Research on Groundwater Drought and Sustainability in Badain Jaran Desert and Surrounding Areas Based on GRACE Satellite by Xiaojun Liu, Naiang Wang, Yixin Wang, Nan Meng, Yuchen Wang, Bin Qiao, Rongzhu Lu, Dan Yang

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Comparisons of Brightness Temperatures of Landsat-7/ETM+ and Terra/MODIS around Hotien Oasis in the Taklimakan Desert by Yoshinari Oguro, Seiji Ito, Kiyoshi Tsuchiya

“…The brightness temperature (BT) of Taklimakan Desert retrieved from the data of Landsat-7/ETM+ band 6 and Terra/MODIS band 31 and 32 indicates the following features: (1) good linear relationship between the BT of ETM+ and that of MODIS, (2) the observation time adjusted BT of ETM+ is almost equal to that of MODIS, (3) the BT of Terra/MODIS band 31 is slightly higher than that of band 32 over a reservoir while opposite feature is recognized over desert area, (4) the statistical analysis of 225 sample data of ETM+ in one pixel of MODIS for different landcovers indicates that the standard deviation and range of BT of ETM+ corresponding to one pixel of MODIS are 0.45∘C, 2.25∘C for a flat area of desert, while respective values of the oasis farmland and shading side of rocky hill amount to 2.88∘C, 14.04∘C, and 2.80∘C, 16.04∘C.…”
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Bird assemblage structure in the Desert Puna in areas with different disturbance activity of a subterranean herbivorous rodent by Natalia Andino, Viviana Fernández, Stella M. Giannoni, Carlos E. Borghi

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Forgotten but not lost: Notes about the status of the often overlooked Chilean desert endemic Loasa rotundifolia (Loasaceae) by Rafael Acuña-Castillo, María Teresa Eyzaguirre, Ludovica Santilli, Nicolás Lavandero, Dylan Cohen

Subjects: “…Atacama Desert…”
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Impacts of plant root traits and microbial functional attributes on soil respiration components in the desert-oasis ecotone by Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Jinlong Wang, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Guanghui Lv, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Jianjun Yang, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Xuemin He, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Hengfang Wang, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li, Wenjing Li

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Frameworks for Transitioning to Net-Zero Energy Buildings in a Tropical Desert Climate by Motaz Mestarehi, Osama Omar

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Natal Nest Distribution and Pleometrosis in the Desert Leaf-Cutter Ant Acromyrmex Versicolor (Pergande) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Steven W. Rissing, Robert A. Johnson, Gregory B. Pollock

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A Novel Algorithm for Estimating the Sand Dune Density of the Taklimakan Desert Based on Remote Sensing Data by Mingyu Wang, Yongqiang Liu, Huoqing Li, Minzhong Wang, Wen Huo, Zonghui Liu

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Exploring Proso Millet Resilience to Abiotic Stresses: High-Yield Potential in Desert Environments of the Middle East by Srinivasan Samineni, Sridhar Gummadi, Sumitha Thushar, Dil Nawaz Khan, Anestis Gkanogiannis, Luis Augusto Becerra Lopez-Lavalle, Rakesh Kumar Singh

“…Scarce water resources, high temperatures, limited rainfall, elevated soil salinity, and poor soil quality (98% sand) challenge crop production in the desert regions of the Middle East. Proso millet’s resilience under these stresses presents a potential solution for enhancing food security in arid environments. …”
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Seasonal Changes in a Population of Desert Harvestmen, Trachyrhinus Marmoratus (Arachnida: Opiliones), From Western Texas by William P. MacKay, Che'ree Grimsley, James C. Cokendolpher

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An Analysis of the Physical Characteristics of the Summer Low Atmosphere in the Gobi Desert Adjacent to Bosten Lake, Xinjiang, China by Yan Li, Xuejin Sun, Hui Ning, Hongcai Qin, Jiuquan Zhao

“…A month-long field observation campaign was conducted, which covered approximately 100 km2 of the Gobi Desert area on the southeast bank of Bosten Lake during the summer of 2016. …”
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PROCESSING OF GYPSUM-BEARING MATERIALS IN THE BRONZE AGE GONUR DEPE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE (SOUTHEAST KARAKUM DESERT) by L.Ya. Kabanova, A.M. Yuminov, I.A. Blinov

“…The technology of preparation of an ancient binder mixture used in construction work at the Gonur Depe archeological site (Southeast Karakum desert) is interpreted on the basis of study of its mineral composition and textural-structural features. …”
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Le Désert comme scène de l’avoir lieu : Robert Smithson et Noah Purifoy by Antonia Rigaud

“…These two sculptors question the notion of place in very similar ways, erecting their sculptures in the desert. The American desert is particularly pregnant with meaning and represents a ground for an art marked by erosion and destruction. …”
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Data and models reveal humid environmental conditions during MIS 3 in two of the world’s largest deserts by Lézine, Anne-Marie, Kageyama, Masa, Bassinot, Franck

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Age-Related Water Use Pattern of the Introduced Species Atriplex canescens Was Influenced by Root Distribution in Desert by Hai Zhou, Xiangyan Feng, Zhibin He, Bing Liu, Fang Li, Heng Ren, Qiyue Yang, Jianjun Kang, Shuai Wang, Wenzhi Zhao

“…It also implies that deep soil water and groundwater are crucial for vegetation restoration in desert regions.…”
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Ground-Based Polarimetric Remote Sensing of Dust Aerosol Properties in Chinese Deserts near Hexi Corridor by Hua Xu, Zhengqiang Li, Donghui Li, Li Li, Xingfeng Chen, Yisong Xie, Kaitao Li, Cheng Chen, Yuhuan Zhang

“…Moreover, from our novel polarimetric measurement, the scattering phase function (F11) and degree of linear polarization for incident unpolarized light (-F12/F11) of dust aerosols were also obtained within this deserted area.…”
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Impact of Water-Cement Ratio and Desert Sand Powder on the Mechanical Properties of Eco-Self-Compacting Concrete by Said Zaouai, Farid Benmerioul, Abdelkadir Makkani, Ahmed Tafraoui, Rachid Rabehi

“…The research explores the potential of utilizing abundant desert sand resources as a partial cement replacement while maintaining concrete performance. …”
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Trace Fossils in Permian Rocks of English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark by Malcolm Hart, Christopher Smart

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Forest Evapotranspiration and Energy Flux Partitioning Based on Eddy Covariance Methods in an Arid Desert Region of Northwest China by Xiaohong Ma, Qi Feng, Yonghong Su, Tengfei Yu, Hua Jin

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Genetic Relatedness Among Co-Foundresses of Two Desert Ants, Veromessor Pergandei and Acromyrmex Versicolor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Robert H. Hagen, Deborah R. Smith, Steven W. Rissing

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