Runoff component quantification and future streamflow projection in a large mountainous basin based on a multidata-constrained cryospheric–hydrological model
Mengjiao Zhang,Yi Nan,and Fuqiang Tian
Mengjiao Zhang
Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Owing to differences in the existing published results, we conducted a detailed analysis of the runoff components and future trends in the Yarlung Tsangpo River basin and found that the contributions of snowmelt and glacier melt runoff to streamflow (both ~5 %) are limited and much lower than previous results. The streamflow in this area will continuously increase in the future, but the overestimated contribution of glacier melt could lead to an underestimation of this increasing trend.
Owing to differences in the existing published results, we conducted a detailed analysis of the...