Arctic hydrology, permafrost and ecosystems. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Yang, Daqing; Kane, Douglas L
• Contents: Introduction.- Arctic hydrology, permafrost and ecosystem / arctic system key components.- Climate change, variability, and extremes - past and future.- Snow cover and impact to northern hydrology/ecology.- Greenland ice sheet and arctic mountain glaciers.- Hydrology.- Streamflow regimes and changes/climate impact and human effect.- River/lake water temperature and thermal regimes.- River sediment/biogeochemistry and flux transport to the ocean.- Lakes/wetlands linkages and dynamics.- Lake and river ice processes.- Permafrost and seasonal frozen ground.- Permafrost classification and distribution.- Ground temperature regimes and changes/impacts.- Climate effect to regional permafrost conditions.- Permafrost-hydrology linkages/feedbacks (basin/case study).- Ecosystems.- Northern ecosystem features and functions.- Arctic NDVI patterns and changes including climatic and hydrological effects.- Land scape evolution/changes and factors.- Human activities and impacts.- Eco-hydrology research progress, needs, and directions.- Linkage and integration.- Land-ocean interface: large deltas and eateries.- River freshwater input.- River energy flux.- River sediment, nutrient and other geochemistry transport.- Extreme events – case study.- Arctic system integration – modelling, remote sensing, and synthesis.- Regional climate models.- Cold region hydrology models.- Snow cover models.- Permafrost models.- Vegetation / ecosystem models.- Coupled models for multiple components.- Earth system models – climate/land linkage to the ocean and sea ice.- Current and future arctic system science programs/projects.- SEARCH.- ICARP-III.- AMAP- arctic freshwater synthesis.- AC SWIPA update.- NASA – AboVE.- CCRN- Mac.- Satellite missions – PM/SWOT/SMAP/others.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 508.311/3; Natural history -- Arctic regions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030509309; 3030509303
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