I am looking at how soil properties and their responses to climate change affect forest cover. I think that in snow-dominated watersheds, the changes in snow dynamics have a great deal of influence over this. I'm wondering if hydrologists in snow-dominated regions are observing changes in overland flow and/or soil moisture in the growing season in connection with changes in snowpack and/or snowmelt timing. I'm especially interested in the northern Rocky Mountains regions, but any other observations or studies would be helpful.
I believe you can get the historic snow water equivalent back to the early 80s (from the Airborne Snow survey of the NWS).
I have two papers with a graduate student in final preparation for submission. I can send you a PDF copy of her thesis (I think I have one). Here is an abstract describing her work. http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AGUFMGC51D0789D
Wendy, please remind me in the new year ([email protected]) and i will find the doc and send it to you. The U is shut down for the Christmas break.
best of the season,
Jim
Thanks for the link Jim, will appreciate seeing the thesis, if available online.
Again, many thanks, Rudiger! Those are exactly what I was needing. You have certainly given me enough to read for the rest of the week between my three questions on RG!
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