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Standard deviation maps for the — climatology are also provided in the Supplemental Material section for reference. Terrestrial variables reanalysis temperature and precipitation, as well as modeled discharge are spatially averaged over those sections of the HBW that make up the physical watershed. In addition, the interquartile range IQR of values within the region of interest HBC, HBW is presented for time series to account for spatial variability in each variable.

In order to quantify relative contributions from atmospheric and discharge conditions to freshwater—marine coupling in the HBC and HBW from to , spatially averaged values for each month and season are sorted, or ranked, in ascending order.

The equations used in the spatiotemporal analysis of atmospheric and river discharge variables are presented at the end of the Supplementary Material, for reference. Monthly plots and time series of SLP, surface winds, surface temperature, and precipitation and their standardized anomalies illustrate temporal variability and differences between years during the — time frame.

Anomalies are computed relative to — This period was selected since it 1 is postregulation and 2 coincides with an Environment and Climate Change Canada climatological and conventional normal time interval.

Postregulation in this case includes the development of run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation on the Albany and Moose Rivers; diversion of the Churchill River into the Nelson River; diversion of the Eastmain, Opinaca, and Caniapiscau Rivers to the La Grande River; and hydroelectric impoundment and regulation of the Nelson and La Grande Rivers. It includes only 1 year of the Rupert River diversion, which is fully in effect by — Noteworthy also is the negative anomaly located in the vicinity of the Port of Churchill in March associated with the SLP low and March blizzard.

The solid rectangle perimeter depicts the — climatology, and the dashed rectangle perimeter the — BaySys time frame. Standardized anomalies refer in this and subsequent figures to the ratio in the variable anomalies to their standard deviations with respect to the — climatology, and are unitless.

Surface wind speed standardized anomalies Figure 2 show contrasting wind regimes in February, May, and August, with comparatively calm conditions in , and windy conditions in In February, these correspond spatially to negative anomalies characteristic of weak winds in northern and southern HB in , and a steep gradient between weak and strong winds over northwest HB in In May, calm conditions are observed over central and northern HB in , while windy conditions are observed over northern, and to the east of, HB in A sharp gradient in high winds along the western coast of HB and weaker winds over central HB provides a signature of the aforementioned blizzard in March in contrast to predominantly weak winds and calm conditions in Monthly ERA-Interim surface winds speed standardized anomalies from to Standardized anomalies, as the ratio in surface wind anomalies and their standard deviations with respect to the — climatology, are unitless.

Corresponding surface temperature standardized anomalies Figure 3 capture comparatively warm cold conditions in January, February, May, September, and October of In particular, positive negative anomalies characteristic of warm cold conditions are observed over southern southern and eastern HB in January , which persist in southeastern throughout HB in February Noteworthy also in the monthly plots of surface temperature standardized anomalies is an increase in surface temperatures over the past decade, particularly during summer June, July, August and fall September, October, November.

Monthly ERA-Interim surface temperature standardized anomalies from to Month—year plots of mean ERA-Interim surface temperature standardized anomalies spatially averaged over the Hudson Bay Complex, with red blue shading indicating high low temperature regimes.

Standardized anomalies are unitless. Precipitation standardized anomalies Figure 4 exhibit wet dry conditions in January and October of In January, negative positive anomalies characteristic of dry wet conditions are observed over northern northwest and southeast HB in , while negative anomalies are observed throughout HB in In October, all regions with the exception of southwest HB are subjected to wet conditions in , in contrast to dry conditions found for Supplemental Figures S4A—S4C.

Noteworthy is the band of high precipitation in March in the vicinity of the Port of Churchill, depicting snowfall associated with the blizzard in March Monthly plots further show that less precipitation is observed in February over the past decade.

Monthly ERA-Interim precipitation rainfall and snowfall standardized anomalies from to Month—year plots of mean ERA-Interim precipitation rainfall and snowfall standardized anomalies spatially averaged over the Hudson Bay Complex, with red blue shading indicating high low precipitation regimes.

Time series reinforce similarities and differences between years for the HBC relative to the — climatology; uncertainty is depicted by the IQR for all area-weighted spatially averaged variables to highlight spatial variability within the HBC Figures 5 — 8. Noteworthy are contrasting SLP high low regimes in October and in May as a signature of regional atmospheric circulation features.

Calm windy conditions are evident in October and August as a signature of local and highly variable atmospheric contributions within the HBC. Surface temperatures exhibit less variability, although standardized anomalies show that May and August of are characterized as warm cold months within the HBC. Precipitation standardized anomalies show that October and November May are characterized as wet dry months in , while August June are characterized as wet dry months in Spatial variability is in addition captured by confidence intervals in winds and precipitation, as is to be expected due to significant variability at local scales Supplemental Figures S2A—S2D and S4A—S4D.

Mean SLP units are in [Pa], and standardized anomalies are unitless. ERA-Interim mean wind speed and standardized anomaly time series for BaySys years relative to climatology. Shading depicts the interquartile range associated with, and spatial variability within, the spatial domain and region of interest, namely the HBC. ERA-Interim mean surface temperature and standardized anomaly time series for BaySys years relative to climatology. Shading depicts the interquartile range associated with the HBC spatial domain and region of interest for each year.

Surface temperature is in units of [K] and standardized anomalies are unitless. Mean precipitation and standardized anomaly time series for , , relative to — Monthly mean ERA-Interim precipitation and standardized anomalies spatially averaged over the HBC for , , , and the — climatology. Terrestrial precipitation from HydroGFD shows a basin-wide tendency toward increased precipitation in the March to October period Figure 9.

Precipitation falling between October and March is largely stored as snowpack due to temperatures below freezing until warmer spring temperatures melt this snowpack leading to the nival recession of hydrograph from October to February, freshet peak from April to June discharge regime modeled in H-HYPE; Figure HydroGFDv2 mean overland precipitation and standardized anomaly time series for BaySys years relative to climatology. Monthly mean blue , red , and green HydroGFDv2 overland precipitation [mm] and standardized anomalies [unitless] relative to — climatology black , spatially averaged over the Hudson Bay watershed.

Shading depicts the interquartile range based on 25th and 75th percentiles for the — climatology. HydroGFDv2 mean overland temperature and standardized anomaly time series for BaySys years relative to climatology. Shading depicts the interquartile range for the — climatology and historical baseline time frame. HYdrological Predictions for the Environment mean monthly discharge time series for BaySys years , , and climatology — Shading depicts the interquartile range for the — climatology within the physical watershed.

Precipitation presents a mixed record of anomalies in the observation period of — Reference period — outlined in solid, BaySys observation period — outlined in dashed. Overland temperature in the observation period shows a positive anomaly in the majority of months for and , with a warm summer and spring, cool autumn, and mixed winter Figure The spatial IQR of temperature is narrower relative to that of precipitation Figures 9 and Spatially averaged anomalies of temperature show being above or equal to the baseline period in all months except November, while presents a mixed anomaly record with a sustained cool autumn Figure As with the strongly seasonal and spatial temperature regime, standard deviations of temperature are greatest in summer, when temperature is greatest Supplemental Figure S6D.

Notably, greater anomalies of temperature in all months occur in the northern parts of the basin those with lowest mean temperature , reflecting the temperatures of higher latitudes increasing at greater speeds than their southern counterparts, producing increased variance in the reference period in the northern Foxe Basin region.

Discharge anomalies present a clearer, roughly decadal regime change Figure This presents itself in net discharge to the HBC as very dry in the s, very wet in the s, and somewhat dry in the s, including the observation period — Examining the annual and reference time series, we see that is a wet winter and then drier than the reference period, is wetter than reference in the winter and spring, followed by dry summer and autumn, and is average or drier than average in all months Figure Note that as the discharge is computed as a basin net discharge, there is no spatial IQR presented.

For the obvious reason of producing greater discharge, standard deviation of flow is greatest along the main river trunks Supplemental Figure S7D. The ranking in atmospheric variables SLP, surface winds, surface temperature, and precipitation spatially averaged over the HBC over the — time frame Figures 15 and 16 highlights whether a particular month or season during the BaySys baseline — time frame is characterized by extreme atmospheric conditions relative to the — time frame.

Both figures provide a synopsis of the monthly plots shown in the previous section. Rankings in sea-level pressure SLP , wind speed, temperature, and precipitation during BaySys years for the — time frame. Monthly rankings for ERA-Interim atmospheric variables SLP, surface wind speed, surface temperature, and precipitation from — relative to the — time frame. Variables are ranked in ascending order so that low high values indicate comparatively low high regimes.

Rankings in atmospheric variables highlighting monthly extremes in BaySys years for the — time frame. Monthly rankings for ERA-Interim atmospheric variables from to , showing values that lie outside of the upper and lower quartiles 75th and 25th percentiles as an indication of extreme i. Results suggest that is characterized by warm conditions throughout the annual cycle, with intervals of strong winds in spring March, April, and May , and a dominant SLP high in September and October Figure In , cold and windy conditions are observed throughout the annual cycle, with predominantly dry conditions in winter December, January, and February and spring March, April, and May , wet conditions in summer; July and August , with alternating SLP regimes in winter.

Extreme atmospheric conditions, defined as those for which values lie outside the upper and lower quartiles 75th and 25th percentiles Figure 16 , highlight relative contributions on monthly timescales during the — BaySys time frame from the perspective of SLP high low regimes, windy calm conditions, warm cold , and wet dry conditions; this figure provides an indication of atmospheric extremes and anomalous conditions for the — BaySys time frame during the — time interval.

The ranking in overland variables total precipitation, air temperature, and river discharge spatially averaged over the HB physical watershed for the — time frame Supplemental Figures S8 and S9 highlights whether a particular month or season during the BaySys baseline — time frame is characterized by extreme overland and discharge conditions relative to the — time frame.

Persistence in and comparable extreme rankings for the HBW Supplemental Figure S11 and HBC Figure 16 highlight extremes due to nonlocal phenomena manifested at marine and watershed scales. In , the absence of comparable variable extreme rankings between the HBC and HBW suggests processes are governed by local phenomena.

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