Summer heat wave in 2022 led to rapid warming of permafrost in the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Abstract Extreme events with increasing frequency and intensity are significantly affecting the permafrost environment. Analysis using the ERA5-Land reanalysis data revealed that the permafrost region of the central Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) experienced the summer heat wave in 2022. Four active la...

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Main Authors: Xiaofan Zhu, Tonghua Wu, Jie Chen, Xiaodong Wu, Pengling Wang, Defu Zou, Guangyang Yue, Xuchun Yan, Xin Ma, Dong Wang, Peiqing Lou, Amin Wen, Chengpeng Shang, Weiying Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00765-4