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URUMQI, June 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese researchers have released data on river runoff in the Tianshan Mountains watershed, an important region where Central Asian rivers flow.
The study, conducted by scientists from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was published in the journal Scientific Data.
The dataset collected daily runoff data from 56 river basins and monthly data from 89 river basins in the Tianshan Mountains. The researchers reconstructed runoff observations by combining data from both local and international monitoring stations.
The study found a general trend of increasing water runoff in the Tianshan Mountains watersheds, which was particularly noticeable between 1990 and 2019. Spatially, it showed increasing runoff in the west and south and decreasing runoff in the east and north.
According to the first author of this study, Li Shuai, due to data shortage and complex hydrological conditions in the Tianshan region, there is still no consistent and systematic data on river runoff.
“This is the first comprehensive and long-term study on streamflow modeling and data reconstruction at the watershed scale in the Tianshan Mountains,” Li Shuai said.
According to the results, the study helped to obtain comprehensive data on river runoff from small basins in the Tianshan Mountains and provides necessary data for water resources management and impact assessment of extreme weather events in the region. -0-