Abstract
Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes
JISAO/SMA Climate Impacts Group, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, USA
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.
Citation: (2003), Trends in snow water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest and their climatic causes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 30(12), 1601, doi:10.1029/2003GL017258.
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