Scientists survey one of Tibet鈥檚 holy lakes
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Chinese scientists are working on a survey to measure the depths of a major lake in southwest China鈥檚 Tibet Autonomous Region, sources with the Chinese Academy of Sciences said yesterday.
Lake Yamzhog Yumco with an area of about 590 square kilometers is in Nanggarze County in the city of Shannan. Yamzhog Yumco along with Lake Namtso and Lake Manasarovar are regarded as the three holy lakes of Tibet.
About 70 kilometers from Lhasa, capital of the region, the lake has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Tibet.
This is the first time for Chinese scientists to conduct a comprehensive measurement of the depth contours of the lake.
The survey is part of the country鈥檚 second comprehensive scientific expedition to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau that began in June 2017. Lasting five to 10 years, the expedition will conduct a series of studies focusing on the plateau鈥檚 glaciers, biodiversity and ecological changes, and will also monitor changes in the region鈥檚 climate.
China鈥檚 first comprehensive scientific expedition to the plateau took place in the 1970s and covered more than 50 disciplines including structural geology, paleontology, geophysics, climatology, zoology and botany.
Dubbed 鈥渢he water tower of Asia,鈥 the plateau provides the water supply for many Asian rivers including the Yangtze, Yellow River and the Mekong. As the water resources of the plateau are also vulnerable to the influence of climate change, it is important to find out the water storage of glaciers and lakes and the runoff of rivers.
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