The long term salt lake observation is of great significance in the resource exploitation and the fundamental studies of salinology. This paper reviews the background, the existing infrastructure, the equipments, and the current research progress and prospects of three salt lake stations on the Tibetan Plateau. These salt lake stations are located adjacent to the lake districts Zabuye, Dangxiongcuo, and Bange, respectively, Northern Tibetan Plateau, with rich Li and B deposits. Up to now, these three stations are equipped with instruments for hydrochemical analysis and for the meterologic and hydrographic automatic observations,and the experimental platform for brine evaporation studies is established. Based on the three salt lake stations, we have carried out continuous meterologic and hydrographic observations on the selected salt lake system and the study of the dynamic change of salt lake type Li and B deposits, and the extraction experiments of lake mineral resources, with many meaningful results. In the future, we will compile a large volume of meterologic and hydrographic data observed, and built a database for sharing by public.

Tibetan Plateau  /  salt lake  /  research station  /  long-term observation  /  lithium and boron