Abstract. The streamflow of the Yellow River (YR) is strongly affected by human activities like irrigation and dam operation. Many attribution studies have focused on long-term trends streamflows, yet contributions these anthropogenic factors to fluctuations not been well quantified with fully mechanistic models. This study aims (1) demonstrate whether global land surface model ORCHIDEE (ORgani...

On the basis of comprehensive analysis on connotation, assessment methods and index system of river health, combined with the national river health assessment pilot project, river health assessment system is improved by increasing indicators and correcting their weights. The weights of ecological health and functional health of each zone in the national ecological function zoning are revised. A...

Land surface evapotranspiration (LET) from typical river basins in China in the years 1991, 1995 and 1999, was modelled with a quantitative remote sensing method, which is based on a modified version of the Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) model. LET simulations were conducted on several river basins, and validations demonstrated good agreement with observational data on all basins, except ...