Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education of China), School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education of China), School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Leilei Yong
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education of China), School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education of China), School of Geographical Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China
Otgonbayar Demberel
Department of Geography and Geology, Khovd branch of National University of Mongolia, Khovd, 84140, Mongolia
An integrated cryospheric–hydrologic model, FLEX-Cryo, was developed that considers glaciers, snow cover, and frozen soil and their dynamic impacts on hydrology. We utilized it to simulate future changes in cryosphere and hydrology in the Hulu catchment. Our projections showed the two glaciers will melt completely around 2050, snow cover will reduce, and permafrost will degrade. For hydrology, runoff will decrease after the glacier has melted, and permafrost degradation will increase baseflow.
An integrated cryospheric–hydrologic model, FLEX-Cryo, was developed that considers glaciers,...
