Members of Haloxylon are unique key species in the deserts of Central Asia (including
Soviet Central Asia (SCA) and Xinjiang, China (XJ)). The region is a hotspot of global …

Snow depth plays an essential role in the water and energy balance of the land surface. It is
of special importance in arid and semi-arid regions of Central Asia. Owing to the limited …

As the second biggest economy in the world, China has been experiencing significant
impacts of global climate change. Developing future projections of regional climate over …

Changes in climate can be favorable as well as detrimental for natural and anthropogenic
systems. Temperatures in Central Asia have risen significantly within the last decades …

Droughts have significant negative impacts on livelihoods and economy of Kazakhstan. In
this study, we assessed and characterized drought hazard events in Kazakhstan using …

Drylands are terrestrial ecosystems sensitive to climate change. There are totally drylands of
5.17× 10 6 km 2 (above 80% of global total temperate desert area) in Central Asia (CAS), in …

Dryland ecosystems have been threatened in recent decades by rapid climate change.
However, the effects of climate change and rising CO 2 levels on the terrestrial carbon stock …

Abstract Dryland in Xinjiang, China has been threatened in recent decades by rapid climate
change. However, due to large uncertainties in spatial climate datasets, the impacts of …

Droughts have significant negative impacts on environment, economy and population of
Kazakhstan. Despite the magnitude of the negative impacts of the droughts, the drought …

Climate change and variability is becoming an issue of global and regional concern as its
impacts are increasingly taking hold of diverse sectors of the world. Temperatures …