Map of the Glaciers, Frozen Ground and Deserts in China (1: 4000 000)

Author: Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, CAS
Language: Chinese and English bilingual
ISBN/ISSN: 7503139889
Published on: 2006-01
Hardcover

The data sources of the Map of Glaciers, Frozen Ground and Deserts of China (1: 4000 000-two standard-sized sheets) are mainly from recent scientific achievements-the data source of the glaciers: Glacier Inventory of China at the scale of 1:1000 000, directed by Professor Shi Yafeng, 1980-2002; the data source of the frozen ground: data from the boreholes along the Qinghai-Xizang Road in the second stage training project; the data source of deserts and desertification: the latest statistics in 2000.