Cryohydrology

This book is devoted to the study of cryohydrology in hydrological research in cold regions through theoretical aspects, field observations, remote sensing and GIS, hydrological model, and impacts on regional and global scale. Understanding cryohydrology is a prerequisite to the hydrological process in cold regions. The book aims to provide a guide for seeking to understand and build cryohydrology by observation and modeling. It is motivated by recent rapid advances in cryospheric sciences including the discipline trees, in addition to the impact of cryospheric changes on different scales. Chapters are carefully developed to cover (1) development of cryohydrology, (2) research methods, (3) ablation and runoff generating process, (4)meltwater runoff, (5)river sediment, (6) meltwater hydrochemistry, (7) effect of watershed hydrology, and (8) global cryospheric cycle. It addresses the above issues with a holistic and systematic approach that utilizes observation to simulation. The book is written for scholars working in hydrological research fields as well as stakeholders engaging in environmental sustainability in cold regions.