Forest impacts on snow accumulation and ablation across an elevation gradient in a temperate montane environment

Roth, Travis R.; Nolin, Anne W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5427-2017

Articles | Volume 21, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5427-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5427-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 21, issue 11

Research article

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06 Nov 2017

Research article |

| 06 Nov 2017

Forest impacts on snow accumulation and ablation across an elevation gradient in a temperate montane environment

Travis R. Roth and Anne W. Nolin

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-21-5427-2017-supplement

Data sets

Willamette Water 2100 Forest Elevational Snow Transect (ForEST) Project T. R. Roth and A. W. Nolin https://doi.org/10.7267/N900001K

Short summary

Maritime snowpacks are temperature sensitive and experience disproportionate effects of climate warming and changing forest cover. We studied the combined effects of forest cover, climate variability, and elevation on snow in a maritime montane environment. The dense, relatively warm forests at Low and Mid sites impede snow accumulation through increased canopy snow interception and increased energy inputs to the snowpack. These results are needed for improved forest cover model representation.