Surface wave breaking over sheared currents: Observations from the Mouth of the Columbia River
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jc012498
Abstract: Measurements of waves and currents from freely drifting buoys are used to evaluate wave breaking parameterizations at the Mouth of the Columbia River, where breaking occurs in intermediate depths and in the presence of vertically… read more here.
Keywords: columbia river; wave breaking; mouth columbia; sheared currents ... See more keywords
Calcium concentrations in the lower Columbia River, USA, are generally sufficient to support invasive bivalve spread
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DOI: 10.1002/rra.3804
Abstract: Dissolved calcium concentration [Ca2+] is thought to be a major factor limiting the establishment and thus the spread of invasive bivalves such as zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (Dreissena bugensis) mussels. We measured [Ca2+] in… read more here.
Keywords: river usa; river; spread; columbia river ... See more keywords
Reconciliation of development and ecosystems: the ecology of governance in the International Columbia River Basin
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-018-1355-1
Abstract: This article explores the emergence of formal and informal bridging organizations to facilitate solutions to water conflict at the scale of the water resource. This new approach to governance is of particular importance on rivers… read more here.
Keywords: columbia river; river; ecology; governance ... See more keywords
Was Coccidioides a Pre-Columbian Hitchhiker to Southcentral Washington?
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00232-23
Abstract: Coccidioides immitis, a pathogenic environmental fungus that causes Valley fever (coccidioidomycosis) primarily in the American Southwest and parts of Central and South America, has emerged over the past 12 years in the Columbia River Basin region,… read more here.
Keywords: southcentral washington; coccidioides pre; region; washington ... See more keywords
Reshuffling the Columbia River Basalt chronology—Picture Gorge Basalt, the earliest- and longest-erupting formation
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DOI: 10.1130/g47122.1
Abstract: The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the world’s youngest continental flood basalt province, presumably sourced from the deep-seated plume that currently resides underneath Yellowstone National Park in the northwestern United States. The earliest-erupted basalts… read more here.
Keywords: columbia river; basalt; river basalt; gorge basalt ... See more keywords
Spatial Variability of Winds and HRRR–NCEP Model Error Statistics at Three Doppler-Lidar Sites in the Wind-Energy Generation Region of the Columbia River Basin
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DOI: 10.1175/jamc-d-18-0244.1
Abstract: Annually and seasonally averaged wind profiles from three Doppler lidars were obtained from sites in the Columbia River basin of east-central Oregon and Washington, a major region of wind-energy production, for the Second Wind Forecast… read more here.
Keywords: lidar; model; columbia river; variability ... See more keywords
A Two-Cool-Season Wind Profiler–Based Analysis of Westward-Directed Gap Flow through the Columbia River Gorge
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DOI: 10.1175/mwr-d-19-0026.1
Abstract: AbstractThis observational study of westward-directed gap flows through the Columbia River Gorge uses three radar wind profilers during two winter seasons between October 2015 and April 2017, with ... read more here.
Keywords: westward directed; river gorge; directed gap; columbia river ... See more keywords
Dam trout: Genetic variability in Oncorhynchus mykiss above and below barriers in three Columbia River systems prior to restoring migrational access
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197571
Abstract: Restoration of access to lost habitat for threatened and endangered fishes above currently impassable dams represents a major undertaking. Biological monitoring is critical to understand the dynamics and success of anadromous recolonization as, in the… read more here.
Keywords: columbia river; river; river systems; dam trout ... See more keywords
Environmentally triggered shifts in steelhead migration behavior and consequences for survival in the mid-Columbia River
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250831
Abstract: The majority of Columbia River summer-run steelhead encounter high river temperatures (near or > 20°C) during their spawning migration. While some steelhead pass through the mid-Columbia River in a matter of days, others use tributary… read more here.
Keywords: columbia river; migration; migration delay; river ... See more keywords
Seasonal and interannual variation in lower Columbia River phytoplankton (2005-2018): environmental variability and a decline in large bloom-forming diatoms
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DOI: 10.3354/ame01967
Abstract: Understanding the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on riverine phytoplankton dynamics is challenging, particularly as anthropogenic stressors such as eutrophication, invasive species, and climate change alter these relationships. We examined a 14 yr (January… read more here.
Keywords: cluster; seasonal interannual; bloom; columbia river ... See more keywords
Ubiquitous increases in flood magnitude in the Columbia River basin under climate change
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DOI: 10.5194/hess-25-257-2021
Abstract: Abstract. The US and Canada have entered negotiations to modernize the Columbia River Treaty, signed in 1961. Key priorities are balancing flood risk, hydropower production, and improving aquatic ecosystem function while incorporating projected effects of… read more here.
Keywords: climate change; hydrology; columbia river; river ... See more keywords