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The value of water isotope data on improving process understanding in a glacierized catchment on the Tibetan Plateau
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of
Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Lide Tian
Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
Center of Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Zhihua He
Center for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, State Key Laboratory of
Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Lili Shao
Institute of International Rivers and Eco-security, Yunnan University, Kunming, China
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Short summary
This study integrated a water isotope module into the hydrological model THREW. The isotope-aided model was subsequently applied for process understanding in the glacierized watershed of Karuxung river on the Tibetan Plateau. The model was used to quantify the contribution of runoff component and estimate the water travel time in the catchment. Model uncertainties were significantly constrained by using additional isotopic data, improving the process understanding in the catchment.
This study integrated a water isotope module into the hydrological model THREW. The...
