Micromorphological Features of Diagnostic Horizons in Several soils in Southwest China: Implication for Soil Taxonomic Classification
XU Xiangming1;2;HE Yurong1*;HUANG Chengmin3;XIONG Donghong11 Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Chengdu 610041;China 2 Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;Beijing 100049;China 3 Department of Environmental Science and Engineering;Sichuan University;Chengdu 610065;China

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Fault Type Analysis along the San Andreas Fault Zone: A Numerical Approach
Matrika Prasad KOIRALA* and Daigoro HAYASHI Simulation Tectonics Laboratory;Faculty of Science;University of the Ryukyus;Nishihara;Okinawa;903-0213;Japan

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Seasonal and Spatial Variability of Microparticles in Snowpits on the Tibetan Plateau, China
ZHANG Yulana;c;KANG Shichanga;b*;ZHANG Qianggonga;c;CONG Zhiyuana;c;ZHANG Yongjuna;c;GAO Tanguanga;ca Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes;Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Beijing 100085;China b State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Lanzhou 730000;China c Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;Beijing 100049;China

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Soil Erosion and Its Basic Characteristics at Karst Rocky-desertified Land Consolidation Area: A Case Study at Muzhe Village of Xichou County in Southeast Yunnan, China
YANG Zisheng*;YANG Longfei;ZHANG Bosheng Institute of Land & Resources and Sustainable Development;Yunnan University of Finance and Economics;Kunming 650221;China

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Change in Sediment Load of the Yangtze River after Wenchuan Earthquake
CHENG Genwei1;HE Xiubin1*;CHEN Guirong2;TAO Heping1 1 Key Laboratory of Mountain Environment Evolvement and Regulation;Institute of Mountain Hazards & Environment;CAS;Chengdu 610041;China 2 Sichuan Hydrology&Water Resource Survey Bureau;Chengdu 610041;China

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Inventory and Geometrical Changes in Small Glaciers Covering Three Northern Patagonian Summits Using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques
Alfonso Fernándeza*;José Araosb;Jorge Marín ba Department of Geography;Faculty of Architecture;Urbanism and Geography;Universidad de Concepción. Víctor Lamas 1290;Concepción;Chile b Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas áridas;La Serena;Chile

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Soil Erosion Changes over the Past Five Decades in the Red Soil Region of Southern China
LIANG Yin1;3;LI Decheng1;LU Xixi2;YANG Xuan1;PAN Xianzhang1;MU Huan1;SHI Deming1;ZHANG Bin11 Institute of Soil Science;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Nanjing 210008;China 2 Department of Geography;National University of Singapore;Singapore 119260 3 Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation;Institute of Soil Science;Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nanjing 210008;China

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Flowering and Fruiting Phenology of 24 Plant Species on the North Slope of Mt. Qomolangma (Mt. Everest)
ZHANG Liyuna;TURKINGTON Royb;TANG Yaa* a Department of Environmental Sciences;Sichuan University;Muoziqiao;Chengdu;Sichuan 610065;P. R. China b Department of Botany & Biodiversity Research Center;University of British Columbia;Vancouver;Canada

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Atmospheric Methane over the Past 2000 Years from a Sub-tropical Ice Core, Central Himalayas
LI Jiule1*;XU Baiqing1;YAO Tandong1;2;WANG Ninglian2;Ken MacClune3 1 Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Beijing 100085;China 2 State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science;Chinese Academy of Sciences;Lanzhou 730000;China 3 Stable Isotope Laboratory;Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research;University of Colorado;Boulder;Colorado;CO 80303;USA

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Guide to Authors

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Predicting the Rainfall-Triggered Landslides in a Forested Mountain Region Using TRIGRS Model
Dongyeob KIMa;Sangjun IMb*;Sang Ho LEEa;Youngjoo HONGa;Kyung-Sub CHAc a Dept. of Forest Sciences;Seoul National University;Seoul 151-921;Korea b Dept. of Forest Sciences;Research Institute for Agriculture & life sciences;Seoul National University;Seoul 151-921;Korea c Civil Engineering Team;DaeWoo E&C;Suwon 440-210;Korea

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