Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges
Terrestrial hydrology is central to the Arctic system and its freshwater circulation. Water transport and water constituents vary, however, across a very diverse geography. In this paper, which is a component of the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis, we review the central freshwater processes in the terre...
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fthsvestlandet:oai:hvlopen.brage.unit.no:11250/2449140 2024-03-03T08:40:30+00:00 Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges Bring, Arvid Fedorova, Irina V. Dibike, Yonas B. Hinzman, Larry Mård, Johanna Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard Prowse, Terry D. Semenova, Olga M. Stuefer, Svetlana L. Woo, Ming-ko 2016 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2449140 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003131 eng eng Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences. 2016, 121 (3), 621-649. urn:issn:2169-8953 http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2449140 https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003131 cristin:1377059 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.no 621-649 121 Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences 3 Journal article Peer reviewed 2016 fthsvestlandet https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JG003131 2024-02-02T12:40:38Z Terrestrial hydrology is central to the Arctic system and its freshwater circulation. Water transport and water constituents vary, however, across a very diverse geography. In this paper, which is a component of the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis, we review the central freshwater processes in the terrestrial Arctic drainage and how they function and change across seven hydrophysiographical regions (Arctic tundra, boreal plains, shield, mountains, grasslands, glaciers/ice caps, and wetlands). We also highlight links between terrestrial hydrology and other components of the Arctic freshwater system. In terms of key processes, snow cover extent and duration is generally decreasing on a pan-Arctic scale, but snow depth is likely to increase in the Arctic tundra. Evapotranspiration will likely increase overall, but as it is coupled to shifts in landscape characteristics, regional changes are uncertain and may vary over time. Streamflow will generally increase with increasing precipitation, but high and low flows may decrease in some regions. Continued permafrost thaw will trigger hydrological change in multiple ways, particularly through increasing connectivity between groundwater and surface water and changing water storage in lakes and soils, which will influence exchange of moisture with the atmosphere. Other effects of hydrological change include increased risks to infrastructure and water resource planning, ecosystem shifts, and growing flows of water, nutrients, sediment, and carbon to the ocean. Coordinated efforts in monitoring, modeling, and processing studies at various scales are required to improve the understanding of change, in particular at the interfaces between hydrology, atmosphere, ecology, resources, and oceans. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Ice permafrost Tundra Høgskulen på Vestlandet: HVL Open Arctic Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences 121 3 621 649 |
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Terrestrial hydrology is central to the Arctic system and its freshwater circulation. Water transport and water constituents vary, however, across a very diverse geography. In this paper, which is a component of the Arctic Freshwater Synthesis, we review the central freshwater processes in the terrestrial Arctic drainage and how they function and change across seven hydrophysiographical regions (Arctic tundra, boreal plains, shield, mountains, grasslands, glaciers/ice caps, and wetlands). We also highlight links between terrestrial hydrology and other components of the Arctic freshwater system. In terms of key processes, snow cover extent and duration is generally decreasing on a pan-Arctic scale, but snow depth is likely to increase in the Arctic tundra. Evapotranspiration will likely increase overall, but as it is coupled to shifts in landscape characteristics, regional changes are uncertain and may vary over time. Streamflow will generally increase with increasing precipitation, but high and low flows may decrease in some regions. Continued permafrost thaw will trigger hydrological change in multiple ways, particularly through increasing connectivity between groundwater and surface water and changing water storage in lakes and soils, which will influence exchange of moisture with the atmosphere. Other effects of hydrological change include increased risks to infrastructure and water resource planning, ecosystem shifts, and growing flows of water, nutrients, sediment, and carbon to the ocean. Coordinated efforts in monitoring, modeling, and processing studies at various scales are required to improve the understanding of change, in particular at the interfaces between hydrology, atmosphere, ecology, resources, and oceans. publishedVersion |
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Bring, Arvid Fedorova, Irina V. Dibike, Yonas B. Hinzman, Larry Mård, Johanna Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard Prowse, Terry D. Semenova, Olga M. Stuefer, Svetlana L. Woo, Ming-ko |
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Bring, Arvid Fedorova, Irina V. Dibike, Yonas B. Hinzman, Larry Mård, Johanna Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard Prowse, Terry D. Semenova, Olga M. Stuefer, Svetlana L. Woo, Ming-ko Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges |
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Bring, Arvid Fedorova, Irina V. Dibike, Yonas B. Hinzman, Larry Mård, Johanna Mernild, Jacob Sebastian Haugaard Prowse, Terry D. Semenova, Olga M. Stuefer, Svetlana L. Woo, Ming-ko |
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Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges |
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Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges |
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Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges |
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