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Desert Regions

Desert Regions is a biogeographic classification denoting arid terrestrial ecosystems characterized by extremely low precipitation levels, high evaporation rates, and specialized adaptations of flora and fauna to prolonged water scarcity within the broader context of environmental regions.

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2017–2026

207

Variants

Arid RegionsDesert Biomes

Parents

Publications

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Dynamics of deserts and drought in the Sahel

J. G. Charney · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1975 · 1.4K citations

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The Negev: The Challenge of a Desert

Gerald Blake, M. Evenari, L. Shanan et al. · Geographical Journal · 1972 · 835 citations

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Expansion and Contraction of the Sahara Desert from 1980 to 1990

Compton J. Tucker, H. E. Dregne, W. W. Newcomb · Science · 1991 · 781 citations

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Global semi-arid climate change over last 60 years

Jianping Huang, Mingxia Ji, Yongkun Xie et al. · Climate Dynamics · 2015 · 729 citations · Full text

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Diversity of Vegetation Patterns and Desertification

Jost von Hardenberg, E. Meroni, Moshe Shachak et al. · Physical Review Letters · 2001 · 660 citations

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Authors

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  1. JL
    J. L. Cloudsley‐Thompson

    Birkbeck, University of London, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 298 citations

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  2. XL
    Xinrong Li

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    6 publications · 424 citations

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  3. AK
    Arnon Karnieli

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    5 publications · 111 citations

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  4. AG
    Andrew Goudie

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 525 citations

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  5. ZZ
    Zhishan Zhang

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    4 publications · 446 citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    37 h-index

    259 publications

    15.6K citations

  2. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    18 h-index

    37 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    Beersheba, Israel

    15 h-index

    39 publications

    3.7K citations

  4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    1.4K citations

  5. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    15 h-index

    63 publications

    7.1K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    28 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. King Saud University

    Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    12 h-index

    21 publications

    1K citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Arid Environments

    50 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. Geographical Journal

    25 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. Remote Sensing

    15 publications · 600 citations

    13

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  4. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 14 publications · 1.2K citations

    13

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  5. International Journal of Remote Sensing

    12 publications · 759 citations

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