Earth’s Cryosphere, 2021, Vol. XXV, No. 6, p. 42-51.

ASSESSMENT OF THE AMOUNT OF WINTER PRECIPITATION IN MOUNTAIN BASINS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON FLOOD FORMATION (CHARYSH AND ANUY RIVER BASINS, ALTAE AS A CASE STUDY)

V.P. Galakhov¹, S.Yu. Samoilova¹, E.V. Mardasova²

1 Institute for Water and Environmental Problems, SB RAS, Molodezhnaya str. 1, Barnaul, 656038, Russia
2 Altai State University, Lenina ave. 61, Barnaul, 656049, Russia; galahov@iwep.ru

The paper presents an estimate of the annual precipitation amount for the winter period (1967–2006) in the basins of the Charysh and Anuy mountain rivers. A kinematic model for air mass movement when crossing orographic barriers is used for calculations. The initial data are monthly precipitation totals (November–March) obtained from meteorological stations and gauges located within the basins and at the adjacent territory. Based on the single-factor dependencies and multiple correlation/regression analysis, we assess the dependences of melt runoff depth on total precipitation for winter and flood (April–June) time periods in the gaging stations “Charyshsky state farm” on Charysh River and “Anuysky state farm” – on Anuy.

Altai, Charysh River, Anuy River, winter precipitation, high water, runoff depth.