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Research article
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23 Jul 2015
Research article |
| 23 Jul 2015
Sensitivity analysis and implications for surface processes from a hydrological modelling approach in the Gunt catchment, high Pamir Mountains
Remote Sensing Group, Geology Institute, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, B.-von-Cotta-Str. 2, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
M. Knoche
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Halle, Germany
R. Gloaguen
Remote Sensing Group, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg of Resource Technology, Freiberg, Germany
Remote Sensing Group, Geology Institute, Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg, B.-von-Cotta-Str. 2, 09599 Freiberg, Germany
C. Andermann
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam, German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), Potsdam, Germany
P. Krause
Gewässerkundlicher Landesdienst, Hochwassernachrichtenzentrale, Thüringer Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie (TLUG), Jena, Germany
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- Glacier meltwater has limited contributions to the total runoff in the major rivers draining the Tibetan Plateau Y. Nan et al. 10.1038/s41612-025-01060-6
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Short summary
A semi-distributed hydrological model is used to analyse the hydrological cycle of a glaciated high-mountain catchment in the Pamirs.
We overcome data scarcity by utilising various raster data sets as meteorological input. Temperature in combination with the amount of snow provided in winter play the key role in the annual cycle.
This implies that expected Earth surface processes along precipitation and altitude gradients differ substantially.
A semi-distributed hydrological model is used to analyse the hydrological cycle of a glaciated...
