Arctic Hydrology, Permafrost and Ecosystems

1. Front Matter

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2. Arctic Climate and Greenland

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Arctic Climate Change, Variability, and Extremes

      • John E. Walsh

      Pages 3-23

   3. Precipitation Characteristics and Changes

      • Hengchun Ye, Daqing Yang, Ali Behrangi, Svetlana L. Stuefer, Xicai Pan, Eva Mekis et al.

      Pages 25-59

   4. Snow Cover—Observations, Processes, Changes, and Impacts on Northern Hydrology

      • Ross Brown, Philip Marsh, Stephen Déry, Daqing Yang

      Pages 61-99

   5. Evaporation Processes and Changes Over the Northern Regions

      • Yinsheng Zhang, Ning Ma, Hotaek Park, John E. Walsh, Ke Zhang

      Pages 101-131

   6. Greenland Ice Sheet and Arctic Mountain Glaciers

      • Sebastian H. Mernild, Glen E. Liston, Daqing Yang

      Pages 133-156

3. Hydrology and Biogeochemistry

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157

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   2. Regional and Basin Streamflow Regimes and Changes: Climate Impact and Human Effect

      • Michael Rawlins, Daqing Yang, Shaoqing Ge

      Pages 159-186

   3. Hydrologic Extremes in Arctic Rivers and Regions: Historical Variability and Future Perspectives

      • Rajesh R. Shrestha, Katrina E. Bennett, Daniel L. Peters, Daqing Yang

      Pages 187-218

   4. Overview of Environmental Flows in Permafrost Regions

      • Daniel L. Peters, Donald J. Baird, Joseph Culp, Jennifer Lento, Wendy A. Monk, Rajesh R. Shrestha

      Pages 219-261

   5. Yukon River Discharge Response to Seasonal Snow Cover Change

      • Daqing Yang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Richard Armstrong, Mary J. Brodzik, David Robinson

      Pages 263-285

   6. Arctic River Water Temperatures and Thermal Regimes

      • Daqing Yang, Hoteak Park, Amber Peterson, Baozhong Liu

      Pages 287-313

   7. Changing Biogeochemical Cycles of Organic Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Trace Elements in Arctic Rivers

      • Jonathan O’Donnell, Thomas Douglas, Amanda Barker, Laodong Guo

      Pages 315-348

   8. Arctic Wetlands and Lakes-Dynamics and Linkages

      • Kathy L. Young, Laura Brown, Yonas Dibike

      Pages 349-377

   9. River Ice Processes and Changes Across the Northern Regions

      • Daqing Yang, Hotaek Park, Terry Prowse, Alexander Shiklomanov, Ellie McLeod

      Pages 379-406

4. Permafrost and Frozen Ground

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 407-407

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   2. Permafrost Features and Talik Geometry in Hydrologic System

      • Kenji Yoshikawa, Douglas L. Kane

      Pages 409-440

   3. Ground Temperature and Active Layer Regimes and Changes

      • Lin Zhao, Cangwei Xie, Daqing Yang, Tingjun Zhang

      Pages 441-470

   4. Permafrost Hydrology: Linkages and Feedbacks

      • Tetsuya Hiyama, Daqing Yang, Douglas L. Kane

      Pages 471-491

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date assessment of the key terrestrial components of the Arctic system, i.e., its hydrology, permafrost, and ecology, drawing on the latest research results from across the circumpolar regions. The Arctic is an integrated system, the elements of which are closely linked by the atmosphere, ocean, and land. Using an integrated system approach, the book’s 30 chapters, written by a diverse team of leading scholars, carefully examine Arctic climate variability/change, large river hydrology, lakes and wetlands, snow cover and ice processes, permafrost characteristics, vegetation/landscape changes, and the future trajectory of Arctic system evolution. The discussions cover the fundamental features of and processes in the Arctic system, with a special focus on critical knowledge gaps, i.e., the interactions and feedbacks between water, permafrost, and ecosystem, such as snow pack and permafrost changes and their impacts on basin hydrology and ecology, river flow, geochemistry, and energy fluxes to the Arctic Ocean, and the structure and function of the Arctic ecosystem in response to past/future changes in climate, hydrology, and permafrost conditions. Given its scope, the book offers a valuable resource for researchers, graduate students, environmentalists, managers, and administrators who are concerned with the northern environment and resources.

• Arctic Hydrology
• Arctic Mountain Glaciers
• Cold Region Hydrology Models
• Ecosystem Interactions
• Greenland Ice Sheet
• Northern Regions Hydrology
• Permafrost Arctic
• Regional Climate Models
• River Ice Processes
• Snow Cover Models
• polar geography
• climate change impacts

• Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Victoria, Canada

  Daqing Yang

• Water and Environmental Research Center, Institute of Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, USA

  Douglas L. Kane

Dr. Daqing Yang is a Research Scientist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, Victoria, Canada. He specializes in cold region hydrology and climates; northern river streamflow and water temperature regimes and changes; snow cover and snowfall measurements and dataset development; climate change and human impacts on watershed hydrology; and applications of remote sensing data in high latitudes.


Dr. Douglas L. Kane is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA. His research interests include groundwater hydrology; snow hydrology; water resources engineering; cold region hydrology; fish hydraulics; heat transfer; and climate change.

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