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Scientists Reveal Responses of Different Biocrusts to Warming and Increased Drought
Recently, a research team led by Prof. LI Xinrong from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) evaluated how both lichens and mosses in biocrusts communities responded to 0.5℃ and 1.5℃ increases in temperature coupled with 5% and 8% reductions in total annu...
2021-03-17 -
Critical Nitrogen Dilution Curve Assists to Diagnose Nutrient Status for Mulched Drip-Irrigated Maize
Recently, researchers from Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) used nitrogen nutrition index (NNI) to diagnose nitrogen status for drip-irrigated maize with and without plastic mulch.
2021-03-15 -
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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.
2021-02-20 -
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...
2021-02-07 -
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...
2021-01-29 -
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.
2021-01-26
