How does soil water content influence permafrost evolution on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau under climate warming?

The active layer thickness (ALT) in permafrost regions regulates hydrological cycles, water sustainability, and ecosystem functions in the cryosphere and is extremely sensitive to climate change. Previous studies often focused on the impacts of rising temperature on the ALT, while the roles of soil...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Fang Ji, Linfeng Fan, Xingxing Kuang, Xin Li, Bin Cao, Guodong Cheng, Yingying Yao, Chunmiao Zheng
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Subjects:	permafrost active layer thickness soil water content Qinghai-Tibet Plateau climate change
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac6c9a

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