Canada's Premier Atmospheric Science Journal Looks at the Columbia River
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 09/24/13 -- On the eve of World Rivers Day and BC Rivers Day, a special issue of Atmosphere-Ocean, one of Canada's leading research journals, explores a range of pressing questions about the Columbia River. A transboundary Canada-US basin, the Columbia supports tremendous hydropower generation, fisheries, and irrigation, and can be susceptible to flooding. It even has its own international law - the Columbia River Treaty - which is currently under review.
Improved water resource and environmental management requires improved science, and could also benefit from enhanced cross-border cooperation on research. Twenty-nine scientists from ten institutions in both Canada and the US contributed cutting-edge work to this special issue. Some key outcomes include:
"The value of improved scientific knowledge isn't just some vague ideal," said Dr. Sean Fleming, the Atmosphere-Ocean associate editor who convened the special issue. "For example, prior work suggests hydroelectric utilities in the Columbia Basin can save hundreds of millions of dollars a year by using improved climate-based water supply forecasts."
The Columbia starts on the glacierized western slopes of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. It flows generally south and west, accumulating runoff from seven US states before emptying into the Pacific Ocean at the Washington-Oregon border. It carries the most water of any basin on the west coast of the Americas.
Established in 1963, Atmosphere-Ocean is the peer-reviewed scientific research journal of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) and is published by Taylor and Francis. Summaries of the articles with corresponding contact information are provided in the accompanying document. The full-text articles are freely available upon request. This press release is under embargo until 24 Sep 2013.
Contact information for individual study authors is additionally provided with the summary of findings below.
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ARTICLE: From Icefield to Estuary: A Brief Overview and Preface to the Special Issue on the Columbia Basin
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This preface provides a brief overview of the Columbia Basin and introduces the seven research articles in the special issue.
ARTICLE: Water Supply, Demand, and Quality Indicators for Assessing the Spatial Distribution of Water Resource Vulnerability in the Columbia River Basin
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ARTICLE: Spatial and Temporal Change in the Hydro-Climatology of the Canadian Portion of the Columbia River Basin under Multiple Emissions Scenarios
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ARTICLE: The Role of Large-Scale Climate Modes in Regional Streamflow Variability and Implications for Water Supply Forecasting: A Case Study of the Canadian Columbia River Basin
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ARTICLE: An Overview of the Columbia Basin Climate Change Scenarios Project: Approach, Methods, and Summary of Key Results
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ARTICLE: Glacier Meltwater Contributions and Glaciometeorological Regime of the Illecillewaet River Basin, British Columbia, Canada
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ARTICLE: Climate and Streamflow Trends in the Columbia River Basin: Evidence for Ecological and Engineering Resilience to Climate Change
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ARTICLE: Climate Change and Extremes in the Canadian Columbia Basin
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Dr. Sean Fleming (convener)
Atmosphere-Ocean
604.664.9245
Prof. Stephen Dery (editor)
University of Northern BC
250.960.5193
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Datum: 24.09.2013 - 08:13 Uhr
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