In 2004-2005, 2007 and 2009, three major drought disasters occurred in Guangdong
Province of southern China, which caused serious economic losses. Hence, it has recently become
an important research subject in China to monitor surface soil moisture (SSM) and the drought
disaster quickly and accurately. SSM is an effective indicator...
Combined analyses of deep tow magnetic anomalies and International Ocean Discovery Program Expedition 349 cores show that initial seafloor spreading started around 33 Ma in the northeastern South China Sea (SCS), but varied slightly by 1-2 Myr along the northern continent-ocean boundary (COB). A southward ridge jump of ∼20 km...
This ethnographic research aims to discover the implications of the
commodification of production processes amongst the Ersu Tibetans of Sichuan,
China. This thesis examines the commodification of Ersu agriculture and ethnic
identity in the historical context of both China and the world-system. Ethnohistorical
and ethnoecological methodologies are utilized to answer...