The “counter-trend” of oasification in China’s arid and semi-arid regions has attracted widespread attention against the backdrop rising global desertification risk, which endangers ecological safety food security. This paper selects pertinent literature from CNKI WoS core collection databases then uses bibliometric methods to comb current status, key contents, cutting-edge trends research. fol...

Hyper-arid deserts can be considered extreme environments with respect to their conditions of low humidity and low water activity. Traditionally we associate camels and cacti with the ability to survive in arid environments for extended periods without replenishing their water supply. Little is known about the diversity and ecology of prokaryotes in arid or hyper-arid regions. Using culturing a...

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abstract stochastic model for synthetic data generation is not available for daily flows of intermittent streams. such a model is required in the planning and operation of structures on an intermittent stream for purposes where short time flow fluctuations are important. in this study a model is developed for such a case. the model consists of four steps: determination of the days on which flow...

A minimum composite method was applied to produce a 15-day interval normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) dataset from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) daily 250 m reflectance in the red and near-infrared bands. This dataset was applied to determine lake surface areas in Mongolia. A total of 73 lakes greater than 6.25 km2in area were selected, and 28 of these lakes ...

In hot arid regions where long hot summers are common place, energy consumption represents an aspect of particular concern especially as related to peak load. The selection of the best energy option is a complex function of many various variables and thus represents a multi-criteria decision-making problem. This study involved building a decision-making model in order to optimize energy consump...

The arid region is spread over 38.7 million hectares mainly in the states of Rajasthan. Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh besides cold arid region situated in Leh, Laddakh and Himachal Pradesh. The region is marked by extreme environmental constraints due to which the cultivation of traditional crops is not economical. In a situation such as this, arid horticulture has ample s...

In arid regions, water resources are a key forcing factor in ecosystem circulation, and soil moisture is the critical link that constrains plant and animal life on the soil surface and underground. Simulation of soil moisture in arid ecosystems is inherently difficult due to high variability. We assessed the applicability of the process-oriented CoupModel for forecasting of soil water relations...