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Researchers Reveal Effects of Thawing Permafrost on Topography and Periglacial Environment along China-Russia Crude Oil Pipeline
Prof. LI Guoyu’s team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) established an on-site comprehensive monitoring system to reveal the geomorphological reshaping and water erosion caused by thawing permafrost along the CRCOP
2024-06-09 -
New Method to Estimate Electrical Parameters of Regular Pulse Bursts in Lightning
Researches from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with colleagues from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences and Fudan University, revealed new findings on lightning regular p...
2024-06-06 -
Researchers Reveals Unique Stable Carbon Isotope Characteristics of Carbonaceous Aerosol Endmembers on the Tibetan Plateau
Prof. KANG Shichang's research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed unique stable carbon isotopes characteristics of carbonaceous aerosol endmembers on the Tibetan Plateau.
2024-06-03 -
Researchers Reveal How Water Storage in Weathered Bedrock Impacts Evapotranspiration and Stream Runoff
Prof. HE Zhibin's research teams from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences conducted an exploratory study on the structure and ecohydrological functions of weathered bedrock in the Qilian Mountains. They selected 34 sample sites to analyze the characteristics of...
2024-05-30 -
Researchers Reveal Permafrost Dynamics and Climate Impact in Tibetan Alpine Grasslands
A research team led by Professor WU Qingbai from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences sheds light on the intricate relationship between permafrost temperature, climate change, and alpine grasslands.
2024-05-28 -
Scientists Study Microbial Resources for Industrial Applications
Researchers from a key laboratory in northwest China have so far collected over 6,300 strains of microbial resources from various extreme environments to research their industrial applications.
2024-05-18 -
Researchers Identify Characteristics of Meltwater Runoff in Three Sub-basins of Urumqi River Basin
a research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated three sub-basins in the Urumqi River Basin, with glacier ratios ranging from 4% to 46%, to assess glacier ice melt runoff characteristics within a single basin.
2024-05-14 -
Non-photosynthetic Vegetation Helps to Enhance Accuracy of Assessing Effects of Wind Erosion
A research team from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collected hyperspectral data on NPV to estimate fractional coverage in the Mu Us Sandy Land (MUSL) using Landsat 8-OLI images from 2014 to 2017.
2024-05-08