Hydrologic studies have been conducted in the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (CPCRW) since 1969 primarily directed at improving our understanding of basic hydrological processes in an area underlain by discontinuous permafrost. Recently research has focused upon the interaction of biologica...
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| Summary: | Hydrologic studies have been conducted in the Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed (CPCRW) since 1969 primarily directed at improving our understanding of basic hydrological processes in an area underlain by discontinuous permafrost. Recently research has focused upon the interaction of biological and physical processes in support of the Long Term Ecological Research (L TER) project of the Bonanza Creek L TER. These cross-disciplinary analyses have taken several different approaches with the main emphasis being on response to disturbance. Many Japanese collaborators have participated actively in these studies. The Japanese YuWEX project has been directed at quantitying hydrological processes in the headwaters of the Yukon River basin. The FROSTFIRE study investigated the pre-burn conditions, burn, and response and recovery after a controlled wildfIre experiment in a small sub-basin. These and other experiments have demonstrated that the presence or absence of permafrost is a critical factor in controlling surface and subsurface hydrological and biological processes We are studying the changing hydrologic response across and among ecotones. Our objective is to learn what controls the soil moisture dynamics within a landscape type/vegetation unit. Our |
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