Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) exerts strong thermal forcing on the atmosphere over
Asian monsoon region and supplies water resources to adjacent river basins. Recently, the …

Permafrost degradation poses serious threats to both natural and human systems through its
influence on ecological–hydrological processes, infrastructure stability, and the climate …

A Multiscale Soil Moisture and Freeze–Thaw Monitoring Network on the Third Pole in:
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Volume 94 Issue 12 (2013) Jump to …

Interactions between the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere
are most active in the critical zone, a region extending from the tops of trees to the top of …

Demand for traditional medicine ingredients is causing species declines globally. Due to this
trade, Himalayan caterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) has become one of the …

The changes in near-surface soil freeze-thaw cycles (FTCs) are crucial to understanding the
related hydrological and biological processes in terrestrial ecosystems under a changing …

Permafrost and seasonally frozen ground conditions on the Tibetan Plateau were
investigated using the Community Land Model, version 4 (CLM4), forced by a suite of new …

The considerable impact of permafrost degradation on hydrology and water resources,
ecosystems, human engineering facilities, and climate change requires us to carry out more …

Understanding biogeographical patterns and underlying processes of belowground
community assembly is crucial for predicting soil functions and their responses to global …

The freeze–thaw changes of seasonally frozen ground (SFG) are an important indicator of
climate change. Based on observed daily freeze depth of SFG from meteorological stations …