Permafrost Hydrology of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A Review of Processes and Modeling

As the Earth’s “third pole,” the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) has been getting warmer and wetter in recent decades. Air temperatures on the QTP have increased 0.3°C–0.4°C per decade over the past 5 decades, which is twice the global average warming rate.

New Research: Permafrost Hydrology of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: A Review of Processes and Modeling: Permafrost extends 40% of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), a region which contains the headwaters of numerous major rivers in Asia. As an… https://t.co/9Or