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Huiyu Zeng, Pengfei Tian, Min Zhang, Xianjie Cao, Jiening Liang, Lei Zhang
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Environmental Sciences
Chengyi Yuan, Xiaodi Kuang, Jingbo Xu, Ruopeng Li, Chen Wang
Summary: In most coastal oceans, the impacts of global warming on season duration and timing of seasonal transitions remain unknown. To investigate this, the researchers redefined the summer and winter seasons using local water temperature thresholds in the Bohai Sea. They found that the duration of summer has increased by about 17 days over the past four decades, primarily due to an earlier onset of summer. In contrast, the duration of winter has decreased by about 18 days, with a moderately delayed onset and a significantly advanced withdrawal. They also found a potential link between oceanic phase variations and atmospheric forcing, with earlier summer onset related to reduced cloud cover and increased solar radiation.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Virginia Iglesias, William R. Travis, Jennifer K. Balch
Summary: Droughts have traditionally been viewed as a slow process, but recent events have shown that droughts are intensifying at a faster rate. In particular, fast onset droughts have been accelerating in recent years, making them among the fastest droughts of the past seven decades.
WEATHER AND CLIMATE EXTREMES
(2022)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Shuzhen Hu, Pang-Chi Hsu, Wenkai Li, Lu Wang, Haishan Chen, Botao Zhou
Summary: Earth's surface warming is affected by external forcing, with greater warming observed in the Arctic and high-elevation regions like the Tibetan Plateau (TP). The snow-albedo feedback and cloud-radiation feedback strongly influence the seasonality of TP warming. TP warming amplification is weaker than Arctic amplification in winter due to the different contributions of surface albedo feedback and lapse rate feedback to the warming.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Wenhao Li, Jintao Lei, C. K. Shum, Fei Li, Shengkai Zhang, Chanfang Shu, Wei Chen
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REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
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Agronomy
Zhiguo Huo, Lei Zhang, Rui Kong, Mengyuan Jiang, Haiyan Zhang
Summary: Climate change has led to changes in agricultural production and climatic resources during the agricultural growing season in China. A longer potential agricultural growing season (PAGS) has been observed in recent decades, accompanied by changes and variations in temperature, precipitation, and insolation. The changes in PAGS were more pronounced in certain regions, with some areas experiencing unstable conditions. Comparisons between agro-climatic change and climate change showed that temperature alterations during the PAGS were less significant compared to precipitation and insolation. These findings contribute to our understanding of regional agricultural climate changes and can guide agricultural production practices.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wu Xiao, Wenqi Chen, Wenze Yue, Jingxuan Mu, Jianpeng Xu
Summary: Urbanization has led to the encroachment and loss of waterbodies in large Chinese cities. Although the encroachment has eased since 2010, it remains a serious issue due to the acceleration of urbanization. Cities without waterbodies have placed a greater emphasis on ecological factors, resulting in an increasing trend in urban waterbody areas. Future urban planning should consider the protection of ecological resources, including waterbodies.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Buwen Dong, Rowan T. Sutton, Laura J. Wilcox
Summary: Satellite-derived products and reanalyses show a consistent increase in surface solar radiation and a decrease in cloud cover over North America and Europe. Through experiments with an atmospheric general circulation model, it is found that the observed trends are mainly driven by changes in anthropogenic aerosol emissions, sea surface temperature/sea ice extent, and greenhouse gas concentrations. Specifically, the reduction in aerosol emissions has a dominant role in Europe, while SST/SIE play a more important role in North America.
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Agronomy
Shanlei Sun, Yibo Liu, Haishan Chen, Weimin Ju, Chong-Yu Xu, Yi Liu, Botao Zhou, Yang Zhou, Yanlian Zhou, Miao Yu
Summary: This study quantifies the contributions of climate and vegetation to evapotranspiration and water yield in vegetated mainland China. The results show that precipitation and vegetation are the dominant factors affecting the trends in evapotranspiration, while human-disturbed vegetation plays a crucial role in the water yield trends.
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(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Konstantinos Stefanidis, George Varlas, George Papaioannou, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Elias Dimitriou
Summary: The study analyzed the changes in 51 European lakes over the past four decades and found that the water temperature, mixing depth, and ice depth have significantly changed. The study also revealed that the magnitude of these changes is influenced by the geographic coordinates and elevation of the lakes, while lake morphology has a smaller effect.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Andreea Maria Iordache, Constantin Nechita, Cezara Voica, Tomas Pluhacek, Kevin A. Schug
Summary: The study explored the relationship between metal levels and climate data in the Olt River ecosystem in southern Romania, and found strong correlations between heavy metals and climatic factors. The differences in elemental concentrations between the years were attributed to climate warming.
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Environmental Sciences
Jianhui Xu, Qingfang Liu, Kai Wang, Qiulong Wang, Li Wang, Yuchan Liu, Maoyu Li
Summary: The study demonstrates the reliability of estimating near-surface methane concentrations in China using a Gaussian function model based on data simulated by an atmospheric chemical model. From 2001 to 2019, there was an increasing trend in near-surface methane concentration in China, with a higher concentration in the east compared to the west, and a higher concentration in the north compared to the south. The spatial distribution of methane concentrations align with the Hu Huanyong population line division in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Wenyu Wei, Yue Han, Yuntao Zhou
Summary: This study investigates the effects of climate change on harmful algal blooms (HABs) in coastal China. The researchers analyze HAB observed data since 1981 and identify the key environmental drivers of HABs, such as nutrients, sea surface temperature (SST), and precipitation. The results show that HABs have expanded their geographic range and increased their impacting period in China's near seas. Rising total nitrogen (TN) or SST is found to be the dominant factor driving the increase in HABs. The study highlights the importance of controlling watershed nutrient input to mitigate marine eutrophication.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Songhan Wang, Yongguang Zhang, Weimin Ju, Bo Qiu, Zhaoying Zhang
Summary: Researchers used satellite data to generate a global long-term GPP dataset and found that NIRv can accurately capture the seasonal and annual variations of GPP. Analysis at 104 flux sites showed that this dataset can effectively estimate global vegetation primary productivity.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mengyao Li, Shouyi Zhong, Youming Luo, Qiang Liu, Xiuhong Li
Summary: This study analyzed the spatial and temporal patterns of surface albedo, evapotranspiration, and fraction vegetation cover in the MuUs desert. The results showed that the desertification control has led to an increase in vegetation coverage, a decrease in surface albedo, and an increase in evapotranspiration. Additionally, vegetation change has influenced the climate of the MuUs region, resulting in increased precipitation and air temperature.
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Environmental Sciences
Thomas R. Knutson, Jeffrey J. Ploshay
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
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(2013)
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Kikuro Miyakoda, Annalisa Cherchi, Antonio Navarra, Simona Masina, Jeff Ploshay
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(2012)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Ngar-Cheung Lau, Jeffrey J. Ploshay
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW
(2009)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Jeffrey J. Ploshay, Ngar-Cheung Lau
MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW
(2010)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Myong-In Lee, Siegfried D. Schubert, Max J. Suarez, Isaac M. Held, Ngar-Cheung Lau, Jeffrey J. Ploshay, Arun Kumar, Hyun-Kyung Kim, Jae-Kyung E. Schemm
JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY
(2007)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Myong-In Lee, Siegfried D. Schubert, Max J. Suarez, Isaac M. Held, Arun Kumar, Thomas L. Bell, Jae-Kyung E. Schemm, Ngar-Cheung Lau, Jeffrey J. Ploshay, Hyun-Kyung Kim, Soo-Hyun Yoo
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2007)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Xianan Jiang, Ngar-Cheung Lau, Isaac M. Held, Jeffrey J. Ploshay
JOURNAL OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
(2007)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
AT Wittenberg, A Rosati, NC Lau, JJ Ploshay
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2006)
Review
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
JL Anderson, V Balaji, AJ Broccoli, WF Cooke, TL Delworth, KW Dixon, LJ Donner, KA Dunne, SM Freidenreich, ST Garner, RG Gudgel, CT Gordon, IM Held, RS Hemler, LW Horowitz, SA Klein, TR Knutson, PJ Kushner, AR Langenhost, NC Lau, Z Liang, SL Malyshev, PCD Milly, MJ Nath, JJ Ploshay, V Ramaswamy, MD Schwarzkopf, E Shevliakova, JJ Sirutis, BJ Soden, WF Stern, LA Thompson, RJ Wilson, AT Wittenberg, BL Wyman
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(2004)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2002)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
J Shukla, J Anderson, D Baumhefner, C Brankovic, Y Chang, E Kalnay, L Marx, T Palmer, D Paolino, J Ploshay, S Schubert, D Straus, M Suarez, J Tribbia
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(2000)
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
JL Anderson, JJ Ploshay
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