MA Rawlins, H Ye, D Yang, A Shiklomanov, KC McDonald

2009/9/27

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

114

D18

Abstract [1] Discharge from large Eurasia rivers increased during the 20th century, yet much
remains unknown regarding details of this increasing freshwater flux. Here, for the three
largest Eurasian basins (the Ob, Yenisei, and Lena) we examine the nature of annual and
seasonal discharge trends by investigating the flow changes along with those for
precipitation, snow depth, and snow water equivalent. On the basis of a multiperiod trend
analysis and examination of station data, we propose two characteristic regimes to explain ...