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Spatial–temporal variations in riverine carbon strongly influenced by local hydrological events in an alpine catchment
Xin Wang
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Ting Liu
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
Liang Wang
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
Zongguang Liu
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Erxiong Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Simin Wang
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Yue Cai
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Shanshan Zhu
State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Xiaojuan Feng
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State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change,
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Short summary
We show a comprehensive monitoring dataset on the discharge and carbon transport in a small alpine river on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, where riverine carbon increased downstream in the pre-monsoon season due to an increasing contribution of organic matter derived from seasonal permafrost thaw while it fluctuated in the monsoon season induced by sporadic precipitation. These results indicate a high sensitivity of riverine carbon in alpine headwater catchments to local hydrological events.
We show a comprehensive monitoring dataset on the discharge and carbon transport in a small...
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