Tibetan Plateau in-situ precipitation, NDVI and soil moisture data.

Vegetation on the Tibetan Plateau (TP) plays a crucial role in continental energy, water and carbon budgets. Throughout the rest of the 21st century, TP vegetation faces two key pressures: First, the impact of climate change-induced atmospheric changes; and second, potential shifts imposed by direct land use. In this study we characterize rainfall-driven local vegetation changes using a combination of in-situ station data and satellite observations. We then project future vegetation changes using simulated precipitation characteristics from the latest state-of-the-art Earth System Models.