Seasonal variability in the global relevance of mountains to satisfy lowland water demand
Sarah Hanus,
Peter Burek,
Mikhail Smilovic
et al.
Abstract:Mountain areas play a vital role in global water resources as they often generate disproportionally high runoff and seasonally delay runoff due to storage as snow and ice. Water originating from mountains is used to satisfy human water demand further downstream in the lowlands of the corresponding river basins. Although the relevance of mountains for water supply is widely acknowledged, our current quantitative knowledge of their relevance for human water use on a global scale remains limited to decadal averag… Show more
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