Grassland changes and adaptive management on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

Y Wang, W Lv, K Xue, S Wang, L Zhang, R Hu… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Grasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau (QTP) foster biodiversity, store carbon,
maintain productivity and support pastoral livelihoods. These systems are being altered by …

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 …

Global climate impacts of land‐surface and atmospheric processes over the Tibetan Plateau

J Huang, X Zhou, G Wu, X Xu, Q Zhao… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Tibetan Plateau (TP) impacts local and remote atmospheric circulations,
wherein it mechanically and thermally affects air masses or airflows. Moreover, the TP …

[HTML][HTML] Scientific challenges in disaster risk reduction for the Sichuan–Tibet Railway

P Cui, Y Ge, S Li, Z Li, X Xu, GGD Zhou, H Chen… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Traversing the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, the Sichuan–Tibet Railway is by far the
most difficult railway project in the world. The Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau features the most …

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

J Yao, Y Chen, X Guan, Y Zhao, J Chen, W Mao - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
**njiang, 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 …

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 …

Response of Tibetan Plateau lakes to climate change: Trends, patterns, and mechanisms

G Zhang, T Yao, H **e, K Yang, L Zhu, CK Shum… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
The wide distribution of natural lakes over the Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest
plateau on Earth, have received extensive attention due to global warming. In this Review …

Monitoring landuse change in Uchhali and Khabeki wetland lakes, Pakistan using remote sensing data

RW Aslam, H Shu, A Tariq, I Naz, MN Ahmad… - Gondwana …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although it is a globally significant wetland, the ecological environment of Soon valley
(Ucchali and Khabeki wetland lakes, Pakistan) is being negatively impacted by the rapid …

Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

S Dong, Z Shang, J Gao, RB Boone - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2020 - Elsevier
The grassland ecosystems cover above 60% of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provide
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …

Recent third pole's rapid warming accompanies cryospheric melt and water cycle intensification and interactions between monsoon and environment: Multidisciplinary …

T Yao, Y Xue, D Chen, F Chen… - Bulletin of the …, 2019 - journals.ametsoc.org
Abstract The Third Pole (TP) is experiencing rapid warming and is currently in its warmest
period in the past 2,000 years. This paper reviews the latest development in multidisciplinary …