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16 Feb 2024
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Soil water sources and their implications for vegetation restoration in the Three-Rivers Headwater Region during different ablation periods
Zongxing Li
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
Juan Gui
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Qiao Cui
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Jian Xue
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Fa Du
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
Lanping Si
Observation and Research Station of Eco-Hydrology and National Park by Stable Isotope Tracing in Qilian Mountains/ Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Tobias Schuetz, Chantal Gascuel-Odoux, Patrick Durand, and Markus Weiler
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M. Majerova, B. T. Neilson, N. M. Schmadel, J. M. Wheaton, and C. J. Snow
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Short summary
Precipitation, ground ice, and snow meltwater accounted for approximately 72 %, 20 %, and 8 % of soil water during the early ablation period. Snow is completely melted in the heavy ablation period and the end of the ablation period, and precipitation contributed about 90 % and 94 % of soil water, respectively. These recharges also vary markedly with altitude and vegetation type.
Precipitation, ground ice, and snow meltwater accounted for approximately 72 %, 20 %, and 8 % of...
