Spatial and Temporal Shifts in Historic and Future Temperature and Precipitation Patterns Related to Snow Accumulation and Melt Regimes in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: Water
• Main Authors: Brandi W. Newton, Babak Farjad, John F. Orwin
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: climate change; winter climate; future projections; Alberta; Rocky Mountains; freshwater availability; snowpack regimes; climate variability; precipitation phase; Canada; Parkland; taiga
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/w13081013

Shifts in winter temperature and precipitation patterns can profoundly affect snow accumulation and melt regimes. These shifts have varying impacts on local to large-scale hydro-ecological systems and freshwater distribution, especially in cold regions with high hydroclimatic heterogeneity. We evalu...