Rapid shrinkage and hydrological response of a typical continental glacier in the arid region of northwest China - taking Urumqi Glacier No.1 as an example

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 909-916

  Sun, Meiping ^a   Li, Zhongqin ^a   Yao, Xiaojun ^a,b   Jin, Shuang ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Arid region of northwest China; Climate change; Glacier runoff; Glacier shrinkage; Urumqi Glacier No.1

Indexed keywords

GAUGING STATIONS; GLACIER RUNOFF; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; NORTHWEST CHINA; TEMPERATURE RISE; URUMQI GLACIER NO.1; WATER BALANCE MODELS;

ARID REGIONS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIGITAL STORAGE; METEOROLOGY; SHRINKAGE;

RUNOFF;

ARID REGION; CATCHMENT; CIRQUE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER FLOW; GLACIER MASS BALANCE; GLACIER RETREAT; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RUNOFF;

CHINA; URUMQI GLACIER NO.1; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84890226483     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1272     Document Type: Article

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