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Research article
| 
09 Oct 2025
Research article |
| 09 Oct 2025
Soil salinity patterns reveal changes in the water cycle of inland river basins in arid zones
Gaojia Meng
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yinying Jiao
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Dongdong Qiu
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Yuhao Wang
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Siyu Lu
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Rui Li
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Jiawei Liu
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Longhu Chen
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Qinqin Wang
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Key Laboratory of Resource Environment and Sustainable Development of Oasis, Lanzhou 730000, China
Enwei Huang
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Lanzhou Sub-Center, Remote Sensing Application Center, Ministry of Agriculture, Lanzhou 730000, China
Shiyang River Ecological Environment Observation Station, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Wentong Li
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Data sets
The 30 m annual land cover datasets and its dynamics in China from 1985 to 2022 Yang and Huang https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8176941
Short summary
The Shiyang River basin is a typical inland river basin in the arid zone, and, through this study, it was found that its soil salinization area has a general trend of increasing, and the degree of salinization gradually increases. External water transfers have alleviated water shortage and salinization to a certain extent, but soil salinization has already occurred in its periphery.
The Shiyang River basin is a typical inland river basin in the arid zone, and, through this...