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Members of the Sino-W. German Joint Expedition Team ............................. i
Preface
Jurgen H'vermann and Wang Wenying ................................ . i
General Situation
Preparatory Procedure, Course of Expedition and Major Results
J. Hovermann and Wang Wenying ..................................... . 1
Existing Glaciers and Their Variations in the
Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Surveying of Glacier Variations in the Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Wang Wenying ............................ . ................ 22
The Characteristics of Accumulation and Ablation of Halong Glacier in the
Anyemaqen Mountains
Jiao Keqin .................................................38
Flat-topped Glaciers in the Qilian Mountains
Sun Zuozhe ................................................ . .. 46
Application of Aerial Photo Interpretation to Investigating Water Resources of Ice-
Snow in the Qilian Mountains
Wang Wenying ................................................. 77
Application of Isotope Tritium in the Study of Ice-Snow Meltwater, Surface Water and
Ground Water Resources in the Lenglongling Mountain District of the
Qilian Mountains
Wu Xiaoling .............. ............................................ 94
Climatic Geomorphology and Natural Landscape in the
Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Morphogenetic Regions in Northeast Xizang (Tibet)
J. Hovermann .................... ................. .......... . 112
Climatic Geomorphology of the Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Wang Jintai ................................... . ........ 140
Glacial, Nival and Periglacial Environments in Northeastern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
M. Kuhle ............. .......................................... 176
Debris Flow Hazards in Mountainous Areas of the Northeastern Part of Qinghai-
Xizang Plateau
Li Lie ................ ....... .... ............... . .... 245
The Problem of a Pleistocene Inland Glaciation of the Northeastern Qinghai-
Xizang Plateau
M. Kuhle ......... ... ............................... .* ... 250
Permafrost in the Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
The Distribution of Permafrost in the Qilian Mountains
Cheng Guodong. .............................................. 316
Frozen Ground and Periglacial Features in the Southeastern Part of Qinghai Province
Wang Shaoling ............... .................................. 343
The Relationship Between the Distribution of Permafrost and Vegetation in the
Anyemaqen Mountain Region
Luo Xiangrui .................................................. 367
Climatology in the Mountains
Recent Investigations on the Climatogenetic Role of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau:
Now and during the Late Cenozoic
H. Flohn . .................................................. 387
Weather During the Expedition
H. Dronia ...................................................417
Temperature Variation and Maximum Zone of Weathering
H. Dronia ...................................................427
Vegetation in the Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau
Vegetation of the Periglacial Zone in the Northeastern Part of the Qinghai-Xizang
Plateau
Huang Rongfu ..................................................... 438
Palynological Studies on a Peat Layer in Kakitu Mountain, Northeastern Qinghai-
Xizang Plateau
Hans-JUrgen Beug ..... .......... .................... ... . . . . 496
Appendix: List of Plants Collected in the Region of Expedition ................. 502
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Glacial landforms China Tibet, Plateau of, Climatic geomorphology China Tibet, Plateau of, Botany China Tibet, Plateau of, Scientific expeditions China Tibet, Plateau of, Tibet, Plateau of (China) Climate