Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Synopsis of Atmospheric Research under MAGS

   • Ming-ko Woo

   Pages 1-7

3. MAGS Contribution to Hydrologic and Surface Process Research

   • Ming-ko Woo, Wayne R. Rouse

   Pages 9-38

4. Analysis and Application of 1-km Resolution Visible and Infrared Satellite Data over the Mackenzie River Basin

   • Normand Bussières

   Pages 39-58

5. On the Use of Satellite Passive Microwave Data for Estimating Surface Soil Wetness in the Mackenzie River Basin

   • Robert Leconte, Marouane Temimi, Naira Chaouch, François Brissette, Thibault Toussaint

   Pages 59-79

6. Studies on Snow Redistribution by Wind and Forest, Snow-covered Area Depletion, and Frozen Soil Infiltration in Northern and Western Canada

   • John W. Pomeroy, Donald M. Gray, Phil Marsh

   Pages 81-96

7. Snowmelt Processes and Runoff at the Arctic Treeline: Ten Years of MAGS Research

   • Philip Marsh, John Pomeroy, Stefan Pohl, William Quinton, Cuyler Onclin, Mark Russell et al.

   Pages 97-123

8. Modeling Maximum Active Layer Thaw in Boreal and Tundra Environments using Limited Data

   • Ming-ko Woo, Michael Mollinga, Sharon L. Smith

   Pages 125-137

9. Climate-Lake Interactions

   • Wayne R. Rouse, Peter D. Blanken, Claude R. Duguay, Claire J. Oswald, William M. Schertzer

   Pages 139-160

10. Modeling Lake Energy Fluxes in the Mackenzie River Basin using Bulk Aerodynamic Mass Transfer Theory

    • Claire J. Oswald, Wayne R. Rouse, Jacqueline Binyamin

    Pages 161-180

11. The Time Scales of Evaporation from Great Slave Lake

    • Peter Blanken, Wayne Rouse, William M. Schertzer

    Pages 181-196

12. Interannual Variability of the Thermal Components and Bulk Heat Exchange of Great Slave Lake

    • William M. Schertzer, Wayne R. Rouse, Peter D. Blanken, Anne E. Walker, David C. L. Lam, Luis León

    Pages 197-219

13. Flow Connectivity of a Lake-Stream System in a Semi-arid Precambrian Shield Environment

    • Ming-ko Woo, Corrinne Mielko

    Pages 221-233

14. Hydrology of the Northwestern Subarctic Canadian Shield

    • Christopher Spence, Ming-ko Woo

    Pages 235-256

15. Recent Advances Toward Physically-based Runoff Modeling of the Wetland-dominated Central Mackenzie River Basin

    • William L. Quinton, Masaki Hayashi

    Pages 257-279

16. River Ice

    • Faye Hicks, Spyros Beltaos

    Pages 281-305

17. Regression and Fuzzy Logic Based Ice Jam Flood Forecasting

    • Chandra Mahabir, Claudine Robichaud, Faye Hicks, Aminah Robinson Fayek

    Pages 307-325

18. Impact of Climate Change on the Peace River Thermal Ice Regime

    • Robyn Andrishak, Faye Hicks

    Pages 327-343

19. Climate Impacts on Ice-jam Floods in a Regulated Northern River

    • Spyros Beltaos, Terry Prowse, Barrie Bonsal, Tom Carter, Ross MacKay, Luigi Romolo et al.

    Pages 345-361

20. Trends in Mackenzie River Basin Streamflows

    • Donald H. Burn, Nicole Hesch

    Pages 363-370

This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of most cold areas on Earth. Collaborative efforts by a team of about 100 scientists and engineers have yielded knowledge entirely transferable to other high latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia. Emphases are placed on the investigation of processes (including storm genesis, precipitation, moisture and energy fluxes and frost), and the improvement and application of a suite of models and remote sensing to enhance the assessment of climate variability and water resources. This book complements the first volume coming from the GEWEX project, dealing with the region's atmospheric dynamics. Together these books provide a unique synthesis of atmospheric and hydrological findings and an integrative approach across disciplines in addressing major research issues of cold regions.

• Atmospheric
• Frost
• Hydrologic
• Infiltration
• Precipitation
• Scale
• Snow
• Storm
• climate change
• digital elevation model
• hydrology
• moisture
• remote sensing
• satellite
• wind
• remote sensing/photogrammetry
• hydrogeology

• School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

  Ming-ko Woo

Ming-ko Woo is Professor of Geography at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He serves on Editorial Board of the journal Nordic Hydrology and as Associate Editor for the journals Physical Geography and Geographie Physique et Quaternaire. Additionally, he is the Vice Chairman of the International Geographical Union, Commission/Study Group on Water Sustainability.

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