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Research article
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08 Nov 2017
Research article |
| 08 Nov 2017
A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau
Defu Zou
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, Lanzhou,
730000, China
Lin Zhao
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Yu Sheng
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, Lanzhou,
730000, China
Ji Chen
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, Lanzhou,
730000, China
Guojie Hu
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Tonghua Wu
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Jichun Wu
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, Lanzhou,
730000, China
Changwei Xie
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Xiaodong Wu
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Qiangqiang Pang
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Wu Wang
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Erji Du
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Wangping Li
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Guangyue Liu
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Jing Li
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Yanhui Qin
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Yongping Qiao
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Zhiwei Wang
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Jianzong Shi
Cryosphere Research Station on Qinghai–Xizang Plateau, State Key
Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco–Environment
and Resources (NIEER), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Lanzhou, 730000,
China
Guodong Cheng
State Key Laboratory of Frozen Soil Engineering, NIEER, CAS, Lanzhou,
730000, China
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Short summary
The area and distribution of permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau are unclear and controversial. This paper generated a benchmark map based on the modified remote sensing products and validated it using ground-based data sets. Compared with two existing maps, the new map performed better and showed that permafrost covered areas of 1.06 × 106 km2. The results provide more detailed information on the permafrost distribution and basic data for use in future research on the Tibetan Plateau permafrost.
The area and distribution of permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau are unclear and controversial....
