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Introduction Popularized as the Third Pole and widely acknowledged as the ‘water tower’ of Asian habitants, the Tibetan Plateau has drawn unprecedented attention among international communities engaged in the study of glaciology, hydrology, atmosphere, biosphere, and human sustainable development. The Tibet... Scientists Tandong Yao Xiaomin Fang Lin Ding Yaoming Ma Third Pole Environment About TPE News and Events Contact Links Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) The Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC) Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

The 2nd International Workshop on Energy and Water Cycle over the Tibetan Plateau and High-elevations      International Joint Conference by the CliC and IACS   Research Activities NAMORS intensified hydrological observation   Taking advantage of the unique geomorphology over the Nam Co region, the NAMORS has built up a hydrological observation network around the station since its establishment. It includes hydrology observation over rivers and lakes, as wel... Details... Postseismic continuous GPS monitoring network installed a...  A continuous GPS monitoring network of 10 sites was set up in the Yushu area, Qinghai Province, to detect the Yushu earthquake postseismic deformation. The locations of the 10 GPS monitoring sites were designed to quantify the deformati... Details... Latest understanding on POPs distribution across the Tibe...  Associate professor WANG Xiaoping and her colleagues have established a passive air sampling network on the Tibetan Plateau for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) study. Relevant study in years 2007 and 2008 has revealed spatial distr... Details... Sino-Nepal Joint Expedition to South Himalaya    Initiated by the Third Pole Environment (TPE) Project, an 11-day field expedition to Yala Glacier (28.25°N, 85.62°E), Langtang region in Nepal was conducted during October 3-13, 2009. Yala Glacier is located on the southern slope of... Details...   Int’l Cooperation Activities TPE scientists to Nepal for environmental study [07-29] TPE program: part of scientific efforts to address grand challenges in global sustainability research [07-07] TPE seeks cooperation with SUPARCO [06-12] Tajikistan scientists actively involved in the TPE program [05-28] TPE program supported by Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tajikistan [05-28] Sino-German joint study of TPE to be further supported by BMBF [05-10]

Upcoming Events [07-14]Yongkang Xue: Spatial and temporal characteristics of Land surface/regional climate Interactions over Tibetan Plateau [06-26]CAS Well-known Overseas Chinese Scholar to introduce the application of spectral method in climate change estimation [06-10]USDA scientist to share the application of microwave remote sensing in SSMI based snow cover modeling [05-19]Brown University to conduct academic exchange with ITP [05-12]Susan Kaspari to introduce ice core paleoclimatology in south Tibet Latest News ITP to join hands with Tibet Earthquake Bureau ITP Prof KANG Shichang nominated IUGG new member Tree ring study on the plateau interests intern... TEL launched its 2010 Open Fund ITP to share research and education resources w... MIT Prof. Robert van der Hilst talked about Pla... Research Platform Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Chinese Academy of Sciences (TEL) Key Laboratory of Continental Collision and Plateau Uplift (LCPU) Nam Co Monitoring and Research Station for Multisphere Interactions , Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAMORS) Southeast Tibet Observation and Research Station for the Alpine Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences(SETORS) Qomolangma Atmospheric and Environmental Observation and Research Station , Chinese Academy of Sciences(QOMORS) Ngari Desert Observation and Research Station (NADORS) Muztagh Ata Westerly Observation and Research Station(MAWORS)

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