists Assess Risk of Thaw Settlement in Permafrost Regions of Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Recently, Prof. WU Tonghua with his team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) used a combination of multi-evaluation index models, including the settlement index (Is), the risk zonation index (Ir), and the allowable bearing capacity index (Ia), to...