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- Xiangde Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences Beijing China
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- Chungu Lu
- Earth System Research Laboratory NOAA Boulder Colorado USA
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- Xiaohui Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Severe Weather Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences Beijing China
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- Shouting Gao
- Institute of Atmospheric Physics Chinese Academy of Science Beijing China
抄録
<jats:p>A large amount of water is stored in the world's highest and largest plateau, the Tibetan Plateau, in the forms of glaciers, snowpacks, lakes, and rivers. It is vital to understand where these waters come from and whether the supply to these water resources has been experiencing any changes during recent global warming. Here we show the maintenance of water content in the atmosphere over the Tibetan Plateau, the atmospheric circulations and transports of water vapor to this part of the world, and the trend of the water vapor supply. The Tibetan Plateau serves as a role of “the world water tower”, and its land‐ocean‐atmosphere interaction provides a profound impact on the global natural and climate environment. The analyses of a half‐century time series of atmospheric water vapor, precipitation, and surface temperature indicate that the atmospheric supply to this water tower presents an increasing trend under recent global warming condition.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Geophysical Research Letters
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Geophysical Research Letters 35 (20), 2008-10
American Geophysical Union (AGU)