Liang Xiaolei
Yardang strata constitute the material manifestation of the entire depositional system that existed prior to Yardang landform development, recording substantial information about depositional processes, while sediment analysis serves as the foundation for interpreting this critical information. This…
Hu Shulan
Utilizing PM2.5 monitoring data from 2014–2019 for five cities in the Guanzhong region of Shaanxi Province (Xi'an, Xianyang, Weinan, Tongchuan, and Baoji), representative years were selected based on each city's Air Quality Index (AQI) to define regional pollution and heavy pollution events in the G…
Sun Mingjing, Li Xia
Based on data from 14 radiosonde stations in Xinjiang during 2010–2019, this study statistically analyzed the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of maximum atmospheric mixing layer height (hereinafter referred to as mixing layer height), ventilation volume, average boundary layer wind speed…
Li Yanni
Using ground rainfall observation data provided by the China Meteorological Administration as reference, this study evaluated and compared the accuracy of two high-resolution satellite rainfall products (IMERG and GSMaP) in Shaanxi Province using six different statistical analysis indicators: correl…
Guo Yulin, Zhao Yong
The Tianshan Mountains region represents the most precipitation-abundant area within the arid region of Xinjiang. Existing research on precipitation in this area has predominantly employed daily or coarser-scale data, with relatively limited analysis of diurnal variation characteristics. Based on ho…
Li Xiuhua, WU Chunyuan
The coordinated utilization of water resources is the foremost challenge for the economic, social, and ecological sustainable development of the five northwestern provinces and autonomous regions of China. Employing synergy analysis methods and a coupling coordination degree model, this study analyz…
Kei SAITOH, Rysbek SATYLKANOV, Kenji OKUBO, Kei SAITOH
This study aimed to elucidate the influence of inflow water on the salinity concentration process of a saline lake and the mass balance of Lake Issyk-Kul, a tectonic saltwater lake in Kyrgyzstan. Based on the survey results and meteorological data from 2012 to 2015, we analyzed the dissolved chemica…
LI Jiyan, QU Xin, DONG Zhibao, Yingying Cai, LIU Min, Ren Xiaozong, CUI Xujia, LI Jiyan
Underlying terrain strongly influences dune formation. However, the impacts of underlying terrain on the dune formation are poorly studied. In the present research, we focused on dunes that formed in the alluvial fans and dry salt flats in the Qaidam Basin, Northwest China. We quantified the dunes' …