Cryosphere Research Station on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau;
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science;
Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources;
Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Lanzhou 730000;
China;
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences;
Beijing 100049;
China;
Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education;
College of Atmospheric Sciences;
Lanzhou University;
Lanzhou 730000;
China;
School of Geographical Sciences;
Nanjing University of Information Science&Technology;
Nanjing 210044;
China;
Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau; permafrost; energy budget; freeze-thaw process; thawing depth;