Located at the intersection of South, Central, and East Asia, the massive Tibetan Plateau is often considered to be Earth's 'third pole.' A land of large glaciers, permafrost, and heavy snow, the plateau feeds a vast network of rivers, including major waterways like the Ganges, Indus, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow. These rivers, which together make up Asia's 'water tower,' provide water to nearly 40% of the world's population.
Jianping Huang and colleagues have reviewed the latest research investigating the Tibetan Plateau's role in and susceptibility to the changing climate.
improving the temporal resolution of observations to model atmospheric processes like clouds and precipitation more accurately
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