The Distribution of Precipitation in the Qilian Mountains

Chuancheng Zhao, Shuxia Yao

2018

Abstract

Precipitation in the mountains plays a significant role in providing water for the sustainable development of oasis cities downstream. The precipitation data of 49 national meteorological stations that surround the Qilian Mountains were analysed during the period from 1980 to 2013. The results show that the precipitation is affected not only by the source of water vapour, but also by the topography. The distribution of mean annual precipitation decreased from southeast to northwest. The value of precipitation is high around Qinghai Lake. Considering the seasonal distribution, the summer precipitation accounts for above half of annual precipitation, whereas the winter precipitation accounts for below 10% of annual precipitation.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Zhao C. and Yao S. (2018). The Distribution of Precipitation in the Qilian Mountains.In Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG, ISBN 978-989-758-342-1, pages 194-198. DOI: 10.5220/0007428001940198

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iweg18,
author={Chuancheng Zhao and Shuxia Yao},
title={The Distribution of Precipitation in the Qilian Mountains},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG,},
year={2018},
pages={194-198},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007428001940198},
isbn={978-989-758-342-1},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Workshop on Environment and Geoscience - Volume 1: IWEG,
TI - The Distribution of Precipitation in the Qilian Mountains
SN - 978-989-758-342-1
AU - Zhao C.
AU - Yao S.
PY - 2018
SP - 194
EP - 198
DO - 10.5220/0007428001940198