Abstract The Geographical Detector Model (GDM) is a popular statistical toolkit for
geographical attribution analysis. Despite the striking resemblance of the q-statistic in GDM …

Dust storms are one of the major causes of the destruction of natural ecosystems and human
infrastructure worldwide. Therefore, the identification and mapping of susceptible regions to …

The aeolian activity in central Asia (CA) and its relevant dust emissions significantly
influenced the global climate changes and biogeochemical cycles. Fully understanding the …

Accommodating uncertainty stands as one of the most salient challenges in the
development of soil erosion assessment tools. We presented a novel approach integrating …

The ongoing desertification and aeolian erosion processes in the southern Gobi Desert are
ranked as one of the most significant global environmental disasters. In this study, we …

Various earth observation (EO) data and related spatial technologies are employed to
monitor land degradation (LD) and its impacts on the drylands. However, a comprehensive …

When the International Union of Soil Science (IUSS) asked the Italian Society of Soil
Science (SISS) to organize the celebratory conference of its foundation, which took place on …

Deserts are unique ecosystems that provides suitable habitats to many floral and faunal
species and that are beneficial to human beings in many ways. Desert ecosystems are …

Dust storms have direct or indirect impacts on climate change and human health. Identifying
and quantifying natural/anthropogenic dust sources can facilitate effective prevention and …

In the context of increasing urbanization and worsening environmental pollution, nonpoint
source pollution during high-frequency rainfall has become a major ecological problem that …