Projected Urbanization Impacts on Surface Climate and Energy Budgets in the Pearl River Delta of China by Chunhong Zhao, Qunou Jiang, Zhongxiao Sun, Haiyue Zhong, Shasha Lu

“…The climate impacts of future urbanization in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in China were simulated with the Dynamics of Land Systems (DLS) model and the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model in this study. …”
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Examining the Impact of Nitrous Acid Chemistry on Ozone and PM over the Pearl River Delta Region by Rui Zhang, Golam Sarwar, Jimmy C. H. Fung, Alexis K. H. Lau, Yuanhang Zhang

“…They also affected ozone control strategy in Pearl River Delta region.…”
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Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation of Happiness Index of Nine Cities in Pearl River Delta Based on AHP by Aili Xie, Lianhua Liu, Longyi Qin

“…Empirical results show that the happiness level of urban residents in the Pearl River Delta has three characteristics: regional structure differentiation, urban group aggregation, and siphon effect in central cities, and the corresponding policy suggestions are put forward according to the results of the empirical research.…”
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Exploring the Coupling of Land Development Intensity and Green Economy Development in the Pearl River Delta: Patterns, Challenges, and Strategic Pathways by Huiming Huang, Shuangyu Xu, Kailun Fang

“…This study investigates the spatiotemporal patterns of land development intensity and green economy development at the district and county level in nine cities within the Pearl River Delta (PRD). A comprehensive evaluation framework is developed using a coupling coordination degree model and panel vector autoregression (PVAR) model to explore the spatial and temporal evolution of their relationship. …”
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Impact of Land-Use Change on Atmospheric Environment Using Refined Land Surface Properties in the Pearl River Delta, China by Anqi Lai, Yiming Liu, Xiaoyang Chen, Ming Chang, Qi Fan, Pakwai Chan, Xuemei Wang, Jianing Dai

“…We replaced the outdated land-use of the Weather Research and Forecasting-Chemistry (WRF-Chem) model with a refined dataset, the Global Land Cover 2009 (GLC2009) dataset, to investigate the impact of land-use change on the regional atmospheric environment in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. Simulations of two months in 2014 (January and July) showed that land-use change increased the monthly averaged 2 m temperature by 0.24°C and 0.27°C in January and July, respectively. …”
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Impact Assessment of Energy Transition Policy on Air Quality over a Typical District of the Pearl River Delta Region, China by Weidong Chen, Haixian Li, Yun Zhu, Jicheng Jang, Che-Jen Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang, Shuxiao Wang, Jia Xing, Tingting Fang, Jie Li, Qingshan Yang, Kaiming Zheng

“…Abstract Energy transition policies have been proposed for the two imperative tasks of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions peaking and air pollution control in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in China. This study assesses the impact of the policies on CO2 emissions mitigation and air quality improvements and provides recommendations for policy implementation. …”
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Evaluation of green development of energy consumption in the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration based on radial basis function neural network by Xin‐yun Ye, Yi‐sha Huan, Hui Xu

“…Abstract The study utilizes the RBF neural network model to evaluate the green development of the Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration, revealing a consistent increase in development levels from 2005 to 2020 despite notable inter‐city variations. …”
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Identifying the Spatial Range of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration from a Differentiated Perspective of Population Distribution and Population Mobility by Yongwang Cao, Qingpu Li, Zaigao Yang

Subjects: “…Pearl River Delta urban agglomeration…”
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Model Evaluation and Uncertainty Analysis of PM2.5 Components over Pearl River Delta Region Using Monte Carlo Simulations by Qian Wu, Xiao Tang, Lei Kong, Zirui Liu, Duohong Chen, Miaomiao Lu, Huangjian Wu, Jin Shen, Lin Wu, Xiaole Pan, Jie Li, Jiang Zhu, Zifa Wang

“…Employing the Nested Air Quality Prediction Modeling System (NAQPMS) developed by the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, this study investigated the uncertainties in Monte Carlo simulations of these aerosols in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region during 2015. 50 ensemble simulations with a 15 km horizontal resolution were derived by perturbing the emission data for sulfate, nitrate, ammonium, OC and BC from an emission inventory, which is one of the largest sources of uncertainty. …”
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Analysis on the Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Urban Expansion and the Complex Driving Mechanism: Taking the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration as a Case by Luo Liu, Jianmei Liu, Zhenjie Liu, Xuliang Xu, Binwu Wang

“…In order to provide a deep insight into the complex driving mechanism of urban expansion, this study began with an analysis of the spatio-temporal characteristics of urban expansion in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban agglomeration in different periods. …”
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The lingering menace: How legacy organochlorine pesticides still threaten our rivers and food chains by Wenping Xie, Guangjun Wang, Ermeng Yu, Jun Xie, Wangbao Gong, Zhifei Li, Kai Zhang, Yun Xia, Jingjing Tian, Hongyan Li

Subjects: “…Pearl River Delta…”
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City Health Assessment: Urbanization and Eco-Environment Dynamics Using Coupling Coordination Analysis and FLUS Model—A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration by Xiangeng Peng, Liao Liao, Xiaohong Tan, Ruyi Yu, Kao Zhang

“…Rapid urbanization in China has profoundly transformed its urban systems, bringing about considerable ecological challenges and significant imbalances between urban growth and ecological health. The Pearl River Delta (PRD) urban agglomeration, as one of China’s most economically dynamic regions, exemplifies the complex interactions between rapid urbanization and environmental sustainability. …”
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Enrichment features, ecological risks assessment and quantitative sources appointment of sediment heavy metals: An example of the urbanized Xizhi River catchment, South China by Chao Yan, Qirui Wu, Rui Li, Zuobing Liang, Zaizhi Yang, Aiping Zhu, Lei Gao

Subjects: “…Pearl River delta (PRD)…”
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HPV vaccine knowledge and willingness to vaccinate among senior primary school students in Guangdong province, 2022: a cross-sectional survey by Li WU, Yongxin LIANG, Zurui ZENG, Tiantian LI, Xiangcai WEI, Jianhong XIA

“…MethodsUsing stratified multistage cluster sampling and a self-developed questionnaire, 1 610 students in grades 5 and 6 from 7 primary schools in the Pearl River Delta region, eastern, western, and northern regions of Guangdong province were selected to participate in a self-administered, on-site, anonymous survey from June to October 2022. …”
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Does Urbanization Exacerbate Asymmetrical Changes in Precipitation at Divergent Time Scales in China? by Fanggang Li, Xin Pan, Nan Xu, Xiangjin Meng, Zhiqing Li, Rufat Guluzade, Yang Dai, Yingbao Yang

“…Specifically, urbanization amplified asymmetrical changes in Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, Beibu Gulf, Middle Yangtze River, and Guanzhong, but exacerbated symmetrical changes in precipitation in some regions such as Chengdu‐Chongqing. …”
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China’s Greater Bay Area by Britta Kuhn

“…A roadmap for China’s southeastern province Guangdong promotes a common development of nine municipalities within the Pearl River Delta and the two Special Administrative Regions. …”
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Experimental Research on Creep Characteristics of Nansha Soft Soil by Qingzi Luo, Xiaoping Chen

“…A series of tests were performed to investigate the creep characteristics of soil in interactive marine and terrestrial deposit of Pearl River Delta. The secondary consolidation test results show that the influence of consolidation pressure on coefficient of secondary consolidation is conditional, which is decided by the consolidation state. …”
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Distribution and Bioconcentration of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Surface Water and Fishes by Haiyan Li, Yong Ran

“…To examine spatial distribution and bioconcentration of PAHs, water and fish samples were collected from Pearl River Delta in summer and spring, respectively. Particulate organic carbon, dissolved organic carbon, biodegradable DOC (BDOC), and chlorophyll a were measured. …”
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Evolution and Differentiation of High-Quality Development of Marine Economy: A Case Study from China by Bo Li, Chuang Tian, Zhaoyuan Shi, Zenglin Han

“…The Bohai rim and Pan Pearl River Delta areas feature a mixture of cold and hot spots, with multipolar spatial differentiation; (3) in terms of development stage, Guangdong, Shanghai, Shandong, Zhejiang, and Tianjin are at advanced levels. …”
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Emergency Water Supply Dispatching Model for Saving and Storing Fresh Water in River Network Areas Influenced by Saltwater Intrusion by DING Bo, HE Xinchun, WANG Cuiting, WANG Linghe

“…Additionally, an empirical analysis is carried out in the Levee of Zhongshan and Zhuhai in the Pearl River Delta. The research shows that the water supply security in dry seasons can be effectively guaranteed if the volume of branches within the Levee of Zhongshan and Zhuhai is made full use of, the joint dispatching of Majiao Sluice, Lianshiwan Sluice, Denglongshan Sluice, and Dayongkou Sluice is conducted, and fresh water is saved from Modaomen Waterway intermittently to store fresh water in the branches. …”
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