Quantifying climate change-and socioeconomic development-induced changes in the 'water
tower'function is a major challenge in high-mountain Asia (HMA), especially when …

Xinjiang, China has experienced a significant wetting trend since the mid‐1980s in the
context of climate warming. However, the features and mechanism associated with the water …

The analysis of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) changes is of great significance for the
utilization and allocation of water resources. In this study, ETa variability in northern China …

Central Asia is the world's largest azonal arid region, with strong seasonal precipitation
patterns. Vegetation in this region is relatively sparse and extremely sensitive to climatic …

The fragile ecology of the Yellow River basin (YRB) is vulnerable to global warming and
human activities. As the second largest river in China, the YRB covers the subhumid, semi …

Tianshan Mountains are the headwater regions for the central Asia rivers, providing water
resources for ecological protection and economic development in semiarid regions. Due to …

Deserts cover a vast area of the world's land surface, but the study of desert climate has
been impeded by the lack of ground meteorological observations. In recent years, the …

Surface water availability (SWA, calculated by precipitation [P] minus actual evaporation [E])
has great impacts on society. However, it remains unclear how SWA will change in a net …

The source area of the Yellow River Basin (SYRB) is located in the northeastern Tibetan
Plateau, and the precipitation in the SYRB is of great importance to the water resources …

This study analyzes the change characteristics of compound extreme events (CEEs) of
temperature and precipitation (including warm‐wet, warm‐dry, cold‐wet and cold‐dry) in …