Pervasive Permafrost Thaw Exacerbates Future Risk of Water Shortage Across the Tibetan Plateau

Pervasive Permafrost Thaw Exacerbates Future Risk of Water Shortage Across the Tibetan Plateau

Abstract Rivers originating from the Tibetan Plateau (TP) provide water to more than 1 billion people living downstream. Almost 40% of the TP is currently underlain by permafrost, which serves as both an ice reserve and a flow barrier and is expected to degrade drastically in a warming climate. The...

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Main Authors: Taihua Wang, Dawen Yang, Yuting Yang, Guanheng Zheng, Huijun Jin, Xin Li, Tandong Yao, Guodong Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-10-01
Series:Earth's Future
Subjects:
permafrost hydrology
cold region hydrology
permafrost thaw
Tibetan Plateau
climate change
Asian water tower
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003463

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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003463

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