Tanggula site is located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. We deployed permafrost observations since the beginning of this century. The observations include ground temperature at 20 levels in a 35-m borehole, soil temperature and moisture at 5 levels, soil heat flux at 3 levels, general meteorological observations.
Other Networks to Which This CryoNet Station Belongs
GTN-P, CALM
Measurement Methods Used
GTN-P
Data Information
Are the data quality controlled? No
How are the data accessible? other
Data availability (may depend on the variable measured): delayed more than one year
Publications
Yao Jimin, Zhao Lin, Ding Yongjian, Gu Lianglei, Jiao Keqin, Qiao Yongping,Wang Yinxue. The surface energy budget and evapotranspiration in the Tanggula region on the Tibetan Plateau. Cold regions science and technology (SCI), 52, 326-340, 2008.
Measurements
The measurements made at Tanggula are listed in the following tables. (Note: If End Year is blank, measurements are ongoing.)
