Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia
Siberian rivers are of global importance as they impact on the freshwater budget of the Arctic Ocean, which affects the Thermo-Haline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. Siberian rivers, in particular the tributaries to the larger rivers, are under-represented in the international river-regime...
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ftleicester:oai:lra.le.ac.uk:2381/4682 2023-05-15T14:59:19+02:00 Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia Onuchin, Alexander Balzter, Heiko Borisova, Helen Blyth, Eleanor 2009-09-15T12:48:50Z http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170805002502 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/4682 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 en eng Elsevier Advances in Water Resources, 2006, 29 (9), pp. 1314-1327. 0309-1708 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170805002502 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/4682 doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 This is the author's final draft of the paper published as Advances in Water Resources, 2006, 29 (9), pp. 1314-1327. The final version is available from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03091708. Doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 Article 2009 ftleicester https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 2019-03-22T20:13:24Z Siberian rivers are of global importance as they impact on the freshwater budget of the Arctic Ocean, which affects the Thermo-Haline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. Siberian rivers, in particular the tributaries to the larger rivers, are under-represented in the international river-regime databases. The runoff of three Russian rivers in the Central Siberian taiga (Kureyka, Karabula and Erba) is modelled to analyse the relative influence of climate. In addition three rivers (Rhine, Maas and Odra) in Western Europe are similarly assessed as a control. The results show that the role of precipitation and autocorrelation as factors in the formation of river runoff is stronger under oceanic climate conditions, increasing from the central regions of Northern Eurasia towards the Arctic Ocean in the North and the Atlantic in the West. At the same time the influence of summer temperatures is weakened. The formation of Northern Eurasian river runoff appears to be influenced by periodically thawing top horizons of permafrost soil. Time served as an indicator for land use change after inclusion of meteorological data in the models. Maas and Erba showed a significant influence of the time factor. For the Erba the onset of agricultural land use in the catchment coincides with a drop in runoff. A similar causal relationship is suggested for the Maas. Land use can change the formation of runoff, which in turn can be used as an environmental indicator for sustainable land use. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Ocean North Atlantic permafrost taiga University of Leicester: Leicester Research Archive (LRA) Arctic Arctic Ocean Kureyka ENVELOPE(87.172,87.172,66.468,66.468) Advances in Water Resources 29 9 1314 1327 |
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Siberian rivers are of global importance as they impact on the freshwater budget of the Arctic Ocean, which affects the Thermo-Haline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean. Siberian rivers, in particular the tributaries to the larger rivers, are under-represented in the international river-regime databases. The runoff of three Russian rivers in the Central Siberian taiga (Kureyka, Karabula and Erba) is modelled to analyse the relative influence of climate. In addition three rivers (Rhine, Maas and Odra) in Western Europe are similarly assessed as a control. The results show that the role of precipitation and autocorrelation as factors in the formation of river runoff is stronger under oceanic climate conditions, increasing from the central regions of Northern Eurasia towards the Arctic Ocean in the North and the Atlantic in the West. At the same time the influence of summer temperatures is weakened. The formation of Northern Eurasian river runoff appears to be influenced by periodically thawing top horizons of permafrost soil. Time served as an indicator for land use change after inclusion of meteorological data in the models. Maas and Erba showed a significant influence of the time factor. For the Erba the onset of agricultural land use in the catchment coincides with a drop in runoff. A similar causal relationship is suggested for the Maas. Land use can change the formation of runoff, which in turn can be used as an environmental indicator for sustainable land use. |
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Onuchin, Alexander Balzter, Heiko Borisova, Helen Blyth, Eleanor Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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Climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in Northern Eurasia |
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climatic and geographic patterns of river runoff formation in northern eurasia |
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Advances in Water Resources, 2006, 29 (9), pp. 1314-1327. 0309-1708 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0309170805002502 http://hdl.handle.net/2381/4682 doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 |
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This is the author's final draft of the paper published as Advances in Water Resources, 2006, 29 (9), pp. 1314-1327. The final version is available from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/03091708. Doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2005.10.006 |
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