University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK LONG-TERM MEASUREMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY ON THE KUPARUK RIVER BASIN, ALASKA Douglas L Kane University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK AON 2008

HYDROLOGIC GOALS TO PROVIDE THE INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY WITH QUALITY, LONG-TERM DATA, TO IMPROVE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ARCTIC HYDROLOGICAL PROCESSES, TO DETECT AND QUANTIFY CLIMATE INDUCED CHANGE ON THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE, TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MODELS TO EXTRAPOLATE HYDROLOGICALLY RELATED PROCESSES IN BOTH TIME AND SPACE, AND TO CAPTURE EXTREME EVENTS (FLOODS, DROUGHT, ETC.). AON 2003

AON 2003

HISTORY OF KUPARUK STUDIES IMNAVAIT CREEK-1985 UPPER KUPARUK-1993 Photo: Jim Laundre, MBL HISTORY OF KUPARUK STUDIES IMNAVAIT CREEK-1985 UPPER KUPARUK-1993 KUPARUK RIVER-1993 PUTULIGATUK RIVER-1999 EXTREME EVENTS 1999 RAINFALL FLOOD 2002 SNOW/RAIN FLOOD (This photo, Upper Kuparuk) 2005 SUMMER DROUGHT 2007 SUMMER DROUGHT AON 2003

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