Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 40830638, 40701037 and 40771048);Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (Grant No. 2005CB422004);support of the State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences (Grant No. SKLCS 08-09) and Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Analysis of daily precipitation samples for stable oxygen isotopes (δ18O) collected at the Shiquanhe and Gêrzê (Gaize, Gertse) stations in the Ngari (Ali) region on the western Tibetan Plateau indicates that air te...