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How Different Light-absorbing Impurities in Snow Influence Its Reflectance Characteristics?
Using multi-angle spectroscopic measuring instruments, a joint team led by Prof. HAO Xiaohua from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) collected data sets of hemispherical directional reflectance factor (HDRF) with different contents of black carbon (BC), ...
2023-06-20 -
How Does Composite Embankment with L-shaped Two-phase Closed Thermosyphons Influence Permafrost Deformation?
A joint research team led by Prof. ZHANG Mingyi from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has built the first spatiotemporal thermal-deformation observation system to explore the spatiotemporal thermal-deformation characteristics of the composite e...
2023-06-15 -
Researchers Propose New Method to Identify Label-free Microplastics in Crop Plants
A research team led by Prof. FAN Qiaohui from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. LUO Yongming from the Institute of Soil Science of CAS, has systematically investigated label-free microplastics identification in crop ...
2023-06-07 -
Study Reveals Changes of Lake Area in Permafrost Regions of Arctic and Tibetan Plateau from 1987 to 2017
Based on high-quality remotely sensed global water body products, a research team led by Prof. RAN Youhua from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences investigated lake area changes from 1987 to 2017 in seven carefully selected watershed permafrost areas of the Arc...
2023-05-24 -
What Controls Leaf C, N, and P Stoichiometry in Northern China's Desert-grassland Transition Zone?
Based on regional-scale transcontinental survey, a research team led by Prof. ZHAO Xueyong from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences took 47 plant communities in Inner Mongolia desert steppe ecotone to reveal how abiotic and biotic factors influence the changes ...
2023-05-23 -
Researchers Reveal Interactions between Micaceous Minerals Weathering and Cesium Adsorption
Based on real environmental scenarios, a research team led by Prof. FAN Qiaohui from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences systematically investigated interactions between weathering of micaceous minerals and adsorption of RCs to understand the fate of RC...
2023-05-17 -
Study Reveals Water Retention Mechanisms in Lunar Regolith
A joint research team led by Prof. WEN Zhi from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Lanzhou Institute of Space Technology Physics in China and Tel-Aviv University in Israel, has investigated the migration of...
2023-05-10 -
Current Weakening of Seasonal Temperature Difference in East Asia Is Unprecedented in Past Six Centuries
A joint research team led by Prof. WANG Jianglin from the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has reconstructed East Asian temperature changes in winter and summer as well as their differences during the period 1376-1995 CE using tree ring data with s...
2023-05-04