scholarly journals Contrasting responses to Pleistocene climate changes: a case study of two sister species Allium cyathophorum and A. spicata (Amaryllidaceae) distributed in the eastern and western Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1513-1524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyu Wang ◽  
Yuanshuo Li ◽  
Qianlong Liang ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Qian Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Changes ◽  
Sister Species ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Pleistocene Climate ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

scholarly journals Distribution and characteristics of large landslides in a fault zone: a case study of the NE Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Geomorphology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 107592
Author(s):  
Tianjun Qi ◽  
Xingmin Meng ◽  
Feng Qing ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Wei Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fault Zone ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Genomic evidence for polyphyletic origins and interlineage gene flow within complex taxa: a case study ofPicea brachytylain the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (11) ◽  
pp. 2373-2386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dafu Ru ◽  
Kangshan Mao ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Xiaojuan Wang ◽  
Zhiqiang Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Flow ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau

scholarly journals Integrated Assessments of Meteorological Hazards across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10402
Author(s):  
Shao Sun ◽  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Yuanxin Xu ◽  
Ruyue Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Changes ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Indicator System ◽  
Tibet Plateau ◽  
Hengduan Mountains ◽  
The South ◽  
Climate Risks ◽  
Meteorological Hazards ◽  
Qinghai Tibet Plateau ◽  
South Tibet

Recent decades have witnessed accelerated climate changes across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) and elevated socioeconomic exposure to meteorological hazards. The QTP is called the “the third pole”, exerting remarkable impact on environmental changes in its surrounding regions. While few reports are available for addressing multi-hazard risks over the QTP, we develop an integrated indicator system involving multiple meteorological hazards, i.e., droughts, rainstorms, snowstorms and hailstorms, investigating the spatiotemporal patterns of major hazards over the QTP. The hazard zones of droughts and rainstorms are identified in the southern Gangdise Mountains, the South Tibet Valley, the eastern Nyenchen-Tanglha Mountains, the Hengduan Mountains and West Sichuan Basin. Snowstorm hazard zones distribute in the Himalayas, the Bayan Har Mountains and the central Nyenchen-Tanglha Mountains, while hailstorm hazard zones cluster in central part of the QTP. Since the 21st century, intensified rainstorms are detectable in the densely populated cities of Xining and Lhasa and their adjacent areas, while amplified droughts are observed in grain production areas of the South Tibet Valley and the Hengduan Mountains. Snowstorm hazards show large interannual variations and an increase in pastoral areas, although the overall trend is declining slightly. The frequency of hailstorms gradually decreases in human settlements due to thermal and landscape effects. Mapping meteorological hazards regionalization could help to understand climate risks in the QTP, and provide scientific reference for human adaptation to climate changes in highly sensitive areas.

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