Evaporation from bare sandy soils is the core component of the hydrologic cycle in arid
environments, where vertical water movement dominates. Although extensive measurement …

Satellite-based vegetation monitoring provides important insights regarding spatiotemporal
variations in vegetation growth from a regional to continental scale. Most current vegetation …

Nitraria, a widely growing shrub plant in the dry desert area of China, can fix moving sand
along its canopy and form a large number of sand dunes. The Nitraria dune is one of the …

This study introduces a climate model for Chinese solar Greenhouses (CSGs) integrated
with a tomato yield model. The developed model evaluates how CSG design and operation …

The accurate estimation of evapotranspiration (ET) in arid regions is important for improving
the water use efficiency of vegetation. Based on successive observations from May to …

The purpose of this study was to predict quantitative changes in evaporation from bare soils
in the Mediterranean climate region of Turkey in response to the projections of a regional …

Quantification of water losses through evaporation and drainage from bare soils in arid and
semi-arid regions is very important for an effective management strategy to conserve soil …

The effects of two soil datasets on planetary boundary layer (PBL) height are analyzed,
using model simulations. Simulations are performed with the MM5 weather prediction …

Abstract The Loess Plateau, located in northern China, has a significant impact on the
climate and ecosystem evolvement over the East Asian continent. In this paper, the …

Green roofs are becoming popular in the US with the green roof industry growing at a rate of
30-50% from 2001 to 2008. Green roofs are a sustainable technology that could potentially …