Glacial fluctuations and its impacts on lakes in the southern Tibetan Plateau  

作　　者：YAO TanDong 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes & Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China

出　　处：《Chinese Science Bulletin》2010年第20期2071-2071,共1页

摘　　要：Most of the glacial mass on the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding regions is in the mid-and low-latitudes.According to China's latest glacier inventory,there are about 36793 existing glaciers with a total area ofMost of the glacial mass on the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding regions is in the mid- and low-latitudes. According to China＇s latest glacier inventory, there are about 36793 existing glaciers with a total area of roughly 49873.44 km2 on the Tibetan Plateau, accounting for about 79.5% of the total glaciers and 84% of the total glacial area in China. Glaciers on the Tibetan Plateau can be categorized into three types： marine-type glaciers （or temperate glaciers）; sub-continental glaciers （or sub-polar glaciers）; and continental glaciers （i,e. polar glaciers）.

关 键 词：青藏高原南部 冰川 波动 湖泊 周边地区 西藏高原 低纬度 海洋型 

分 类 号：P343.6[天文地球—水文科学]