Numerical climate models have been upgraded by the improved description of terrestrial
hydrological processes across different scales. The goal of this study is to explore the role of …

Characterizing the water and energy flux in the alpine steppe ecosystem in Tibetan Plateau
(TP) is of particular importance for elucidating hydrological cycle mechanisms in high …

Many lakes exist in southeastern Badain Jaran Desert and its hinterland, including 110
perennial lakes and some seasonal or extinct lakes. Geomorphological, sedimentological …

Quantitative estimation of actual evapotranspiration (ETa) by in situ measurements and
mathematical modeling is a fundamental task for physical understanding of ETa as well as …

Abstract The Alxa Desert in north-central China has a unique landscape that contains
hundreds of lakes and the highest sand dunes in the world. To date, however, the …

Deserts are distributed in arid areas, and groundwater is the primary source of drinking
water and agricultural irrigation for the residents. However, owing to an insufficient …

There have been recent significant changes in crop rotation and irrigation methods in paddy
fields in southern China. Examining the dynamics of energy exchange and …

Calcareous root tubes or rhizoliths have a strong potential for paleoenvironmental studies,
especially in reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions and paleovegetation. Previous …

The groundwater storage of China's Alxa Plateau (AP), one of the driest plateaus in the
World, with a mixed landscape of deserts, including the Gobi, natural riparian oases and …

Calcareous root tubes are widely distributed across the Badain Jaran Desert and the
Tengger Desert of the Alashan Plateau in northwest China. However, the reliability of their …