Climate-driven changes in glacier-fed streamflow regimes have direct implications on
freshwater supply, irrigation and hydropower potential. Reliable information about current …

We have reviewed about 100 studies on past changes in climate, snow cover, glaciers and
runoff in Central Asian headwater catchments, which have been published in the past 20 …

The Palaearctic steppes range from the Mediterranean basin towards China, forming one of
the largest continuous terrestrial biomes. The literature on steppe ecology and conservation …

Climate change has compromised global cereal production, particularly in semiarid regions
where small changes in rainfall and temperature or excessive heat can have large effects on …

Climate change scenarios predict that Central Asia may experience an increase in the
frequency and magnitude of temperature and precipitation extremes by the end of the 21st …

Temperate grasslands are globally widespread, play an important role as carbon storage,
and harbor unique biodiversity. Livestock grazing is the most widespread land use in …

The accurate extreme precipitation simulations of the GCMs during the historical period are
more likely to offer reliable forecasts in the future. In this study, we evaluated the abilities of …

Central Asia is facing severe water shortages and conflicts. The spatiotemporal variations of
precipitable water vapor (PWV) are important aspects in understanding the water cycle and …

The dryland belt (DLB) in Northern Eurasia is the largest contiguous dryland on Earth.
During the last century, changes here have included land use change (eg expansion of …

We present an approach to regional environmental monitoring in the Northern Eurasian
grain belt combining time series analysis of MODIS normalized difference vegetation index …