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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3015-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-3015-2021
Research article
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20 May 2021
Research article |  | 20 May 2021

Spatial–temporal variations in riverine carbon strongly influenced by local hydrological events in an alpine catchment

Xin Wang, Ting Liu, Liang Wang, Zongguang Liu, Erxiong Zhu, Simin Wang, Yue Cai, Shanshan Zhu, and Xiaojuan Feng

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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.
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