Simulated responses of permafrost distribution to climate change on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Abstract Climate warming causes changes in permafrost distribution, which affects the surface energy balance, hydrologic cycle and carbon flux in cold regions. In this study, the Surface Frost Number model was applied to examine permafrost distribution on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) under the fo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qing Lu, Dongsheng Zhao, Shaohong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04140-7