The Tibetan Plateau (TP) influences the Asian monsoon system and is of particular importance for the atmospheric circulation and thus for the global hydrological and energy cycles. Currently, the TP faces a temperature rise of up to 0.3°C per decade, approximately three times the global warming rate. Temperature rise has led to a retreat of 82% of the glaciers on the TP and a degradation of 10% of its permafrost. Consequently, an increase in lake levels due to glacial melting and increased precipitation is being observed during the past five years, after a decline in levels of high-altitude lakes for over two decades. Thus, climate and environments are rapidly changing on the TP and significantly altering the water supply of a major part of Asia.

We welcome papers and posters that contribute to disentangling the impact of the different air masses controlling the spatial distribution of precipitation on the TP through time and their effect on landscape and aquatic ecosystems since the Late Neogene. Suggested topics include:

• New deep geological time records of climate change over the TP
• New quantitative proxy techniques applied to TP lake sediments
• Regional expression of climate change from proxy data-climate modeling comparisons
• Past, modern and future lake level fluctuations
• Human impact
• Atmospheric pollution