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09 Jan 2017
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Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North
Jessica E. Cherry
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
International Arctic Research Center and Institute of Northern
Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Corrie Knapp
Department of Environment & Sustainability, Western State Colorado
University, Gunnison, Colorado 81231, USA
Sarah Trainor
Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, University of Alaska
Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Andrea J. Ray
Earth System Research Laboratory-Physical Sciences Division, National
Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, Colorado 80305, USA
Molly Tedesche
International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks,
Fairbanks, Alaska 99775, USA
Susan Walker
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration-National Marine
Fisheries Service, Juneau, Alaska 99801, USA
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Short summary
We know that climate is changing quickly in the Far North (the Arctic and sub-Arctic). Hydropower continues to grow in this region because water resources are perceived to be plentiful. However, with changes in glacier extent and permafrost, and more extreme events, will those resources prove reliable into the future? This study amasses the evidence that quantitative hydrology modeling and uncertainty assessment have matured to the point where they should be used in water resource planning.
We know that climate is changing quickly in the Far North (the Arctic and sub-Arctic)....
