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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 Science Focuses on Third Pole Environment Research Efforts by the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP) to establish glaciological monitoring stations in the Third Pole region were recently highlighted in Science (Vol. 334, December 2, 2011). According to the report, glacial monito... Details... 2011 Annual Conference of China Society on Tibetan Platea... The 2011 Annual Conference of the China Society on Tibetan Plateau (CSTP) kicked off in Sanya, Hainan Province during November 29-30, 2011. Themed with “Multi-spherical Interactions on the Tibetan Plateau and Their Effects on Natural Re... Details... 3rd TPE Workshop: A Step Forward in Polar Research Integ... August 29 to September 1,Reykjavik Iceland-- Upon invitation from President of Iceland Olafur Grimsson and the University of Iceland, participants representing 15 countries from around the world attended the 3rd Third Pole Environment (T... Details... Synchronous aerial remote sensing- in situ observation co...   Recently , a coordinated experiment of aerial remote sensing synchronous with in situ observation was accomplished on the Tibetan Plateau, thanks to the support of the National 973 project targeted at studying climate systems on the Ti... Details...   Int’l Cooperation Activities The first TPE training course accomplished in Nepal [12-22] ITP establishes cooperation with Department of Geosciences in University of Arizona [10-28] ICSU executive director Deliang Chen visited QOMORS [09-08] Prof. Andre Berger conducted academic exchanges with ITP scientists [09-08] TPE cited as model of qualitative study in the Chinese scientific effort [08-23] Preparation for the 3rd TPE workshop communicated in Iceland [07-20]

Upcoming Events [11-11]TEL 50th Academic Frontier Seminar on Atmospheric Science! [10-29]TEL academic reports to be hosted this Saturday! [10-21]TEL 48th Academic Frontier seminar welcomes speleothem paleoclimotologist [10-19]Australian scientists to talk about seismology and coal mining at ITP [10-13]Unraveling the mystery of the Tibetan Plateau uplift Latest News Jeffrey Freymueller of University of Alaska con... ITP to strengthen cooperation with Qinghai Inst... SETORS welcomes visitors from Peking University TEL 2011 Open Fund announced! YAO Tandong elected to ICSU transition team KANG Shichang nominated in the editorial board ... 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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