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- Title
Regimes of runoff components on the debris-covered Koxkar glacier in western China.
- Authors
Han, Hai-dong; Ding, Yong-jian; Liu, Shi-yin; Wang, Jian
- Abstract
By using a degree-day based distributed hydrological model, regimes of glacial runoff from the Koxkar glacier during 2007-2011 are simulated, and variations and characteristics of major hydrological components are discussed. The results show that the meltwater runoff contributes 67.4%, of the proglacial discharge, out of which snowmelt, clean ice melting, buried-ice ablation and ice-cliff backwasting account for 22.4%, 21.9%, 17.9% and 5.3% of the total melt runoff, respectively. Rainfall runoff is significant in mid-latitude glacierized mountain areas like Tianshan and Karakorum. In the Koxkar glacier catchment, about 11.5% of stream water is initiated from liquid precipitation. Spatial distributions for each glacial runoff component reveal the importance of climatic gradients, local topography and morphology on glacial runoff generation, and temporal variations of these components is closely related to the annual cycle of catchment meteorology and glacier storage. Four stages are recognized in the seasonal variations of glacier storage, reflecting changes in meltwater yields, meteorological conditions and drainage systems in the annual hydrological cycle.
- Subjects
KARAKORUM (Extinct city); CHINA; RUNOFF; GLACIERS; METEOROLOGICAL precipitation; WATERSHEDS; HYDROLOGIC cycle
- Publication
Journal of Mountain Science, 2015, Vol 12, Issue 2, p313
- ISSN
1672-6316
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11629-014-3163-5