Representativeness of arctic weather station data for the computation of snowmelt in a small area

Hillslope water tracks in the High Arctic: Seasonal flow dynamics with changing water sources in preferential flow paths

“…Our findings indicate that a combination of steep topography and slope aspect can play a similar role to sunset in the energy balance at polar latitudes. The importance of solar radiation for snowmelt production had been similarly shown by measurements and models for other high latitude locations (Hoffman, Fountain, & Liston, ; Woo, Yang, & Young, ; Young & Lewkowicz, ; Young, Woo, & Edlund, ), as well as in alpine conditions in the subarctic (Quinton, Carey, & Goeller, ). It has also been demonstrated in boreal forest and tundra environments (Dunne, Price, & Colbeck, ; Hamlin, Pietroniro, Prowse, Soulis, & Kouwen, ), with a day–night regime.…”

Can Landsat data detect variations in snow cover within habitats of arctic ungulates?

“…Use of point‐source data has been recognized by snow hydrologists as having limited applicability across large areas, even when collected relatively close to a given study area (Jacobs 1989, Woo et al 1999, Yang & Woo 1999, Hinkler et al 2002). Our results raise similar concerns about applying such measures in regional wildlife ecology research and management, especially when mobile wildlife populations may over‐winter considerable distances from available weather stations.…”

Climatic Controls on Streamflow and Suspended Sediment Transport in Three Large Middle Arctic Catchments, Boothia Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada

“…The timing of precipitation events between the stations was also similar, although the amounts were not as well correlated (r 2 ¼ 0.64, n ¼ 34, p , 0.01; and, r 2 ¼ 0.56, n ¼ 34, p , 0.01, respectively). This is a well-documented problem in arctic regions where meteorological records from coastal stations tend to underestimate precipitation relative to interior sites (Woo et al, 1999). Nonetheless, it can be concluded that the watersheds broadly experienced the same weather patterns as Taloyoak on a synoptic scale.…”