Thermokarst lake changes over the past 40 years in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China

A thermokarst lake is generally defined as a lake that occupies a closed basin and is created by the massive melting of ground ice in ice-rich permafrost regions, which has a great impact on regional hydro-ecological equilibrium and permafrost-engineering infrastructure facilities. Global warming an...

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Main Authors: Lan Li, Xindi Zhang, Xuan Li, Shufang Zhao, Wankui Ni, Zhenzhen Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Environmental Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1051086/full