Climate change threatens terrestrial water storage over the Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: Nature climate change Vol. 12; no. 9; pp. 801 - 807
• Main Authors: Li, Xueying, Long, Di, Scanlon, Bridget R., Mann, Michael E., Li, Xingdong, Tian, Fuqiang, Sun, Zhangli, Wang, Guangqian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 15.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 704/106/125; 704/242; 706/2805; Basins; Carbon emissions; Climate and population; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Earth and Environmental Science; Emissions; Environment; Environmental impact; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice; Environmental risk; Excess water; Freshwater; Glacial lakes; Glacier retreat; Glaciers; Hot spots; Inland water environment; Lakes; Net losses; Plateaus; Subsurface water; Water loss; Water resources; Water storage; Water supply; Water towers; Water transport; Tibetan Plateau

Terrestrial water storage (TWS) over the Tibetan Plateau, a major global water tower, is crucial in determining water transport and availability to a large downstream Asian population. Climate change impacts on historical and future TWS changes, however, are not well quantified. Here we used bottom-...