期刊论文

Kong, J.

英文

Frontiers in Environmental Science

2296-665X

2022

10

1703

10.3389/fenvs.2022.989897

We acknowledge funding from the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 18ZDA051), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 72171100), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 72073049), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 71703052), the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province (Grant no. 2020CFB853), and the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China (Grant no. B311JH21000D and B311UZ21000D). This paper does not reflect an official statement or opinion from the organizations.

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