Principal components of thermal regimes in mountain river networks

• Published in: Hydrology and earth system sciences Vol. 22; no. 12; pp. 6225 - 6240
• Main Authors: Isaak, Daniel J, Luce, Charles H, Chandler, Gwynne L, Horan, Dona L, Wollrab, Sherry P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 05.12.2018; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Air temperature; Analysis; Components; Crowdsourcing; Daily temperatures; Data collection; Data processing; Datasets; Monitoring; Mountain environments; Natural resources; Networks; Personal computers; Phase transitions; Principal components analysis; River networks; Rivers; Sensors; Spatial variability; Spatial variations; Streamflow; Surface-ice melting; Temperature data; Temperature effects; Temperature variations; Temporal variations; Transposition; Variability; Variance analysis; Winter

Description of thermal regimes in flowing waters is key to understanding physical processes, enhancing predictive abilities, and improving bioassessments. Spatially and temporally sparse data sets, especially in logistically challenging mountain environments, have limited studies on thermal regimes,...