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Article Tier 2

Extensive rainfall data analysis: event separation from continuous record, fitting of theoretical distributions, and event-based trend detection

Researchers developed and applied methods for separating discrete rainfall events from continuous records, fitting theoretical probability distributions, and detecting long-term trends in event characteristics, providing tools to better understand how climate change is affecting regional rainfall patterns.

2023 Environmental Science Advances 12 citations
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Response of Matching Degree between Precipitation and Maize Water Requirement to Climate Change in China

This study examined how climate change is altering the matching between precipitation timing and maize water requirements across China's monsoon region. Changes in intra-annual precipitation distribution and extreme weather frequency were found to affect crop water availability, with significant implications for food security.

2024 Agronomy 7 citations
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Effect of large topography on atmospheric environment in Sichuan Basin: A climate analysis based on changes in atmospheric visibility

Researchers analyzed 51 years of meteorological station data from the Sichuan-Chongqing region to examine how large topographic features influence the atmospheric environment of the Sichuan Basin, using atmospheric visibility as a proxy for aerosol concentration alongside temperature, humidity, and wind data.

2022 Frontiers in Earth Science 10 citations
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Quantitative Contributions of Climate and Human Activities to Streamflow and Sediment Load in the Xiliugou Basin of China

Researchers analyzed 30 years of data from the Xiliugou Basin in China to quantify how climate change and human activities have affected streamflow and sediment transport. The study found that human activities, particularly land-use changes, were the dominant factor driving decreases in both streamflow and sediment load, with an abrupt shift occurring around 1997.

2024 Sustainability 3 citations
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[Abundances and Morphology Patterns of Microplastics Under Different Land Use Types on the Loess Plateau].

Researchers investigated the abundance and morphological patterns of microplastics across different land use types on the Loess Plateau in China, examining how agriculture, grassland, and other land uses shape microplastic accumulation in soils of this major agricultural production region.

2022 PubMed 8 citations
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Distribution characteristics of microplastics in soil of Loess Plateau in northwest China and their relationship with land use type

Researchers measured microplastic levels across different land use types on China's Loess Plateau and found an average abundance of nearly 3,000 particles per kilogram of soil. Construction land and cultivated areas had the highest concentrations, while grassland and woodland had lower levels. The study demonstrates that human land use patterns directly influence how much microplastic accumulates in soil across this important agricultural region.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 33 citations
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Human Management Decreased Suspended Particle Size in the Loess Plateau Rivers during the 1980s to the 2010s

Researchers analyzed changes in suspended particle size in Loess Plateau rivers from the 1980s to the 2010s, finding that human management interventions including dam construction and reforestation decreased particle size over time. The study documented how anthropogenic river management altered sediment dynamics in one of the world's most erosion-prone landscapes.

2024 Sustainability 1 citations
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Impact of climate change on SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in China

Researchers analyzed the influence of six weather variables on the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in China, finding that long-term meteorological conditions significantly affect transmission dynamics beyond the short-term effects of physical isolation measures.

2023 PLoS ONE 4 citations
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Response of microplastic occurrence and migration to heavy rainstorm in agricultural catchment on the Loess plateau

Researchers investigated how heavy rainstorm events affect microplastic occurrence and distribution in an agricultural catchment on the Loess Plateau, finding that rainstorms mobilized microplastics from soil into runoff, with 81.6% of particles smaller than 0.5 mm. Storm-driven transport is identified as an important pathway for moving microplastics from agricultural soils into aquatic systems.

2023 Journal of Hazardous Materials 25 citations
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The structure and development of Loess Critical Zone and its soil carbon cycle

Researchers reviewed how carbon moves through the deep layers of the Loess Plateau — a thick deposit of wind-blown sediment in China — finding that soil microbes play an underappreciated role in carbon storage and that current models likely underestimate how much carbon is locked away in these deep soils.

2024 Carbon Neutrality 8 citations
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Analysis of hydrochemical characteristics and genesis of water-deficient rivers in China: a case study of the Ciyao River Basin in Shanxi Province

This study analyzed the chemical characteristics and origins of water in the Ciyao River Basin, a water-scarce region in China's Shanxi Province. Researchers collected water samples across wet, normal, and dry seasons and found that the water chemistry was influenced by both natural rock weathering and human activities. The findings provide baseline data for managing water quality in regions where water scarcity makes understanding pollution sources especially critical.

2023 Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops & Foods 40 citations
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Mitigation of the Ratio of Soil Dissolved Organic Carbon to Available Phosphorus Effectively Improves Crop Productivity under Mulching Measures on the Loess Plateau

This study investigated how different mulching measures affect soil stoichiometric ratios of dissolved organic carbon to available phosphorus in the Loess Plateau, finding that strategic mulching can mitigate nutrient imbalances and support sustainable agriculture in this erosion-prone region.

2023 Agronomy 4 citations
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Review of Managing Soil Organic C Sequestration from Vegetation Restoration on the Loess Plateau

This review examines soil organic carbon sequestration from vegetation restoration on China's Loess Plateau following the Grain-for-Green Project, which has transformed the most severely eroded region into a major ecological restoration success. The review summarizes current knowledge on how different vegetation types and restoration practices affect soil carbon storage.

2023 Forests 15 citations
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Effects of Human Activities on Evapotranspiration and Its Components in Arid Areas

Researchers analyzed evapotranspiration changes in arid southern Xinjiang, China from 1982 to 2015, finding that human activities such as land-use conversion significantly altered regional water cycling patterns and the balance between plant transpiration and soil evaporation.

2023 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 7 citations
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The Effects of Climate Variation and Anthropogenic Activity on Karst Spring Discharge Based on the Wavelet Coherence Analysis and the Multivariate Statistical

Researchers analyzed climate variation and human activity effects on karst spring discharge using wavelet coherence analysis, finding that anthropogenic factors including land-use changes increasingly influence groundwater dynamics alongside natural climate variability.

2023 Sustainability 9 citations
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Response Time of Vegetation to Drought in Weihe River Basin, China

This is a hydrology study analyzing how vegetation in China's Weihe River Basin responds to drought using satellite vegetation indices; it is not a microplastics research paper.

2023 Atmosphere 7 citations
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Atmospheric microplastics in rainfalls in the megacity of Hangzhou: Morphology, composition, and deposition flux

Microplastics in rainfall across Hangzhou, China were found in all wet deposition samples, with fibers dominating, and deposition flux correlated with rainfall intensity and industrial activity patterns — highlighting urban wet deposition as a significant microplastic transport pathway.

2025 Environmental Pollution 2 citations
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Dynamic Changes of Local Climate Zones in the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area and Their Spatio-Temporal Impacts on the Surface Urban Heat Island Effect between 2005 and 2015

Researchers mapped changes in local climate zones in China's Greater Bay Area between 2005 and 2015 and quantified how urban land cover shifts drove increases in surface urban heat island intensity, finding that compact urban development produced the greatest warming contributions.

2021 Sustainability 29 citations
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Evaluation of the Spatiotemporal Change of Ecological Quality under the Context of Urban Expansion—A Case Study of Typical Urban Agglomerations in China

Researchers tracked changes in ecological quality across three major urban areas in China over two decades of rapid urbanization. They found that urban expansion significantly reduced ecological quality in surrounding areas, with the most severe impacts occurring in newly developed zones. The study provides a framework for monitoring how urbanization affects local ecosystems using remote sensing data.

2023 Remote Sensing 20 citations
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Optimized Farmland Mulching Improves Rainfed Maize Productivity by Regulating Soil Temperature and Phenology on the Loess Plateau in China

A field experiment on the Loess Plateau found that combining plastic film mulch with straw mulch regulated soil temperature and extended the grain-filling period of rainfed maize, preventing premature senescence and improving yields. The study highlights a trade-off in dryland agriculture: plastic mulch conserves moisture but overheats soil, while novel double-mulching patterns can mitigate the temperature problem while still relying on plastic film.

2023 Agronomy 4 citations