The imbalance of the Asian water tower

T Yao, T Bolch, D Chen, J Gao, W Immerzeel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract The Hindu Kush–Karakoram–Himalayan system, named the Third Pole because it
is the largest global store of frozen water after the polar regions, provides a reliable water …

Glacial change and hydrological implications in the Himalaya and Karakoram

Y Nie, HD Pritchard, Q Liu, T Hennig, W Wang… - Nature reviews earth & …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Glaciers in the Himalaya–Karakoram mountain ranges harbour approximately half
of the ice volume in High-mountain Asia and modulate the flow of freshwater to almost 869 …

Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole and Third Pole: Trends, mechanisms and consequences

Q You, Z Cai, N Pepin, D Chen, B Ahrens, Z Jiang… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Warming amplification over the Arctic Pole (AP hereafter) and Third Pole (Tibetan Plateau,
TP hereafter) can trigger a series of climate responses and have global consequences …

Non-monotonic changes in Asian Water Towers' streamflow at increasing warming levels

T Cui, Y Li, L Yang, Y Nan, K Li, M Tudaji, H Hu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Previous projections show consistent increases in river flows of Asian Water Towers under
future climate change. Here we find non-monotonic changes in river flows for seven major …

[HTML][HTML] “亚洲水塔” 变化与影响

姚檀栋, 邬光剑, 徐柏青, 王伟财, 高晶… - 中国科学院院 …, 2019 - old2022.bulletin.cas.cn
以青藏高原为核心的" 第三极" 是除南极和北极以外冰雪储量最大的地区, 被称为" 亚洲水塔",
包括面积约1× 10 5 km 2 的冰川, 总面积约5× 10 4 km 2 的湖泊和长江, 黄河, 雅鲁藏布江 …

Large decrease in streamflow and sediment load of Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau driven by future climate change: A case study in Lhasa River Basin

P Tian, H Lu, W Feng, Y Guan, Y Xue - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) is one of the most sensitive areas to climate
change, and fully understanding the impacts of climate on the hydrological process in this …

Current and future assessments of soil erosion by water on the Tibetan Plateau based on RUSLE and CMIP5 climate models

H Teng, Z Liang, S Chen, Y Liu, RAV Rossel… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Soil erosion by water is accelerated by a warming climate and negatively impacts water
security and ecological conservation. The Tibetan Plateau (TP) has experienced warming at …

Reconstructed eight-century streamflow in the Tibetan Plateau reveals contrasting regional variability and strong nonstationarity

Y Wu, D Long, U Lall, BR Scanlon, F Tian, X Fu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Short instrumental streamflow records in the South and East Tibetan Plateau (SETP) limit
understanding of the full range and long-term variability in streamflow, which could greatly …

Projecting climate change impacts on hydrological processes on the Tibetan Plateau with model calibration against the glacier inventory data and observed …

Q Zhao, Y Ding, J Wang, H Gao, S Zhang, C Zhao… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Analyzing the impacts of climate change on hydrology and future projections of water
supplies is fundamental for the efficient management and planning of water resources in …

Climatic and associated cryospheric, biospheric, and hydrological changes on the Tibetan Plateau: A review

S Bibi, L Wang, X Li, J Zhou, D Chen… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We review recent climate changes over the Tibetan Plateau (TP) and associated responses
of cryospheric, biospheric, and hydrological variables. We focused on surface air …