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| Citation | Mote, PW. 2003. Twentieth-century fluctuations and trends in temperature, precipitation and mountain snowpack in the Georgia Basin-Puget Sound region. Canadian Water Resources Journal 28: 567-585. |
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| Organization | University of Washington |
| URL | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.4296/cwrj2804567 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Climate and snow data for the United States and Canada are combined and used in this paper to describe climate trends in the ecologically- and economically-vital land areas of the estuaries of Georgia Basin and Puget Sound. The region’s annually averaged temperature increased 1.5 °C during the 20th century while precipitation was more variable. Consistent with the observed warming, significant declines in mountain snowpack (typically 30% since 1950) have been observed, especially in springtime and at lower elevations. Climate and snow data for the United States and Canada are combined and used in this paper to describe climate trends in the ecologically- and economically-vital land areas of the estuaries of Georgia Basin and Puget Sound. The region’s annually averaged temperature increased 1.5 °C during the 20th century while precipitation was more variable. Consistent with the observed warming, significant declines in mountain snowpack (typically 30% since 1950) have been observed, especially in springtime and at lower elevations. Climate and snow data for the United States and Canada are combined and used in this paper to describe climate trends in the ecologically- and economically-vital land areas of the estuaries of Georgia Basin and Puget Sound. The region’s annually averaged temperature increased 1.5 °C during the 20th century while precipitation was more variable. Consistent with the observed warming, significant declines in mountain snowpack (typically 30% since 1950) have been observed, especially in springtime and at lower elevations. |
| Information Type | article |
| Regional Watershed | Lower Fraser, Howe Sound & Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island North, Vancouver Island South |
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