China’s Temperate Glaciers Are Melting at Accelerating Rate

Recently, a research team led by Prof. WANG Shijin from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) systematically analyzed the temporal and spatial dynamic characteristics of typical temperate glaciers.

Scientists Estimate Ice Thickness and Subglacial Terrains in Yulong Snow Mountain

Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with their colleague from Yichun University, measured and estimated the ice thickness of the Baishui River Glacier No. 1 of Yulong Snow Mountain by using ground-penetrating radar (GPR...

Unfrozen Water Content Affects the Thermal-Hydro-Mechanical Characteristics of Frozen Soil

Recently, a research team led by Prof. GAO Xiaoqing from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with their colleague from Institute of Atmospheric Physics of CAS established a theoretical model based on the electrical double-layer structure, to cal...

Scientists Quantify Thermal Effect of Snow Cover on Seasonally Frozen Ground Regime

Recently, scientists from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with their colleagues from Northwest University and China Meteorological Administration (CMA), evaluated the thermal effect of snow cover on SFG regime.

Climate Warming Increases Cryospheric Hazards

Recently, Prof. DING Yongjian from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and his research group comprehensively analyzed hazards related to the atmospheric, oceanic and land cryosphere and their phenomena, mechanisms and impacts. They also evaluated the f...

Chinese Scientists Cover Glacier with Blankets to Slow Melt

Climate Change Causes Further Cryospheric Hazards: Study

Enrichment of Light Absorbing Impurities in Snow Might Accelerate Snowmelt in Southern Altai Mountains

Recently, a research team led by Prof. KANG Shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), carried out continuously sampling during two years to investigate the concentrations, impacts and potential sources of LAIs in snow cover at Kuwei Station in...