Reconstructed precipitation in the Lohit River basin, southern Tibetan Plateau since 1720 CE and its weak linkages with monsoon‐season Brahmaputra discharge

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weipeng Yue ◽  
Xiaoen Zhao ◽  
Feng Chen ◽  
Adam Khan ◽  
Zhihong Gao
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Monsoon Season ◽  
Southern Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Reconstructed Precipitation

scholarly journals Glacier changes from a new inventory, Nianchu river basin, Tibetan Plateau

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (53) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caiping Zhou ◽  
Wenbin Yang ◽  
Liang Wu ◽  
Shiyin Liu
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Glacier Surface ◽  
Air Temperatures ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Glacier Changes ◽  
Southern Tibetan Plateau ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Topographical Maps

AbstractThe ice cover of the Nianchu river basin, southern Tibetan Plateau, was mapped for 2005, using a SPOT5 scene, and for 1990 and 2000 from Landsat TM/ETM. Digital elevation models (DEMs) were generated from 1 : 50 000 scale topographical maps. The results show that in 2005 there were 136 glaciers in this basin, with a total area of 224 km2. Of these, 37 glaciers had an area >1 km2 and 10 were larger than 5 km2; the average snout altitude was 5608m a.s.l. A comparison of outlines from the last 15 years shows that most glaciers have decreased in size; none have advanced. From 1990 to 2005, Xiaquepu glacier No. 56 and Shimozongpu glacier No. 38 retreated 310 and 560 m, respectively. The mean reduction in glacier surface area was 5% (10 a)–1 while the area of glacial lakes expanded by 10%; nine new lakes formed in this basin over the 15 year period. Because air temperatures here have been increasing, while precipitation has remained steady, glacier retreat is considered to be related to rising temperature.

scholarly journals Near-surface wind environment in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, southern Tibetan Plateau

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhuai Yang ◽  
Dunsheng Xia ◽  
Shuyuan Wang ◽  
Weidong Wang ◽  
Xingyue Ma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Surface Wind ◽  
Wind Environment ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Yarlung Zangbo River ◽  
Southern Tibetan Plateau

scholarly journals Elevation-Dependent Vegetation Greening of the Yarlung Zangbo River Basin in the Southern Tibetan Plateau, 1999–2013

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 16672-16687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haidong Li ◽  
Yingkui Li ◽  
Weishou Shen ◽  
Yanan Li ◽  
Jie Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tibetan Plateau ◽  
River Basin ◽  
Yarlung Zangbo River ◽  
Southern Tibetan Plateau
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