Qu Ridong

Qu Ridong (屈日东) is a male Chinese scientist specializing in glaciology and climate change. He is a researcher at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (ITP/CAS). His research focuses on glacier dynamics, glacier mass balance, and the impact of climate change on water resources in the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding regions. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals on topics such as glacier retreat rates, glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs), and the interaction between glaciers and climate. He is also involved in international collaborations aimed at monitoring and understanding the cryosphere in high-altitude Asia. Qu Ridong's work contributes to the understanding of the impacts of climate change on the "Third Pole" region and its implications for regional and global water security.