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1. Edaphological and water quality conditions that limit agricultural development in semi-arid zones of Northeastern Mexico

Author:
Briseida Lopez-Alvarez; José Alfredo Ramos-Leal; Janete Morán-Ramírez; Claudia Arango-Galvan
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2021 v.193 no.1 pp. 40
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
agricultural development; anhydrite; biomass production; boron; calcium; chlorides; gypsum; irrigated farming; irrigation water; magnesium; osmotic pressure; pH; rain; saline soils; salinity; semiarid zones; sodicity; soil degradation; soil formation; soil salinity; sulfates; toxicity; turgor; water quality; water stress; Mexico
Abstract:
... Salinity is one of the main causes of soil degradation, which reduces the capacity for biomass production. Naturally, saline soil is related to climatic, hydrogeological, and edaphic processes. Evaporite rocks are a potential source of gypsum and anhydrite in climates where annual rainfall does not exceed 400 mm. Like any salt, anhydrite contributes to salinity processes that reduce osmotic potent ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-020-08805-1

2. The analytical indicators to explain the distribution of oases in arid zones using the Oases Integrated Analysis Model

Author:
Jing Wang; Lianqing Xue; Yuanhong Liu; Tao Ni; Yunbiao Wu; Mingjie Yang; Qiang Han; Qingyue Bai; Xinghan Li
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.127 pp. 107763
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
Landsat; bicarbonates; calcium; fluorides; groundwater; models; potassium; salinity; sodium; sulfates; watersheds; China
Abstract:
... Understanding the distribution of natural and artificial oases is essential for effective management of desert oases and water resources in arid regions. In order to explore characterization of Oases, we developed an ensemble method for the identification of factors influencing the distribution of oases in the upper reaches of the Tarim River Basin (TRB), China. To determine the affected elements ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107763

3. Simulating land use/land cover change in an arid region with the coupling models

Author:
Qingzheng Wang; Qingyu Guan; Jinkuo Lin; Haiping Luo; Zhe Tan; Yunrui Ma
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.122 pp. 107231
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; land cover; prediction; sustainable development; urbanization;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... guidance for protecting the ecological environment, rationally planning land use, and realizing the sustainable development of arid zones, such as the economy, society, and ecological environment. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107231

4. Performance evaluation and correction of precipitation data using the 20-year IMERG and TMPA precipitation products in diverse subregions of China

Author:
Qian Ma; Yi Li; Hao Feng; Qiang Yu; Yufeng Zou; Fenggui Liu; Bakhtiyor Pulatov
Source:
Atmospheric research 2021 v.249 pp. 105304
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; data collection; rain; research; satellites; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... subregions than TMPA and performed best in the mid-temperate semihumid zone and worst in the mid-temperature arid zone. (3) IMERG showed higher accuracy than TMPA in all months for most subregions and mainland China but performed worse in dry (December, January and February) and wet (July, August and September) months. (4) The linear relationship between remote sensing products and ground-observed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105304

5. Modeling of water demand management in an arid area: case of Bechar city

Author:
Sara Seddiki; El Amine Cherif
Source:
Applied water science 2021 v.11 no.5 pp. 87
ISSN:
2190-5487
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; computers; rain; water; water supply; watersheds;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Bechar city is located in arid climate of the Algerian Sahara, with an average annual rainfall of about 72 mm. There are two sources to ensure the water supply of the town of Bechar; the first comes from a watershed made up of eight non-renewable boreholes, and the second comes from the Djorf Torba dam, located about 45 km to the west. The pressure on water demand in the highland region depends on ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13201-021-01403-7

6. Thermal limits and preferences of large branchiopods (Branchiopoda: Anostraca and Spinicaudata) from temporary wetland arid zone systems

Author:
Murphy Tladi; Ryan J. Wasserman; Ross N. Cuthbert; Tatenda Dalu; Casper Nyamukondiwa
Source:
Journal of thermal biology 2021 v.99 pp. 102997
ISSN:
0306-4565
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Streptocephalus; Tridens; habitats; phenotypic plasticity; temperature; wetlands;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Large branchiopods are specialist crustaceans adapted for life in temporary, thermally dynamic wetland ecosystems. Certain large branchiopod species are, however, restricted to specific temporary wetland types, exemplified by their physico-chemical and hydroperiod characteristics. Here, we contrasted the thermal preference and critical thermal maxima (CTₘₐₓ) and minima (CTₘᵢₙ) of southern African ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.102997

7. Influence of vegetation type on the ecosystem services provided by urban green areas in an arid zone of northern Mexico

Author:
G. Guillen-Cruz; A.L. Rodríguez-Sánchez; F. Fernández-Luqueño; D. Flores-Rentería
Source:
Urban forestry & urban greening 2021 v.62 pp. 127135
ISSN:
1618-8667
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate change; decision making; drought; ecosystems; evapotranspiration; greenhouse experimentation; indigenous species; introduced plants; irrigation rates; soil carbon; soil respiration; urban forestry; vegetation types; water shortages; water use efficiency; Mexico;     Show all 19 Subjects
Abstract:
... Urban green areas (UGA) in arid regions potentially offer ecosystem services such as the regulation of biogeochemical cycles (water and carbon), which can help make efficient use of water and mitigate climate change in these areas. However, the type of vegetation (native or exotic) in a given area can directly influence the ability of UGAs to provide these services. Arid zones are characterized ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127135

8. Evaluation of the ERA5 reanalysis precipitation dataset over Chinese Mainland

Author:
Qin Jiang; Weiyue Li; Zedong Fan; Xiaogang He; Weiwei Sun; Sheng Chen; Jiahong Wen; Jun Gao; Jun Wang
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2021 v.595 pp. 125660
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; atmospheric precipitation; data collection; hydrology; satellites; subtropics; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Reanalysis precipitation products are important datasets for precipitation estimates over ungauged areas. The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of the newly released fifth-generation reanalysis product of the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), i.e., ERA5, for precipitation estimates over Chinese Mainland during 2003–2015. In this study, we evaluated the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125660

9. Evaluation of CMIP6 precipitation simulations across different climatic zones: Uncertainty and model intercomparison

Author:
Farhad Yazdandoost; Sogol Moradian; Ardalan Izadi; Amir Aghakouchak
Source:
Atmospheric research 2021 v.250 pp. 105369
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; climate models; climatology; rain; research; space and time; summer; uncertainty; Iran;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... the arid and hyper arid areas of the country. The outputs of the models exhibit less systematic biases in the arid zone. In addition, a strong underestimation is detected throughout the rainiest zone, indicating high uncertainty in wet regions. All models tend to show some level of underestimation in summer months with the lowest rainfall. The findings illustrate substantial inter-model variability over ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105369

10. A two-year assessment of particulate air pollution and sources in Kuwait

Author:
Barrak Alahmad; Ali Al-Hemoud; Choong-Min Kang; Fhaid Almarri; Venkateswarlu Kommula; Jack M. Wolfson; Aaron S. Bernstein; Eric Garshick; Joel Schwartz; Petros Koutrakis
Source:
Environmental pollution 2021 v.282 pp. 117016
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; air; air pollution; air quality; compliance; dust; Kuwait;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Kuwait and the Gulf region have a desert, hyper-arid and hot climate that makes outdoor air sampling challenging. The region is also affected by intense dust storms. Monitoring challenges from the harsh climate have limited data needed to inform appropriate regulatory actions to address air pollution in the region.To compare gravimetric measurements with existing networks that rely on beta-attenua ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117016

11. Understanding ‘culture’ of pastoralism and ‘modern development’ in Thar: Muslim pastoralists of north-west Rajasthan, India

Author:
Rahul Ghai
Source:
Pastoralism 2021 v.11 no.1 pp. 3
ISSN:
2041-7136
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Muslims; ecology; pastoralism; politics; vision; India; Pakistan; Thar Desert;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The paper attempts to understand the relation between pastoral cultures and irrigation-based intensive farming regimes promoted by modern development represented by the Indira Gandhi Canal (IGNP) in western Rajasthan. Participant observation and development practice engagement with pastoral communities over the past three decades give an opportunity to reflect on epistemic rationality that constit ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13570-020-00190-1

12. Monitoring of land surface subsidence using persistent scatterer interferometry techniques and ground truth data in arid and semi-arid regions, the case of Remah, UAE

Author:
Muhagir El Kamali; Ioannis Papoutsis; Constantinos Loupasakis; Abdelgadir Abuelgasim; Khalid Omari; Charalampos Kontoes
Source:
Science of the total environment 2021 v.776 pp. 145946
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; environment; groundwater; interferometry; rain; standard deviation; subsidence; water table;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is located in an arid desert climate with very limited water resources and scarce rainfall. Along with the fast development of the country, the water demand for agriculture, industrial, and domestic purposes increased and led to diminishing groundwater resources. In this study, we explore the land surface deformations due to groundwater overexploitation in the agricu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145946

13. Development of groundwater sustainability index: a case study of western arid region of Rajasthan, India

Author:
Ajit Pratap Singh; Prashant Bhakar
Source:
Environment, development and sustainability 2021 v.23 no.2 pp. 1844-1868
ISSN:
1387-585X
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; case studies; environment; environmental sustainability; freshwater; groundwater; water stress; India;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Groundwater, its availability, and/or its adequate supply play an important role to define the economic and environmental sustainability and social well-being of a community, especially when groundwater is the main source to fulfil the demand for domestic and agricultural uses. Humanity is under threat due to scarcity of freshwater, deterioration of its quality and rising water stress around the g ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10668-020-00654-9

14. Extreme genetic diversity among springtails (Collembola) in subterranean calcretes of arid Australia

Author:
Michelle T. Guzik; Mark I. Stevens; Steven J.B. Cooper; William F. Humphreys; Andrew D. Austin
Source:
Genome 2021 v.64 no.3 pp. 181-195
ISSN:
1480-3321
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Collembola; genes; genetic variation; landscapes; monophyly; new species; Western Australia;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... for this genus in the Yilgarn. These species have probably been impacted by climatic oscillations, facilitating their dispersal across the landscape. The results represent a small proportion of the undiscovered diversity in Australia’s arid zone. ...
DOI:
10.1139/gen-2019-0199

15. Paleogeographic evolution of the southern Paraná Basin during the Late Permian and its relation to the Gondwanides

Author:
Henrique Parisi Kern; Ernesto Luiz Correa Lavina; Paulo Sérgio Gomes Paim; Tiago Jonatan Girelli; Cristiano Lana
Source:
Sedimentary geology 2021 v.415 pp. 105808
ISSN:
0037-0738
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Permian period; basins; evolution; models; paper; provenance; sediments; tectonics; zircon;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The end of the Permian marks an important change in the depositional context of the southwestern Gondwanan continent. These changes are related to the last invasion of the Panthalassa Ocean, and the posterior oceanic retreat and emplacement of desertic conditions. This paper provides a detailed paleogeographic evolution of the southern portion of the Paraná Basin, supported by facies descriptions, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sedgeo.2020.105808

16. Spatiotemporal patterns of future temperature and precipitation over China projected by PRECIS under RCPs

Author:
Yi Wu; Junhong Guo; Haifeng Lin; Jingjie Bai; Xiuquan Wang
Source:
Atmospheric research 2021 v.249 pp. 105303
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; climate models; climatology; cold; latitude; research; temperature; water shortages; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In this study, the spatiotemporal patterns of future temperature and precipitation changes over China are explored with the regional climate model PRECIS at two horizontal resolutions (25 km and 50 km). The gauge-based temperature (CN05.1) and precipitation data (APHRODITE) are used to validate the performance of PRECIS. The results show that PRECIS has better performance in reproducing the presen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105303

17. First Record of an Invasive Pest, Giant Willow Aphid, Tuberolachnus salignus (Gmelin) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on Salix alba in the Cold Arid Region of Ladakh, India

Author:
Barkat Hussain; Abdul Rasheed War; Satnam Singh; Shanawaz Ahmad
Source:
Entomological news 2021 v.129 no.5 pp. 538-545
ISSN:
0013-872X
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Aphididae; Populus; Salix alba; Tuberolachnus salignus; cold; color; host preferences; India;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The giant willow aphid (GWA), Tuberolachnus salignus (Gmelin) was reported for the first time from the cold arid region of Ladakh, India. The identification of GWA was done based on morphological and molecular characterization. The important morphological characters of GWA are grayish-golden color, covered with numerous fine hairs with a large dark brown tubercle in the center of the back. GWA is ...
DOI:
10.3157/021.129.0508

18. Discrepancy precipitation index for monitoring meteorological drought

Author:
Gokmen Tayfur
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2021 v.597 pp. 126174
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; Mediterranean climate; drought; hydrology; probability distribution; rain; semiarid zones; Afghanistan; Mauritania;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Widely employed precipitation drought indices, one way or another, impose probability distribution functions to the data when performing the drought analysis. This may be a plausible approach when the data do not have strong discrepancy which can impede the distribution. The precipitation data in semi-arid and especially in arid regions do have a strong discrepancy due to the sporadic rainfall occ ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2021.126174

19. Variations in Channel Centerline Migration Rate and Intensity of a Braided Reach in the Lower Yellow River

Author:
Junqiang Xia; Yingzhen Wang; Meirong Zhou; Shanshan Deng; Zhiwei Li; Zenghui Wang
Source:
Remote Sensing 2021 v.13 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; evolution; monsoon season; probability; rivers; sediments; semiarid zones; topography; Yellow River;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Yellow River (YR) covers three climatic zones including arid region, semi-arid region and temperate monsoon region, with frequent appearance of flow intermittence in the Lower Yellow River (LYR) before 1999. Channel migration occurs frequently in braided rivers, which is a major focus of study in geomorphology and river dynamics. The braided reach in the LYR is featured by a complexly spatio-t ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs13091680

20. Land-use changes lead to a decrease in carbon storage in arid region, China

Author:
Guofeng Zhu; Dongdong Qiu; Zhuanxia Zhang; Liyuan Sang; Yuwei Liu; Lei Wang; Kailiang Zhao; Huiying Ma; Yuanxiao Xu; Qiaozhuo Wan
Source:
Ecological indicators 2021 v.127 pp. 107770
ISSN:
1470-160X
Subject:
arid zones,   etc   ; agricultural land; carbon; carbon sequestration; climate change; forests; grasslands; models; wetlands; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The carbon storage of terrestrial ecosystems is closely related to global climate change. Therefore, assessing the impact of land-use changes on carbon storage is instructive to reduce global carbon emissions. Taking an arid region in northwest China as an example, this paper analyzed the land-use changes in arid region from 1980 to 2015. It used the CA-Markov model to predict the land-use pattern ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107770