This discipline broadened with the development of cryospheric science and now involves hydrological processes of various cryosphere elements systematically coupled with river basin hydrological processes. Initially, cryohydrology was referred to as hydrology involving low temperatures, for example, the hydrological study of snow, ice, frozen ground, and cold water.
3Key Laboratory of Ecohydrology of Inland River Basin, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.2China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Science, Chengdu, China.1State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, China.Yongjian Ding 1,2,3,4* Shiqiang Zhang 5,6* Rensheng Chen 3 Tianding Han 1 Haidong Han 2,3 Jinkui Wu 3 Xiangying Li 5,6 Qiudong Zhao 1,2,3 Donghui Shangguan 1,2 Yong Yang 3 Junfeng Liu 3 Shengxia Wang 3 Jia Qin 3 Yaping Chang 3
