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Research Framework

Implementation period of the Yellow River Project is 2003-2007

Objectives of the project

The Yellow River does not reach often to the Bo-Hai Bay since 1970's. Recent crisis occurred in the Yellow River basin is complicated because natural climate fluctuation, global warming and change of land utilization may affect each another. This research aims at enhanced knowledge on planning countermeasures in the Yellow River drainage basin through the contribution from specific research fields under international collaboration with Chinese Academy of Science and IGBP community.

This research project consists of

This research project is implemented by a joint research group of the following institutes; Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), Chinese Academy of Science, Ocean University of China, and collaborations with Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC) of Nagoya University and Hydrological Cycle Research Program of Frontier Research System for Global Change (FRSGC)

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