Science China Earth Sciences is cosponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and published by Science China Press. This academic journal is committed to publishing high-quality, original results in both basic and applied research. Science China Earth Sciences is published in both print and electronic editions. Coverage includes research papers reporting on important original results in all areas of earth sciences; reviews summarizing representative results and achievements in a particular topic or an area; commentary on the current state of research, and advice on new research directions.
Scientists from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences developed an atmospheric inversion system GONGGA (Global ObservatioN-based system for monitoring Greenhouse GAes) to infer CO2 sources ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2023
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Wetlands are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Yet with increasing urbanization and agricultural expansion, wetlands around the globe are in danger. Better mapping of wetlands worldwide will help in their protection.
Environment
Dec 4, 2014
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A new paper reveals how the worst extinction in Earth's history may have been tied to the formation of Supercontinent Pangea. The catastrophe wasn't triggered by an impact from above—unlike another well-known extinction—but ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 25, 2013
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Rice has always been the most important food in Asia and the world. About half of the population on earth use rice as their main food source. The origin, spread, evolution, and ecological adaptation of cultivated rice are ...
Archaeology
May 21, 2020
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Generally speaking, 'ridge subduction' involves subduction of spreading oceanic ridges, aseismic ridges or oceanic plateaus and inactive arc ridges, and this common and important geological process has become one of the hot ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2020
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The plate tectonics theory established in the 20th century has been successful in interpreting many geological phenomena, processes, and events that have occurred in the Phanerozoic.
Earth Sciences
Jan 4, 2024
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A recent study, published in Science China Earth Sciences and led by geologist Bo Wan from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Geology and Geophysics, connects the Tethyan plate tectonic movements to changes in ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 8, 2023
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Earth's ecosystems and human activities are threatened by a broad spectrum of hazards threatening ground infrastructures, space systems and space flight: Solar activity, earthquakes, atmospheric and climatic disturbances, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 27, 2021
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A study led by Prof. Yong-Fei Zheng at University of Science and Technology of China focused on the development of tectonic processes along convergent plate margins through inspection of recent advances in the fields of geology, ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 14, 2022
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A new study led by Dr. Wei and Dr. Qiao from the First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources provides an evaluation of the performance of the newly released CMIP6 models in simulating the global warming ...
Earth Sciences
May 17, 2021
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