Is the Tibetan Plateau really a water tower?
文献类型：期刊论文
| 作者 | Tian, Fuqiang1; Nan, Yi1; Ni, Guangheng1; Yang, Long2; Tang, Qiuhong3; Grey, David1 |
| 刊名 | HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES
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| 出版日期 | 2024-03-01 |
| 卷号 | 38期号:3页码:3 |
| ISSN号 | 0885-6087 |
| DOI | 10.1002/hyp.15103 |
| 通讯作者 | Tian, Fuqiang(tianfq@tsinghua.edu.cn) |
| 英文摘要 | The Tibetan Plateau (TP) is widely known as the 'Asian Water Tower', due to its role in providing fresh water to downstream Asian countries. Based on the runoff data of large river basins on the TP, the weighted average proportion of the TP runoff is approximately 18% (ranging from 6% to 49%) for all the rivers. We argue that the name 'Water Tower' is an inappropriate and misleading perception of the TP, and such misperception would influence policy-making processes and diplomatic activities. We therefore call for correcting the misunderstanding and an ensuring accurate understanding of the TP and its role in water supply for downstream countries. We propose using the term "Towering Asian Spring" instead of "Asian Water Tower" to better illustrate the role of the TP in water supply: while it serves as the source of several major rivers in Asia, its contribution to the overall water supply is relatively limited. |
| 资助项目 | National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| WOS研究方向 | Water Resources |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001178644500001 |
| 出版者 | WILEY |
| 资助机构 | National Natural Science Foundation of China |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/203475]  |
| 专题 | 中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所 |
| 通讯作者 | Tian, Fuqiang |
| 作者单位 | 1.Tsinghua Univ, Dept Hydraul Engn, State Key Lab Hydrosci & Engn, Beijing, Peoples R China 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Ocean Sci, Nanjing, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Key Lab Water Cycle & Related Land Surface Proc, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing, Peoples R China |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Tian, Fuqiang,Nan, Yi,Ni, Guangheng,et al. Is the Tibetan Plateau really a water tower?[J]. HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES,2024,38(3):3. |
| APA | Tian, Fuqiang,Nan, Yi,Ni, Guangheng,Yang, Long,Tang, Qiuhong,&Grey, David.(2024).Is the Tibetan Plateau really a water tower?.HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES,38(3),3. |
| MLA | Tian, Fuqiang,et al."Is the Tibetan Plateau really a water tower?".HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES 38.3(2024):3. |
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