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BAMS: Cryosphere-hydrometeorology observations for a water tower unit on the Tibetan Plateau using the BeiDou-3 navigation satellite system

Life and civilization in arid regions depend on the availability of freshwater. Arid alpine river basins, where hydrological processes are highly sensitive to rapid warming, act as vital water towers for lowland oases.

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PNAS-Nexus: Domino effect of a natural cascade alpine lake system on the Third Pole

Third Pole natural cascade alpine lakes (NCALs) are exceptionally sensitive to climate change, yet the underlying cryosphere-hydrological processes and associated societal impacts are largely unknown.

2024-02-23 10

BAMS: Observing Multisphere Hydrological Changes in the Largest River Basin of the Tibetan Plateau

Upper Brahmaputra (UB) is the largest (∼240,000 km2) river basin of the Tibetan Plateau, where hydrological processes are highly sensitive to climate change.

2024-02-23 11

Science Bulletin: Quantifying the major drivers for the expanding lakes in the interior Tibetan Plateau

The interior TP (ITP) contains more than 60% of the total lake water storage across the TP (Text S1.1 online). Owing to its large area and sparse observations, our knowledge of regional hydrology and the resulting lake water balance is very limited.

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BAMS: TP-River: Monitoring and Quantifying Total River Runoff from the Third Pole

Monitoring changes in river runoff at the Third Pole (TP) is important because rivers in this region support millions of inhabitants in Asia and are very sensitive to climate change.

2024-02-23 13

JH-Regional Studies: Energy-balance modeling of heterogeneous glacio-hydrological regimes at upper Indus

Results indicated that the high-resolution ERA5-Land precipitation data showed the most reliable estimate (∼750 mm/yr) among available products, which was the model’s forcing data.

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