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GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS,
VOL. 30, NO. 12,
1601,
doi:10.1029/2003GL017258,
2003
Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes
Philip W. Mote
JISAO/SMA Climate Impacts Group, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, USA
Abstract
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.
Received 5
March
2003;
accepted 15
May
2003;
published 17
June
2003.
Index Terms: 1655 Global Change: Water cycles (1836); 1863 Hydrology: Snow and ice (1827); 1630 Global Change: Impact phenomena.
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Citation: Mote, P. W.
(2003),
Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes,
Geophys. Res. Lett.,
30(12),
1601,
doi:10.1029/2003GL017258.
Copyright 2003 by the American Geophysical Union.
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