Data assimilation plays a dual role in advancing the “scientific” understanding and serving
as an “engineering tool” for the Earth system sciences. Land data assimilation (LDA) has …

Vegetation and the water cycles are inherently coupled across a wide range of spatial and
temporal scales. Water availability interacts with plant ecophysiology and controls …

A major research plan entitled “Integrated research on the ecohydrological process of the
Heihe River Basin” was launched by the National Natural Science Foundation of China in …

Monitoring changes in river runoff at the Third Pole (TP) is important because rivers in this
region support millions of inhabitants in Asia and are very sensitive to climate change …

Lake water storage change (ΔSw) is an important indicator of the hydrologic cycle and
greatly influences lake expansion/shrinkage over the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Accurate …

The Himalayas and their surrounding areas boast vast glaciers rivaling those in polar
regions, supplying vital meltwater to the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers, supporting …

Abstract The Third Pole experiences accelerated glacier retreating particularly in the eastern‐
Himalaya, coinciding with a decrease of monsoon‐precipitation in the early 21st century …

Unprecedented changes in the climate and environment have been observed in the three
poles, including the North Pole, the South Pole, and the Third Pole–Tibetan Plateau …

Energy budget‐based distributed modeling of snow and glacier melt runoff is essential in a
hydrologic model to accurately describe hydrologic processes in cold regions and high …

Snow and frozen soil are important factors that influence terrestrial water and energy
balances through snowpack accumulation and melt and soil freeze‐thaw. In this study, a …