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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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Environmental Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1051086/full |