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Changing Snowmelt Conditions In The Western Canadian Arctic, Matthew Y. T. Tsui Jan 2022

Changing Snowmelt Conditions In The Western Canadian Arctic, Matthew Y. T. Tsui

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Multidecadal Changes in Spring Snowmelt in the Western Canadian Arctic

This study investigates the changes in key aspects of snowmelt in the western Canadian Arctic. Specifically, we will look at changes in the onset of snowmelt and the duration of snowmelt between 1999 and 2019, and extended air temperature between 1957 and 2019. In addition, we will look at changes in eight meteorological variables during the melt period. It was found that the onset of snowmelt occurred 14 days earlier, while the melt period ends 20 days earlier than 20 years ago. As a result, the duration of melt period …