Vertical influence of temperature and precipitation on snow cover variability in the Yarlung Zangbo River basin, China

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 41; no. 2; pp. 1148 - 1161
• Main Authors: Ban, Chunguang, Xu, Zongxue, Zuo, Depeng, Liu, Xiaowan, Zhang, Rui, Wang, Jing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.02.2021; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Altitude; CHIRPS; Climate change; Climate control; Correlation analysis; Elevation; Future climates; Global warming; High altitude; Mountain regions; Mountainous areas; Northern Hemisphere; Precipitation; Precipitation-temperature relationships; Regions; Remote sensing; Resource availability; River basins; Rivers; Snow; Snow cover; temperature; threshold elevation; Variability; Water resources; Yarlung Zangbo River; Yarlung Zangbo River

Seasonal snow cover in mountainous areas is a key source of water for downstream regions. The snow cover area (SCA) in the Northern Hemisphere has significantly decreased during the past decades in response to global warming. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the primary factors controlling...