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Across China: Remote sensing identifies permafrost risks on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Chinese scientists are using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and thermal infrared remote-sensing technology to monitor permafrost changes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, providing early warning of geological risks in major engineering projects.
2018-07-16 -
CHINA-NINGXIA-SHAPOTOU-DESERT CONTROL(CN)
Shapotou, whose name was derived from high sand dunes, is located on the southern edge of the Tengger Desert. For half a century, Shaputou is renowned for curbing desertification by mainly making straw checkerboard sand barriers in large scale.
2018-06-25 -
Gaofen Satellites Reduce China's Dependence on Foreign Data
China's recently launched two Gaofen series satellites mark the establishment of a ground-air observation system that reduces China's dependence on foreign data, according to experts.
2018-06-13 -
Variations of Laohugou Glacier No. 12 in the Western Qilian Mountains, China, from 1957 to 2015
Results showed that Laohugou Glacier No. 12 was shrinking significantly since 1957. From 1960 to 2015, the terminus reduction of Laohugou Glacier No. 12 was 402.96 m (3.99%) in total, and glacier length decreased to 9.7 km from 10.1 km.
2018-06-04 -
The Occurrence and Distribution of Viruses Infecting Lanzhou Lily in Northwest, China
Lanzhou lily is a popular edibel vegetable bulb, as well as a traditional medicinal plant with a 150-year cultivation history. Lanzhou lily is mostly grown in the central area of Gansu province in northwestern China, and it is mainly propagated via bulbs. Nearly 25% of the cultivated area at elevations of 1800-2600 ...
2018-05-25 -
Alpine Grassland Productivity Not Sensitive to Climate Warming on Third Pole
The Tibetan Plateau has experienced more rapid climate warming than the global average, coupled with greater interannual variation in precipitation over the past 50 years. How will such dramatic climate change influence the structure and function of alpine grasslands? Interest in this topic is high because of its im...
2018-04-20 -
Detection of Spatio-temporal Variability of Air Temperature and Precipitation Based on Long-term Meteorological Station Observations over Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia
Based on meteorological station records during 1960–2016, scientists detected the variations of air temperature and precipitation by using non-parametric method in the different sub-regions and different elevations of the Tianshan Mountains. The mutations of climate were investigated by Mann-Kendall abrupt change t...
2018-04-04 -
Dissolved Organic Carbon Fractionation Accelerates Glacier-melting: A Case Study in th Northern Tibetan Plateau
In glacierized regions, melting process has a significant effect on concentrations and light absorption characteristics of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), potentially resulting in variations of its radiative forcing, which is not yet relevant research at glacier region of the Tibetan Plateau (TP).
2018-04-03
