Seasonal and abrupt changes in the water level of closed lakes on the Tibetan Plateau and implications for climate impacts

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 514, Issue , 2014, Pages 131-144

  Song, Chunqiao ^a,c   Huang, Bo ^a   Ke, Linghong ^b   Richards, Keith S ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GRACE; ICESat; Lake; Satellite altimetry; Tibetan Plateau; Water level

Indexed keywords

ANEROID ALTIMETERS; BUDGET CONTROL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; SNOW; WATER LEVELS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS METHODS; GRACE; ICESAT; NORTHEASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAUX; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SPATIAL PATTERN ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE; TIBETAN PLATEAU;

LAKES;

EID: 84899832814     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.04.018     Document Type: Article

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