First comprehensive stable isotope dataset of diverse water units in a permafrost-dominated catchment on the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau

• Main Authors: Yang, Yuzhong, Wu, Qingbai, Guo, Xiaoyan, Zhou, Lu, Yao, Helin, Zhang, Dandan, Zhang, Zhongqiong, Chen, Ji, Liu, Guojun
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: Tower The; Ice; permafrost; Thermokarst
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-54; https://essd.copernicus.org/preprints/essd-2024-54/

Considered as the Asian water tower, the Qinghai–Xizang Plateau (QXP) processes substantial permafrost, where its hydrological environments are spatially differed and can be easily disturbed by changing permafrost and melting ground ice. Permafrost degradation compels melting permafrost to...