Impact of Global Warming on Vegetation in the Tibetan Plateau
Abstract
The effects of climate change on the Tibetan Plateau are most serious and the most sensitive. Changes in vegetation are some of the most important signs of ecological change. This paper examines the consequences of global warming on vegetation in the plateau. Using MODIS remote sensing data and the CN05.1 meteorological dataset, vegetation and climate change trends have been compared and analyzed. The climate of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau as a whole is becoming warmer, and wetter. In particular, the northwest is changing from warm and dry to warm and wet. Vegetation growth plateau as a whole is improving, especially in the grassland region, but regional differences do exist.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Remote Sensing in Agriculture
Environmental Changes in China
Forest
Soil
and Plant Ecology in China
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Theoretical and Natural Science
- Volume
- 161
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 47–62
- Publication date
- 16 March 2026
- Language
- EN