PCIC science brief: Trends in Canadian snow cover over recent decades

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dc.contributor.authorPacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-17T21:30:46Z
dc.date.available2025-03-17T21:30:46Z
dc.date.issued2022-01
dc.description.abstractAs the climate warms, the Earth's cryosphere, comprised of snow, ice and frozen soil, including permafrost, has been shrinking. Changes in snow cover, depth and the timing of snow melt can have impacts on ecosystems and human communities. Data on snow cover and depth is used to identify historical trends and provides a baseline with which to compare projected future changes. Recent research published in Atmosphere-Ocean examines trends in snow cover as measured at observing stations by ruler and sonic sensors, looking at how snow cover has changed over the 1955-2017 period and comparing the two methods of measurement. In this Science Brief, we discuss what these results tell us about snow cover in Canada's changing climate.
dc.description.reviewstatusUnreviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21626
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)
dc.subjectUN SDG 13: Climate Action
dc.subject#science brief
dc.subject#PCIC publication
dc.titlePCIC science brief: Trends in Canadian snow cover over recent decades
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