Scientists Simulate Active Layer Temperature Based on Weather Factors on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Recently, scientists from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences discussed the use of ANN and wavelet-ANN (W-ANN) hybrid models to simulate and forecast the ALT time series data based on five weather factors, including air temperature, precipitation, wind speed, downw...

Scientists Evaluate Multi-decadal and Long-Term Temperature Changes for the Northern Hemisphere

Recently, scientists from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences compared the reconstructed and simulated temperature series for the Northern Hemisphere at multi-decadal and longer-term timescales by evaluating their covariance, climate sensitivity and amplitude of te...

'Mother River' needs production and protection in balance, say advisers

Lawmakers call for protecting Qilian Mountains

Scientists Reveal Aerosol Optical Properties over Dushanbe in Central Asia

This study presents the results of the study on columnar aerosol optical and physical properties and radiative effects directly observed over Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan.

Scientists Assess the Arctic Amplification and the Changes in the Arctic Sea Surface

Recently, a research team led by Prof. KANG shichang from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences made a comprehensive evaluation with sea surface temperature (SST) and surface air temperature (SAT) from the Arctic land and ocean.

Scientists Measure the Light-Absorbing Impurities in Snow over Four Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau

Recently, for the first time, scientists from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences systematically conducted the integrated analysis of measured and modeled concentrations of ILAI in snowpack and atmosphere at surface over the four glaciers on the TP, to obtain a com...

Scientists Reveal Mineralogical and Geochemical characteristics of Hydrocarbon-Bleached Rocks in Mud Volcanoes

Recently, scientists from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of Chinese Academy of Sciences performed a detailed field investigation and laboratory study to determine the mineral and chemical compositions as well as iron speciation of near surface rocks in the Baiyanggou mud volcano area.