Journal article
Quantitative evaluation on the influence from cryosphere meltwater on runoff in an inland river basin of China
L Zongxing, F Qi, QJ Wang, Y Song, L Jianguo, L Yongge, W Yamin
Global and Planetary Change | ELSEVIER | Published : 2016
Abstract
Under climate warming, increasing attention is being directed towards high altitude regions where glaciers are shrinking and frozen soil is in degrading. This study, taken Taolai river in Qilian Mountains as an example, is to quantify the relative contributions of cryosphere meltwater to outlet river, based on 221 water samples from precipitation, river, groundwater and meltwater during 2013–2014. The results indicated that cryosphere meltwater accounted for 49% of the total runoff in the source region, and this contribution rate decreased to 21% at the outlet of basin. In addition, precipitation and meltwater from cryosphere belt has contributed up to 78% of the outlet river runoff. An inve..
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding Acknowledgements
The data of stable isotopes for different water samples are available from the corresponding author. This study was supported by the Open Foundation from State Key Laboratory (SKLFSE201403, SKLCS-OP-2014-07), Natural Science Outstanding Scholar Foundation of Gansu Province (1506RJDA282), National Natural Science Foundation (91547102), the CAS/SAFEA International Partnership Program for Creative Research Teams, a Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Exchange Plans from China Postdoctoral Association (20140043), National Natural Science Foundation (41271356), the Key Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-XB3-15), and the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, CAS (2013274). We greatly appreciate suggestions from four anonymous referees for the improvement of our paper. Thanks also to the editorial staff.