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Researchers provide global picture of reservoir filling-up problems from space
A reservoir is an artificial lake where water is collected and stored for various purposes, such as flood control, irrigation, hydropower generation, industrial use, etc. In a changing climate, drought events can cause a decline in the natural flow o
2024-05-27 -
Researchers highlight molecular-level carbon traits underlying multidimensional fine-root economics space
Carbon, a fundamental constituent of terrestrial life, has long captivated attention due to its pivotal role. While previous focus centered on the total carbon content in plant tissues, scant attention was paid to the composition, abundance, and dive
2024-05-17 -
Researchers reveal climate extremes cause record-breaking wildfire emission in boreal forest in 2023
In the context of global warming, frequent extreme weather events like droughts, high temperatures, and wildfires threaten the vital carbon-storing role of northern coniferous forests.Understanding the mechanisms driving these extreme wildfire events
2024-05-14 -
Researchers successfully implement distributed hydrological modeling in deep neural networks
In recent years, with the accumulation of Earth’s big data, data-driven methods represented by deep learning have surpassed traditional hydrological models in simulation accuracy. Still, the black-box nature and lack of physical mechanisms have limit
2024-04-30 -
Researchers highlight urgent need for improved modeling of evapotranspiration sensitivity to vegetation change
Concerns regarding the interactions between vegetation and climate extend over a century and endure in the present era. Acting as biotic pumps, vegetation transports water from the land and releases moisture into the atmosphere through evapotranspira
2024-04-24 -
Researchers use machine learning to guide global agricultural ammonia emissions reduction
Ammonia (NH3) is a major air pollutant and a key driver of smog formation. Agricultural emissions are the leading source of NH3, accounting for approximately 51-60% of global anthropogenic NH3 emissions, of which more than half come from rice, w
2024-02-01 -
SUSTech’s Hong CHEN receives 2023 CCS Young Scientist Award in Environmental Chemistry
On November 18, the opening ceremony of the 12th National Conference on Environmental Chemistry (NCEC) was held at the Wuhan International Expo Center.The conference was organized by the Environmental Chemistry Committee of the Chinese Chemical
2023-11-22 -
Researchers show organic nitrogen aerosol to be important contributor to global atmospheric nitrogen deposition
Atmospheric deposition of organic nitrogen (ON) plays a crucial role in the global nitrogen cycle. Surface measurements showed that 2% to 70% of the local atmospheric deposition flux of total nitrogen was organic. However, previous models have largel
2023-10-07 -
Upward shift of mountain treeline due to climate change from global remote sensing-based analysis
Mountain treelines are important indicators of the impact of climate change on upland ecosystems. A new satellite data analysis of global treelines across >240 mountain ranges shows that treelines are shifting upwards due to climate change, which
2023-09-06 -
Researchers reveal dynamic behavior of cadmium and carbon during transformation of ferrihydrite
Cadmium (Cd) is considered an environmental pollutant, which often accumulates in rice fields. How to remediate and manage soil containing cadmium is a hot issue in China. Iron (Fe) oxides and fulvic acid (FA) are the key components affecting the fat
2023-08-18
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