Scientists' warning to humanity: rapid degradation of the world's large lakes
Large lakes of the world are habitats for diverse species, including endemic taxa, and are
valuable resources that provide humanity with many ecosystem services. They are also …
valuable resources that provide humanity with many ecosystem services. They are also …
Shrinking water bodies as hotspots of sand and dust storms: The role of land degradation and sustainable soil and water management
Abstract Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) are a natural phenomenon with important impacts on
ecosystems and human society. SDS hotspots are mostly located in drylands, however their …
ecosystems and human society. SDS hotspots are mostly located in drylands, however their …
Machine learning-based detection of soil salinity in an arid desert region, Northwest China: A comparison between Landsat-8 OLI and Sentinel-2 MSI
Accurate assessment of soil salinization is considered as one of the most important steps in
combating global climate change, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Multi-spectral …
combating global climate change, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Multi-spectral …
Capability of Sentinel-2 MSI data for monitoring and mapping of soil salinity in dry and wet seasons in the Ebinur Lake region, Xinjiang, China
Soil salinization is one of the most important causes for land degradation and desertification
and is an important threat to land management, farming activities, water quality, and …
and is an important threat to land management, farming activities, water quality, and …
Unravelling lake water storage change in Central Asia: Rapid decrease in tail-end lakes and increasing risks to water supply
W Huang, W Duan, Y Chen - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
There are extensive and fragile mountain-oasis-desert ecosystems in Central Asia. Lakes
are not only the most important water resources in arid Central Asia, but also important …
are not only the most important water resources in arid Central Asia, but also important …
Spatial mapping of the provenance of storm dust: Application of data mining and ensemble modelling
Spatial modelling of storm dust provenance is essential to mitigate its on-site and off-site
effects in the arid and semi-arid environments of the world. Therefore, the main aim of this …
effects in the arid and semi-arid environments of the world. Therefore, the main aim of this …
Strategies for the efficient estimation of soil organic matter in salt-affected soils through Vis-NIR spectroscopy: Optimal band combination algorithm and spectral …
Visible and near-infrared (Vis-NIR) spectroscopy is a cost-effective technique for alternative
soil physical and chemical analyses for estimating soil properties. The optimal band …
soil physical and chemical analyses for estimating soil properties. The optimal band …
Quantitative estimation of soil salinity by means of different modeling methods and visible-near infrared (VIS–NIR) spectroscopy, Ebinur Lake Wetland, Northwest …
J Wang, J Ding, A Abulimiti, L Cai - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Soil salinization is one of the most common forms of land degradation. The detection and
assessment of soil salinity is critical for the prevention of environmental deterioration …
assessment of soil salinity is critical for the prevention of environmental deterioration …
Dynamic detection of water surface area of Ebinur Lake using multi-source satellite data (Landsat and Sentinel-1A) and its responses to changing environment
In arid and semi-arid climatic areas, lakes are extremely essential for fragile ecological
environment and regional sustainable development. Ebinur Lake is an important component …
environment and regional sustainable development. Ebinur Lake is an important component …
Spatial and seasonal variations of sand-dust events and their relation to atmospheric conditions and vegetation cover in semi-arid regions of central Iran
Atmospheric conditions and physical characteristics of the earth surface have an important
effect on the spatiotemporal variations of sand-dust events. The main objective of the …
effect on the spatiotemporal variations of sand-dust events. The main objective of the …