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A forest type-specific threshold method for improving forest disturbance and agent attribution mapping

open access: yesGIScience & Remote Sensing, 2022
Detecting forest disturbances and attributing their contributing agents with Landsat time series (LTS) images has advanced substantially in recent years; however, whether different forest types require individual disturbance indices or specific ...
Yating Li   +5 more
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A Tree-Ring-Based Precipitation Reconstruction since 1760 CE from Northeastern Tibetan Plateau, China

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2021
Hydroclimatic conditions and related water resources change in the Tibetan Plateau is one of the main concerns for future sustainable development in China.
Youping Chen, Feng Chen, Heli Zhang
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Bias correction of a gauge-based gridded product to improve extreme precipitation analysis in the Yarlung Tsangpo–Brahmaputra River basin [PDF]

open access: yesNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020
Critical gaps in the amount, quality, consistency, availability, and spatial distribution of rainfall data limit extreme precipitation analysis, and the application of gridded precipitation data is challenging because of their considerable biases.
X. Luo   +6 more
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Monitoring the Surface Elevation Changes of a Monsoon Temperate Glacier with Repeated UAV Surveys, Mainri Mountains, China

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
Due to the deep valleys, steep mountains and the influence of the Indian monsoon on the Mainri Mountains (Yunnan Province, China), it is difficult to estimate glacier change from microwave and optical remote sensing. To bridge the gap between low-quality
Kunpeng Wu   +9 more
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Spatio-temporal variations in terrestrial water storage and its controlling factors in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

open access: yesHydrology Research, 2021
The nature of the heterogeneity of terrestrial water storage (TWS) in the Eastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (EQTP) is poorly understood because of the lack of validated datasets and the complex topographical conditions.
Yu Zhu   +7 more
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Key Soil Physicochemical Properties Regulating Microbial Community Structure under Vegetation Restoration in a Karst Region of China

open access: yesEcosystem Health and Sustainability, 2023
Background: Vegetation restoration influences soil properties considerably, which in turn interact with microbial community structure and regulate ecosystem stability.
Xiaoyu Peng   +4 more
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The impacts of climate change on fish growth: A summary of conducted studies and current knowledge

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2021
Global climate change is increasingly and profoundly threatening fishes, resulting in an uncertain future for both wild fish diversity and global fisheries.
Minrui Huang   +4 more
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Responses of ecosystem water use efficiency to drought in the Lancang–Mekong River Basin

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The ecosystem water use efficiency (WUE), a crucial indicator of how climate change will affect terrestrial ecosystems, depicts the coupling of the carbon gain and water loss in terrestrial ecosystems.
Xuan Luo   +5 more
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Quantitative Assessment of Cropland Exposure to Agricultural Drought in the Greater Mekong Subregion

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
Accurate and reliable information on the spatiotemporal characteristics of agricultural drought is important in understanding complicated drought processes and their potential impacts.
Wenting Ming   +6 more
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The privatization of international security [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
The concept of the privatization of international security can refer to a wide range of phenomena, reflecting the growing role of non-state actors in international security. This Handbook’s entries on New Wars, Terrorism, State Failure, Migration, Organized Crime or Energy Security can be read as reflections on ‘the privatization of international ...
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