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Mountain Runoff Generation

Mountain Runoff Generation is a hydrological process denoting the production of surface and subsurface flow in mountainous terrain through the transformation of precipitation and meltwater into runoff, distinguished by the dominant influence of elevation-driven climate gradients, steep topography, and seasonal snow and ice dynamics.

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2.6K

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226

Authors

95

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

53

Assessing the Hydrological Significance of the World's Mountains

Daniel Viviroli, Rolf Weingartner, Bruno Messerli · Mountain Research and Development · 2003 · 262 citations

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Studying the role of old agricultural terraces on runoff generation in a small Mediterranean mountainous basin

Francesc Gallart, Pilar Llorens, Jérôme Latron · Journal of Hydrology · 1994 · 171 citations

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A comparative study in modelling runoff and its components in two mountainous catchments

J. Gurtz, Massimiliano Zappa, Karsten Jasper et al. · Hydrological Processes · 2003 · 157 citations

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Seasonal changes in runoff generation in a small forested mountain catchment

Daniele Penna, Ilja van Meerveld, Omar Oliviero et al. · Hydrological Processes · 2014 · 143 citations · Full text

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Climate change impacts on high elevation hydropower generation in California’s Sierra Nevada: a case study in the Upper American River

Sebastián Vicuña, R. Leonardson, Michael W. Hanemann et al. · Climatic Change · 2007 · 139 citations

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Authors

226

  1. QF
    Qi Feng

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    3 publications · 132 citations

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  2. IV
    Ilja van Meerveld

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    3 publications · 193 citations

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  3. ZH
    Zhihua He

    University of Saskatchewan, Canada

    2 publications · 107 citations

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  4. GZ
    Guofeng Zhu

    Northwest Normal University, China

    2 publications · 84 citations

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  5. MB
    Marco Borga

    University of Padua, Italy

    2 publications · 183 citations

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Institutions

95

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    49 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources

    Lanzhou, China

    6 h-index

    35 publications

    1.5K citations

  3. Northwest Normal University

    Lanzhou, China

    4 h-index

    34 publications

    980 citations

  4. Norsk Hydro (Germany)

    Grevenbroich, Germany

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    376 citations

  5. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    243 citations

  6. University of Freiburg

    Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    250 citations

  7. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    650 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    578 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Hydrology

    10 publications · 571 citations

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  2. Hydrological Processes

    8 publications · 608 citations

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  3. Hydrology and earth system sciences

    3 publications · 139 citations

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  4. Cuadernos de Investigación Geográfica

    3 publications · 106 citations

    3

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  5. Environmental Earth Sciences

    3 publications · 73 citations

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