Effects of projected climate on the hydrodynamic and sediment transport regime of the lower Athabasca River in Alberta, Canada

• Published in: River Research and Applications
• Main Authors: Dibike, Y., Shakibaeinia, A., Eum, H.‐Il, Prowse, T., Droppo, I.
• Other Authors: Environment and Climate Change Canada's Climate Change Adaptation Program (CCAP), Joint Canada-Alberta Oil-Sands Monitoring Program (JOSMP)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Athabasca River; Canada; Peace-Athabasca Delta
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rra.3273; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Frra.3273; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/rra.3273

Abstract The potential effects of climate change on the hydrodynamic and sediment transport regime of the lower Athabasca River (LAR) in Alberta, Canada, is investigated. Future climate projections for the region suggest a potential increase in mean air temperature and precipitation by about 2.8–7.1...