1. 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

2. 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

3. AON 2003

4. 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

5. THANK YOU!