Humans and Hydrology at High Latitudes: Water Use Information https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.306 Summary This data set contains water use information for Canadian and Alaskan communities as well as general water-use estimates provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) for the whole of the United States. These data are utilized in the Arctic Rapid Integrated Monitoring System (ArcticRIMS) project to improve the development of the water stress model. This water stress model shows the effects of water resources, humans and climate change in the Arctic. Recent studies suggest that climate change will have a significant impact on arctic hydrology. However, it is currently unknown which regions of the pan-Arctic are most vulnerable to future changes. In order to begin to address the future change to freshwater availability on a pan-arctic scale, a system of arctic typologies were used to enable the integration of biophysical data with socio-cultural data produced regionally, such as demographics and water values. Those mature data sets were used to study the strategic transformations of the high latitude water cycle. The overall objective of this research is to use a wide array of existing data sets in a synthesis effort to describe the vital role of freshwater in the lives of people in the pan-Arctic, how it has changed in the recent past, and how it is likely to change in the future. Identifiers * Local archive identifier: 106.306 * doi:10.5065/D6862DM8 https://doi.org/10.5065/D6862DM8 Versions 1.0 Citation White, D., Alessa, L., White, D. 2010. Humans and Hydrology at High Latitudes: Water Use Information. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://doi.org/10.5065/D6862DM8 Accessed 28 Mar 2024. Additional citation styles can be generated by entering the DOI at CrossCite (https://citation.crosscite.org/). Acknowledgement In addition to the citation reference and any other acknowledgements, please acknowledge NCAR/EOL in your publications with text such as: Data provided by NCAR/EOL under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/ Related projects * ARCSS: NSF Arctic System Science https://data.eol.ucar.edu/project/ARCSS Additional information * Spatial Type: multiple * Frequency: criteria * Language: English Grant Code 0531148 ISO Topic Categories * society Categories * Arctic * ArcticRIMS * Human Health * Hydrology * Models/Analyses Platforms * Field Surveys Instruments * Not Applicable Sites * Alaska * Canada GCMD Science Keywords * EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT > WATER MANAGEMENT Documentation * readme.html [8 KiB] https://data.eol.ucar.edu/file/download/41D51106009F/readme.html Related links * companion: 106.305: Humans and Hydrology at High Latitudes: Community Information https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.305 * download: NSF Arctic Data Center https://doi.org/10.5065/D6862DM8 * homepage: ARCSS EOL Webpage https://www.eol.ucar.edu/field_projects/arcss * info: ARCSS Data Policy https://data.eol.ucar.edu/arctic_projects/arcss/Data_Policy.html Temporal coverage * Begin datetime: 1985-01-01 00:00:00 * End datetime: 2005-12-31 23:59:59 Spatial coverage * Maximum (North) Latitude: 90.00 * Minimum (South) Latitude: 24.00 * Minimum (West) Longitude: -170.00 * Maximum (East) Longitude: -53.00 Primary contact information * pointOfContact: Daniel White https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/809 Additional contact information * author: Daniel White https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/809 * author: Lilian Alessa https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1026 * originator: Daniel White https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/809 * principalInvestigator: Daniel White https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/809 * principalInvestigator: Lilian Alessa https://data.eol.ucar.edu/contact/show/1026 Alternate metadata formats * DataCite: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.306?format=datacite * ISO/TC 211: https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/106.306?format=isotc211