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Research article
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08 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 08 Dec 2014
Climate change and stream temperature projections in the Columbia River basin: habitat implications of spatial variation in hydrologic drivers
Department of Geography, Indiana University, 701 E. Kirkwood Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
B. L. Barnhart
Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3450 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
J. H. Knouft
Center for Environmental Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3507 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, 3507 Laclede Ave., St. Louis, MO 63103, USA
I. T. Stewart
Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA
E. P. Maurer
Civil Engineering Department, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95053, USA
S. L. Letsinger
Center for Geospatial Data Analysis, Indiana Geological Survey, 611 N. Walnut Grove, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
G. W. Whittaker
Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 3450 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA
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We use a hydrologic model coupled with a stream temperature model and downscaled general circulation model outputs to explore changes in stream temperature in the Columbia River basin for the late 21st century. On average, stream temperatures are projected to increase 3.5 °C for the spring, 5.2 °C for the summer, 2.7 °C for the fall, and 1.6 °C for the winter. Our results capture the important, and often ignored, influence of hydrological processes on changes in stream temperature.
We use a hydrologic model coupled with a stream temperature model and downscaled general...
