Research Article

Modelling Snowmelt Runoff under Climate Change Scenarios in an Ungauged Mountainous Watershed, Northwest China

Table 1

Value of main parameters for the SRM.

ParameterA zoneB zoneC zoneD zoneE zoneF zoneG zoneH zone

Lapse rate (°C/100 m)0.550.550.550.550.650.650.650.65

(°C) −0.5 (Apr, Sep)
0 (May–Aug)
−0.5−0.5

DDF (cm °C−1 d−1) 0.3 (Apr, Sep)
0.45 (May–Jul)
0.55 (Aug)
0.6

Lag time (h)18

000.10.10.150.150.20.2

0.35 (Apr, Sep)0.30 (Apr, Sep)0.30 (Apr, Sep)0.30 (Apr, Sep)0.25 (Apr, Sep)0.25 (Apr, Sep)0.250.25
0.40 (May–Jul)0.35 (May–Jul)0.35 (May–Jul)0.35 (May–Aug)0.30 (May–Jul)0.30 (May–Aug)
0.45 (Aug)0.40 (Aug)0.40 (Aug)0.35 (Aug)

RCA11111 (Apr 1th–15th)1 (Apr 1th–15th)00
0 (Apr 16th–Sep)0 (Apr 15th–Sep)

0.98

0.02