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Concentration changes of atmospheric F-gases and analysis of their potential sources at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica, 2021 Open

Ruiqi Nan, Biao Tian, Sun Weijun, Yong Zhao, Xin Wang , et al. · 2025

As potent greenhouse gases with high global warming potentials, fluorinated gases (F-gases) have emerged as significant contributors to global radiative forcing. Owing to minimal anthropogenic influences, Antarctica provides an exceptional…

Comprehensive evaluation of multi-source reanalysis datasets for surface atmospheric parameters over the Greenland Ice Sheet Open

Zhi‐Min Chen, Zhaoliang Zeng, Minghu Ding, Yaqiang Wang · 2025

Cloud–radiation interactions amplify ozone pollution in a warming climate Open

Shuyu Zhao, Tian Feng, Xuexi Tie, Biao Tian, Xiaohua Hu , et al. · 2025

Ozone (O3) pollution has recently become the most critical air quality issue in China, yet its underlying drivers related to climate change remain poorly understood. Here, we use a regional atmospheric chemistry model, along with 10-year g…

Impact of strong katabatic wind event variability on sea ice dynamics in Terra Nova Bay Polynya, Antarctica Open

Yuanyuan Xu, Rui Mao, Seong‐Joong Kim, Minghu Ding, Daoyi Gong · 2025

Polynyas along the Antarctic coastline are essential for sea ice production and the formation of Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW). They are formed and maintained by strong and persistent katabatic winds that push the ice away from the coast. …

Supplementary material to "Concentration changes of atmospheric F-gases and analysis of their potential sources at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica, 2021" Open

Ruiqi Nan, Biao Tian, Xuan Ling, Sun Weijun, Yong Zhao , et al. · 2025

Concentration changes of atmospheric F-gases and analysis of their potential sources at Zhongshan Station, Antarctica, 2021 Open

Ruiqi Nan, Biao Tian, Xuan Ling, Sun Weijun, Yong Zhao , et al. · 2025

As potent greenhouse gases with high global warming potentials, fluorinated gases (F-gases) have emerged as significant contributors to global radiative forcing. Owing to minimal anthropogenic influences, Antarctica provides an exceptional…

State of polar climate (2024) Open

Minghu Ding, Xin Wang, Lingen Bian, Zhina Jiang, Xiang Lin , et al. · 2025

Variations in Greenland surface melt and extreme events from 1958 to 2023 Open

Qinglin Zhang, Minghu Ding, M. R. van den Broeke, Brice Noël, Xavier Fettweis , et al. · 2025

Variation Characteristics of Nitrous Oxide Along the East Antarctic Coast Open

XU Yong-nian, Biao Tian, Jie Tang, Lingen Bian, Minghu Ding , et al. · 2025

Based on a laboratorial analysis of nitrous oxide (N2O) concentrations collected in gas bottles (glass flask) at the Zhongshan Station on the East Antarctic coast from 2008 to 2021, the variation characteristics and trends in the backgroun…

Deep learning-based reconstruction of monthly Antarctic surface air temperatures from 1979 to 2023 Open

Ziqi Ma, Jianbin Huang, Xiangdong Zhang, Yong Luo, Tingfeng Dou , et al. · 2025

Gridded surface air temperature (SAT) data for Antarctica is a crucial foundation for studying climate change in the region. However, significant discrepancies exist between the available Antarctic gridded temperature datasets, particularl…

Recent increase in snow cover as a contributing driver to autumn cooling in central Eurasia Open

Baofu Li, Fangshu Dong, Lishu Lian, Tao Pan, Weijun Sun , et al. · 2025

In the context of global warming, autumn air temperatures in central Eurasia have exhibited a cooling trend over the past two decades. However, the extent to which snow cover contributes to the cooling remains unclear. This study reveals t…

Gridded rainfall erosivity (2014–2022) in mainland China using 1 min precipitation data from densely distributed weather stations Open

Yueli Chen, Yun Xie, Xingwu Duan, Minghu Ding · 2025

The risk of water erosion in mainland China is intensifying due to climate change. A high-precision rainfall erosivity dataset is crucial for understanding the spatiotemporal patterns of rainfall erosivity and identifying key areas of wate…

Cloud-radiation interactions amplify ozone pollution in a warming climate Open

Shuyu Zhao, Tian Feng, Xuexi Tie, Biao Tian, Xiao Hu , et al. · 2025

Ozone (O3) pollution has recently become the most critical air quality issue in China, yet its underlying drivers related to climate change remain poorly understood. Using a regional atmospheric chemistry model, along with 10-year ground-l…

Recent warming trends in Antarctica revealed by multiple reanalysis Open

Sai Wang, Guancheng Li, Z Zhang, Wenqian Zhang, Xin Wang , et al. · 2025

The lack of long-term in-situ observations hampers our ability to fully understand climate change in Antarctica. State-of-the-art reanalysis datasets fill a critical gap, and this study utilizes the ensemble mean from five reanalysis datas…

Risk of glacier collapse in the Southeast Tibetan basin Open

Minghu Ding, Kaicheng Ji, Baojuan Huai, Weijun Sun, Biao Tian , et al. · 2025

Glacier collapse is one of the serious cryospheric hazards in the Tibetan Plateau (TP), especially in the southeast of TP. Recent studies on glacier change and glacier collapse events in this region show that the risk of glacier collapse d…

The Construction of 20‐year Daily Surface Albedo Along PANDA Transect, Antarctica Open

Jiajia Jia, Zhaoliang Zeng, Biao Tian, Siyu Chen, Lijing Chen , et al. · 2025

Surface albedo, which represents the Earth's capacity to reflect solar radiation, is critical for energy balance, climate modeling, and weather forecasting. However, ground observation stations are sparsely and unevenly distributed in Anta…

Mercury Sources Between Zhongshan Station and Dome A, Eastern Antarctica Identified Using Mercury Stable Isotopes Open

Chuanjin Li, Jiubin Chen, Guitao Shi, Ruoyu Sun, Wang Zheng , et al. · 2025

Although mercury (Hg) is a neurotoxic metal of global relevance, its Antarctic biogeochemical cycles are not well characterized. Here, we present the total Hg (THg) distribution and stable isotopic fractionation between the Zhongshan Stati…

The interaction between thermokarst lake drainage and ground subsidence accelerates permafrost degradation Open

Yining Yu, Fengming Hui, Yu Zhou, Xiao Cheng, Minghu Ding · 2025

Measurement report: Analysis of aerosol optical depth variation at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica Open

Lijing Chen, Lei Zhang, Yong She, Zhaoliang Zeng, Yu Zheng , et al. · 2025

Our understanding of aerosol optical depth (AOD) in Antarctica remains limited due to the scarcity of ground observation stations and limited daylight days. Utilizing data from the CE318-T photometer spanning January 2020 to April 2023 at …

Future large-scale atmospheric circulation changes and Greenland precipitation Open

Baojuan Huai, Minghu Ding, M. R. van den Broeke, Carleen H. Reijmer, Brice Noël , et al. · 2025

Comprehensive Evaluation of Multi-Source Reanalysis Datasets for Surface Atmospheric Parameters Over the Greenland Ice Sheet Open

Zhi‐Min Chen, Zhaoliang Zeng, Minghu Ding, Yaqiang Wang · 2025

Study on the Positive Temperature Anomalies in East Antarctica During the Winter of 2018 Open

Yulong Shan, Jinfeng Ding, Xiaoqian Zhu, Wei Qi, Liu L , et al. · 2024

East Antarctica has experienced significant positive temperature anomalies during winter 2018, with Zhongshan (ZS) station recording its highest winter average temperature since 2008 and fourth highest since its establishment in 1989. This…

Projected changes of Greenland’s periphery glaciers and ice caps Open

Limin Kang, Minghu Ding, Yuzhe Wang, Weijun Sun, Lei Wang , et al. · 2024

Rapid global warming has caused drastic mass loss in Greenland’s peripheral glaciers and ice caps (GICs), contributing to a rise of global sea levels. To better understand future changes under different emission scenarios, we used the Open…

A model framework for atmosphere–snow water vapor exchange and the associated isotope effects at Dome Argus, Antarctica – Part 1: The diurnal changes Open

Tianming Ma, Zhuang Jiang, Minghu Ding, Pengzhen He, Yuansheng Li , et al. · 2024

Ice-core water isotopes contain valuable information on past climate changes. However, such information can be altered by post-depositional processing after snow deposition. Atmosphere–snow water vapor exchange is one such process, but its…

Reconciled estimation of Antarctic ice sheet mass balance and contribution to global sea level change from 1996 to 2021 Open

Rongxing Li, Guojun Li, Gang Hai, Huan Xie, Yuan Cheng , et al. · 2024

The Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS) has been losing ice mass and contributing to global sea level rise (GSLR). Given its mass that is enough to cause ∼58 m of GSLR, accurate estimation of mass balance trend is critical for AIS mass loss monitori…

Trend of surface solar radiation over China in relation to changing synoptic patterns Open

Zhaoliang Zeng, Zemin Wang, Minghu Ding, Guicai Ning, Ming Luo , et al. · 2024

State of polar climate in 2023 Open

Minghu Ding, Xin Wang, Lingen Bian, Zhina Jiang, Xiang Lin , et al. · 2024

The year 2023 has become the warmest year on global record. As the Antarctic and Arctic are sensitive regions to global warming, the climate changes in 2023 in these regions have attracted widespread attention. In this study, using observa…

Supplementary material to "Measurement report: Analysis of aerosol optical depth variation at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica" Open

Lijing Chen, Lei Zhang, Yong She, Zhaoliang Zeng, Yu Zheng , et al. · 2024

Measurement report: Analysis of aerosol optical depth variation at Zhongshan Station in Antarctica Open

Lijing Chen, Lei Zhang, Yong She, Zhaoliang Zeng, Yu Zheng , et al. · 2024

Our understanding of aerosol optical depth (AOD) in Antarctica remains limited due to the scarcity of ground observation stations and limited daylight days. Utilizing data from the CE318-T photometer spanning from January 2020 to April 202…

Changes of the trace metals in ice core during 1915‒2016 in coastal eastern Antarctica Open

Jing-Wen Liu, Chuanjin Li, Guitao Shi, Yan Liu, Zhiheng Du , et al. · 2024

Antarctic trace metal records provide important information for grasping the influence of human activities on the environment over the last centuries. The CA2016-75 ice core is located along the East Antarctic Zhongshan Station–Dome A, enh…

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