Boreal fire records in Northern Hemisphere ice cores: a review [PDF]
Climate of the Past, 2016 Here, we review different attempts made since the early 1990s to reconstruct past forest fire activity using chemical signals recorded in ice cores extracted from the Greenland ice sheet and a few mid-northern latitude, high-elevation glaciers.
M. Legrand +12 more
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Remote Sensing, 2020 The ecological system of the desert/grassland biome transition zone is fragile and extremely sensitive to climate change and human activities. Analyzing the relationships between vegetation, climate factors (precipitation and temperature), and human ...
Shupu Wu +4 more
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Factors driving the biomass and species richness of desert plants in northern Xinjiang China.
PLoS ONE, 2022 The desert ecosystem is an important part of the terrestrial ecosystem. Accurate estimations of the biomass and species richness of desert plants are of great value for maintaining ecosystem stability; however, current assessments remain a challenge due ...
Cheng Fei, Yi Qiang Dong, Sha Zhou An
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The Coordination of Technique, Materials and Environment and its Application in the Beauty and Performance of Traditional Buildings of Iranian Desert Cities [PDF]
هنر اسلامی, 2019 In accordance to the adaptation of architectural styles to the specific climatic conditions of the desert regions has led to the formation of an architectural style tailored to the needs of these areas.
Jhenit Rostami +2 more
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Spatial Homogenization Adjustment and Application of Weather Station Networks in Xinjiang, China
Atmosphere, 2022 In this study, we define the S0 value (buffer zone area centred on a meteorological station) and two inhomogeneity measurement parameters, the station domain area and station network density, for 89 weather stations in the Xinjiang region, and we ...
Liancheng Zhang +5 more
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Plant-Environment Interactions, 2021 Increasing frequency and intensity of climate extremes have profound impacts on grassland biodiversity functioning and stability. Using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) net primary productivity (NPP) data and standardized ...
Md Lokman Hossain +3 more
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Visual recovery of desert pavement surfaces following impacts from vehicle and foot traffic in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica [PDF]
, 2013 Sites of past human activity were investigated to assess the visual recovery of the desert pavement following impacts from human trampling and vehicle traffic.
O'Neill, Tanya Ann +2 more
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The living heart: Climate gradients predict desert mountain endemism
, 2021 Mountain regions are centers of biodiversity endemism at a global scale but the role of arid-zone mountain ranges in shaping biodiversity patterns is poorly understood.
Köhler, F +4 more
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Consideration of climatic conditions in the design of dwellings in the Sahara desert
RUDN Journal of Engineering Research, 2018 Climate is one of the important factors in architecture. The historical architecture experience of the inhabitants of the desert zones has created invaluable knowledge on the design of residential environments in these aggressive conditions. Climate also
Yassine M Benyoucef, Andrey D Razin
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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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