BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's National Tibetan Plateau Data Center (TPDC) has collected and published more than 4,600 scientific datasets on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and its surrounding areas, providing vital data support for the research on "the roof of the world."
The institute under the Chinese Academy of Sciences supported 689 scientific research projects and more than 450 SCI papers in 2021, said the TPDC at its annual working conference on Wednesday.
Since its establishment in 2019, the TPDC has collected scientific datasets in cryosphere, solid Earth, ancient environments, land surfaces, and other fields.
It now has more than 50,000 registered users, attracting 860,000 visits per month on average. ■
