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The Unusual Nature of Recent Snowpack Declines in the North American Cordillera
- Gregory T. Pederson1,2,3,*,
- Stephen T. Gray3,4,
- Connie A. Woodhouse3,5,
- Julio L. Betancourt6,
- Daniel B. Fagre1,
- Jeremy S. Littell7,
- Emma Watson8,
- Brian H. Luckman8,
- Lisa J. Graumlich9
- 1U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, 2327 University Way, Suite 2, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA.
- 2School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, 325 Biosciences East, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
- 3Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, 105 West Stadium, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
- 4Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA.
- 5School of Geography and Development, 412 Harvill Building, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721–0076, USA.
- 6USGS, National Research Program, Water Resources Division, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.
- 7Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington, Post Office Box 355672, Seattle, WA 98195–5672, USA.
- 8Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C2, Canada.
- 9College of the Environment, University of Washington, Post Office Box 355679, Seattle, WA 98195–5679, USA.
- ↵*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: gpederson{at}usgs.gov
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Science 15 Jul 2011:
Vol. 333, Issue 6040, pp. 332-335
DOI: 10.1126/science.1201570
