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Research article
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20 Mar 2018
Research article |
| 20 Mar 2018
| 20 Mar 2018
Topography significantly influencing low flows in snow-dominated watersheds
Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University
of British Columbia (Okanagan campus), 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, British
Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Xiaohua Wei
Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University
of British Columbia (Okanagan campus), 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, British
Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Xin Yang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Virtual Geographic Environment, Nanjing Normal
University, Ministry of Education, Nanjing, 210023, China
State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base of Geographical Environment
Evolution, Nanjing, 210023, China
Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical
Information Resources Development and Application, Nanjing, 210023, China
Krysta Giles-Hansen
Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences, University
of British Columbia (Okanagan campus), 1177 Research Road, Kelowna, British
Columbia, V1V 1V7, Canada
Mingfang Zhang
School of Resources and Environment, University of Electronic Science
and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
Wenfei Liu
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Science, Nanchang Institute of
Technology, Nanchang, 330099, China
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Short summary
Topography plays an important role in determining the spatial heterogeneity of ecological, geomorphological, and hydrological processes. Topography plays a more dominant role in low flows than high flows. Our analysis also identified five significant TIs: perimeter, slope length factor, surface area, openness, and terrain characterization index. These can be used to compare watersheds when low flow assessments are conducted, specifically in snow-dominated regions.
Topography plays an important role in determining the spatial heterogeneity of ecological,...
