Seasonal catchment memory of high mountain rivers in the Tibetan Plateau.

ABSTRACT: Rivers originating in the Tibetan Plateau are crucial to the population in Asia. However, research about quantifying seasonal catchment memory of these rivers is still limited. Here, we propose a model able to accurately estimate terrestrial water storage change (TWSC), and characterize catchment memory processes and durations using the memory curve and the influence/domination time, respectively. By investigating eight representative basins of the region, we find that the seasonal catchment memory in precipitation-dominated basins is mainly controlled by precipitation, and that in non-precipitation-dominated basins is strongly influenced by temperature. We further uncover that in precipitation-dominated basins, longer influence time corresponds to longer domination time, with the influenc

SUBMITTER: Gu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235091 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature