Phys.org April 10, 2023
Lakes store 20% of surface freshwater resources and are an important link for studying the interactions between the various spheres of the Earth system. There are approximately 1400 lakes larger than 1 km2 on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), with a total area of approximately 50,000 km2, accounting for half of the number and area of lakes in China. Researchers in China estimated lake water storage anomalies (LWSA) of 18 lakes (area greater than 300 km2) during 2002–2018 on the Inner TP. They projected future changes of LWSA for an intermediate scenario based on an artificial neural network model. According to the researchers their study provides new insights into LWS estimations, yielding a deeper understanding for the development of a land surface model in areas with a dense lake distribution… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
