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Agronomy
Baoshan Zhao, Dongsheng An, Chengming Yan, Haofang Yan, Ran Kong, Junbo Su
Summary: Studying the changes in reference evapotranspiration (ET0) and its influencing factors is crucial for sustainable and efficient water resource utilization. This study analyzed daily ET0 data from 37 meteorological stations in Guangdong Province, southern China, from 1960 to 2020. The findings reveal that ET0 slightly increased over the past 61 years, with rising air temperature and decreasing relative humidity and sunshine duration. Sensitivity analysis showed that ET0 was more sensitive to relative humidity and temperature. Contribution analysis indicated that temperature was the dominant factor for ET0 variation in Guangdong. The study concludes that climate in Guangdong became warmer and drier, leading to potential future increases in evapotranspiration and drought occurrences if the global warming trend continues.
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Water Resources
Runsheng Zhou, Hailong Wang, Kai Duan, Bingjun Liu
Summary: This study in Guangdong Province, South China looks at the relationships between vegetation, water, and energy under contrasting dryness conditions. It reveals increasing trends in annual vegetation and water availability in dry and wet years, with different seasonal characteristics. Water plays a dominant role in long-term vegetation growth, while energy is more important in the short term.
JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY-REGIONAL STUDIES
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Haroon Rashid, Kaijie Yang, Aicong Zeng, Song Ju, Abdur Rashid, Futao Guo, Siren Lan
Summary: This study investigated the impacts of future climate change on the hydrological system of the Minjiang river watershed in China using climate data and hydrological modeling. The results showed that future temperature increase will lead to changes in hydrological parameters, with an increase in evapotranspiration and a decrease in surface runoff, water yield, and sediment yield. However, the increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration will counteract these impacts. The study also found that precipitation will increase in the watershed, resulting in an increase in surface runoff, water yield, and sediment yield. The frequency and peak of large floods will increase in all scenarios, while the duration of extreme low flows will increase in some scenarios and decrease in others.
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Environmental Sciences
Inayatullah Jan, Muhammad Ashfaq, Abbas Ali Chandio
Summary: The study examines the impacts of climate change on wheat and maize yield in the northern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan from 1986 to 2015. It finds that average precipitation has a significantly positive impact on crop yield, while the effect of average minimum temperature on long-term yield is insignificant.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Huihui Feng, Shihan Wang, Jian Xiong, Bin Zou, Wei Wang
Summary: This study used ground observations to estimate the variations of surface radiation budget in grassland and urban areas in a subtropical humid region. The results showed that grassland had higher shortwave radiation, while urban areas had higher longwave radiation. The surface radiation budget was higher in grassland compared to urban areas, mainly due to the difference in longwave radiation. Atmospheric pressure showed a strong correlation with radiation, while precipitation and relative humidity had relatively weak correlations. The correlations with climate were stronger in grassland than in urban areas, indicating complex interactions with anthropogenic factors during urbanization. The results of this study can help understand the characteristics and mechanisms of surface radiation budgets and support climate adaptation and ecological management.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Yuqing Zhang, Qinglong You, Guangxiong Mao, Changchun Chen, Xin Li, Jinhua Yu
Summary: This study defines a flash drought intensity index using the Gan River basin as an example and explores the spatial and temporal characteristics of flash droughts with different grades. The results show that various atmospheric factors contribute to the occurrence of flash droughts, with significant regional differences in severity. The southern part of the basin is more vulnerable to moderate and severe flash droughts, while the northern parts are more susceptible to extreme and exceptional flash droughts due to longer durations and greater severities.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Rohan Eccles, Hong Zhang, David Hamilton, Ralph Trancoso, Jozef Syktus
Summary: This study examines the impacts of climate change on streamflow and water quality in the subtropical Logan-Albert catchment in Australia. The results show that climate warming may lead to decreased streamflow and contaminant loads, with the largest decreases predicted during the dry season. This could result in reduced flushing and increased importance of point source loads in urbanizing catchments.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chun Ngai Chan, Matthew J. Bogard, Fong Ching Ma, Yu Ching Ip, Boyi Liu, Shuai Chen, Lishan Ran
Summary: This study focuses on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from a small reservoir in subtropical Hong Kong and reveals the importance of metabolic, hydrological, and hydrochemical processes in regulating its CO2 dynamics. The reservoir acts as a source of CO2 to the atmosphere, but can also function as a sink under intense solar radiation and high primary productivity. The lower CO2 flux in the Hong Kong reservoir compared to global (sub)tropical reservoirs may be attributed to its prolonged history and occasional undersaturation of CO2 in the water column. Differences in the controls of CO2 dynamics between the reservoir and its upstream and downstream reaches highlight the need to consider the distinct characteristics of lentic and lotic waters when evaluating catchment-scale CO2 fluxes.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mingfang Ting, Corey Lesk, Chunyu Liu, Cuihua Li, Radley M. Horton, Ethan D. Coffel, Cassandra D. W. Rogers, Deepti Singh
Summary: The impact of extreme heat on crop yields is a pressing issue, but the mechanisms involved and their differences between dry and humid heat remain unclear. Using a regression model, it was found that while extreme dry heat reduced crop yields, humid heat had insignificant impacts and even boosted yields in some areas. This suggests that conflating dry and humid heat extremes may result in underestimated sensitivity of crop yields to extreme dry heat.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
Lanlan Li, Jingjing Li, Ke Li, Xuan Luo, Jianling Jiao
Summary: The number of cold days is decreasing due to climate change, but China's natural gas heating users are increasing rapidly. Assessing the impact of natural gas use on climate change is crucial. The study finds that temperature change has a significant impact on gas consumption.
ENERGY AND BUILDINGS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Md Kamrul Hasan, Lalit Kumar
Summary: This study investigated changes in coastal farm management in Bangladesh, finding that farmers perceived climate change to have a greater impact on farm management than non-climatic factors. Adoption of rice crop-related adaptations was higher than other agricultural practices.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elzbieta Wilk-Wozniak, Wojciech Krzton, Marek Gornik
Summary: The research aimed to investigate the impacts of socio-economic and climatic changes on the ecosystem of a deep dam reservoir, revealing that urbanization did not negatively affect water quality. Over 30 years, land use and catchment management improved due to socio-economic changes, while simultaneous climatic changes altered physical and chemical characteristics of the reservoir, notably extending the thermal stratification period.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lidi Shi, Khosro Morovati, Jian Sun, Binliang Lin, Xinyu Zuo
Summary: Based on data from 2014 to 2018, this study explores the seasonal variations and influencing factors of water temperature in the Xiangjiaba Reservoir. The results show a strong correlation between water temperature and air temperature, inflow water temperature, and discharge. It is found that climate warming significantly affects the thermal regimes in this reservoir, with the increase in inflow water temperature being the main factor.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT
(2023)
Article
Thermodynamics
Marzhan Kabdrakhmanova, Shazim Ali Memon, Assemgul Saurbayeva
Summary: The study focuses on the performance of PCM in buildings and its impact factors, indicating that temperature-derived functions have a significant impact on energy demand, while wind speed, solar azimuth, and atmospheric pressure have negative impacts. PCM integration may be most economically feasible in Brazil and the USA, while it is infeasible in Paraguay. Furthermore, the environmental impact of PCM application is more pronounced in the USA and China.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anqi Luo, Huihuang Chen, Xiaofei Gao, Laurence Carvalho, Yuanyuan Xue, Lei Jin, Jun Yang
Summary: The short-term effects of rainfall events on cyanobacterial biomass (CBB) were studied in a shallow eutrophic urban reservoir in subtropical China. The study found that short-term rainfall events significantly reduced CBB in warm months, but had the opposite effect in cool months. The factors explaining CBB decreases also differed between the two seasons.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Agricultural Engineering
Hai-Hsuan Cheng, Liang-Ming Whang, Tse-Fu Yi, Cheng-Pin Liu, Tsair-Fuh Lin, Mao-Song Yeh
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chun-Cheng Fan, Tsair-Fuh Lin
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Che-Wei Chang, Xiangchen Huo, Tsair-Fuh Lin
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Jiajia Fan, Bo-Hung Lin, Che-Wei Chang, Yuqing Zhang, Tsair-Fuh Lin
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yi-Ting Chen, Wan-Ru Chen, Tsair-Fuh Lin
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chun-Cheng Fan, Yi-Ting Chiu, Tsair-Fuh Lin
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2018)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Charnsmorn Hwang, Chih-Hua Chang, Michael Burch, Milena Fernandes, Tim Kildea
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
John Franklin Harrison, Chih-Hua Chang
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Charnsmorn Hwang, Chih-Hua Chang, Michael Burch, Milena Fernandes, Tim Kildea
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Edward Suhendra, Chih-Hua Chang, Wen-Che Hou, Yi-Chin Hsieh
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Engineering, Marine
Chih-Hua Chang
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2020)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Hone-Jay Chu, Yu-Chen He, Wachidatin Nisa'ul Chusnah, Lalu Muhamad Jaelani, Chih-Hua Chang
Summary: The local model of water quality mapping can effectively estimate water quality parameters in multiple reservoirs, especially performing better in high-variance Chla concentration waters.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Chih-Hua Chang
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2019)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Warisa Bunmahotama, Wei-Nung Hung, Tsair-Fuh Lin
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
(2018)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Donamel M. Saiyari, Hui-Ping Chuang, Delia B. Senoro, Tsair-Fuh Lin, Liang-Ming Whang, Yi-Ting Chiu, Yi-Hsuan Chen
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
(2018)