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Watershed and Stream Network Delineation on Alaska’s North Slope

Watershed and Stream Network Delineation on Alaska’s North Slope . Arctic Climate Change. IPCC AR4 Projections (2007) Increased temperature Winter larger Summer smaller Increased precipitation Winter larger Summer smaller Changes in Arctic Hydrology. Climate Change. Climate Change.

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Watershed and Stream Network Delineation on Alaska’s North Slope

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  1. Watershed and Stream Network Delineation on Alaska’s North Slope

  2. Arctic Climate Change • IPCC AR4 Projections (2007) • Increased temperature • Winter larger • Summer smaller • Increased precipitation • Winter larger • Summer smaller • Changes in Arctic Hydrology

  3. Climate Change

  4. Climate Change

  5. Arctic Streams 5/21/2009

  6. Arctic Streams 6/18/2009

  7. Arctic Streams • High amounts of organic matter • Carbon and Nitrogen • Sites of Biogeochemical transformations • Organic matter conduits • System loss pathways • How will they be affected ???

  8. Study Area

  9. Study Area

  10. Study Area • Sampling Sites • 3 Mountain • 3 Tundra • Watershed area ?

  11. Methods

  12. Study Area • Sampling Sites • 3 Mountain • 3 Tundra • Watershed area ?

  13. Watershed Areas

  14. Further Work… • land cover type ? • drainage density ?

  15. Questions ???

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