| Potential Climate-Induced Runoff Changes and Associated Uncertainty in Four Pacific Northwest Estuaries Contributor(s): U. S. Department of the Interior (Author) |
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ISBN: 1496072340 ISBN-13: 9781496072344 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2014 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 8.5" W x 11.02" (0.38 lbs) 64 pages |
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| Publisher Description: As part of a larger investigation into potential effects of climate change on estuarine habitats in the Pacific Northwest, we estimated changes in freshwater inputs into four estuaries: Coquille River estuary, South Slough of Coos Bay, and Yaquina Bay in Oregon, and Willapa Bay in Washington. We used the U.S. Geological Survey's Precipitation Runoff Modeling System (PRMS) to model watershed hydrological processes under current and future climatic conditions. This model allowed us to explore possible shifts in coastal hydrologic regimes at a range of spatial scales. All modeled watersheds are located in rainfall-dominated coastal areas with relatively insignificant base flow inputs, and their areas vary from 74.3 to 2,747.6 square kilometers. |
