Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
Shichang Kang
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, 730000, China
CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China
Lun Luo
South-East Tibetan plateau Station for integrated observation and research of alpine environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lulang, 860100, China
James Schauer
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI, 53718, USA
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, University of Wisconsin–Madison, WI, 53718, USA
The Tibetan Plateau is known as The Third Pole and is generally considered to be a clean area owing to its high altitude. However, it may receive be impacted by air pollutants transported from the Indian subcontinent. Pollutants generally enter the Tibetan Plateau in several ways. Among them is the Yarlung Zangbu–Brahmaputra Grand Canyon. In this study, we identified the influence of the Indian summer monsoon on the origin, transport, and behavior of mercury in this area.
The Tibetan Plateau is known as The Third Pole and is generally considered to be a clean area...