Integrated study of the water–ecosystem–economy in the Heihe River Basin

G Cheng, X Li, W Zhao, Z Xu, Q Feng… - National science …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The ecological water diversion project in the Heihe River Basin is the first successful case in
China in which the ecological systems in a river basin have been rescued. This project …

[HTML][HTML] A review of earth surface thermal radiation directionality observing and modeling: Historical development, current status and perspectives

B Cao, Q Liu, Y Du, JL Roujean… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The Earth surface thermal infrared (TIR) radiation shows conspicuously an anisotropic
behavior just like the bi-directional reflectance of visible and near infrared spectral domains …

The Heihe Integrated Observatory Network: A basin‐scale land surface processes observatory in China

S Liu, X Li, Z Xu, T Che, Q Xiao, M Ma… - Vadose Zone …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Core Ideas Heihe was the first basin‐scale integrated observatory network established in
China. An intensive flux observation matrix experiment was conducted. New techniques, eg …

Complementary‐relationship‐based modeling of terrestrial evapotranspiration across China during 1982–2012: Validations and spatiotemporal analyses

N Ma, J Szilagyi, Y Zhang, W Liu - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Having recognized the limitations in spatial representativeness and/or temporal coverage of
(i) current ground ETa observations and (ii) land surface model‐and remote sensing‐based …

Revegetation does not decrease water yield in the Loess Plateau of China

B Zhang, L Tian, Y Yang, X He - Geophysical Research Letters, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vegetation restoration over degraded drylands has considerable climate, carbon and
ecosystem benefits, yet its water impacts remain contentious. Previous studies suggest that …

Heihe watershed allied telemetry experimental research (HiWATER): Scientific objectives and experimental design

X Li, G Cheng, S Liu, Q Xiao, M Ma… - Bulletin of the …, 2013 - journals.ametsoc.org
Foundation of China (NSFC) in 2010. The scientific objectives of the Heihe Plan is to reveal
the processes and mechanisms of the eco-hydrological system in an inland river basin at …

Soil moisture experiment in the Luan River supporting new satellite mission opportunities

T Zhao, J Shi, L Lv, H Xu, D Chen, Q Cui… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Soil Moisture Experiment in the Luan River (SMELR) was conducted from 2017
to 2018 in the semi-arid Luan River watershed located in the North of China. One of the …

A framework for the retrieval of all-weather land surface temperature at a high spatial resolution from polar-orbiting thermal infrared and passive microwave data

SB Duan, ZL Li, P Leng - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Land surface temperature (LST) is an important parameter associated with the land-
atmosphere interface. Satellite remote sensing is the most effective method of measuring …

Hydrological cycle in the Heihe River Basin and its implication for water resource management in endorheic basins

X Li, G Cheng, Y Ge, H Li, F Han, X Hu… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Endorheic basins around the world are suffering from water and ecosystem crisis. To pursue
sustainable development, quantifying the hydrological cycle is fundamentally important …

A new land surface temperature fusion strategy based on cumulative distribution function matching and multiresolution Kalman filtering

S Xu, J Cheng - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Fusing high-level passive microwave (PMW) LST and thermal infrared (TIR) LST products is
a promising means of generating high-quality, all-weather land surface temperature (LST) …