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DOI	10.5194/hess-22-5097-2018
	Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets
	Li H.; Haugen J.E.; Xu C.-Y.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	1027-5606
起始页码	5097
结束页码	5110
卷号	22 期号:10
英文摘要	Data scarcity is the biggest problem for scientific research related to hydrology and climate studies in the Great Himalayas region. High-quality precipitation data are difficult to obtain due to a sparse network, cold climate and high heterogeneity in topography. In this paper, we examine four datasets in northern India of the Western Himalayas: interpolated gridded data based on gauge observations (IMD, 1° × 1°, and APHRODITE, 0.25° × 0.25°), reanalysis data (ERA-Interim, 0.75° × 0.75°) and high-resolution simulation by a regional climate model (WRF, 0.15° × 0.15°). The four datasets show a similar spatial pattern and temporal variation during the period 1981-2007, though the absolute values vary significantly (497-819 mm year-1). The differences are particularly large in July and August at the windward slopes and high-elevation areas. Overall, the datasets show that the summer is getting wetter and the winter is getting drier, though most of the trends in monthly precipitation are not significant. Trend analysis of summer and winter precipitation at every grids confirms the changes. Wetter summers will result in more and bigger floods in the downstream areas. Warmer and drier winters will result in less glacier accumulation. All the datasets show consistency in the period 1981-2007 and can give a spatial overview of the precipitation in the region. Comparing with the Bhuntar gauge data, the WRF dataset gives the best estimates of extreme precipitation. To conclude, we recommend the APHRODITE dataset and the WRF dataset for hydrological studies for their improved spatial variation which match the scale of hydrological processes as well as accuracy in extreme precipitation for flood simulation. © 2018 Author(s).
语种	英语
scopus关键词	Floods; Gages; Precipitation (meteorology); Extreme precipitation; High resolution simulations; Hydrological process; Precipitation data; Precipitation patterns; Regional climate modeling; Scientific researches; Winter precipitation; Climate models
来源期刊	Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/159898
作者单位	Li, H., Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Direct., Oslo, Norway, University of Oslo, Norway; Haugen, J.E., Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Oslo, Norway; Xu, C.-Y., University of Oslo, Norway
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li H.,Haugen J.E.,Xu C.-Y.. Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets[J],2018,22(10).
APA	Li H.,Haugen J.E.,&Xu C.-Y..(2018).Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets.Hydrology and Earth System Sciences,22(10).
MLA	Li H.,et al."Precipitation pattern in the Western Himalayas revealed by four datasets".Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 22.10(2018).