Hydrological response of a High-Arctic catchment to changing climate over the past 35 years: a case study of Bayelva watershed, Svalbard

• Published in: Polar Research
• Main Authors: Nowak, Aga, Hodson, Andy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian Polar Institute 2013
• Subjects: Arctic hydrology; water balance; rain on snow; extreme events; Svalbard; climate change; Arctic; Bayelva; Climate change; glacier; permafrost; Polar Research
• Online Access: https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/3102; https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v32i0.19691

Our study considers climate change and its influence upon the hydrology and water balance of the glacierized Bayelva watershed in Svalbard. We find that changes are most noticeable within the last 10 years, when winters have become warmer and wetter. The change is most significant during the shoulde...