Limited Contribution of Glacier Mass Loss to the Recent Increase in Tibetan Plateau Lake Volume

Limited Contribution of Glacier Mass Loss to the Recent Increase in Tibetan Plateau Lake Volume

The Tibetan plateau plays an essential role in the water supply to Asia’s large river systems and, as the largest and highest mountain plateau in the world, it drives the Asian monsoon and influences global atmospheric circulation patterns. The increase in the Tibetan plateau lake volume since the m...

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Main Authors: Fanny Brun, Désirée Treichler, David Shean, Walter W. Immerzeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
lakes
glaciers
reanalysis
tibetan plateau
precipitation
High mountain Asia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2020.582060/full

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