Michael A Rawlins, Michael Steele, Marika M Holland, Jennifer C Adam, Jessica E Cherry, Jennifer A Francis, Pavel Ya Groisman, Larry D Hinzman, Thomas G Huntington, Douglas L Kane, John S Kimball, Ron Kwok, Richard B Lammers, Craig M Lee, Dennis P Lettenmaier, Kyle C McDonald, Erika Podest, Jonathan W Pundsack, Bert Rudels, Mark C Serreze, Alexander Shiklomanov, Øystein Skagseth, Tara J Troy, Charles J Vörösmarty, Mark Wensnahan, Eric F Wood, Rebecca Woodgate, Daqing Yang, Ke Zhang, Tingjun Zhang

2010/11

Journal of Climate

23

21

5715-5737

Abstract Hydrologic cycle intensification is an expected manifestation of a warming climate.
Although positive trends in several global average quantities have been reported, no
previous studies have documented broad intensification across elements of the Arctic
freshwater cycle (FWC). In this study, the authors examine the character and quantitative
significance of changes in annual precipitation, evapotranspiration, and river discharge
across the terrestrial pan-Arctic over the past several decades from observations and a ...