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October 27, 2003
Seattle, Washington, USA

Hydrological Changes in NW Canada

Philip Marsh^1
1National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, SK, S7N 3H5, Canada, Phone 306-975-5752, Fax 306-975-5143, philip.marsh@ec.gc.ca

Over the last 20 years, there has been considerable change in the snow cover, vegetation, river ice breakup, and runoff of NW Canada. This paper will consider these changes for the Mackenzie River Delta, as well as for small streams in the forest/tundra transition zone of NW Canada to the east of the Mackenzie Delta. The major changes to be discussed include trends toward earlier breakup of the Mackenzie River at Inuvik and earlier spring snowmelt. In addition, we will consider the potential effect of increasing shrub abundance on the hydrology of tundra areas. We will also consider our ability to model the hydrologic system in these areas under both present and future conditions. Much of this research has been carried out within the Mackenzie GEWEX Study (MAGS).

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