Articles | Volume 25, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3163-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-3163-2021
Research article
 | 
10 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 10 Jun 2021

Contrasting hydrological and thermal intensities determine seasonal lake-level variations – a case study at Paiku Co on the southern Tibetan Plateau

Yanbin Lei, Tandong Yao, Kun Yang, Lazhu, Yaoming Ma, and Broxton W. Bird

Data sets

Lake water temperature, hydrometeorology and lake evaporation at Paiku Co in the central Himalayas (2015-2018) Yanbin Lei, Tandong Yao, Kun Yang, Lazhu, Yaoming Ma, and Broxton W. Bird https://doi.org/10.11888/Hydro.tpdc.270287

Download
Short summary
Lake evaporation from Paiku Co on the TP is low in spring and summer and high in autumn and early winter. There is a ~ 5-month lag between net radiation and evaporation due to large lake heat storage. High evaporation and low inflow cause significant lake-level decrease in autumn and early winter, while low evaporation and high inflow cause considerable lake-level increase in summer. This study implies that evaporation can affect the different amplitudes of lake-level variations on the TP.