Lake dynamics in Tibetan Plateau during 1990-2020 and exploratory factor analyses using Google Earth Engine.

Tibetan Plateau (TP) lakes are crucial water resources for many countries, and the region is sensitive to climate change, so the TP lakes' dynamics have always been the focus of TP research. Given the vastness of the TP, the diversity of topography, geomorphology, and meteorological features, and the significant disparities in precipitation between river basins, it is vital to examine lake dynamics and influencing variables from the basin's perspective. Based on Landsat imageries and supported by Google Earth Engine, lakes were mapped from 1990 to 2020.

Groundwater Storage Change in the Jinsha River Basin from GRACE, Hydrologic Models, and In Situ Data.

Groundwater plays a major role in the hydrological processes driven by climate change and human activities, particularly in upper mountainous basins. The Jinsha River Basin (JRB) is the uppermost region of the Yangtze River and the largest hydropower production region in China. With the construction of artificial cascade reservoirs increasing in this region, the annual and seasonal flows are changing and affecting the water cycles.