East Asia is undergoing significant climate changes and these changes are likely to grow in
the future. It is urgent to characterize both the mechanisms controlling climate and the …

From the red grouse to the Ethiopian bush-crow, bird populations around the world can
provide us with vital insights into the effects of climate change on species and ecosystems …

The information on the projected climate changes over China is of great importance for
preparing the nation's societal adaptiveness to the future natural ecosystem. This study …

This chapter assesses the scientific literature describing expectations for near-term climate
(present through mid-century). Unless otherwise stated," near-term" change and the …

Beguería, S., SM Vicente-Serrano, F. Reig, and B. Latorre, 2014: Standardized precipitation
evapotranspiration index (SPEI) revisited: Parameter fitting, evapotranspiration models …

Soil nitrate is important for crop growth, but it can also leach to groundwater causing nitrate
contamination, a threat to human health. Here, we report a significant accumulation of soil …

Abstract Changes in land-use management and natural climate variability has led to
significant vegetation greening in China over the past decades, as evidenced by satellite …

Based on the high-resolution gridding data (CN05) from 2416 station observations, a grid
dataset of temperature and precipitation extreme indices with the resolution of 0.5∘× 0.5∘ …

This paper presents projected changes in temperature and precipitation extremes in China
by the end of the twenty-first century based on the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project …

In recent decades, extreme climatic events have been a major issue worldwide. Regional
assessments on various climates and geographic regions are needed for understanding …