Hydrothermal processes of Alpine Tundra Lakes, Beiluhe Basin, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Cold Regions Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 446-455

  Lin, Zhanju ^a   Niu, Fujun ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Lu, Jiahao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Alpine tundra lake; Beiluhe Basin; Hydrothermal process; Permafrost; Qinghai Tibet Plateau

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE TUNDRA LAKE; AVERAGE SIZE; BEILUHE BASIN; BOTTOM TEMPERATURE; COLD SEASON; DEEP WATER; HYDROTHERMAL PROCESS; ICE COVER; ICE-RICH PERMAFROST; NEAR-SHORE ZONES; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TIBET PLATEAU; WATER DEPTH;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ICE; LANDFORMS; PERMAFROST; SUN;

LAKES;

DEEP WATER; HYDROTHERMAL SYSTEM; ICE COVER; LAKE; PERMAFROST; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TALIK; TUNDRA; WATER DEPTH;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 79251597162     PISSN: 0165232X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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