Climate Change Accelerates River–Lake System Reorganization on the Tibetan Plateau

A new study led by Professor LU Shanlong from the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), has published in Communications Earth & Environment, reveals that since 2019, when the previously isolated Zonag-Yanhu drainage basin became connected to the headwaters of the Yangtze River, both hydrological and ecological processes within the basin have undergone rapid transformation.

Nov 18, 2025

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New Framework Integrates ICESat-2 and Multi-Source Remote Sensing for High-Precision Bathymetric Mapping

A research team led by Prof. NIE Sheng at the Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), has developed a new bathymetric mapping framework that integrates indirect inversion of ICESat-2 satellite LiDAR data with multi-source remote sensing observations. The framework, detailed in Remote Sensing of Environment combines wave-based indirect bathymetry, multi-source feature fusion, and a temporal sample-transfer strategy to achieve high-accuracy, wide-coverage mapping in optically complex shallow waters.

Nov 18, 2025

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New Study Reveals How Dark-Colored Lichens Are Overlooked in Antarctic Vegetation Mapping

A research team from the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), in collaboration with the Center for Advanced Studies in Earth Sciences and Biodiversity (CADIC-CONICET), Argentina, has revealed major blind spots in current Antarctic vegetation mapping caused by the poor detectability of dark-colored lichens.

Nov 12, 2025

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Dual-Mode Design Significantly Enhances MEMS Accelerometer Performance, Study Finds

A recent study published in Microsystem & Nanoengineering​ introduces an innovative solution to the persisting challenges in Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) resonant accelerometers: temperature drift and measurement dead zones. By adopting a dual-mode operating scheme that effectively separates the operating frequencies of the differential beams, the researchers achieved notable improvements in the sensor's accuracy and overall performances.

Nov 11, 2025

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Chinese Scientists Test Unmanned Glacier Penetrating Radar on Bayi Glacier

A research team from the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, in collaboration with the Laboratory of Electromagnetic Radiation and Detection Technology at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (AIRCAS), has successfully completed field testing of a self-developed unmanned vehicle-mounted glacier penetrating radar on the Bayi Glacier in the central Qilian Mountains. The tests ran from October 10 to 25, 2025.

Nov 05, 2025

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