Geometric dependency of Tibetan lakes on glacial runoff

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 4061-4077

  Phan, V H ^a,b   Lindenbergh, R C ^a   Menenti, M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE QUANTIFICATIONS; DRAINAGE NETWORKS; HYDROLOGICAL PROCESS; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SOURCE OF WATERS; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TIBETAN PLATEAU; WATER LEVEL CHANGES;

CATCHMENTS; GEOMETRY; GLACIAL GEOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; RUNOFF; TRACKING RADAR; WATER LEVELS;

LAKES;

DRAINAGE NETWORK; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER RETREAT; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; LAKE LEVEL; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84886066943     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-4061-2013     Document Type: Article

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