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Multi‐Sensor Spatiotemporal Fusion for 30‐m Daily Gapless Snow Cover Mapping

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract High spatiotemporal resolution remote sensing data is crucial for monitoring heterogeneous mountainous snow cover. Although spatiotemporal fusion presents a promising approach for high‐resolution snow monitoring, cloud contamination and sparse observations remain a critical constraint on its large‐scale and long‐term implementation. To address
Jinhang Wu, Xueliang Zhang, Pengfeng Xiao, Yumeng Jia, Bo Tang, Yan Liu   +5 more
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Thermokarst lake drainage halves the temperature sensitivity of CH4 release on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Nature Communications
Thermokarst lakes as hot spots of methane (CH4) release are crucial for predicting permafrost carbon feedback to global warming. These lakes are suffering from serious drainage events, however, the impacts of lake drainage on CH4 release remain unclear ...
Mei Mu, Cuicui Mu, Hebin Liu, Pengsi Lei, Yongqi Ge, Zhensong Zhou, Xiaoqing Peng, Tian Ma   +7 more
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Mechanisms of Vegetation Community Self‐Organization Driven by Water Availability in Arid Northwest China

Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Precipitation is scarce in arid regions, making water redistribution a key driver of vegetation patterns, especially for non‐zonal vegetation in oases. Nevertheless, the coupling and mutual feedback mechanism between water and vegetation distribution is complex, and it has not been fully addressed. Taking an arid region of Northwest China as a
Xing Li, Yong Wang, Yong Zhao, Long Yan, Fan He, Jiaqi Zhai, Jiaxin Li, Yuan Liu, Kuan Liu, Yajie Hu, Zhu Wang, Minjian Chen   +11 more
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Discriminating types of precipitation in Qilian Mountains, Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2016
AbstractStudy regionHulugou River Basin (HRB) of Qilian Mountains, eastern edge of Tibetan Plateau.Study focusTraditional manual observations only record point-scale precipitation rather than regional-scale precipitation. Automatic weather stations just record precipitation amount without discriminating by type of precipitation.
Junfeng Liu, Rensheng Chen
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Modelling Reveals an Ice Field on the Arid Northeastern Tibetan Plateau During Marine Isotope Stage 6

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 8, 28 April 2026.
Abstract The long‐standing hypothesis that an ice sheet covered the Tibetan Plateau during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) has been refuted. Further research has indicated that the Plateau experienced more extensive glacial expansion during Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 6 than during the LGM.
Weicheng Wang, Jie Wang, Haopeng Geng, Bo Cao, Jinkun Qiu   +4 more
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Precipitation Variations in the Central Qilian Mountains since the 7th Century and Regional Differences: Evidence from Tree-Ring Data [PDF]

The Qilian Mountains, located in northwest China and serving as a crucial water recharge area, have exhibited significant regional differences in precipitation patterns in recent decades.
Xuemei Shao, Xiuqi Fang, Taibang Zhang, Yong Zhang   +3 more
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Divergent Responses of Bacterial Communities to Permafrost Degradation and Their Associations With Carbon Across Vertical Profiles

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 23, 23 April 2026.
Bacterial α‐diversity decreases, but stochasticity and community stability increase across the 15 m‐depth vertical profiles and along the degraded gradient within the active layer. The abundance and interaction of core taxa mainly control community stability in the active and permafrost layers, respectively.
Shengyun Chen, Yuzheng Gu, Ali Bahadur, Enyan Liu, Tonghua Wu, Xiaofan Zhu, Yuanqiang Zou, Hewei Liang, Peijie Wei, Linwei Wu, Qingbai Wu, Peizhi Yang, Hongyan Yu, Yunfeng Yang   +13 more
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Influencing Factors and Paths of the Coupling Relationship Between Ecosystem Services Supply–Demand and Human Well-Being in the Hexi Regions, Northwest China

Remote Sensing
The coupling coordination relationship between ecosystem services supply–demand and human well-being in arid inland regions is increasingly vulnerable to imbalance risks under the combined pressures of climate change and intensified anthropogenic ...
Yongge Li, Wei Liu, Meng Zhu, Qi Feng, Linshan Yang, Jutao Zhang, Zhenliang Yin, Xinwei Yin   +7 more
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Elevation-dependent shift of landslide activity in mountain permafrost regions of the Qilian Mountains

Advances in Climate Change Research
Increasing landslide activities in cold regions have been attributed to rising temperatures and consequent permafrost degradation. While previous studies have linked permafrost degradation to slope instability, the elevation-dependent effects of this degradation on landslide occurrences in the high-mountain regions of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP ...
Jie Chen, Jing Zhang, Tong-Hua Wu, Lin Liu, Fan-Yu Zhang, Jun-Ming Hao, Ling-Cao Huang, Xiao-Dong Wu, Peng-Ling Wang, Zhuo-Xuan Xia, Xiao-Fan Zhu, Pei-Qing Lou   +11 more
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Ecological System Stability Calculation of the Southern Slope of the Qilian Mountains [PDF]

Using R to record the disturbance frequency, average and maximum recovery time from disturbance to health, as well as the maximum and average intensity of disturbances on the southern slope of the Qilian Mountains.
Qing Xiang (18433986)
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