Discharge Characteristics and Changes over the Ob River Watershed in Siberia
Discharge Characteristics and Changes over the Ob River Watershed in Siberia
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DOI:
10.1175/1525-7541(2004)005
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发表时间:
2004-08
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Daqing Yang;B. Ye;A. Shiklomanov
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作者:
Daqing Yang;B. Ye;A. Shiklomanov
Abstract This study analyzes long-term (1936–90) monthly streamflow records for the major subbasins within the Ob River watershed in order to examine discharge changes induced by human activities (particularly reservoirs and agricultural activities) and natural variations. Changes in streamflow pattern were found to be different between the upper and lower parts of the Ob watershed. Over the upper Ob basin, streamflow decreases in summer months and increases in the winter season. The decreases in summer are mainly due to water uses along the river valley for agricultural and industrial purposes and to reservoir regulation to reduce the summer peak floods. The increases in winter streamflow are caused by reservoir impacts to release water for power generation over winter months. In the lower Ob regions, however, streamflow increased during midsummer and winter months and weakly decreased in autumn. These increases in summer flow are associated with increases in summer precipitation and winter snow cover ov...