Climate change: Impact on the Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau

• Main Authors: Longhua, Lu, Lingen, Bian, Zhengqiu, Zhang
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Polar Research Institute of China - PRIC 2011
• Subjects: Atmosphere; Cryosphere; Terrestrial; Arctic; Antarctic; Advances in Polar Science; Antarc*; Climate change; Global warming; Polar Science
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/2414/; http://library.arcticportal.org/2414/1/A20110201.pdf

The Arctic, Antarctic and Tibetan Plateau are very sensitive to global climate change. Hence, it is urgent that we improve our understanding of how they respond to climate change, and how those responses in turn affect both regional and global climate. Against a background of current global warming, the three poles display climate diversities temporarily and spatially, which to different degrees affect the weather and climate over China. Enhanced monitoring of climate change in these three areas, as well as connected work on the responses and feedbacks of the three regions to climate change, will provide necessary support for adaptation and the sustainable development of the Chinese economy.