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Pacific Northwest Weather and Climate, Past, Present and Future

Pacific Northwest Weather and Climate, Past, Present and Future. George H. Taylor October, 2007. Long-term Temperature Trends in Oregon. NCDC US HCN (1221 STATIONS). Another problem: “compromised” station locations. Precipitation. Growing Season. Trends in Snow Conditions.

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Pacific Northwest Weather and Climate, Past, Present and Future

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  1. Pacific Northwest Weather and Climate, Past, Present and Future George H. Taylor October, 2007

  2. Long-term Temperature Trends in Oregon

  3. NCDC US HCN (1221 STATIONS)

  4. Another problem: “compromised” station locations

  5. Precipitation

  6. Growing Season

  7. Trends in Snow Conditions

  8. “A study of springtime mountain snowpack in the Pacific Northwest showed widespread declines in snowpack since 1950 at most locations with largest declines at lower elevations indicating temperature effects.” “Substantial declines (some in excess of 50%) were common in the Cascades, especially in Oregon.” Mote, Philip W., Martyn Clark, and Alan F. Hamlet, 2004. Variability and Trends in Mountain Snowpack in Western North America. 15th Symposium on Global Change and Climate Variations, Seattle, Washington.

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