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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Gianni Balestro, Andrea Festa, Sara De Caroli, Edoardo Barbero, Alessandro Borghi, Franco Gianotti
Summary: The Canavese Intracontinental Suture Zone (CISZ) in the Inner Western Alps represents a significant tectonic feature that played a role in the tectonic evolution of the region. Through detailed study of its geological characteristics, the late Paleozoic to late Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the CISZ can be understood, shedding light on the tectonic history of metamorphic orogenic belts around the world.
GEOSCIENCE FRONTIERS
(2022)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Kai Cao, Hongtao Mai, Marie-Luce Chevalier, Guocan Wang
Summary: This study investigates the effects of normal faulting and surface erosion on the Quaternary exhumation of the Kongur Shan and Muztaghata massifs in the eastern Pamir region. The results show that stronger tectonic activity is observed along the Kongur Shan normal fault and the Muji dextral strike-slip fault. The erosion rates and exhumation rates suggest that extensional deformation plays a dominant role in controlling the dome exhumation, while glacial activity also contributes to the reshaping of the recent dome's landscape.
FRONTIERS IN EARTH SCIENCE
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yitong Chen, Shanying Hu, Zhigang Guo, Tonghua Cui, Liping Zhang, Changrui Lu, Yongqiang Yu, Zhibo Luo, Hang Fu, Yong Jin
Summary: Balanced Nutrient Fertilizer was designed to address the environmental issues caused by improper use of fertilizers in agriculture. The experiments showed significant benefits, including increased crop yield and quality, reduced fertilizer application, as well as decreased soil pollution and agricultural non-point source pollution.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Shuyao Wu, Binbin Li, Shuangcheng Li
Summary: The study demonstrates that although ecosystem disservices can cause financial losses, the potential economic gains from ecosystem services could greatly exceed the losses, thereby supporting the current urban greening policy. It highlights the importance of considering both ecosystem services and disservices equally to create more comprehensive and sustainable planning.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Nana Li, Hua Wu, Xiaoying Ouyang
Summary: This study downscaled Landsat-LST using localized and stepwise approaches in a random forest model, considering both 2- and 3-D building morphologies. The results show that the performance of the localized window is better for mixed surfaces, while the global window is better for monotonous surfaces. Multi-scale geographically weighted regression can help select the optimal moving window, with the 7 x 7 window performing the best in the Beijing area. Including building morphologies improves the performance of the RF model, with the importance of sky view factor, building height, and building density increasing at higher resolutions.
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Agronomy
Yibo Zhao, Shifen Cheng, Feng Lu
Summary: This study presents a multi-view analytical framework for investigating the seasonal characteristics of agricultural product circulation networks. The study constructs agricultural product circulation networks in different seasons using mass freight trajectory data and analyzes the seasonal characteristics from macro, meso, and micro perspectives. The findings reveal the hierarchical and radial structure of agricultural product circulation networks in different seasons and highlight the agglomeration effect and hub status of linking cities in summer and autumn.
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Environmental Sciences
Qingzu Luan, M. Chang Yang, Tianqi Feng, Wenli Huang
Summary: The urban turbidity island (UTI) effect, closely related to urban visibility and the health of urban residents, is an important research topic in urban climate studies. However, it has been neglected in previous research. This study uses satellite remote sensing and ground observation data to analyze the temporal and spatial distribution characteristics of the UTI effect. The results show the presence of the UTI effect in Beijing since 2000, with clear differences in aerosol and pollutant concentrations between urban and suburban areas, as well as seasonal variations in the UTI distribution.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Carlos L. Liesa, Antonio M. Casas-Sainz, Marcos Aurell, Jose L. Simon, Ana R. Soria
Summary: This study investigates the role of evaporites in the Western Mediterranean alpine ranges as a conditioning factor for subsidence and basin inversion. The analysis focuses on two specific structures in the Maestrazgo basin, providing evidence for their reinterpretation as salt-driven structures. The findings have implications for understanding the tectonic evolution of alpine basins in the Western Mediterranean.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Xiaoqing Shi, Xue Wang, Pan Chen
Summary: The study aims to explore the direction of industrial green transformation by examining waste network and eco-efficiency changes in Beijing's industrial system. It identifies the trend of industrial transformation towards green development through network analysis and eco-efficiency methods, providing valuable insights for decision makers to manage industrial transition effectively.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Yehua Zhang, Peiyi Yin, Xuecao Li, Quandi Niu, Yixuan Wang, Wenting Cao, Jianxi Huang, Han Chen, Xiaochuang Yao, Le Yu, Baoguo Li
Summary: This study explored the response of vegetation phenology to urbanization in Beijing, revealing that vegetation phenology changed faster in urban areas, with an advanced start of season compared to surrounding rural areas. The findings suggest a nonlinear response of vegetation phenology to urbanization along the urban-rural gradient.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Jincheng Liu, Chengyu Yue, Chenyang Pei, Xuejian Li, Qingfeng Zhang
Summary: This study comprehensively considered the effects of multi-stage continuous survey data, site condition factors and corresponding meteorological factors on the growth of forest biomass using Beijing as an example. The key interfering factors were screened using the geographic detector method. Then, machine learning algorithms (BP-ANN and SVM) were used to predict forest biomass, and the results showed good fitting accuracy for both models, with the SVM model performing better than the BP-ANN model in terms of stability and accuracy.
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Geochemistry & Geophysics
Feng Li, Xiaogan Cheng, Hanlin Chen, Xuhua Shi, Yong Li, Julien Charreau, Ray Weldon
Summary: By interpreting three high-resolution seismic reflection profiles, we estimated the magnitude and distribution of Cenozoic shortening across the Eastern Kuqa fold-and-thrust belt (FTB) in the South Tian Shan foreland. The results show that the total crustal shortening of the Kuqa FTB increases from east to west, and the distribution of shortening within secondary structural belts gradually decreases basinward. The propagation rates of the deformation front of the Kuqa FTB indicate an episodic propagation with an acceleration around 12 Ma. Compared to other foreland FTBs around the Tian Shan, the Kuqa FTB shows significant spatio-temporal variations in the propagation stages and related rates.
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Liang Duan, Nicholas Christie-Blick, Qing-Ren Meng, Guo-Li Wu, Zhao Yang, Bin Wang
Summary: This study examines the stratigraphic architecture, magmatism, and structural features of the Nanpanjiang basin. The results suggest that the basin represents a transtensional back-arc setting, which contradicts the adjacent parts of South China where crustal thickening and nonmarine sedimentation occurred. A new lateral decoupling model is proposed to explain the observed intracontinental evolution of South China during the Triassic assembly of eastern Asia.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Junfeng Hu, Jiang Wu, Chuan Zhao, Peng Wang
Summary: China has set targets to achieve peak CO2 emissions before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Beijing, as one of the first cities to propose a carbon peak target, will strive to achieve carbon neutrality by increasing the proportion of renewable energy sources and strengthening its own energy acceptance capacity. This can effectively reduce CO2 emissions and contribute to the overall goal of carbon neutrality.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Zhixiong Weng, Yuqi Song, Hao Ma, Zhong Ma, Tingting Liu
Summary: The primary energy use in cities is a major contributor to global energy consumption, resulting in significant carbon emissions. Exploring the current characteristics and future trends of energy demand in cities has policy implications for carbon reduction efforts. In this study, we developed a city-level energy demand forecasting model to predict Beijing's future energy demand. The results indicate that economic growth is strongly correlated with energy consumption. Beijing's energy demand is predicted to remain at a high level by the end of 2020, with significant increases compared to historical data. Moreover, our predictions suggest that the energy structure will continue to follow the current trend, with a decline in coal consumption and an increase in natural gas and oil consumption. These findings highlight the importance of implementing incentive policies to promote renewable and clean energy sources.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2023)