Response of snow hydrological processes to a changing climate during 1961 to 2016 in the headwater of Irtysh River Basin, Chinese Altai Mountains

With changing climatic conditions andsnow cover regime, regional hydrological cycle for asnowy basin will change and further available surfacewater resources will be redistributed. Assessing snowmeltwater effect on laxnoff is the key to water safety,under climate warming and fast social-economicdeve...

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Published in:Journal of mountain science 2017-11, Vol.14 (11), p.2295-2310
Main Authors: Zhang, Wei, Kang, Shi-chang, Shen, Yong-ping, He, Jian-qiao, Chen, An-an
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Air temperature
AltaiMountains
Annual runoff
Basin
change
Chinese
Climate
Climate change
Climatic conditions
Cold season
Duration
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Ecology
Environment
Geography
Global warming
Groundwater
Groundwater runoff
Headwaters
Hydrologic cycle
Hydrological cycle
Hydrology
Irtysh
Isotope
Isotopes
Meltwater
Mountains
Rain
Rainfall
Remote observing
Remote sensing
River
River basins
River water
Rivers
Runoff
Snow
Snow cover
Snow-water equivalent
Snowfall
Snowmelt
Stable isotopes
Surface runoff
Surface water
Technology assessment
Temperature (air-sea)
Water
Water resources
Water temperature
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Summary:With changing climatic conditions andsnow cover regime, regional hydrological cycle for asnowy basin will change and further available surfacewater resources will be redistributed. Assessing snowmeltwater effect on laxnoff is the key to water safety,under climate warming and fast social-economicdeveloping status. In this study, stable isotopictechnology was utilized to analyze the snow meltwatereffect on regional hydrological processes, and todeclare the response of snow hydrology to climatechange and snow cover regime, together with long-term meteorological and hydrological observations, inthe headwater of Irtysh River, Chinese AltaiMountains during 1961-2015.
ISSN:1672-6316
1993-0321
1008-2786
DOI:10.1007/s11629-017-4556-z