Haibei Research Station of Alpine Meadow Ecosystem - China

The national field observation station of Haibei Alpine Meadow Ecosystem Research Station in Qinghai province (Haibei Station) was founded in 1976 by Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). It was located in the northeast of Tibet in a large valley surrounded by the Qilian Mountains at latitude 37°29' - 37°45'N and longitude 101°12' - 101°23'E. The average altitude of the mountain area is 4000 m, and 2900 – 3500 m for the valley area. It is 160 km from Xining City. It belongs to a typical plateau continental climate which is dominated by the southeast monsoon in summer and high pressure from Siberia in winter. There is no obvious seasonal changes, except only a short cool summer and a long ...