Control of Local Topography and Surface Patterning on the Formation and Stability of a Slope Permafrost Peatland at 4800-m Elevation on the Central Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Yuefeng Li1, Zicheng Yu1,2, Meng Wang1, Hongkai Li1, Shengzhong Wang1 and Jingjing Sun1, (1)Northeast Normal University, Key Laboratory of Geographical Processes and Ecological Security in Changbai Mountains, Ministry of Education, School of Geographical Sciences, Changchun, China, (2)Chinese Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Changchun, China