Articles | Volume 26, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-305-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-305-2022
Research article
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24 Jan 2022
Research article |  | 24 Jan 2022

Trends and variability in snowmelt in China under climate change

Yong Yang, Rensheng Chen, Guohua Liu, Zhangwen Liu, and Xiqiang Wang

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A comprehensive assessment of snowmelt is missing for China. Trends and variability in snowmelt in China under climate change are investigated using historical precipitation and temperature data (1951–2017) and projection scenarios (2006–2099). The snowmelt and snowmelt runoff ratio show significant spatial and temporal variability in China. The spatial variability in snowmelt changes may lead to regional differences in the impact of snowmelt on the water supply.