| Title | Hydrologic landscape classification evaluates streamflow vulnerability to climate change in Oregon, USA |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2014 |
| Authors | Leibowitz, S. G, R. L. Comeleo, P. L. Wigington Jr., C. P. Weaver, P. E. Morefield, E A Sproles, E, and J. L. Ebersole |
| Secondary Title | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
| Volume | 18 |
| Pagination | p.3367-3392 |
| Date Published | 2014 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription |
| Keywords | climate change, hydrology, Middle Fork John Day River Basin, precipitation, Sandy River Basin, Siletz River Basin, statistical modeling |
| Notes | In this paper, the authors examined three river basins in areas of Oregon with different rainfall/snowfall regimes. They used a hydrologic landscape model to evaluate the effects of climate change on the basins. The model used five factors: climate, seasonality, aquifer permeability, terrain, and soil permeability. “We evaluate changes when the 1971–2000 HL climate indices are recalculated using 2041–2070 simulation results from the ECHAM (European Centre HAMburg) and PCM (Parallel Climate Model) climate models with the A2, A1b, and B1 emission scenarios. . . At the basin scale, simulated changes for the Siletz Basin, in Oregon’s Coast Range, include a small switch from very wet to wet climate, with no change in seasonality. However, there is a modest increase in fall and winter water due to increased precipitation.” (from the Abstract) Note: this does not mean that fish and wildlife dependent upon the stream would be unaffected. |
| DOI | 10.5194/hess-18-3367-2014 |
| Series Title | Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |
