Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations by fossil fuel combustion is the main driver of global warming. Global CO2 retrieval products based on continuous satellite observations reveal nonuniform distributions of atmospheric CO2 concen...
03 18, 2022
With the development of renewable energy, the basic logic of the interactions among global energy network has been changed. As Although traditional energy is still the top priority for China, the roles of China in the global energy networks are not only...
03 07, 2022
Riparian vegetation growing in meandering river floodplains has differing abilities to stabilize streambanks depending on the vegetation type and density, which further influences meander bend migration.
02 07, 2022
Food supply has always been a major concern in Tibet’s development. As the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is especially sensitive to climate change, clarifying the impact of climate change on the yield of cereal, a major crop in Tibet, is of great importance.
01 24, 2022
Climate change is altering patterns of weather and water around the world, causing water shortages and droughts in some areas. Studying the forest ecosystems, its water retention service in particular, can help to solve the insufficiency of water. The a...
10 27, 2021
Transition in energy and transportation sectors will increase the demand for minerals as emerging technologies (solar, wind, and electric vehicles) require more minerals than fossil based technologies.
09 24, 2021
The fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation (FAPAR) defines the fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) absorbed by the green parts of the canopy, and thus expresses the canopy’s energy absorption capacity. FAPAR has been...
08 23, 2021
Food loss and waste (FLW) has become a worldwide concern in recent years and is widely identified as a key barrier to food security, human health, and environmental sustainability.
07 20, 2021
Ecosystem services (ESs) are the ecological characteristics, functions, or processes that contribute to human wellbeing. According to Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (2005), approximately 60% of the global ESs are either degraded or used in an unsustain...
06 23, 2021
Glacial melting due to global warming is likely the cause of a shift in the movement of the poles that occurred in the 1990s.
04 30, 2021
