%0 Dataset
%T Inverted thaw-collapse dataset in the permafrost region of the Tibetan Plateau
%J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center
%I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn)
%U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/83cabf1c-3199-4c93-936f-ec9cce112828
%W NCDC
%R 10.5281/zenodo.8269792
%A None
%A None
%A None
%K permafrost thawing;regressive melting and collapsing;climate system
%X &Emsp; This dataset contains an inventory of manually interpreted regressive thaw-thaw slumps (RTS) in the Tibetan Plateau permafrost region (QTP) based on field surveys and Gaofen-1 and Gaofen-2 imagery.The RTS are visually detected on the basis of recently exposed sediments, undeveloped vegetation, and distinctive top walls. To avoid misdelineation of the RTS, the entire permafrost area of the QTP was divided into a large number of grids, each measuring 5 × 5 km. Grids with slopes lower than 1° or higher than 15° were excluded because, based on our previous studies and field investigations, RTSs were rarely found on these slopes.RTSs in the remaining grids were detected and sketched by the first author and then checked by at least two other experienced authors. Once an RTS was identified, it was assigned a unique number and categorized according to its starting position, e.g. next to a river (R), lake erosion (L) and after active layer separation sliding had occurred.