Dynamic monitoring of desertification in response to climatic factors: a case study from the Gelintan Oasis on the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, China

In much of the Greater Mekong Sub-region, malaria is now confined to patches and small foci of transmission. Malaria transmission is seasonal with the spatiotemporal patterns being associated with variation in environmental and climatic factors. However, the possible effect at different lag periods between meteorological variables and clinical malaria has not been well studied in the region. Thus, in this study we developed distributed lagged modelling accounting for spatiotemporal excessive zero cases in a malaria elimination setting. A multivariate framework was also extended to incorporate multiple data streams and investigate the spatiotemporal patterns from multiple parasite species via their lagged association with climatic variables. A simulation study was conducted to examine robustness of the methodology and a case study is provided of weekly data of clinical malaria cases at sub-district level in Thailand.

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Nematode communities in the artificially vegetated belt with or without irrigation in the Tengger Desert, China

European Journal of Soil Biology ◽

10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.09.006 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 238-246 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Dejuan Zhi ◽

Hongyu Li ◽

Wenbin Nan

Keyword(s):

Tengger Desert ◽

Nematode Communities ◽

The Tengger Desert

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Molecular Ecology of nifH Genes and Transcripts Along a Chronosequence in Revegetated Areas of the Tengger Desert

Microbial Ecology ◽

10.1007/s00248-015-0657-9 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 71 (1) ◽

pp. 150-163 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Jin Wang ◽

Jing-Ting Bao ◽

Xin-Rong Li ◽

Yu-Bing Liu

Keyword(s):

Molecular Ecology ◽

Tengger Desert ◽

Nifh Genes ◽

The Tengger Desert

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Responses of soil microbial biomass and community composition to biological soil crusts in the revegetated areas of the Tengger Desert

Applied Soil Ecology ◽

10.1016/j.apsoil.2013.01.005 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 65 ◽

pp. 52-59 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

Yanmei Liu ◽

Xinrong Li ◽

Zisheng Xing ◽

Xin Zhao ◽

Yanxia Pan

Keyword(s):

Microbial Biomass ◽

Community Composition ◽

Soil Microbial Biomass ◽

Biological Soil Crusts ◽

Tengger Desert ◽

Soil Microbial ◽

Soil Crusts ◽

The Tengger Desert

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Monitoring and Analysis of Dynamic Characteristics of Super High-rise Buildings using GB-RAR: A Case Study of the WGC under Construction, China

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app10030808 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 808 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Lv Zhou ◽

Jiming Guo ◽

Xuelin Wen ◽

Jun Ma ◽

Fei Yang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Wavelet Analysis ◽

Dynamic Characteristics ◽

Horizontal Displacement ◽

Dynamic Monitoring ◽

High Rise ◽

The North ◽

Study Results ◽

Under Construction ◽

East West

Accurate dynamic characteristics of super high-rise buildings serve as a guide in their construction and operation. Ground-based real aperture radar (GB-RAR) techniques have been applied in monitoring and analyzing the dynamic characteristics of different buildings, but only few studies have utilized them to derive the dynamic characteristics of super high-rise buildings, especially those higher than 400 m and under construction. In this study, we proposed a set of technical methods for monitoring and analyzing the dynamic characteristics of super high-rise buildings based on GB-RAR and wavelet analysis. A case study was conducted on the monitoring and analysis of the dynamic characteristics of the Wuhan Greenland Center (WGC) under construction (5–7 July 2017) with a 636 m design height. Displacement time series was accurately derived through GB-RAR and wavelet analysis, and the accuracy reached the submillimeter level. The maximum horizontal displacement amplitudes at the top of the building in the north–south and east–west directions were 18.84 and 15.94 mm, respectively. The roof displacement trajectory of the WGC was clearly identified. A certain negative correlation between the temperature and displacement changes at the roof of the building was identified. Study results demonstrate that the proposed method is effective for the dynamic monitoring and analysis of super high-rise buildings with noninvasive and nondestructive characteristics.

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