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...

Chinese Researchers Assess Permafrost Thaw Settlement Risks on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Photocatalytic U(VI) Reduction Assists to Extract Uranium from Seawater

In this study, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) were devoted to realizing the photo-reduction of U(VI) in carbonates-containing system by developing a highly efficient photocatalyst.