Glacier change in western North America: Influences on hydrology, geomorphic hazards and water quality

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-61

  Moore, R D ^a   Fleming, S W ^a,b   Menounos, B ^c   Wheate, R ^c   Fountain, A ^d   Stahl, K ^e   Holm, K ^f   Jakob, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC HYDRO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^f BGC ENGINEERING INC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Geomorphic hazards; Glacier change; Streamflow; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEBRIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLACIERS; HAZARDS; LANDFORMS; SEDIMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AVERAGE RATES; CURRENT TRENDS; DEBRIS FLOWS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS; GEOMORPHIC HAZARDS; GLACIER CHANGE; GLACIER RETREATS; HYDRO ECOLOGIES; LITTLE ICE AGES; LOW RATES; MASS FAILURES; MORAINE-DAMMED LAKES; SALMONIDS; STREAM TEMPERATURES; STUDY AREAS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT FLUXES; TWENTIETH CENTURIES; WATER CHEMISTRIES; WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITIES; WATER SPECIES;

WATER RESOURCES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GLACIAL HYDROLOGY; GLACIER RETREAT; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; MELTWATER; MORAINE; NINETEENTH CENTURY; OUTBURST; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY; VALLEY GLACIER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER RESOURCE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

SALMONIDAE;

EID: 61749101266     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7162     Document Type: Review

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