supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2022YFC3203602);the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52370018);Shaanxi Provincial Youth Innovation Team Project(No.22JP040);Shaanxi Provincial Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team(No.2023-CX-TD-32).
During the initial impoundment period of a canyon-shaped reservoir,the water body fluctuated violently regarding water level,hydrological condition,and thermal stratification.These variations may alter the structure o...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 42072076, 42472070 & 41472058);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) (Grant No. 2019QZKK0801)。
The formation ages and genesis of the Nujiang Canyon ophiolites in the eastern Tibetan Plateau are still unclear, and it has been debated whether they belong to the Neo-Tethyan or Paleo-Tethyan suture zones. This stud...
When my friend Nina told me she'd scored a noncommercial permit to raft through the Grand Canyon,I had no idea how lucky I would be,after she invited me to join her Colorado River expedition.
Dear readers,Happy 2025!We begin the new year with many great articles.Being an adventurer,I found“Rafting Through the Grand Canyon”(p.20)particularly exciting.I was amazed by the beauty of this national park when I...
funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFF1302903).
The driving effects of climate change and human activities on vegetation change have always been a focal point of research.However,the coupling mechanisms of these driving factors across different temporal and spatial...
grateful for Science and Technology Innovation Ability Cultivation Project of Hebei Provincial Planning for College and Middle School Students(22E50590D);Priority Research Project of Langfang Education Sciences Planning(JCJY202130).
The turbidite channel of South China Sea has been highly concerned.Influenced by the complex fault and the rapid phase change of lithofacies,predicting the channel through conventional seismic attributes is not accura...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51925808 and 52178516);the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Nos.2020JJ5745 and 2023JJ20073),China.
Large eddy simulations generally are used to predict 3D wind field characteristics in complex mountainous areas.Certain simulation boundary conditions,such as the height and length of the computational domain or the c...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52125903).
Rock masses in alpine canyon areas exhibit strong heterogeneity,discontinuity,and are subject to strong tectonic effects and stress unloading,leading to extremely complex distribution of in-situ stress.In addition,the...
Ash-rich pyroclastic flows from the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Mazama (~7700 yr. B. P.), Cascade volcanic arc, Oregon, entered and blocked the narrow, bedrock-lined canyon of the Williamson River approximately 35 t...