Monitoring Breakup Conditions on an Arctic River: The case of the Sagavanirktok River, Alaska USA
Abstract
Monitoring breakup conditions in remote locations, such as the North Slope of Alaska, is a challenging task. A group of researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are performing a hydro-sedimentological study on a reach of approximately 90 miles of the Sagavanirktok River, an extremely braided river that flows north and discharges to Arctic Ocean near Prudhoe Bay. Discharge measurements during this period were collected during the past years. In addition, end-of-winter snow surveys along the entire watershed were carried out to estimate the snow water equivalent available in the basin. Similarities and differences between the last 4 breakups will be presented and discussed in the presentation.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2018
- Bibcode:
- 2018AGUFM.C43C1796T
- Keywords:
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- 0702 Permafrost;
- CRYOSPHEREDE: 0736 Snow;
- CRYOSPHEREDE: 0738 Ice;
- CRYOSPHEREDE: 1847 Modeling;
- HYDROLOGY