Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States

Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States

Mountain snowpack in the western United States has declined over the past three decades. Fyfeet al. show that this trend cannot be explained by natural variability alone and show that under a business-as-usual scenario a further loss of up to 60% in mountain snowpack is projected in the coming three...

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Main Authors: John C. Fyfe, Chris Derksen, Lawrence Mudryk, Gregory M. Flato, Benjamin D. Santer, Neil C. Swart, Noah P. Molotch, Xuebin Zhang, Hui Wan, Vivek K. Arora, John Scinocca, Yanjun Jiao
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Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14996
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spelling doaj-0ee67715d02e421491e615489cfbcac32021-05-11T07:38:28ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-04-01811710.1038/ncomms14996Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United StatesJohn C. Fyfe0Chris Derksen1Lawrence Mudryk2Gregory M. Flato3Benjamin D. Santer4Neil C. Swart5Noah P. Molotch6Xuebin Zhang7Hui Wan8Vivek K. Arora9John Scinocca10Yanjun Jiao11Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaClimate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change CanadaClimate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaProgram for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison, Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryCanadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaInstitute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of ColoradoClimate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change CanadaClimate Research Division, Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaCanadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis, Environment and Climate Change CanadaMountain snowpack in the western United States has declined over the past three decades. Fyfeet al. show that this trend cannot be explained by natural variability alone and show that under a business-as-usual scenario a further loss of up to 60% in mountain snowpack is projected in the coming three decades.https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14996
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author John C. Fyfe
Chris Derksen
Lawrence Mudryk
Gregory M. Flato
Benjamin D. Santer
Neil C. Swart
Noah P. Molotch
Xuebin Zhang
Hui Wan
Vivek K. Arora
John Scinocca
Yanjun Jiao
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Lawrence Mudryk
Gregory M. Flato
Benjamin D. Santer
Neil C. Swart
Noah P. Molotch
Xuebin Zhang
Hui Wan
Vivek K. Arora
John Scinocca
Yanjun Jiao
Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States
Nature Communications
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title Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States
title_short Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States
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description Mountain snowpack in the western United States has declined over the past three decades. Fyfeet al. show that this trend cannot be explained by natural variability alone and show that under a business-as-usual scenario a further loss of up to 60% in mountain snowpack is projected in the coming three decades.
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