Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1947-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1947-2018
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20 Mar 2018
Research article |  | 20 Mar 2018

Topography significantly influencing low flows in snow-dominated watersheds

Qiang Li, Xiaohua Wei, Xin Yang, Krysta Giles-Hansen, Mingfang Zhang, and Wenfei Liu

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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.
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