Introduction to Mount Baker and the Nooksack River Watershed

Title
Introduction to Mount Baker and the Nooksack River Watershed
SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies
Description
Section in Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources about the North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork Nooksack River, and glacier runoff and retreat on Mount Baker.
Creator
Mauri Pelto
Subject
Bull Trout
Glacier Mass Balance
North Fork
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Snow Water Equivalent
Abstract
The headwaters of the North Fork and Middle Fork Nooksack River are the glaciers of Mount Baker, the South Fork Nooksack River lacks glacier cover. The glaciers are a critical source of runoff for the North Fork contributing 30–40 % of the total runoff during late summer. In the last 30 years glacier retreat and climate change is altering the timing and magnitude of glacier runoff. For 31 years the North Cascade Glacier Climate Project has been examining glaciers at the headwaters of this system.
Is Part Of
Climate Driven Retreat of Mount Baker Glaciers and Changing Water Resources
State of the Salish Sea
Publisher
Mount Baker, Nooksack River Watershed
Springer International Publishing
Date
2015
pages
1–12
Language
en
isbn
978-3-319-22604-0
Item sets
Salish Resources