Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects

F Chen, B Fu, J **a, D Wu, S Wu, Y Zhang… - Science China Earth …, 2019 - Springer
The natural environment provides material essentials for human survival and development.
The characteristics, processes, regional differentiation and forcing mechanisms of the …

Holocene climatic optimum in the East Asian monsoon region of China defined by climatic stability

Z Zhang, J Liu, J Chen, S Chen, Z Shen, X Liu… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
It is unclear whether the Holocene climatic optimum (HCO) occurred synchronously
throughout the East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) region, and if it did, whether it occurred …

Large contribution of meteorological factors to inter-decadal changes in regional aerosol optical depth

H Che, K Gui, X **a, Y Wang, BN Holben… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has become a crucial metric for assessing global climate
change. Although global and regional AOD trends have been studied extensively, it remains …

Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) trends from land surface changes and air pollution policies in China during 1980–2020

R Yousefi, A Shaheen, F Wang, Q Ge, R Wu… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
High levels of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) pose a severe air pollution challenge in China.
Both land use changes and anthropogenic emissions can affect PM2. 5 concentrations. Only …

Asian dust-storm activity dominated by Chinese dynasty changes since 2000 BP

F Chen, S Chen, X Zhang, J Chen, X Wang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The Asian monsoon (AM) played an important role in the dynastic history of China, yet it
remains unknown whether AM-mediated shifts in Chinese societies affect earth surface …

The Relationships between PM2.5 and Meteorological Factors in China: Seasonal and Regional Variations

Q Yang, Q Yuan, T Li, H Shen, L Zhang - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The interactions between PM2. 5 and meteorological factors play a crucial role in air
pollution analysis. However, previous studies that have researched the relationships …

Linkages of stoichiometric imbalances to soil microbial respiration with increasing nitrogen addition: Evidence from a long-term grassland experiment

X Yuan, D Niu, LA Gherardi, Y Liu, Y Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapidly increasing atmospheric nitrogen (N) deposition has substantially altered resource
availability and the stoichiometry of microbial biomass in terrestrial ecosystems. However …

Natural and anthropogenic influences on the recent droughts in Yellow River Basin, China

A Omer, M Zhuguo, Z Zheng, F Saleem - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Drought in human-dominated environments cannot be seen as a unidirectional hazard as its
characteristics are derived and modified by both natural climate variability and human …

Holocene dust storm variations over northern China: transition from a natural forcing to an anthropogenic forcing

S Chen, J Liu, X Wang, S Zhao, J Chen, M Qiang, B Liu… - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Asian dust storms have long been a major environmental concern in China, affecting the
lives of about one billion people. However, it is unclear whether the mechanisms …

Incorrect Asian aerosols affecting the attribution and projection of regional climate change in CMIP6 models

Z Wang, L Lin, Y Xu, H Che, X Zhang… - npj Climate and …, 2021 - nature.com
Anthropogenic aerosol (AA) forcing has been shown as a critical driver of climate change
over Asia since the mid-20th century. Here we show that almost all Coupled Model …