Impacts of Climate Change on Tibetan Lakes: Patterns and Processes
High-altitude inland-drainage lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), the earth’s third pole, are very sensitive to climate change. Tibetan lakes are important natural resources with important religious, historical, and cultural significance. However, the spatial patterns and processes controlling the im...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:084e15b01b964adf940bb2bf3900deff 2023-05-15T17:57:22+02:00 Impacts of Climate Change on Tibetan Lakes: Patterns and Processes Dehua Mao Zongming Wang Hong Yang Huiying Li Julian R. Thompson Lin Li Kaishan Song Bin Chen Hongkai Gao Jianguo Wu 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030358 https://doaj.org/article/084e15b01b964adf940bb2bf3900deff EN eng MDPI AG http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/3/358 https://doaj.org/toc/2072-4292 2072-4292 doi:10.3390/rs10030358 https://doaj.org/article/084e15b01b964adf940bb2bf3900deff Remote Sensing, Vol 10, Iss 3, p 358 (2018) lake glacier retreat permafrost degradation climate change Tibetan Plateau Science Q article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10030358 2022-12-31T16:09:47Z High-altitude inland-drainage lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), the earth’s third pole, are very sensitive to climate change. Tibetan lakes are important natural resources with important religious, historical, and cultural significance. However, the spatial patterns and processes controlling the impacts of climate and associated changes on Tibetan lakes are largely unknown. This study used long time series and multi-temporal Landsat imagery to map the patterns of Tibetan lakes and glaciers in 1977, 1990, 2000, and 2014, and further to assess the spatiotemporal changes of lakes and glaciers in 17 TP watersheds between 1977 and 2014. Spatially variable changes in lake and glacier area as well as climatic factors were analyzed. We identified four modes of lake change in response to climate and associated changes. Lake expansion was predominantly attributed to increased precipitation and glacier melting, whereas lake shrinkage was a main consequence of a drier climate or permafrost degradation. These findings shed new light on the impacts of recent environmental changes on Tibetan lakes. They suggest that protecting these high-altitude lakes in the face of further environmental change will require spatially variable policies and management measures. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Remote Sensing 10 3 358 |
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High-altitude inland-drainage lakes on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), the earth’s third pole, are very sensitive to climate change. Tibetan lakes are important natural resources with important religious, historical, and cultural significance. However, the spatial patterns and processes controlling the impacts of climate and associated changes on Tibetan lakes are largely unknown. This study used long time series and multi-temporal Landsat imagery to map the patterns of Tibetan lakes and glaciers in 1977, 1990, 2000, and 2014, and further to assess the spatiotemporal changes of lakes and glaciers in 17 TP watersheds between 1977 and 2014. Spatially variable changes in lake and glacier area as well as climatic factors were analyzed. We identified four modes of lake change in response to climate and associated changes. Lake expansion was predominantly attributed to increased precipitation and glacier melting, whereas lake shrinkage was a main consequence of a drier climate or permafrost degradation. These findings shed new light on the impacts of recent environmental changes on Tibetan lakes. They suggest that protecting these high-altitude lakes in the face of further environmental change will require spatially variable policies and management measures. |
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Impacts of Climate Change on Tibetan Lakes: Patterns and Processes |
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Impacts of Climate Change on Tibetan Lakes: Patterns and Processes |
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Impacts of Climate Change on Tibetan Lakes: Patterns and Processes |
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