摘要
Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau(TP)are an indicator and sentinel of climatic changes[1].We extended lake area changes on the TP from 2010[2]to 2018,and provided a long and dense lake observations between the 1970s and 2018.We found that the number of lakes,with area larger than 1 km2,has in creased to?1,400 in 2018 from?1,000 in the 1970s.The total area of these lakes decreased between the 1970s and?1995,and then showed a robust increase,with the exception of a slight decrease in 2015.This expansion of the lakes on the highest plateau in rhe world is a response to a hydrological cycle intensified by recent climate changes[3].
基金
supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFB0505005)
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41871056, 21661132003, and 41571068)
the Strategic Priority Research Program (A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDA20060201)
