Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil organic carbon in desert region and its response to climate change: A case study of Heihe river by Yuqing Chen, Haiyang Xi, Wenju Cheng

“…The results indicate that the key indicators of different soil layers are not consistent for SOC density mapping in arid regions. Latitude (LAT), Elevation (ELE) and Normalized difference salinity index (NDSI) are particularly important in shallow soil layers (0–20 and 20–40 cm). …”
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Ionospheric F‐Layer Scintillation Variabilities Over the American Sector During Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events by Hailun Ye, Xianghui Xue, Tao Yu, Yang‐Yi Sun, Wen Yi, Chi Long, Weifan Zhang, Xiankang Dou

“…Abstract The present study investigates the ionospheric F‐layer scintillation responses in the American sector (90°W–0°, ±50° dip latitude) during the Northern Hemisphere winter sudden stratospheric warming events of 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, and 2012–2013. …”
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Understanding Strong Neutral Vertical Winds and Ionospheric Responses to the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Storm Using TIEGCM Driven by Data‐Assimilated Aurora and Electric Fields by Xian Lu, Haonan Wu, Stephen Kaeppler, John Meriwether, Yukitoshi Nishimura, Wenbin Wang, Jintai Li, Xueling Shi

“…We revisit this event by taking advantage of simultaneous observations of high‐latitude forcings (aurora and electric fields) and ionosphere‐thermosphere (I‐T) responses. …”
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Seasonal Variation in Vitamin D in Association with Age, Inflammatory Cytokines, Anthropometric Parameters, and Lifestyle Factors in Older Adults by Leticia Elizondo-Montemayor, Elena C. Castillo, Carlos Rodríguez-López, José R. Villarreal-Calderón, Merit Gómez-Carmona, Sofia Tenorio-Martínez, Bianca Nieblas, Gerardo García-Rivas

“…Vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency was found in 91.3% of the subjects despite living in appropriate latitude (25°40′0″N). 25(OH)D levels remained below <30 ng/mL through all seasons. …”
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Potential of Regional Ionosphere Prediction Using a Long Short‐Term Memory Deep‐Learning Algorithm Specialized for Geomagnetic Storm Period by Jeong‐Heon Kim, Young‐Sil Kwak, YongHa Kim, Su‐In Moon, Se‐Heon Jeong, JongYeon Yun

“…Thus, this study suggests that our model can be used for short‐term prediction and monitoring of the regional mid‐latitude ionosphere.…”
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Identifying Optimal Variables to Predict Soil Organic Carbon in Sandy, Saline, and Black Soil Regions: Remote Sensing, Terrain, or Climate Factors? by Liping Wang, Huanjun Liu, Xiang Wang, Xiaofeng Xu, Liyuan He, Chong Luo, Yong Li, Xinle Zhang, Deqiang Zang, Shufeng Zheng, Xiaodan Mei

“…The SOC of HL in black soil regions was consistent with the climate change trend because of the latitude difference. This study provides valuable information for constructing a more precise soil prediction strategy for cultivated land in sandy, saline, and black soil regions.…”
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On the Observational Solid Angle in Estimating the Moon-based Disk-integrated Earth Outgoing Longwave Radiation by Hanlin Ye, Huadong Guo, Dong Liang, Zhen Xu, Yin Jin, Guang Liu

“…The observational solid angle is parameterized into two components: one is attributable to a variable Earth radius and another is related to the nadir point’s latitude and the Earth–Moon distance. (3) Guiding parameter selection for observational solid angle estimation. …”
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Global meta‐analysis reveals the drivers of gut microbiome variation across vertebrates by Yong Xie, Songsong Xu, Yufei Xi, Zixin Li, Erwei Zuo, Kai Xing, Lijing Bai, Kui Li

“…Interestingly, we found that the abundance of microbiota belonging to Bacteroidetes increased gradually while the members from Proteobacteria showed a decreasing trend from high‐ to low‐latitude zones, potentially contributing to vertebrate adaptation to local climate condition. …”
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Remote-sensing detectability of airborne Arctic dust by N. T. O'Neill, K. Ranjbar, L. Ivănescu, Y. Blanchard, S. A. Sayedain, Y. AboEl-Fetouh

“…A variety of illustrations are given with a particular emphasis on questionable claims of using brightness temperature differences (BTDs) as a signature indicator of Arctic dust transported from mid-latitude deserts or generated by local Arctic sources. …”
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Understanding the local-level variations in seasonality of human respiratory syncytial virus infection: a systematic analysis by Sheng Ye, Shuyu Deng, Yumeng Miao, David Torres-Fernandez, Quique Bassat, Xin Wang, You Li

“…Multiple factors, such as temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, annual household income, population size, latitude, and longitude, could jointly explain 66% to 84% and 35% to 49% of the variations in season onset and offset, respectively, although their individual effects varied by individual regions. …”
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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…The problem is approached in two distinct ways: (1) optimization of 15 designated QoIs, such as the latitude and magnitude of the African rain belt or African easterly jet, using existing surrogate models and (2) optimization of twelve 2D meteorological output fields, such as precipitation, cloud cover, and pressure, using new surrogate models that employ principal component analysis. …”
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Novel adaptive immune systems in pristine Antarctic soils by Marc W. Van Goethem, Oliver K. I. Bezuidt, Rian Pierneef, Surendra Vikram, David W. Hopkins, Thomas Aspray, Grant Hall, Stephan Woodborne, Ian D. Hogg, Trent R. Northen, Weidong Kong, Daniele Daffonchio, Don A. Cowan, Yves Van de Peer, Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Thulani P. Makhalanyane

“…Using genome-resolved metagenomics, we test the hypothesis that Antarctic poly-extreme high-latitude microbiomes harbour diverse adaptive immune systems. …”
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Potential to recover a record of Holocene climate and sea ice from Müller Ice Cap, Canada by David Armond Lilien, Niels Fabrin Nymand, Tamara Annina Gerber, Daniel Steinhage, Daniela Jansen, Laura Thomson, Madeline Myers, Steven Franke, Drew Taylor, Prasad Gogineni, Marcos Lemes, Bo Møllesøe Vinther, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen

“…Müller Ice Cap sits on Umingmat Nunaat (Axel Heiberg Island), Nunavut, Canada, ~ 80°N. Its high latitude and elevation suggest it experiences relatively little melt and preserves an undisturbed paleoclimate record. …”
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Community structure and diversity of myxobacteria in soils from Inner Mongolia, China by Zhihua Wu, Zhihua Wu, Songyuan Li, Xuehan Wang, Xuehan Wang, Huirong Liu

“…The species with significant differences in relative abundance among the five groups of samples were Labilitrix, Archangium, Sandaracinus, Minicystis, Polyangium, and Myxococcus. In addition, the latitude and longitude of the sampling point and the soil pH, water content, available phosphorus content and organic matter content had a greater impact on the myxobacteria community structure of samples, while the altitude of the soil sample and the contents of available potassium and alkaline nitrogen had a relatively small impact. …”
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Wide‐Bandgap Nickel Oxide with Tunable Acceptor Concentration for Multidimensional Power Devices by Yunwei Ma, Yuan Qin, Matthew Porter, Joseph Spencer, Zhonghao Du, Ming Xiao, Boyan Wang, Yifan Wang, Alan G. Jacobs, Han Wang, Marko Tadjer, Yuhao Zhang

“…This NA range allows for charge balance to n‐type region with reasonable process latitude, and EB is high enough to pair with many WBG and UWBG semiconductors. …”
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Evolutionary determinants of reproductive seasonality: A theoretical approach by Burtschell, Lugdiwine, Dezeure, Jules, Huchard, Elise, Godelle, Bernard

“…Our modelling approach successfully disentangled the effects of environmental seasonality, productivity and unpredictability on the intensity of reproductive seasonality, which likely all contribute to generate the well-known association between latitude and reproductive seasonality. Our results further highlight the critical importance of life history pace on the evolution of reproductive seasonality. …”
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Biogeochemical evidence raises questions on the longevity of warming‐induced growth enhancements in wet boreal forests by Susan E. Ziegler, Sharon A. Billings, Frances A. Podrebarac, Kate A. Edwards, Andrea Skinner, Kate M. Buckeridge, Trevor C. VandenBoer

“…Second, organic layer C:P and P stocks were maintained across latitude despite increases in litterfall P inputs in the warmest forests suggesting increased cycling and retention of P by trees. …”
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The co-occurrence patterns and assembly mechanisms of microeukaryotic communities in geothermal ecosystems of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Bingjie Yan, Bingjie Yan, Xiaodong Li, Xiaodong Li, Nanqian Qiao, Nanqian Qiao, Zhen Da, Zhen Da, Jiajie Xu, Jiajie Xu, Chuanqi Jiang, Sang Ba, Sang Ba

“…The assembly mechanisms of microeukaryotic communities in both sediment and water were primarily driven by undominant processes within stochastic processes. Latitude and longitude were the key factors influencing changes in sediment community composition, while water temperature and electrical conductivity were the major environmental factors affecting water community composition. …”
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Estimates of critical loads and exceedances of acidity and nutrient nitrogen for mineral soils in Canada for 2014–2016 average annual sulfur and nitrogen atmospheric deposition by H. Cathcart, J. Aherne, M. D. Moran, M. D. Moran, V. Savic-Jovcic, P. A. Makar, A. Cole

“…., below 500 eq. ha<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span>) for much of the country, particularly above 60° N latitude, where base cation weathering rates are low due to cold annual average temperature. …”
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Epidemiologic Data of Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Implication in Cardio-Cerebrovascular Risk in a Southern Italian Population by Rocco Capuano, Federica Marchese, Raffaella Sica, Eduardo Capuano, Marzia Manilia, Anna Grazia Iannone, Alessandro D’Ambrosio, Alvino Bisecco, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Antonio Gallo, Vincenzo Capuano

“…However, the highest prevalence rates of 25(OH)D deficiency have been attributed to regions with higher latitude. A close association between 25(OH)D and cardio-cerebrovascular (CCV) risk factors and major health problems has been identified. …”
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