Reply to Gao et al. and Xu: Greening the Taklamakan: Human efforts to convert desert into a carbon sink

S Salma Noor (Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston) X Xun Jiang (Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston) X Xinyue Wang J Jiani Yang (College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials) S Sally Newman (Bay Area Air Quality Management District) K King-Fai Li (Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside) L Liming Li L Le Yu (Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science) X Xiyu Li (State Key Laboratory of Catalysis)

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 123, Issue 25
Published June 23, 2026
ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher National Academy of Sciences

Authors (9)

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Salma Noor

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston

X

Xun Jiang

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston

X

Xinyue Wang

J

Jiani Yang

College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials

S

Sally Newman

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

K

King-Fai Li

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California Riverside

L

Liming Li

L

Le Yu

Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science

X

Xiyu Li

State Key Laboratory of Catalysis