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Today Tibet is the most essential heating surface of the atmosphere. During the Last glacial period a c. 2,400,000 square kilometres (930,000 sq mi) ice sheet covered the plateau. [16] This glaciation took place in correspondence to a lowering of the snowline by 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
The Tibetan Plateau, [a] also known as Qinghai–Tibet Plateau [b] and Qing–Zang Plateau, [c] is a vast elevated plateau located at the intersection of Central, South, and East Asia. [ d ] Geographically, it is located to the north of Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent , and to the south of Tarim Basin and Mongolian Plateau .
Angsi Glacier- Tibet; Bayi Glacier - Qinghai; Hailogou Galicer - SiChuan; July 1 Glacier - GanSu; Kangshung Glacier- Tibet; Laigou Galicer - Tibet; Midui Galicer - Tibet; Mingyong Glacier - Yunnan; Muzart Glacier - Xinjiang; Purog Kangri Glacier - Tibet; Puruogangri - Tibet; Rongbuk Glacier - Tibet; Sarpo Laggo Glacier - Xinjiang; Teram Kangri ...
The ice field is the largest in the North of the Tibetan Plateau. It is made up of several ice caps with a total area of 422.58 square kilometres (163.16 sq mi) as of 2002, and a volume of about 52 cubic kilometres (12 cu mi). The glacier snow line is 5,620 to 6,860 metres (18,440 to 22,510 ft) above sea level. [5]
During the Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 before present, an approximately 2,400,000 square kilometres (930,000 sq mi) ice sheet covered the Tibetan Plateau, [6] [7] [8] causing excessive radiative forcing i.e. the ice in Tibet reflected at least four times more radiation energy per unit area into space than ice at higher latitudes, which further cooled overlying atmosphere at that time. [9]
Tibet and surrounding areas. High-mountain Asia (HMA) is a high-elevation [1] geographic region in central-south Asia that includes numerous cordillera and highland systems around the Tibetan Plateau, encompassing regions of East, Southeast, South and Central Asia.
The Rongbuk Glacier (simplified Chinese: 绒布冰川; traditional Chinese: 絨布冰川; pinyin: Róngbù Bīngchuān) is located in the Himalaya of southern Tibet.Two large tributary glaciers, the East Rongbuk Glacier and the West Rongbuk Glacier, flow into the main Rongbuk Glacier.
Glaciers of Tibet — the glaciers of the Himalayas located within Tibet. Pages in category "Glaciers of Tibet" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 ...