Response of runoff to change of atmospheric 0°C level height in summer in arid region of Northwest China

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1533-1544

  Chen, ZhongSheng ^a   Chen, YaNing ^a   Li, WeiHong ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

0 C level height; arid region of Northwest China; elastic coefficient; regional difference; Runoff

Indexed keywords

CHANGE ANALYSIS; CHANGE TRENDS; CHANGE-POINTS; CHANGING TRENDS; ELASTIC COEFFICIENT; GLACIAL MELTWATER; MANN-KENDALL; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; NORTHWEST CHINA; OBSERVED DATA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; REGIONAL DIFFERENCE; RUNOFF DATA; STUDY AREAS; TIANSHAN; UNIQUE FEATURES;

ARID REGIONS; FLOW FIELDS; LANDFORMS;

RUNOFF;

ARID REGION; CARBON; ELASTICITY; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; MELTWATER; RIVER SYSTEM; RUNOFF;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; TIEN SHAN;

EID: 84865530268     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-012-4472-6     Document Type: Article

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