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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"Yangtze River"”.
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Urban-Scale Decomposition of Carbon Peaking Targets in the Yangtze River Delta from a Consumption-Based Responsibility Perspective
… development and strongest integration, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) is a major source of carbon emissions, and its attainment of the carbon peaking target is essential for national goals. However, with intensifying inter-city trade and deepening industrial specialization, emissions …
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Natural and anthropogenic influences on recent sediment characteristics in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa and Yangtze River Estuary, China
… study, the Chongming Island tidal flats of the Yangtze River Estuary in China and the Knysna Estuary in South Africa are selected as case studies. The objective of this study is to investigate the recent distribution and abundance of sediment characteristics, organic matter, and modern major and …
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Sorption of a branched nonylphenol isomer and perfluorooctanoic acid on geosorbents and carbon nanotubes
… behavior of NP and PFOA on geosorbents such as Yangtze River sediments. Thus, the present thesis investigates the sorption of a branched NP isomer [4-(1-ethyl-1, 3-dimethylpentyl) phenol] (NP111) and PFOA on Yangtze River sediments and their model components, i.e. a clay mineral (illite), metal …
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Adoption of business-to-business E-commerce in China: an empirical analysis of the Pearl River Delta economic region, the Yangtze River Delta economic region and West China
… in each of three regions in China - the Pearl River Delta Economic Region, the Yangtze River Delta Economic Region and the West Region. This revealed the impact of uneven regional development on B2B e-commerce adoption patterns. Results from MANOVA test further identified differences between …
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Flood potential of Poyang Lake, China
… ([about]4000 km[superscript 2]) connected to the Yangtze River. Flooding hazards in Poyang Lake regions have become more severe in recent years. To reduce flood potential downstream, including Poyang Lake, and also to generate hydroelectric power and to improve navigation, Three Gorges Dam is …
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INNOVATIVE AND CONVENTIONAL APPROACHES TO DETRITAL ZIRCON PROVENANCE ANALYSIS: LOOKING TO THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
… </p> <p>The sedimentary basins between the Yangtze River and Red River have long been used to argue for a Mississippi River-scale paleo-drainage. We examine the U/Pb zircon ages of Cenozoic deposits ranging from Eocene to Pliocene age from basins surrounding the first bend of the Yangtze …
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Up and Down
… over night to get to the enlist office by the Yangtze River, only to be told that the Korean War has ended. They were sent home. Wu Xiu-quan’s father captured him and gives him a good thrashing. After Xiu-quan and Fenr get married. Xiu-quan deceived Fenr and they never consummate the marriage. …
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The almost empty that Is full : a patient search in nature
… wise. The reverence to the mountains and rivers has largely been lost in the shifting of historical paradigms. The appearance of certain cultural/religious institutions means something. And the disappearance of them also denotes something equally profound. The specific area of focus here …
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Planning and Construction History of the Eight Columns, Anti-Mongol Stone Fortress in the Sichuan Theater at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty
… Yu devised a defensive strategy based on Song's river defense strategy and the geographical advantages in the Sichuan Basin, and practiced it into a regional defense system. He commanded local governors and generals to lead their troops and populace in constructing mountain fortresses and to …
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Dissecting the eastern margin of the Tibetan plateau : a study of landslides, erosion and river incision in a transient landscape
… of the Tibetan plateau is characterized by large rivers dissecting regional topography that has been uplifted in association with the continued convergence of the Indian subcontinent and Eurasia. In this thesis, I utilize field observations, digital topographic data, cosmogenic isotope data, …
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Computational study of hydro-environmental processes of Poyang Lake, China
… and ecosystem in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Recent industrial development and urbanization in Jiangxi province have driven rapid increase in water consumption and deterioration of water quality, exerting pressure on water utilization in the Poyang Lake basin. In order to set up …
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Biological Relationships across the Taiwan Strait: Evidence from Skulls and Teeth
… of the central valleys of the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers and from the Yangtze River delta area. The relationships with these Neolithic groups suggest the inhabitants of the Neolithic Taiwan Strait are not part of the larger genetic exchange of the central river valleys. Inter-regional …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
… 31.1 ppb, while emissions from Shandong, the Yangtze River Delta, Central China, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei contributed 11.42, 4.28, 1.24, and 0.9 ppb, respectively, with 19.3 ppb from background O3 beyond eastern China. In the second study, we used PyDAF:iFDMB to update NH3 emissions over East …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
… 31.1 ppb, while emissions from Shandong, the Yangtze River Delta, Central China, and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei contributed 11.42, 4.28, 1.24, and 0.9 ppb, respectively, with 19.3 ppb from background O3 beyond eastern China. In the second study, we used PyDAF:iFDMB to update NH3 emissions over East …
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The Asian Summer Precipitation Over The Past Five Centuries
… the summer rainfall-ENSO relationship over the Yangtze River Valley-southern East China (YRV-SEC), the MC and central Asia, has gone through large multidecadal to centennial changes over the past five centuries. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation and ENSO intensity are speculated to be associated …
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Breeding and migration ecology of bar-headed goose Anser indicus and swan goose Anser cygnoides in Asia
… migrants. They depend on availability of lake, river, and wetland habitats on their breeding and wintering grounds and need suitable staging and stopover sites along their flight routes to complete their migration. Waterfowl in this region have developed important adaptations and strategies to …
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Three essays in applied microeconomics on contemporary Chinese economic issues
… in the vast downstream region along the Yangtze River. This decline in precipitation has negatively affected the crop yields of rice in the downstream region, which is the main grain grown in this area. However, farmers’ adaptation to this long-run climate shock has been limited and slow. …
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Surface Ozone and Population Health
… metropolitan agglomerations such as Jing-Jin-Ji, Yangtze River Delta, and Pearl River Delta follow the NOx-saturated regime, indicating NOx controlling will increase ozone. Ambient ozone in eastern China generally follows the VOC-limited regime, suggesting reducing VOCs will more effectively …