Scientists Develeop First 30-m Global Map of Tidal Flats

The first global 30-m map of global tidal flats (GTF30) was developed by a research team led by Prof. LIU Liangyun from the the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). The study was published in “Journal of Remote Sensing”.

Oct 16, 2023

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China’s First Comprehensive Service Platform for Flood Early Warning and Monitoring Launched

China's first comprehensive service platform for flood early warning and monitoring, independently developed by the National Earth Observation Data Center (NODA), was launched, according to the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Oct 09, 2023

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Detecting Spatial Distribution of Urban Carbon Emissions at Micro Level：Study

Researchers from the National Engineering Research Center for Remote Sensing Application under the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), together with the China University of Mining and Technology-Beijing, constructed a valid approach published in “Environmental Science and Pollution Research” journal.The study uses the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city as an example to measure and analyze the spatial carbon emission efficiency.

Sep 28, 2023

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Reservoir Inventory for China in 2016 and 2021 Released

About 10.32% of the reservoirs have increased storage capacity from 2016 to 2021, while 22.73% have decreased, and most provinces and river basins in China have expanded their accumulated storage capacity from 2016 to 2021, according to a study published on September 9 in Scientific Data.

Sep 20, 2023

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Study Predicts Up to 10.6% Arid Region Expansion Globally by 2100

A study published at npj Climate and Atmospheric Science predicts the global evolving trends of future terrestrial water storage, forcasting that by 2100, terrestrial water storage in arid regions could decrease while arid areas might expand by 4.1% to 10.6%.

Sep 20, 2023

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