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25 Sep 2024
Research article |  | 25 Sep 2024

Spatiotemporal responses of runoff to climate change in the southern Tibetan Plateau

He Sun, Tandong Yao, Fengge Su, Wei Yang, and Deliang Chen

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Our findings show that runoff in the Yarlung Zangbo (YZ) basin is primarily driven by rainfall, with the largest glacier runoff contribution in the downstream sub-basin. Annual runoff increased in the upper stream but decreased downstream due to varying precipitation patterns. It is expected to rise throughout the 21st century, mainly driven by increased rainfall.