Quantitative evaluation on the influence from cryosphere meltwater on runoff in an inland river basin of China

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 143, Issue , 2016, Pages 189-195

  Zongxing, Li ^a,b   Qi, Feng ^a   Wang, Q J ^b   Song, Yong ^b   Jianguo, Li ^a   Yongge, Li ^a   Yamin, Wang ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c China   (China)

Author keywords

Cryosphere; Frozen soil; Glacier; Inland river; Qilian Mountains

Indexed keywords

FROZEN SOILS; GLACIERS; GROUNDWATER; RUNOFF; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CONTRIBUTION RATE; CRYOSPHERE; HYDROLOGIC PROCESS; INLAND RIVER BASIN; INLAND RIVERS; QILIAN MOUNTAINS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION;

RIVERS;

CRYOSPHERE; FROZEN GROUND; GLACIER DYNAMICS; GLOBAL WARMING; GROUNDWATER; MELTWATER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIVER BASIN; RIVER WATER; RUNOFF; STABLE ISOTOPE;

CHINA; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84976866373     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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