SPP 1372: Tibetan Plateau: Formation - Climate - Ecosystems (TiP)

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The Tibetan Plateau is a determining factor for the Asian monsoon system. A major part of Asia's water supply is dependent on the hydrological cycle related to the plateau. Human impacts on it may have far reaching consequences. The formation of the plateau, especially its tectonic uplift, is still an enigma in Earth science. The Priority Programme TiP researches processes, interactions and feedbacks of the driving forces plateau formation, climate and human impact and their effect on ecosystems on three different time scales: