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Long-term variations of water balance components are compared for the deltas of the Pechora and Koluma rivers, flowing in the occurrence area of discontinuous and continuous permafrost rocks. Trends in the variations in the major components of water balance equation (river water flow, precipitation, and losses or increment of runoff in the delta) are considered for the conditions of climate warming (the late XX–early XXI centuries). A distinct increase, most pronounced in 2008–2018, was recorded in the major components of water balance.
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Dolgopolova, E.N., Isupova, M.V. Current Changes in the Major Water Balance Components of the Pechora and Kolyma Deltas under Warming Climate. Water Resour 50, 179–189 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807823020045
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