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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2527-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-11-2527-2017
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08 Nov 2017
Research article |  | 08 Nov 2017

A new map of permafrost distribution on the Tibetan Plateau

Defu Zou, Lin Zhao, Yu Sheng, Ji Chen, Guojie Hu, Tonghua Wu, Jichun Wu, Changwei Xie, Xiaodong Wu, Qiangqiang Pang, Wu Wang, Erji Du, Wangping Li, Guangyue Liu, Jing Li, Yanhui Qin, Yongping Qiao, Zhiwei Wang, Jianzong Shi, and Guodong Cheng

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The area and distribution of permafrost on the Tibetan Plateau are unclear and controversial....
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