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DOI	10.1016/j.scib.2021.02.013
	Local changes in snow depth dominate the evolving pattern of elevation-dependent warming on the Tibetan Plateau
	Guo D.; Pepin N.; Yang K.; Sun J.; Li D.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	20959273
起始页码	1146
结束页码	1150
卷号	66 期号:11
英文摘要	Elevation-dependent warming (EDW), whereby warming rates are stratified by elevation, may increase the threat to the life-supporting solid water reservoir on the Tibetan Plateau. Previous studies have debated whether EDW exists and how it is driven. Using temperatures at 133 weather stations on the Tibetan Plateau during 17 different periods generated using a 30-year sliding window over 1973–2018, this study finds that the existence of EDW varies as the period moves forward, and critically it has become more severe over time. During the early part of the record with weaker regional warming, there were limited changes in snow depth and no EDW, but as time advances and regional warming intensifies, snow depth declines significantly at higher elevations, causing development of EDW. We conclude that enhanced regional warming has caused decreases in snow depth, largely controlling the pattern of EDW on the Tibetan Plateau. This may explain contrasting conclusions on EDW from previous studies which have used data for different periods, and our findings support enhanced EDW and more severe depletion of the Tibetan Plateau solid water reserves in a warmer future. © 2021 Science China Press
关键词	Climate warming Elevation-dependent warming Snow depth Tibetan Plateau
英文关键词	Reservoirs (water); Snow; Climate warming; Elevation-dependent warming; Evolving patterns; Regional warming; Sliding Window; Snow depths; Solid water; Tibetan Plateau; Time advance; Weather stations; Snow melting systems
语种	英语
来源期刊	Science Bulletin
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/207408
作者单位	Nansen-Zhu International Research Centre, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China; Key Laboratory of Meteorological Disaster, Ministry of Education/Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China; Department of Geography, Buckingham Building, Lion Terrace, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, PO1 3HE, United Kingdom; The Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Earth System Modeling, Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China; Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China; National Climate Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, 100081, China; National Tibetan Plateau Center, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Guo D.,Pepin N.,Yang K.,et al. Local changes in snow depth dominate the evolving pattern of elevation-dependent warming on the Tibetan Plateau[J],2021,66(11).
APA	Guo D.,Pepin N.,Yang K.,Sun J.,&Li D..(2021).Local changes in snow depth dominate the evolving pattern of elevation-dependent warming on the Tibetan Plateau.Science Bulletin,66(11).
MLA	Guo D.,et al."Local changes in snow depth dominate the evolving pattern of elevation-dependent warming on the Tibetan Plateau".Science Bulletin 66.11(2021).