| Title: | Inclusion of glacier processes for distributed hydrological modeling at basin scale with application to a watershed in Tianshan Mountains, northwest China |
| Authors: | Luo, Y., J. Arnold, S. Y. Liu, X. Y. Wang and X. Chen |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Journal: | Journal of Hydrology |
| Volume (Issue): | 477 |
| Pages: | 72-85 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.11.005 |
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| Model: | SWAT (modified) |
| Broad Application Category: | hydrologic only |
| Primary Application Category: | snowmelt, frozen soil and/or glacier melt processes |
| Secondary Application Category: | hydrologic assessment |
| Watershed Description: | 5,163 km^2 Manas River (to the Kenswat Hydrological Station), located at the northern side of the Middle Tianshan Mountains in northwest China. |
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| General Comments: | There are more than 800 glaciers in the Manas River Basin with 15 of them larger than 5 km^2 in area. |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Glacier; Snow; Streamflow; Climate change; SWAT |