Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources
This book presents the impact of climate change on Mount Baker glaciers, USA, and the rivers surrounding them. Glaciers are natural reservoirs that yield their resource primarily on warm dry summer days when other sources are at their lowest yie
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SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
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Mauri Pelto
Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources
Mauri Pelto Environmental Science Nichols College Dudley, MA, USA
ISSN 2213-784X ISSN 2213-7858 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies ISBN 978-3-319-22604-0 ISBN 978-3-319-22605-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-22605-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015946562 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
This volume examines the impact of climate change on a specific group of glaciers and the watersheds they support to emphasize the details in their response that are both unique to location and shared. The data is derived from our 31-year field study the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project (NCGCP), streamflow and temperature data from the US Geological Survey (USGS), snow measurements from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) SNOTEL system, and weather data from the National Weather Service Coop Stations. The images come from our own field work, the USGS/NASA Landsat Satellite database, and pictures donated by Austin Post, William Long, and Tom Hammond.
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Contents
1 Introduction to Mount Baker and the Nooksack River Watershed ........................................................................................ 1.1 Mount Baker Glaciers and the Nooksack River Watershed ............. 1.2 Glaciers and Climate ........................................................................ 1.3 Area Climate .................................................................................... 1.4 Accumulation Snowpack .......
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