气候变化领域集成服务门户(CCPortal): AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE QIANGTANG PLATEAU: A FRONTIER FOR FUTURE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU

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DOI	10.2747/0272-3646.31.6.475
	AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE QIANGTANG PLATEAU: A FRONTIER FOR FUTURE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU
	Dong, Guocheng; Yi, Chaolu; Chen, Lijia
通讯作者	Yi, CL (通讯作者)
发表日期	2010
ISSN	0272-3646
EISSN	1930-0557
起始页码	475
结束页码	492
卷号	31 期号:6
英文摘要	The Qiangtang Plateau, an area of 5.97 x 10(5) km(2), is located in a remote area of the Tibetan Plateau. It is the highest and largest flat area in Tibet, with an average elevation over 5000 m, but relief of only a few hundred meters. The Qiangtang Plateau has great potential for physical geography research. It is very cold and dry, with strong prevailing westerly winds. It has an extensive inland water system with the greatest number of plateau glaciers in the world, and the largest lake area in Tibet. Many rivers on the plateau are sourced by glaciers and drain to inland lakes. River valleys are shallow owing to weak fluvial downcutting and the glacial landforms are small in comparison with those in the surrounding mountains. Lake terraces and sand ridges are widely present, owing to water-level oscillations in the past. Unique species of plants and animals live in this arid land, despite the thin soil and sparse vegetation. To date, none of these features have been well studied, providing a unique opportunity for scientific exploration.
关键词	LAKE PURUOGANGRI
英文关键词	Qiangtang Plateau; Tibet; physical geography; plateau glacier; inland lake
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Physical Geography ; Geology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS记录号	WOS:000285920400002
来源期刊	PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
来源机构	中国科学院青藏高原研究所
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/257719
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Dong, Guocheng,Yi, Chaolu,Chen, Lijia. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE QIANGTANG PLATEAU: A FRONTIER FOR FUTURE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU[J]. 中国科学院青藏高原研究所,2010,31(6).
APA	Dong, Guocheng,Yi, Chaolu,&Chen, Lijia.(2010).AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE QIANGTANG PLATEAU: A FRONTIER FOR FUTURE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU.PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY,31(6).
MLA	Dong, Guocheng,et al."AN INTRODUCTION TO THE PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE QIANGTANG PLATEAU: A FRONTIER FOR FUTURE GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH ON THE TIBETAN PLATEAU".PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 31.6(2010).