Abstract
Abstract. A set of hydrometeorological data is presented in this paper, which can be used to characterize the hydrometeorology and climate of a subarctic mountain basin and has proven particularly useful for forcing hydrological models and assessing their performance in capturing hydrological processes in subarctic alpine environments. The forcing dataset includes daily precipitation, hourly air temperature, humidity, wind, solar and net radiation, soil temperature, and geographical information system data. The model performance assessment data include snow depth and snow water equivalent, streamflow, soil moisture, and water level in a groundwater well. This dataset was recorded at different elevation bands in Wolf Creek Research Basin, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, representing forest, shrub tundra, and alpine tundra biomes from 1993 through 2014. Measurements continue through 2018 and are planned for the future at this basin and will be updated to the data website. The database presented and described in this article is available for download at https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0113.
Highlights
The availability of hydrometeorological data is limited in northern latitudes in general and in northern mountains in particular
Wolf Creek Research Basin (WCRB) was established in 1992 to carry out water and climate research and is located in the Yukon Territory, Canada ( ≈ 61◦ N). This basin is operated by Environment Yukon, University of Saskatchewan and McMaster University with support from the Global Water Futures program and provides a long-term dataset for precipitation, air temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, soil moisture, soil temperature, streamflow, and snowpacks at multiple elevations
WCRB includes meteorological stations located from low to high elevation that include a special emphasis on measuring snowpack and snowfall, and discharge gauges to measure streamflow in the main outlet and several tributary streams
Summary
The availability of hydrometeorological data is limited in northern latitudes in general and in northern mountains in particular This is because of a sparse monitoring network, harsh weather, and high cost of experiments and instrument maintenance in these environments (Klemeš, 1990). Wolf Creek Research Basin (WCRB) was established in 1992 to carry out water and climate research and is located in the Yukon Territory, Canada ( ≈ 61◦ N). This basin is operated by Environment Yukon, University of Saskatchewan and McMaster University with support from the Global Water Futures program and provides a long-term dataset for precipitation, air temperature, humidity, wind, radiation, soil moisture, soil temperature, streamflow, and snowpacks at multiple elevations. Detailed modelling studies as it has been densely monitored, has sufficiently long observation records and has extensive parameter measurements (Pomeroy et al, 1998, 2003, 2006; McCartney et al, 2006; Carey et al, 2007; Dornes et al, 2008; Quinton and Carey, 2008; MacDonald, 2010; Rasouli et al, 2014, 2019; Rasouli, 2017)
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