Because of the vast high-elevation land, with an average elevation of over 4km, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is known as the world’s third pole. Its unique mid-latitude climate and elevation that provides a headwater area for many large Asiatic rivers allows the TP to play an important role in the water cycle and regional ecology.
Click here for original story, A global variable-resolution model helps meteorologists understand the hydrological cycle throughout the Tibetan Plateau
Source: Phys.org