AGU session: Ecohydrology of arctic and sub-arctic ecosystems
H10. ECOHYDROLOGY OF ARCTIC AND SUB-ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS: PATTERNS AND PROCESSES ACROSS SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES
In Arctic and sub-Arctic ecosystems, ecological and hydrological processes are tightly linked, but their interactions are often not well quantified. Also, the impact of permafrost on ecohydrology is not well understood. The ecohydrology of northern ecosystems is changing, with climate warming modifying already highly variable climate, permafrost, and vegetation. Understanding the ecohydrology of these systems is critical for quantifying atmospheric feedbacks and the response of hydrologic process to degrading permafrost terrain. We are interested in abstracts spanning multiple disciplines that explore ecohydrological questions of permafrost-affected terrain at different scales.
Sponsor:
Hydrology
Co-Sponsor:
Atmospheric Sciences
Biogeosciences
Cryosphere
Global Environmental Change
Conveners:
Jessica Cable, jmcable@alaska.edu, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Torre Jorgenson, ecoscience@alaska.net, Alaska Ecoscience Anna Liljedahl, akliljedahl@alaska.edu, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Jeffrey Welker, afjmw1@uaa.alaska.edu, Environment and Natural Resources Institute
