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Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes
Author(s) -
Mote Philip W.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/2003gl017258
Subject(s) - snow , precipitation , water equivalent , climatology , environmental science , climate change , climate model , atmospheric sciences , physical geography , geology , oceanography , meteorology , geography , geomorphology
Observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) in the Pacific Northwest are examined and compared with variability and trends in temperature and precipitation at nearby climate stations. At most locations, especially below about 1800 m, substantial declines in SWE coincide with significant increases in temperature, and occur in spite of increases in precipitation.