Preface .......................................................... i
Symposium Organizing Committee ................................................ iii
List of Participants ........................................................... ix
Symposium Papers ............................................................................................1
Hydrologic Connectivity and Dissolved Organic Carbon Fluxes in Low-Gradient High Arctic Wetland Ponds, Polar Bear Pass, Bathurst Island, Canada
Abnizova, A., Young, K.L., and Lafrenière, M.J. ........................................................3
Spatial and Temporal Variation in the Spring Freshet of Major Circumpolar Arctic River Systems: A CROCWR Component
Ahmed, R., Prowse, T.D., Dibike, Y.B., and Bonsal, B.R. ...............................................15
The Features of Suspended Sediment Yield in Rivers in Kamchatka, Far East Russia
Alekseevsky, N.I., and Kuksina, L.V. ...........................................................................25
Kenai Peninsula Precipitation and Air Temperature Trend Analysis
Bauret, S., and Stuefer, S.L. ........................................................................................35
An Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Trends and Patterns in Western Canadian Runoff: A CROCWR Component
Bawden, A.J., Burn, D.H., and Prowse, T.D. ................................................................45
Historical Changes and Future Projections of Extreme Hydroclimate Events in Interior Alaska Watersheds
Bennett, K.E., Cannon, A., and Hinzman, L. ...............................................................57
Linking North Slope Climate, Hydrology, and Fish Migration
Betts, E.D., and Kane, D.L. .........................................................................................69
Input of Dissolved Organic Carbon for Typical Lakes in Tundra Based on Field Data of the Expedition Lena – 2012
Bobrova, O., Fedorova, I., Chetverova, A., Runkle, B., and Potapova, T. ...................77
Predicting Snow Density
Bruland, O., Færevåg, Å., Steinsland, I., and Sand, K. ............................................83
Arctic Snow Distribution Patterns at the Watershed Scale
Homan, J.W., and Kane, D.L. ....................................................................................95
Modeling Groundwater Upwelling as a Control on River Ice Thickness
Jones, C., Kielland, K., and Hinzman, L. .......................................................107
Challenges of Precipitation Data Collection in Alaska
Kane, D.L., and Stuefer, S.L. ............................................................................. 117
Water Temperature Variations in Two Finnish Lakes (Kallavesi and Inari) in 1981–2010
Korhonen, J. ..........................................................................................................127
Spatiotemporal Trends in Climatic Variables Affecting Streamflow Across Western Canada from 1950–2010: A CROCWR Component
Linton, H., Prowse, T., Dibike, Y., and Bonsal, B. ......................................................137
Scaling Runoff from Large to Small Catchments – Comparison of Theoretical Results with Measurements
Marchand, W.D., and Vaskinn, K. ................................................................................149
Sediment Transport to the Kangerlussuaq Fjord, West Greenland
Mikkelsen, A., and Hasholt, B. ....................................................................................157
Synoptic Climatological Characteristics Associated with Water Availability in Western Canada: A CROCWR Component
Newton, B.W., Prowse, T.D., and Bonsal, B.R. ..........................................................167
Winter Streamflow Generation in a Subarctic Precambrian Shield Catchment
Spence, C., Kokelj, S.A., Kokelj, S.V., and Hedstrom, N. ...........................................179
Water Balance Calculation over Surface Water Storage in the Dry Interior Climate of the Athabasca River Region in Western Canada: A CROCWR Component
Walker, G.S., Prowse, T.D., Dibike, Y.B., and Bonsal, B.R. ..........................................189
Forest Disturbance Effects on Snow and Water Yield in South-Central British Columbia
Winkler, R., Spittlehouse, D., Boon, S., and Zimonick, B. .........................................201
Ecohydrology of Boreal Forests: The Role of Water Content
Young (formerly Cable), J.M., and Bolton, W.R. ........................................................213
Seasonal Stream Regimes and Water Budgets of Hillslope Catchments, Polar Bear Pass and Cape Bounty, Nunavut
Young, K.L., Lafrenière, M.J., Lamoureux, S., Abnizova, A., and Miller, E.A. ............217
Symposium Abstracts ................................................................................................231
River Flow Transformation Processes in the Lena River Delta, Russia
Alekseevsky, N.I., Aibulatov, D.N., Kuksina, L.V., and Chetverova, A.A. ..................233
Hydrological Analysis of Catchments in the National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska Prior to Petroleum Development
Arp, C.D., and Whitman, M. ......................................................................................234
Macrodispersion of Groundwater Contaminants in Discontinuous Permafrost
Barnes, M.L., and Barnes, D.L. ................................................................................235
Arctic Water Change: Limitations and Opportunities for Its Detection and Predictability
Destouni, G. ..............................................................................................................236
Response of Water Bodies in the Northwest Part of Russia to Climate Changes and Anthropogenic Impacts
Filatov, N.N., Efremova, T.V., Georgiev, A.P., Nazarova, L.E., Pal’shin, N.I., and Rukhovets, L.A. ......................................................................................................237
The Interaction of Atmospheric, Hydrologic, Geomorphic, and Ecosystem Processes on the Arctic Coastal Plain
Hinzman, L.D., Wilson, C.J., Rowland, J.C., Hubbard, S.S., Torn, M.S., Riley, W.J., Wullschleger, S.D., Graham, D.E., Liang, L., Norby, R.J., Thornton, P.E., and Rogers, A. ...............................................................................................238
Sensitivity of Yukon Hydrologic Response to Climate Warming: A Case Study for Community and Sectoral Climate Change Adaptation
Janowicz, J.R., Pomeroy, J.W., and Carey, S. ..........................................................240
Thermokarst Lake Change in Western Siberia: From Spatiotemporal Landscape Dynamics to Hydrological Reflections
Karlsson, J.M., Lyon, S.W., and Destouni, G. ............................................................241
An Assessment of Suspended Sediment Transport in Arctic Alaska Rivers
Lamb, E., Toniolo, H., Kane, D., and Schnabel, W. ....................................................242
Greenland Freshwater Runoff. Part I: A Runoff Routing Model for Glaciated and Nonglaciated Landscapes (HydroFlow)
Liston, G.E., and Mernild, S.H. .................................................................................243
Interactions between Vegetation, Snow, and Permafrost Active Layer
Marsh, P., Shi, X., Endrizzi, S., Baltzer, J., and Lantz, T. ...........................................244
Greenland Freshwater Runoff. Part II: Distribution and Trends, 1960–2010
Mernild, S.H., and Liston, G.E. ..................................................................................245
Climatic Redistribution of Canada’s Western Water Resources (CROCWR)
Prowse, T.D., Bonsal, B.R., Burn, D.H., Dibike, Y.B., Edwards, T., Ahmed, R., Bawden, A.J., Linton, H.C., Newton, B.W., and Walker, G.S. ................................................246
Permafrost Thaw Induced Changes to Surface Water Systems: Implications for Streamflow
Quinton, W.L., and Baltzer, J.L. ................................................................................247
The Ecohydrology of Thawing Permafrost Plateaus
Quinton, W.L., and Baltzer, J.L. ................................................................................248
Meteorology for Hydropower Production Scheduling
Sand, K., and Nordeng, T.E. .....................................................................................249
Delineation of Snow Patterns in Northern Alaska
Wagner, A.M., Hiemstra, C.A., and Sturm, M. ............................................................250
Winter Low Flow in the Mackenzie River Basin
Woo, M., and Thorne, R. ............................................................................................25