Chinese researchers have revealed that the amount of precipitation previously measured on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau has been underestimated considerably, and called for the establishment of a new observation system to measure precipitation on the plateau.
The hinterland of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, reputed as the "roof of the world" or the world's third pole, has been inhabited since 50,000 years ago, rather than 40,000 years as previously known, according to the latest archaeological study of a prehistoric cave site.
On the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Chinese scientists have recently discovered the phenological dynamics of wetland vegetation in response to climate change.
Chinese researchers have made progress in revealing permafrost dynamics and climate impacts in alpine grasslands on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, according to the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources (NIEER) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Chinese scientists have recently obtained the continuous observation data of tropospheric atmosphere over the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau for the first time. The study is carried out by a research team of the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and has obtained observation data for three consecutive years over the plateau.
A team from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAP) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences completed a high-altitude expedition in the Himalayas as part of the Second Comprehensive Scientific Expedition of the Tibetan Plateau.
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