Articles | Volume 13, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-511-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-511-2019
Brief communication
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12 Feb 2019
Brief communication |  | 12 Feb 2019

Brief communication: Evaluation and inter-comparisons of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau permafrost maps based on a new inventory of field evidence

Bin Cao, Tingjun Zhang, Qingbai Wu, Yu Sheng, Lin Zhao, and Defu Zou

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AR by Bin Cao on behalf of the Authors (18 Nov 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (06 Dec 2018) by Peter Morse
AR by Bin Cao on behalf of the Authors (30 Dec 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (08 Jan 2019) by Peter Morse
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (23 Jan 2019)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (25 Jan 2019) by Peter Morse
AR by Bin Cao on behalf of the Authors (25 Jan 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (31 Jan 2019) by Peter Morse
AR by Bin Cao on behalf of the Authors (31 Jan 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (01 Feb 2019) by Peter Morse
AR by Bin Cao on behalf of the Authors (01 Feb 2019)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Many maps have been produced to estimate permafrost distribution over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. However the evaluation and inter-comparisons of them are poorly understood due to limited in situ measurements. We provided an in situ inventory of evidence of permafrost presence or absence, with 1475 sites over the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Based on the in situ measurements, our evaluation results showed a wide range of map performance, and the estimated permafrost region and area are extremely large.