Climate-driven Shifts in Quantity and Seasonality of River Discharge over the past 1000 Years from the Hydrographic Apex of North America

• Main Authors: Wolfe, Brent B., Hall, Roland I., Edwards, Thomas W.D., Jarvis, Suzanne R., Sinnatamby, R. Niloshini, Yi, Yi, Johnston, John W.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2008
• Subjects: Mackenzie River; Peace-Athabasca Delta; Lake Athabasca; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/geog_faculty/4; https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=geog_faculty

Runoff generated from high elevations is the primary source of freshwater for western North America, yet this critical resource is managed on the basis of short instrumental records that capture an insufficient range of climatic conditions. Here we probe the effects of climate change over the past ~...