Study on the contribution of cryosphere to runoff in the cold alpine basin: A case study of Hulugou River Basin in the Qilian Mountains

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 345-361

  Zongxing, Li ^a   Qi, Feng ^a,b   Wei, Liu ^a   Tingting, Wang ^a   Aifang, Cheng ^a   Yan, Gao ^a   Xiaoyan, Guo ^a   Yanhui, Pan ^b   Jianguo, Li ^a   Rui, Guo ^a   Bing, Jia ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Cryosphere; Hydrograph separation; Isotope geochemistry

Indexed keywords

ALPINE BASIN; CHINA; CRYOSPHERE; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; RIVER BASINS;

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; COLD REGION; CRYOSPHERE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGRAPH; INFILTRATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MELTWATER; RAINWATER; RUNOFF;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84910050948     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2014.10.001     Document Type: Article

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