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 …

[HTML][HTML] Recent climate and hydrological changes in a mountain–basin system in Xinjiang, China

J Yao, Y Chen, X Guan, Y Zhao, J Chen, W Mao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Xinjiang, China, is a representative arid region in Central Asia that is characterized by a
unique mountain–basin structure and fragile mountain–oasis–desert ecosystems. Climate …

[HTML][HTML] Evaporative water loss of 1.42 million global lakes

G Zhao, Y Li, L Zhou, H Gao - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
The evaporative loss from global lakes (natural and artificial) is a critical component of the
terrestrial water and energy balance. However, the evaporation volume of these water …

[HTML][HTML] NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

K Cawse-Nicholson, PA Townsend, D Schimel… - Remote sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

Elevation dependent warming over the Tibetan Plateau: Patterns, mechanisms and perspectives

Q You, D Chen, F Wu, N Pepin, Z Cai, B Ahrens… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is also known as the “Third Pole”. Elevation dependent
warming (EDW), the phenomenon that warming rate changes systematically with elevation …

Threshold effect of ecosystem services in response to climate change and vegetation coverage change in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecological shelter

S Ma, LJ Wang, J Jiang, L Chu, JC Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the impacts of climate change and vegetation restoration on ecosystem
services is essential for sustainable ecosystem management. However, the characteristics of …

[HTML][HTML] Substantial decrease in CO2 emissions from Chinese inland waters due to global change

L Ran, DE Butman, TJ Battin, X Yang, M Tian… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide (CO2) evasion from inland waters is an important component of the global
carbon cycle. However, it remains unknown how global change affects CO2 emissions over …

Magnitudes and patterns of large-scale permafrost ground deformation revealed by Sentinel-1 InSAR on the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

J Chen, T Wu, D Zou, L Liu, X Wu, W Gong… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Permafrost on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) undergoes significant thawing and
degradation, which affects the hydrological processes, ecosystems and infrastructure …

Comprehensive estimation of lake volume changes on the Tibetan Plateau during 1976–2019 and basin-wide glacier contribution

G Zhang, T Bolch, W Chen, JF Crétaux - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Volume changes and water balances of the lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) are spatially
heterogeneous and the lake-basin scale drivers remain unclear. In this study, we …

遥感反演2000—2020 年青藏高原水储量变化及其驱动机制.

龙笛, 李雪莹, 李兴东, 韩鹏飞… - Advances in Water …, 2022 - search.ebscohost.com
气候变化对青藏高原的水储量造成显著影响, 严重威胁下游地区涉及10 亿人口的水资源安全,
水灾害防治和水生态保护. 本研究集成多源卫星遥感(包括卫星重力, 卫星测高, 光学影像等) …