Carotenoid-derived alkanes in oils from northwestern China

ZS Jiang, MG Fowler - Organic Geochemistry, 1986 - Elsevier
Carotenoid pigments are ubiquitous components of the biosphere but have rarely been
reported in geological samples. Oils from the Kelamayi oilfield of northwestern China have been …

Triggering conditions and depositional characteristics of a disastrous debris flow event in Zhouqu city, Gansu Province, northwestern China

C Tang, N Rengers, TWJ Van Asch… - … Hazards and Earth …, 2011 - nhess.copernicus.org
On 7 August 2010, catastrophic debris flows were triggered by a rainstorm in the catchments
of the Sanyanyu and Luojiayu torrents, Zhouqu County, Gansu Province northwestern China

Comparisons of three methods for organic and inorganic carbon in calcareous soils of northwestern China

X Wang, J Wang, J Zhang - 2012 - journals.plos.org
With increasing interest in the carbon cycle on arid land, there is an urgent need to quantify
both soil organic carbon (SOC) and inorganic carbon (SIC) thus to assess various methods. …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping the rapid development of photovoltaic power stations in northwestern China using remote sensing

Z Xia, Y Li, R Chen, D Sengupta, X Guo, B Xiong, Y Niu - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
… PV power stations developed in northwestern China are generally large in size, and the
method proposed in this study is efficient at extracting such large-scale PV power stations using …

Hydrochemical characteristics and salinity of groundwater in the Ejina Basin, Northwestern China

X Wen, Y Wu, J Su, Y Zhang, F Liu - Environmental Geology, 2005 - Springer
A hydrochemical investigation was conducted in the Ejina Basin to identify the hydrochemical
characteristics and the salinity of groundwater. The results indicate that groundwater in the …

Physical mechanisms of summer precipitation variations in the Tarim Basin in northwestern China

W Huang, S Feng, J Chen, F Chen - Journal of Climate, 2015 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Tarim basin (TB) in northwestern China is one of the most arid regions in the middle
latitudes, where water is scarce year-round. This study investigates the variations of summer …

A nearly modern amphibious bird from the Early Cretaceous of northwestern China

H You, MC Lamanna, JD Harris, LM Chiappe… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Three-dimensional specimens of the volant fossil bird Gansus yumenensis from the Early
Cretaceous Xiagou Formation of northwestern China demonstrate that this taxon possesses …

A basal ceratopsian with transitional features from the Late Jurassic of northwestern China

X Xu, CA Forster, JM Clark… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although the Ceratopsia and Pachycephalosauria, two major ornithischian groups, are
united as the Marginocephalia, few synapomorphies have been identified due to their highly …

Inequality of access to health care among the urban elderly in northwestern China

J Luo, X Zhang, C Jin, D Wang - Health Policy, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine inequalities of access to health care
among the urban elderly in northwestern China. METHODS: 4441 seniors (over 60 years of …

A dynamic model for exploring water-resource management scenarios in an inland arid area: Shanshan County, Northwestern China

C Chen, S Ahmad, A Kalra, Z Xu - Journal of Mountain Science, 2017 - Springer
… This study focused on the water resource management in Shanshan County, an inland arid
region located in northwestern China with a long history of groundwater overexploitation. A …