Peak spring flood discharge magnitude and timing in natural rivers across northern Finland:long-term variability, trends, and links to climate teleconnections

• Main Authors: Irannezhad, M. (Masoud), Ahmadian, S. (Saghar), Sadeqi, A. (Amin), Minaei, M. (Masoud), Ahmadi, B. (Behzad), Marttila, H. (Hannu)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: boreal environments; climate change; global warming; oceanic-atmospheric circulation patterns; snowmelt-dominated river discharge; Kuivajoki; Simojoki; North Atlantic; North Atlantic oscillation; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2022090557252

Abstract In northern regions, like Finland, peak river discharge is principally controlled by maximum snowmelt runoff during spring (March–May). Global warming and climate change extensively influence both the quantity and temporal characteristics of peak discharge in northern rivers by altering sno...