EPT

Environmental Physics in Tibet (EPT) is a cooperation project between University of Bergen (Geophysical Institute and Institute for Physics and Techonology), Tibet University and Meteorological Bureau in Tibet. The project consists of an education part and a research part and educates Tibetan scientists on master and phD-level within physics and geophysics. During several sub-projects, measurements related to weather and climate are made in Tibet, and several research stations have been put up, in cooperation with the University in Tibet. The project is a part of Network for University Co-operation Tibet - Norway

During EPT, the following PhD- and Master-students have graduated at GFI:

PhD:

• Droma Basang: Snow cover distribution and variation in Tibet (2018)
• Caidong: Glacier response to changing climatic condition - The role of circulation variability and long-term trends over the Tibetan Plateau, China (2008)
• Pu Bu Ci Ren: Solar ultraviolet radiation on the Tibetan plateau: Measurements and modeling (1998)

Master:

• Wangdui: Reconstruction of Glacier Mass Balance and Sensitivity Tests to Climate Change - A case study of Ålfotbreen and Nigardsbreen (2011)
• Dekyi Yangzom: Modeled and Measured Solar Radiation in Tibet (2010)
• Dronga, Dechen: Study of air pollution in Lhasa, Tibet. Temporal and spatial variations and the effect of meteorological parameters (2007)
• Droma Basang: Investigation snow cover over the Tibetan Plateau during 2003 - 2006 (2007)
• Pubu Tundrop: Forecasting monsoon precipitation on the Himalayan slope and Tibetan Plateau using MM5 (2006)
• Caidong:  Mass balance of Nyainqen Tanglha glacier, Tibet, 1977 to 2001, derived by topographical maps and satellite images (2004)
• Wang La: Climate Variability over the Tibetan Plateau (2003)
• Gylsang Dronma: Solar radiation climate of Lhasa (2003)

Duration: 2001 - 2018

Contact at GFI:
Asgeir Sorteberg
Jan Asle Olseth
Knut Barthel
Yngvar Gjessing