Ecological restoration exacerbates the agriculture-induced water crisis in North China Region

Y Zhou, J Dong, Y Cui, M Zhao, X Wang, Q Tang… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The North China Region (NCR), a typical grain base and highly populated area in
China, is a well-recognized global groundwater funnel. Severe water shortage has been …

A new framework to model the distributed transfer and retention of nutrients by incorporating topology structure of small water bodies

Y Xia, D Zhao, X Yan, W Hu, J Qiu, X Yan - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Small water bodies such as interval water-flooded ditches, ponds, and streams serve as
important nutrient sinks in many landscapes, especially in the multi-water continuum system …

[HTML][HTML] Rebound of surface and terrestrial water resources in Mongolian plateau following sustained depletion

Z Gao, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, X Wang, G Zhao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water resources have always played an important role in ensuring industrial and agricultural
production, as well as maintaining ecosystem security in the Mongolian Plateau (MP), a …

Exacerbating water shortage induced by continuous expansion of surface artificial water bodies in the Yellow River Basin

B Liu, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, X Wang, Q Zhang… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aggravated water shortage limits high-quality and sustainable development in the Yellow
River Basin (YRB), an important strategic region with a dense population in China. Surface …

[HTML][HTML] Surface water expansion due to increasing water demand on the Loess Plateau

Y Liu, X Xie, A Tursun, Y Wang, F Jiang… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Loess Plateau in China Study focus Land surface water bodies
are important to ensure water security for agricultural, industrial, domestic, and …

Freshwater Aquaculture Mapping in “Home of Chinese Crawfish” by Using a Hierarchical Classification Framework and Sentinel-1/2 Data

C Wang, G Wang, G Zhang, Y Cui, X Zhang, Y He… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The escalating evolution of aquaculture has wielded a profound and far-reaching impact on
regional sustainable development, ecological equilibrium, and food security. Currently, most …

The Divergent Changes in Surface Water Area after the South-to-North Water Diversion Project in China

T Guo, R Li, Z Xiao, P Cai, J Guo, H Fu, X Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
Water scarcity is a significant challenge in China, and the South-to-North Water Diversion
Project (SNWDP) aims to address the water deficit in the northern region. This study …

Annual improved maps to understand the complete evolution of 9 thousand lakes on the Tibetan plateau in 1991–2023

Y Zhou, B Liu, Y Cui, X Wang, M Cao, S Zhang… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid changes in the densely distributed lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) reflect the
responses of terrestrial water resources to climate change. Timely and accurate monitoring …

[HTML][HTML] Is satellite-observed surface water expansion a good signal to China's largest granary?

H Liang, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, Z Gao, B Liu… - Agricultural Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water resources are the premise of sustainable agricultural development in Northeast China
(NEC), the country's largest granary. Revealing the long-term evolution of water resources …

[HTML][HTML] Drastic water volume changes in mega lakes can pose considerable impacts on regional water storage

Z Gao, Y Zhou, Y Cui, J Dong, S Lu, M Cao, X Xiao - Ecological Indicators, 2024 - Elsevier
The widely distributed surface water bodies (eg, lakes and reservoirs) are important
components of water resources on Earth, their spatial–temporal dynamics can pose …