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Transitivity of the climate–vegetation system in a warm climate [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2015 To date, the transitivity of the global system has been analysed for late Quaternary (glacial, interglacial, and present-day) climate. Here, we extend this analysis to a warm, almost ice-free climate with a different configuration of continents.
U. Port, M. Claussen
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Relict Plants Are Better Able to Adapt to Climate Change: Evidence from Desert Shrub Communities
Plants, 2023 Shrubs are the main dominant plants in arid desert systems and play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity, ecosystem services and stability of desert ecosystems.
Ying Lu +5 more
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Spatial planning of climatic hazards of desert and dry areas and presenting its strategies [PDF]
رویکردهای نوین در مهندسی آب و محیط زیست, 2022 It is important to know about the deserts of Iran because the geographical and climatic conditions of the desert have never been expanding by themselves.
Vahid Mardani, maryam ilanloo, Neda Orak
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Scientific African, 2023 Compared to moderate climate conditions, hot and dry environment, as known desert, present the most difficult environment that affects negatively PV panels performance.
Mohammed Younes +6 more
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China Geology, 2021 The Badain Jaran Desert is the third largest desert in China, covering an area of 50000 km2. It lies in Northwest China, where the arid and rainless natural environment has a great impact on the climate, environment, and human living conditions. Based on
Zhe Wang +7 more
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Study on UV aging characteristics of low-grade asphalt in the desert climate
Materials Research Express, 2023 The Taklamakan Desert in China’s Xinjiang region faces severe heat conditions that cause rutting in asphalt pavements. In order to combat this issue, local construction management has been advocating for the utilization of low-grade asphalt with ...
Liang Song +4 more
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Seasonal and Ephemeral Snowpacks of the Conterminous United States
Hydrology, 2021 Snowpack seasonality in the conterminous United States (U.S.) is examined using a recently-released daily, 4 km spatial resolution gridded snow water equivalent and snow depth product developed by assimilating station-based observations and gridded ...
Benjamin J. Hatchett
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The potential habitat of desert locusts is contracting: predictions under climate change scenarios [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Desert locusts are notorious for their widespread distribution and strong destructive power. Their influence extends from the vast arid and semiarid regions of western Africa to northwestern India.
Jingyun Guan +5 more
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Stable isotope variations of dew under three different climates
Scientific Data, 2022 Measurement(s) stable isotope variation • dew Technology Type(s) water vapour isotope analysis Factor Type(s) climate • temporal interval Sample Characteristic - Environment desert climate • Mediterranean climate • humid continental climate Sample ...
Chao Tian +8 more
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Potential distribution of three types of ephemeral plants under climate changes
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022 BackgroundArid and semi-arid regions account for about 40% of the world’s land surface area, and are the most sensitive areas to climate change, leading to a dramatic expansion of arid regions in recent decades. Ephemeral plants are crucial herbs in this
Zhang Lan +10 more
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