Quantitative determination of environmental factors governing the snow melting: a geodetector case study in the central Tienshan Mountains

Abstract Because of the distinctive vertical climate and topography gradients in the alpine region, the snow cover of the Tienshan Mountains possesses complex spatiotemporal heterogeneity, particularly during the melting process. Quantifying the environmental factors is therefore crucial to understa...

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Main Authors: Haixing Li, Jinrong Liu, Xuelei Lei, Yumeng Ju, Xiangxu Bu, Hongxing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-15722-5