| Abstract | 第1-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-12页 |
| 1 Introduction | 第12-28页 |
| ·Global Evolution of the Earth | 第12-14页 |
| ·What is meant by Global Warming? | 第14-16页 |
| ·Global Climate Cooling | 第16-18页 |
| ·Global Warming or Global Cooling? | 第18-20页 |
| ·Glaciers and Glaciology | 第20-21页 |
| ·Why did Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Considered best Study Area? | 第21-28页 |
| ·Study area | 第25页 |
| ·Aim of the study | 第25-26页 |
| ·Research contents | 第26-28页 |
| 2 Literature Review of Previous Work in the Study Area | 第28-41页 |
| ·Cryospheric Glacier Investigation | 第28-32页 |
| ·Cryospheric Glacial Investigation Conclusion | 第32-33页 |
| ·Glaciers shrinking | 第32-33页 |
| ·Snow cover increase | 第33页 |
| ·Climate Change Investigation | 第33-36页 |
| ·Observed Climate Change Elements in the QTP | 第36-38页 |
| ·Temperature | 第36-37页 |
| ·Precipitation | 第37-38页 |
| ·Methods and Ways Used in Climate and Cryospheric Glacial Investigation in QTP | 第38-41页 |
| 3 Data Sources and Methods of Analysis | 第41-81页 |
| ·Introduction | 第41-43页 |
| ·Required Dataset 32 3.2.1 Climate data | 第43-59页 |
| ·Landsat imagery data | 第49-57页 |
| ·Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data | 第57-59页 |
| ·Geographic Information System (GIS) | 第59-64页 |
| ·Introduction | 第59-60页 |
| ·ArcGIS platform | 第60-63页 |
| ·EVNI 4.8 | 第63-64页 |
| ·Methods of Snow Line Detection | 第64-78页 |
| ·An Overview | 第64-67页 |
| ·Band Math | 第67-70页 |
| ·Band Ratio | 第70-73页 |
| ·Region of Interest (ROIs) | 第73-78页 |
| ·Some Constraints in Remote Sensing of Snow | 第78-81页 |
| 4 Results and Discussion | 第81-119页 |
| ·An Overview | 第81-85页 |
| ·Temperature conditions of glacier development and retreating | 第83-84页 |
| ·Precipitation conditions of glacier development and retreating | 第84-85页 |
| ·Glacial Distribution in the Study Area | 第85-87页 |
| ·Glacial distribution by Mountain Range | 第85-86页 |
| ·Glacial distribution by Regions | 第86页 |
| ·Glacial distribution by Mountain Slope Orientation | 第86-87页 |
| ·Spatial Distribution of the Snow Line Altitude | 第87-88页 |
| ·Glacial Classifications and Their Distribution in the Study Area | 第88-89页 |
| ·Classification in terms of Geophysical Properties | 第88-89页 |
| ·Classification in terms of Temperature Distribution | 第89页 |
| ·Classification in terms of Seasonal Occurrences | 第89页 |
| ·Aspects of Glacial Retreating and Development in the Study Area and their Dependent Factor | 第89-119页 |
| ·West Kunlun Mountains | 第90-93页 |
| ·East Kunlun Mountains | 第93-98页 |
| ·The Qangtang Plateau | 第98-102页 |
| ·Tanggula Mountains | 第102-104页 |
| ·Nianqingtanggula Range | 第104-107页 |
| ·The Himalayas Range (the Middle and East Section) | 第107-111页 |
| ·Gangdise Mountains | 第111-113页 |
| ·The Hengduan Mountains | 第113-117页 |
| ·Qilian Mountains | 第117-119页 |
| 5 Glacial Meltwater Discharge and the Impacts of Glacial Retreating on Natural Environment and their Countermeasure | 第119-142页 |
| ·An Overview | 第119-120页 |
| ·Properties of Glacial Meltwater Discharge | 第120-121页 |
| ·Supply of Glacial Runoff to the Rivers | 第121-124页 |
| ·Estimation of Glacial Meltwater Runoff | 第121-123页 |
| ·Contribution of Glacial Meltwater Discharge to the Rivers | 第123-124页 |
| ·Glacial Meltwater Discharge Responding to Climate Change | 第124-126页 |
| ·Equilibrium State Responding | 第124页 |
| ·Dynamic State Responding | 第124-125页 |
| ·Glacial Runoff Responding to Climate Change in the QTP | 第125-126页 |
| ·Impacts of Glacial Retreating on Natural Environment | 第126-127页 |
| ·Types, Main Features and Countermeasure of Glacial Impacts in the QTP | 第127-142页 |
| ·Blizzards | 第127-129页 |
| ·Effect on Water Resources (Large Glacier Meltwater Floods) | 第129-130页 |
| ·Glacier Debris Flows | 第130-133页 |
| ·Glacier Lake Outburst Floods | 第133-135页 |
| ·Snowdrifts | 第135-137页 |
| ·Snow Avalanches | 第137-139页 |
| ·Wetland Degradation | 第139-140页 |
| ·Lakes Areas and River Stream Flow | 第140-141页 |
| ·River and Sea Ice | 第141-142页 |
| 6 Summary and Conclusions | 第142-151页 |
| ·Remote Sensing and GIS | 第143-144页 |
| ·Climate Change | 第144-146页 |
| ·Glacier Retreating | 第146-148页 |
| ·Future Predictions for Climate, Glaciers, and Meltwater Discharge in the QTP | 第148-151页 |
| ·Prediction of the Climate Change | 第148-149页 |
| ·Prediction of Glacial Fluctuation | 第149-150页 |
| ·Future Trend of Change of Glacial Meltwater Discharge | 第150-151页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第151-153页 |
| Reference | 第153-166页 |
| Appendix | 第166-167页 |
| Curriculum vitas | 第167-168页 |
| Scientific and field activities | 第168页 |
| Affiliations | 第168页 |
