自从中国和日本联合发射了在 Tanggula 的冰河上的观察传递的水文学与 climatological,二十年过去了,西藏的高原。尽管包含的研究机构也被重构或重命名,他们的工作在 1989 和 1993 之间,是开创性的并且甚至对这天仍然保持重要。在那时间建立的一些观察地点仍然为比赛 / 西藏赞助的 large-scaled 工程被利用, NSFC (中国的自然科学基金会) 和专业说中国(973 程序) 的基本研究开发节目。Recentiy,监视系统的一条冰河在 Dongkemadi 冰河的帽子上被建立了,并且被期望做进一步的贡献在区域在 cryospheric 和气候的环境的变化上研究。
Two decades have passed since China and Japan jointly launched hydrological & climatological observations on the glaciers in Tanggula Pass, Tibetan Plateau. Although the research institutions involved have been either restructured or renamed, their work, between 1989 and 1993, was ground-breaking and remains significant even to this day. Some observation sites established at that time are still utilized for large-scaled projects sponsored by GAME/Tibet, NSFC (Natural Science Foundation of China) and the Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program). Recently, a glacier monitoring system has been established on the cap of Dongkemadi Glacier, and is expected to make further contributions to research on the change of the cryospheric and climatic environment in the area.