Hydrological connectivity from glaciers to rivers in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: roles of suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater

Ma, Rui; Sun, Ziyong; Hu, Yalu; Chang, Qixin; Wang, Shuo; Xing, Wenle; Ge, Mengyan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4803-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4803-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-4803-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 9

Research article

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27 Sep 2017

Research article |

| 27 Sep 2017

Hydrological connectivity from glaciers to rivers in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau: roles of suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater

Rui Ma, Ziyong Sun, Yalu Hu, Qixin Chang, Shuo Wang, Wenle Xing, and Mengyan Ge

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Final revised paper (published on 27 Sep 2017)
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RC1: 'Comments on Hydrological connectivity from glaciers to rivers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: roles of suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater', Anonymous Referee #1, 04 Mar 2017
- AC1: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #1', Rui Ma, 12 Apr 2017
RC2: 'Hydrological connectivity from glaciers to rivers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: roles of suprapermafrost and subpermafrost groundwater', Anonymous Referee #2, 30 Mar 2017
- AC2: 'Response to Anonymous Referee #2', Rui Ma, 12 Apr 2017

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by Editor and Referees) (25 Apr 2017) by Bill X. Hu

AR by Rui Ma on behalf of the Authors (29 May 2017)

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (23 Jun 2017) by Bill X. Hu

RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (24 Jun 2017)

RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (19 Jul 2017)

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (07 Aug 2017) by Bill X. Hu

AR by Rui Ma on behalf of the Authors (14 Aug 2017) Manuscript

Short summary

The roles of groundwater flow in the hydrological cycle within the alpine area characterized by permafrost or seasonal frost are poorly known. We investigated the role of permafrost in controlling groundwater flow and hydrological connections between glaciers and river. The recharge, flow path and discharge of permafrost groundwater at the study site were explored. Two mechanisms were proposed to explain the significantly seasonal variation in interaction between groundwater and surface water.