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The Prediction of Permafrost Change along the Qinghai–Tibet Highway, China

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  • Wu Qingbai
  • Li Xin
  • Li Wenjun

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A GIS‐ and GCM‐based permafrost response model is used to predict changes in permafrost distribution along the Qinghai–Tibet Highway. By 2009 permafrost will degrade in the lower altitudinal zones of marginal and/or sporadic permafrost. However, by 2049 the lower permafrost limit on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau will have retreated approximately 5–10 km both north and south along the highway. By 2099, the model suggests that permafrost will remain only on the higher elevations of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Un modèle de réponse du pergélisol obtenu en jumelant un système d'information géographique et un modèle de changement climatique a été utilisé pour prédire des modifications dans la distribution du pergélisol le long de la route qui traverse le plateau du Qinghai au Tibet. Vers l'an 2009, le pergélisol se dégradera dans les zones marginales de basse altitude et dans la zone de pergélisol sporadique. Vers 2049, la limite inférieure du pergélisol sur le plateau Qinghai se sera retiré d'environ 5 à 10 km le long de la grand route, à la fois au nord et au sud. En 2099, le modèle suggère que le pergélisol subsistera seulement sur les parties les plus élevées de ce haut plateau. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Wu Qingbai & Li Xin & Li Wenjun, 2000. "The Prediction of Permafrost Change along the Qinghai–Tibet Highway, China," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(4), pages 371-376, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:11:y:2000:i:4:p:371-376
    DOI: 10.1002/1099-1530(200012)11:43.0.CO;2-T
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