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Research article
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18 Dec 2019
Research article |
| 18 Dec 2019
| 18 Dec 2019
Changing characteristics of runoff and freshwater export from watersheds draining northern Alaska
Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Svetlana L. Stuefer
Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Dmitry Nicolsky
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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Short summary
We investigate the changing character of runoff, river discharge and other hydrological elements across watershed draining the North Slope of Alaska over the period 1981–2010. Our synthesis of observations and modeling reveals significant increases in the proportion of subsurface runoff and cold season discharge. These and other changes we describe are consistent with warming and thawing permafrost, and have implications for water, carbon and nutrient cycling in coastal environments.
We investigate the changing character of runoff, river discharge and other hydrological elements...
