| Title | Streamflow changes in Alaska between the cool phase (1947-1976) and the warm phase (1977-2006) of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation; the influence of glaciers |
| Author | Hodgkins, G.A. |
| Author Affil | Hodgkins, G.A., U. S. Geological Survey, Augusta, ME |
| Source | Water Resources Research, 45(6), Citation W06502. Publisher: American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States. ISSN: 0043-1397 |
| Publication Date | 2009 |
| Notes | In English. 15 refs. GeoRef Acc. No: 300012 |
| Index Terms | climate; climatic change; glaciers; glacial hydrology; hydrology; ice; rivers; river flow; United States--Alaska; Alaska; annual variations; climate change; fluvial features; Pacific Decadal Oscillation; seasonal variations; streamflow; United States |
| Abstract | Streamflow data from 35 stations in and near Alaska were analyzed for changes between the cool phase (1947-1976) and the warm phase (1977-2006) of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Winter, spring, and summer flow changes and maximum annual flow changes were different for glaciated basins (more than 10% glacier-covered area) than for nonglaciated basins, showing the influence of glaciers on historical streamflow changes. Mean February flows, for example, increased for the median of available stations by 45% for glaciated basins and by 17% for nonglaciated ones. |
| URL | http://hdl.handle.net/10.1029/2008WR007575 |
| Publication Type | journal article |
| Record ID | 64004650 |