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Contribution of cryosphere to runoff in the transition zone between the Tibetan Plateau and arid region based on environmental isotopes
Juan Gui
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin/Gansu Qilian
Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,
China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
Zongxing Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin/Gansu Qilian
Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,
China
Qi Feng
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin/Gansu Qilian
Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,
China
Qiao Cui
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin/Gansu Qilian
Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,
China
Jian Xue
Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin/Gansu Qilian
Mountains Eco-Environment Research Center, Northwest Institute of
Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000,
China
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- Precipitation and groundwater alternately dominate seasonal streamflow in mountainous catchments Y. Chen et al.
- Hydrological processes in the Aksu River source region during the intense ablation period based on water chemistry and isotopes F. Feng et al.
- The effect of freeze-thaw action on the dynamic change of supra-permafrost water sources: A stable isotope perspective J. Gui et al.
- Changes in runoff from major alpine watersheds on the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau: A review G. Li et al.
- Ecosystem multistability maintained by water resource management in drylands B. Wang et al.
- Quantifying spatiotemporal variability of water sources to supra-permafrost water in the source region of the Yellow River, Qinghai–Tibet plateau, China L. Zongjie et al.
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Short summary
As the transition zone between the Tibetan Plateau and the arid region, the Qilian Mountains are important ecological barriers and source regions of inland rivers in northwest China. In recent decades, drastic changes in the cryosphere have had a significant impact on the quantity and formation process of water resources in the Qilian Mountains. The mountain runoff of the Qilian Mountains mainly comes from the cryosphere belt, which contributes to approximately 80 % runoff.
As the transition zone between the Tibetan Plateau and the arid region, the Qilian Mountains are...