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Postprint: Simulation of Soil Water Dynamics under Different Irrigation Regimes in Sandy Loam Cropland in the Middle Reaches of the Heihe River

Li Haochen, Hu Guanglu, Wang Tao, Chen Ning, Li Jianan, Fan Yalun
2025-07-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00165 Mixed Source

Farmland in arid regions with sandy loam soil is characterized by low fertility, poor water retention, high infiltration losses, and low crop yields. Elucidating the patterns of soil water movement in sandy loam farmland is of great significance for conserving water resources and increasing crop yie…

Response of Snow Cover Ablation on the Mongolian Plateau to Air Temperature (Postprint)

Niu Jin, Liu Yahong, Bao Gang, Yuan Zhihui, Tong Siqin, Chao Buga
2025-07-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00166 Mixed Source

Using MODIS snow product data, this study investigated the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of the snowmelt period on the Mongolian Plateau from 2003 to 2022, and tracked the movement of the snowmelt line toward higher latitudes at 15-day intervals as well as its response to air temperature.…

Postprint: Applicability Assessment of Three Precipitation Data Products over the Eastern Tibetan Plateau

Li Moyu, Dong Shaorui, Guo Yingxiang
2025-07-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00167 Mixed Source

Daily precipitation data from ground meteorological stations across the eastern Tibetan Plateau in 2022 were selected to evaluate precipitation datasets from the China Meteorological Administration Multi-source Precipitation Analysis System (CMPAS), the China Meteorological Administration Land Data …

Effects of Meteorological Factors on Litter Decomposition of Stipa purpurea-Endophyte Associations in Alpine Grasslands (Postprint)

Guo Qiang, Wang Yuqin, Song Meiling (2)
2025-07-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00168 Mixed Source

Litter decomposition plays a crucial role in carbon and nutrient cycling within terrestrial ecosystems, with climatic conditions being the primary determinant of decomposition rates. Currently, research on litter decomposition in alpine grassland ecosystems remains insufficient. To investigate the i…

Post-print: Healthcare Facility Accessibility in Lanzhou from the Perspective of the Elderly Population

Bai Xueya, Zhang Zhibin, Ma Xiaomin, Huaying Li, Fu Lanxing
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00032 Mixed Source

In the context of population aging and the Healthy China Strategy, the rational allocation of urban medical facilities is of great significance for improving the health level and well-being of the elderly population. Based on multi-source data including the Seventh National Population Census, Points…

Spatiotemporal Coupling Relationship between Land Use Multifunctionality and Multidimensional Relative Poverty in the Liupan Mountain Area of Gansu Province: Postprint

Yuan Meng, Xie Baopeng, Tian Limin, Chen Ying, Pei Tingting
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00033

To investigate the degree and manner of mutual influence between land use multifunctionality and multidimensional relative poverty, and to clarify their spatiotemporal coupling relationship, this study focuses on the Gansu section of the Liupan Mountain area, constructs a coupling coordination model…

Postprint: Spatiotemporal Differentiation Pattern and Driving Factors of County-Level Common Prosperity in Ningxia

Wang Xin, Zheng Fang, He Lingyao, He Haoliang, Hou Ying
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00034

Gradually achieving common prosperity represents both the pathway and objective of Chinese-style modernization, and counties, as the fundamental units of urban-rural integrated development, hold significant importance for advancing common prosperity. Based on panel data for Ningxia counties from 200…

Spatio-temporal Differentiation and Driving Forces of High-quality Urbanization Development in the Yellow River "Ji"-shaped Bend Urban Agglomeration: Post-print

武志平, Jiang Min, Fu Jianxin
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00035

Promoting high-quality urbanization development in the Yellow River "Ji" character bend metropolitan area constitutes crucial support for establishing a growth pole in the Yellow River basin. This study examines 15 prefecture-level cities within this metropolitan area, constructing an evaluation ind…

Postprint: Multidimensional Perspective on County-Level Shrinkage Identification and Influencing Factor Analysis in the Agro-Pastoral Ecotone of Northern China

Luo Xiaomei, Wen Qi, Shi Linna, Wu Xinyan, An Fengping, Wang Zhenting
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00036 Mixed Source

Based on three dimensions of population, economy, and space, this study identifies county-level shrinkage types in the farming-pastoral ecotone of northern China from 2000 to 2020 using a shrinkage degree model and multi-index comprehensive evaluation method, and simultaneously employs a Multiscale …

Postprint: Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Tourism Elements in Inner Mongolia Counties Based on POI Data Mining

Tian Zhifu, Yu Yajuan, Huang Chenyu
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00037 Mixed Source

Based on the six-element theory of tourism and utilizing Points of Interest (POI) data from county-level regions in Inner Mongolia, this study examines the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of tourism elements in Inner Mongolia's counties in 2023 through methods including …

POI-based Spatial Pattern of Tourism Elements and Influencing Factors in the Urban Agglomeration on the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains: Postprint

Xi Ziyang, Xia Yunfan, Wang Ning, Lin Wei, Malina, Tan Xiaoping, Zhang Yanzhen, Jiao Rui
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00038 Mixed Source

Based on the tourism "six elements" theory, applying nearest neighbor index, kernel density analysis, bivariate spatial autocorrelation, Ripley's K function and other spatial analysis methods, an analysis was conducted on the spatial distribution and correlation characteristics of tourism element po…

Measurement and Analysis of Influencing Factors for High-Quality Development of the Tourism Economy: A Case Study of Xinjiang (Postprint)

Shi Zhuoda, Yang Hongwei
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00039 Mixed Source

As the ninth largest industrial cluster in Xinjiang, high-quality development of the tourism economy serves as a leading driver for Xinjiang's modernization. Based on three perspectives—quality, efficiency, and tourist experience—a seven-dimensional measurement system for high-quality tourism econom…

Spatiotemporal Variation and Prediction of Habitat Quality in the Landslide Area of Tongwei, Gansu Based on the PLUS-InVEST Model: Postprint

Zhang Xiaoming, Su Xing, Zhang Jun, Jia Jing
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00040 Mixed Source

Research on the spatiotemporal evolution of habitat quality in the Tongwei landslide area is of great significance for the ecological sustainable development of Tongwei County and similar regions in Northwest China. First, the Patch-generating Land Use Simulation (PLUS) model was employed to predict…

Multi-scenario Simulation of Ecosystem Services and Their Trade-offs and Synergies: A Case Study of the Shanxi Section of the Yellow River Basin (Postprint)

Xu Mingjing, Duan Baoling, Feng Qiang, Lü Meng
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00041 Mixed Source

The Shanxi section of the Yellow River Basin represents a critical ecological barrier zone in China, where forecasting future trade-offs and synergies among ecosystem services is essential for optimized ecosystem management. Accordingly, this study employed system dynamics, a patch-level land use ch…

Postprint: Carbon Sequestration Capacity Estimation for Xinjiang's Terrestrial Ecosystems Based on Natural Climate Solutions

Yifan Zhang, Chen Yapeng, Chen Yaning, Liang Qixiang
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00042 Mixed Source

Natural climate solutions represent a critical strategy for climate change mitigation in the land sector, offering substantial potential for enhancing carbon storage and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Using a simple empirical model, we quantified the historical carbon sequestration contributions…

Spatial Pattern and Evolutionary Trend of Agricultural Grey Water Footprint Intensity in the Yellow River Basin Postprint

Cheng Peng, Peng Haiyang, Hou Dingrong, Sun Mingdong, Song Xiaowei
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00043 Mixed Source

Agricultural water pollution management is crucial for alleviating water resource crises and promoting regional sustainable development. Using agricultural grey water footprint intensity (AGWFI), which comprehensively considers both agricultural grey water footprint and economic development level, t…

Water Use Efficiency of Pioneer Tree Species in Reclaimed Ecosystems of Open-pit Coal Mines in the Loess Hilly Region (Postprint)

Wang Shuang, wilderness, Yuan Yuan, Li Qian, Jiayu Zhao, Yang Rongxin, Yang Yuqing
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00044 Mixed Source

Plant water use efficiency (WUE) reflects the balance between carbon fixation capacity and water consumption, revealing plant strategies for environmental adaptation. This study examined three pioneer tree species (Pinus tabuliformis, Ulmus pumila, and Robinia pseudoacacia) in reclaimed ecosystems o…

Postprint: Exposure assessment of glacier hazards along the China-Pakistan Pamir Highway

Li Zhijie, Wang Ninglian, Zhang Yujie, Li Jiyan
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00045 Mixed Source

Based on remote sensing and GIS techniques, we obtained the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of glacier changes and glacier disasters in areas along the China-Tajikistan highway from 2000 to 2021, and conducted an exposure assessment of glacier disasters using the range transformation met…

Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Loess Plateau from 1960 to 2023: Postprint

Zhang Xinhua, Wenting Zhao, Jiao Juying, Ma Xiaowu, Yang Bo, Ling Qi
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00046 Mixed Source

Under the trend of global warming, extreme climate events have become increasingly frequent on the Loess Plateau. Clarifying the spatiotemporal characteristics of extreme precipitation events is of great significance for regional disaster prevention. Based on daily precipitation data from 111 meteor…

Analysis of Seasonal Variation Trends in Tibet Under Climate Change and a New Four-Season Division Method (Postprint)

Shi Jiqing, Luo Zhen, Yeshe Drolma, Liu Sai, Jihong Li, 旦增益嘎, Gan Chenlong
2025-07-06 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202507.00047 Mixed Source

Based on daily temperature data from 38 meteorological stations in Tibet from 1981 to 2023, the new seasonal division method for Tibet is adopted to delineate the four seasons, and the regional variations of climatic seasons, spatiotemporal changes of seasonal onset dates, and seasonal variation tre…

Digital Economy Empowering Green Development Welfare: Empirical Evidence Based on Resource-based Cities in the Yellow River Basin (Postprint)

Yu Xie, Xue Xuandeng
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00177 Mixed Source

Improving green development welfare is the ultimate goal of green development, and the digital economy exerts a dual effect on regional green development. Based on a systematic analysis of the theoretical mechanisms underlying the impact of the digital economy on green development welfare, this stud…

Postprint: Ecological Management Zoning in Northwest China Based on Ecosystem Services Supply-Demand Matching

Li Zhi, Su Yang, Shu Qin
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00178

Accurately identifying the spatial characteristics of ecosystem service supply and demand and delineating ecological management zones are of significant importance for guiding regional ecosystem management and restoration. Focusing on the overall ecosystem of Northwest China and from the perspective…

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Multi-scale Obstacle Factor Analysis of Tourism Ecological Resilience Development Level in the Yellow River Basin (Postprint)

Nie Hanyu, Zhang Yanhui, Hui Li, Yaomin Zheng
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00180 Mixed Source

Tourism ecological resilience is a key indicator for measuring the sustainable development capacity of tourism destinations, and enhancing this resilience is crucial for promoting the long-term viability of the tourism industry. Based on panel data from nine provinces and autonomous regions in the Y…

Spatial Differentiation Patterns and Driving Factors of China's Ski Resorts from a Multi-scale Perspective: Postprint

Wang Peipei, Wang Jiao, Yongmei Cai
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00181 Mixed Source

From a multi-scale perspective encompassing national, natural geographical division, and provincial levels, this study examines 899 ski resorts in China and comprehensively employs spatial analysis techniques such as Voronoi coefficient of variation, kernel density, and geographical detector model t…

Study on the Identification and Spatial Optimization Strategies of Dunhuang's Charming Territorial Space Postprint

Chen Tianhao, Fang Haozhou
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00182

Research on charming territorial space within the context of territorial spatial planning represents a vital approach for constructing and perfecting territorial spatial patterns in the new era, and exploring its intrinsic mechanisms and spatial identification pathways holds significant importance f…

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Obstacle Factor Analysis of Territorial Space Efficiency in the Yellow River Basin (Postprint)

Wei Jianfei, Youran Yuan, Li Qiang, Peipei Dong, Jiurong Liu
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00183 Mixed Source

Examining the evolutionary trends and obstructive factors of territorial space efficiency in key river basins provides a critical basis for constructing a territorial space pattern characterized by complementary advantages and high-quality development. Taking 97 cities in the Yellow River Basin as t…

Kindergarten Enrollment Accessibility and Influencing Factors in the Main Urban Area of Lanzhou City: A Postprint

Guo Nianfa, Wang Lucang
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00184 Mixed Source

As an underdeveloped component of the education system, precise quantification of kindergarten enrollment accessibility helps evaluate the spatial allocation efficiency of preschool education resources. Taking the main urban area of Lanzhou City as a case study, and combining data such as kindergart…

Measurement and Spatial Convergence of Green Development Levels in Prefecture-level Cities of the Yellow River Basin: A Postprint Study

Ren Shiqi, Wang Yongyu
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00185 Mixed Source

Green development is a key measure for promoting ecological protection and high-quality development in the Yellow River Basin. Taking 81 prefecture-level cities in the Yellow River Basin from 2006 to 2021 as the research objects, this study constructs a comprehensive evaluation index system based on…

The Impact and Mechanism of Population Growth and Decline Differentiation on the Urban Economic Resilience of the Lanzhou-Xining City Cluster (Postprint)

Wang Yifei, Kong Dezhen, Luo Yuxuan, Mao Jinhuang, Wang Meimei
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00186 Mixed Source

In the process of accelerating the construction of a new development pattern and promoting high-quality development, human capital has become a core element of competition between cities. In recent years, the Lanzhou-Xining (Lan-Xi) urban agglomeration has experienced serious population loss and ins…

Land-Use-Based Analysis of China's Agricultural Population Grid Distribution Characteristics (Postprint)

Mi Ruihua, Ni Shilong, Liu Shumin
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00187 Mixed Source

High-precision research on the spatial distribution of agricultural population is fundamental to constructing a modern agricultural industrial system and holds significant decision-making value for fostering new-quality agricultural productive forces. Based on county-level data from the Seventh Nati…

Research on the Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics of Crop Planting Structure in the Fenwei Plain (Postprint)

Miao Yingfeng, Wilderness, Zhou Zhengwei, Zhao Jiayu, Guo Yuxi
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00188 Mixed Source

Food security is the foundation of national development and social stability. Exploring the spatiotemporal evolution of crop planting structures can provide a theoretical basis for ensuring regional food security and promoting sustainable regional agricultural development. Selecting 117 counties (ci…

Vegetation Dynamics in the Yellow River Basin and Its Response to Climate Change: Based on Climate Aridity-Humidity Zoning Scale (Postprint)

Wang Ruifang, Lü Baoqi, Wenjing Zhang
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00190 Mixed Source

As an important region for ecological protection and economic development in China, investigating the characteristics of vegetation change under different dry-wet partitions in the Yellow River Basin is crucial for adjusting ecological restoration strategies to cope with potential threats posed by e…

Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Hulunbuir Vegetation Cover (2000–2022) and Its Response to Climate Factors (Postprint)

Zou Xiang, Zhang Yuting, Xu Lu
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00296 Mixed Source

Studies on the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of vegetation cover in Hulunbuir can provide insights for formulating precise vegetation restoration and ecological environmental protection policies, which is beneficial to the ecological civilization construction in Hulunbuir. Using methods s…

Spatiotemporal Variation of NDVI and Its Driving Forces in the Northwestern Arid Eco-Geographic Region (Postprint)

Song Xiaolong, Li Longtang, Ren Jie, Wu Yue, Wang Peng, Mi Wenbao, Ma Mingde
2025-06-20 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00297 Mixed Source

The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is an important indicator for assessing ecological environmental stability. The Northwest Arid Eco-geographical Region of China has a fragile ecological environment, and analyzing the spatiotemporal variation of its NDVI and its driving forces is of …

Properties, challenges, and opportunities of the loess plains in the northern Negev Desert: A review (Postprint)

Ilan STAVI, Ilan STAVI
2025-06-17 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202506.00207 Original EN

The loess plains cover approximately 2000.00 km2 of the northern Negev Desert, accounting for about 9% of Israel's total land area. As elsewhere, the loess in the Negev Desert is composed of wind-transported dust and sand particles that have been deposited in sink sites. The loess deposits are chara…

Spatiotemporal changes of typical glaciers and their responses to climate change in Xinjiang, Northwest China (Postprint)

HUANG Xiaoran, BAO Anming, GUO Hao, Meng Fanhao, Zhang Pengfei, ZHENG Guoxiong, YU Tao, QI Peng, Vincent NZABARINDA, Du Weibing
2022-05-30 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202205.00177

Abstract: Glaciers are highly sensitive to climate change and are undergoing significant variations in mid-latitude regions. This study analyzed the spatiotemporal changes of typical glaciers and their responses to climate change during 1990–2015 across four distinct mountainous sub-regions in the X…

Glacier mass balance and its impacts on streamflow in a typical inland river basin in the Tianshan Mountains, northwestern China (postprint)

PENG Jiajia, Li Zhongqin, XU Liping, MA Yuqing, LI Hongliang, ZHAO Weibo, FAN Shuang
2022-05-09 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202205.00017

Abstract: Glaciers are known as natural ''solid reservoirs'', and they play a dual role between the composition of water resources and the river runoff regulation in arid and semi-arid areas of China. In this study, we used in situ observation data from Urumqi Glacier No. 1, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomou…

Analysis of Spatiotemporal Variations and Influencing Factors of Human Resources in Xinjiang Counties (Post-Print)

Sun Jiming
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00123

Based on data from the fifth and sixth national population censuses, and employing regional human resource measurement methods, multiple linear regression, and geographic detector research methods, this study analyzes the spatiotemporal distribution differences and influencing factors of human resou…

Comparative Analysis of Differentiation Mechanisms of Spatial Poverty Traps under Different Geographical Environments: An Empirical Postprint Based on the Dabie Mountains and Loess Plateau

Sun Jianwu
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00130

The victory of the poverty alleviation campaign has shifted the focus of poverty governance toward alleviating relative poverty. The overlap between the population that has been lifted out of poverty and the relatively poor population determines that contiguous destitute areas will remain the main b…

Spatiotemporal Evolution and Influencing Factors of Coordinated Development between Tourism Economy and Ecological Environment in the Yellow River Basin: Postprint

Gu Haoxin
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00131

Based on panel data of the tourism economic system and ecological environment system for 66 central cities (municipalities, prefectures, autonomous prefectures, and leagues) in the Yellow River Basin, and employing methods such as the coupling coordination model, spatial autocorrelation analysis, an…

Spatial Migration Characteristics and Ecological Impacts of Ecological Migration in Arid Regions: A Case Study of Gulang County, Gansu Province (Postprint)

Wei Zhang
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00132

Ecological migration is one of the effective approaches for rural revitalization in western China and regional ecological protection and restoration. Investigating the spatial migration characteristics and ecological impacts of ecological migration contributes to regional poverty alleviation and eco…

Multifunctional Characteristics and Typology of Villages in Arid Oasis Agricultural Areas: A Case Study of Linze County (Postprint)

Jing Huang
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00133

Villages are the units that most directly reflect the laws of rural socio-economic activities, and functional type classification at the village level is key to advancing classified rural revitalization. Taking administrative villages as the basic unit, this study employs the entropy weight method, …

Postprint: Sensitive Response of Vegetation Phenology to Seasonal Drought on the Loess Plateau

Ji Zhenxia, Hou Qingqing
2022-04-16 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00137

In the context of global warming, the increased frequency and intensity of drought events have led to significant changes in vegetation diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. Studying the response of vegetation phenology to seasonal drought is of great importance for the conservation of ecosystems on …

Postprint: Correlation Analysis of Vegetation-Water Vapor-Land Surface Temperature in Typical Deserts and Oases of Xinjiang

Cheng Danni
2022-04-14 ChinaXiv: chinaxiv-202204.00103

To investigate the correlation among land surface temperature (LST), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and atmospheric water vapor content in desert and oasis areas of different regions in Xinjiang, this study utilized MOD13C3 vegetation index data, MOD11C3 land surface temperature data…