Mountain hydrology of the western United States
University of California, Merced · University of California, Los Angeles · +4 more institutions
Abstract
Climate change and climate variability, population growth, and land use change drive the need for new hydrologic knowledge and understanding. In the mountainous West and other similar areas worldwide, three pressing hydrologic needs stand out: first, to better understand the processes controlling the partitioning of energy and water fluxes within and out from these systems; second, to better understand feedbacks between hydrological fluxes and biogeochemical and ecological processes; and, third, to enhance our physical and empirical understanding with integrated measurement strategies and information systems. We envision an integrative approach to monitoring, modeling, and sensing the mountain environment that…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 12.28
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 48
Authors
6- RCRoger C. BalesCorresponding
University of California, Merced
- NPN. P. Molotch
University of California, Los Angeles, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder
- THT. H. Painter
University of Colorado Boulder
- MDMichael D. Dettinger
United States Geological Survey
- RRR. Rice
University of California, Merced
Topics & keywords
- Environmental science
- Streamflow
- Climate change
- Hydrological modelling
- Hydrology (agriculture)
- Snow
- Water resources
- Population
- Climate action