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The competitive relationship of scrub plants for water use in the subalpine zone of the Qilian Mountains in China
Samples of scrub plants and soil were collected from May to October 2019 in the subalpine scrub zone of the Qilian Mountains. Based on measured oxygen isotope values (δ18O) in plant xylem water and soil water, th...
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The effect of the seasonality of moisture sources on moisture flux and precipitation stable isotopes in the Shiyang River Basin
As one of the inland rivers in arid areas of Northwest China, precipitation is an important supply for the Shiyang River. Daily-scale stable isotopes of precipitation can provide record evidence for the moistu...
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Contribution of recycled moisture to precipitation and its influencing factors in the subalpine zone of Qilian Mountains
Recycled moisture, the part of precipitating vapor that comes from surface evapotranspiration, plays an important role in the hydrological process and the feedback of the land surface-atmosphere system. In thi...
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Hydrochemical characteristics and ion sources of river water in the upstream of the Shiyang River, China
As the largest tributary of the Shiyang River, with the average annual inflow of total runoff accounting for 23%, the **ying River has representative of mountain runoff of inland rivers in the Northwest of Chi...
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Influence of below-cloud secondary evaporation on stable isotope composition in precipitation and its relationship with meteorological factors in Shiyang River Basin, Northwest China
In arid regions, the process of precipitation from the cloud base to the ground is often affected by the below-cloud secondary evaporation, which changes the ratios of hydrogen and oxygen stable isotopes in fa...
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The effects of runoff on Hydrochemistry in the Qilian Mountains: a case study of **ying River Basin
With the increase of water consumption and deterioration of water quality in the arid region of China, attention has been raised on issues such as the selection of water sources, water resources protection and...
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Variation characteristics of stable isotopes in precipitation and the environmental factors that influence them in the Shiyang River Basin of China
Stable isotopes in precipitation are used to understand the hydrologic cycle as well as changes in climate. Based on 274 precipitation samples collected from 6 stations in the Shiyang River Basin from July 201...
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Spatial distribution and temporal trends in potential evapotranspiration over Hengduan Mountains region from 1960 to 2009
Based on the meteorological data of 20 stations in the Hengduan Mountains region during 1961–2009, the annual and seasonal variation of potential evapotranspiration was analyzed in combination with the Penman-...
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Source of major anions and cations of snowpacks in Hailuogou No.1 glacier, Mt. Gongga and Baishui No.1 glacier, Mt. Yulong
Snowpacks samples were colleted from two glaciers: Baishui No.1 glacier and Hailuogou No.1 glacier in June, 2006. The method of sea-salt ions tracer, correlation analysis and trend analysis were used in this r...
