Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

Experimental study of the startup and heat-transfer performance of a novel two-phase closed thermosyphon with an internal phase-separation structure

Two-phase closed thermosyphons (TPCTs) are widely used as active cooling devices in permafrost engineering. Countercurrent transport of rising gas and returning liquid through a shared flow channel can impede working-medium circulation and constrain heat-transfer performance. Thi...

Soil Hydrothermal Response to Seasonal Freeze–Thaw Processes in Low-Water-Content Sandy Gravel Deposits

Seasonal freeze–thaw processes affect soil hydrothermal conditions in high-altitude valleys, yet evaluations based only on air temperature or maximum freezing depth may overlook the distinction between surface-connected freezing and delayed thawing within the soil profile. Meteor...

Need-responsive accessibility supports equitable sustainable development and reshapes migration as evolving human needs

Realizing the Sustainable Development Goals’ commitment to “leave no one behind” requires accessibility that responds to evolving human needs, yet prevailing accessibility assessments remain static and sector-specific, overlooking hierarchical need evolution and behavioral feedba...

Contrasting seasonal roles of external forcing and internal variability in East Asian temperature

How to reliably separate external forcing (EXF) and internal variability (IV) components of regional temperature variation is of critical importance in East Asia. We implement here an EOF-based semi-empirical framework to avoid spurious teleconnections often present with conventi...

Planetary Boundary Layer Height on the Northern Mount Qomolangma Region Retrieved From Wind LiDAR Observations

Abstract A coherent Doppler wind LiDAR (Wind3D 6000) has been operating in the northern Mount Qomolangma region since 2023. We retrieved planetary boundary layer height (PBLH) from LiDAR observations collected from October 2023 to September 2025 using a hybrid algorithm combining...

Effects of rainfall on permafrost degradation in alpine desert regions of the Tibetan Plateau

Rainfall is increasing across the Tibetan Plateau, yet its effects on permafrost in alpine desert regions remain poorly understood. Using a validated one-dimensional land-surface model for a representative site, we conducted idealized experiments to isolate the effects of summer...

Early-mid Holocene Ross Sea extreme wave heights reflect sea ice retreat and ocean-atmosphere interactions

Abstract Antarctic coastal systems preserve valuable records of postglacial environmental change and extreme storm events. On Inexpressible Island, Ross Sea, we integrated geomorphic mapping, boulder measurements, exposure dating, radiocarbon constraints, and hydrodynamic analysi...