Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources

• Main Author: Pelto, Mauri (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Climate change.; Physical geography.; Environmental management.; Earth Sciences.; Earth System Sciences.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Environmental Management.

This book presents the impact of climate change on Mount Baker glaciers, USA, and the rivers surrounding them. Glaciers are natural reservoirs that yield their resource primarily on warm dry summer days when other sources are at their lowest yield.  This natural tempering of drought conditions will...