Assessing Hydrologic and Policy Implications of Irrigation on the Canadian Prairies Under Climate Change ...
The Saskatchewan River Basin (SRB) covers a large portion of the Canadian Prairies. Agriculture represents a dominant land-use in the SRB, and since the early 1900s irrigation has evolved to become an important part of the sector, improving yields and enabling the production of high-value crops. Wit...
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ftdatacite:10.11575/prism/40766 2023-11-05T03:41:58+01:00 Assessing Hydrologic and Policy Implications of Irrigation on the Canadian Prairies Under Climate Change ... Vonderbank, Lucas 2023 https://dx.doi.org/10.11575/prism/40766 https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/115878 en eng Schulich School of Engineering University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. climate change irrigation Saskatchewan River Basin hydrologic modelling Agriculture Hydrology Engineering Engineering--Environmental article master thesis CreativeWork Other 2023 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.11575/prism/40766 2023-10-09T11:06:44Z The Saskatchewan River Basin (SRB) covers a large portion of the Canadian Prairies. Agriculture represents a dominant land-use in the SRB, and since the early 1900s irrigation has evolved to become an important part of the sector, improving yields and enabling the production of high-value crops. With climate change projected to increase temperatures and alter precipitation patterns, uncertainty surrounding water security for irrigators and First Nations in the SRB is expected to increase. Given the impacts of climate change, the recent announcements from the Alberta and Saskatchewan Governments regarding irrigation expansion, and the risks faced by First Nations under changing streamflow conditions, a hydrologic analysis of the SRB that dynamically incorporates climate change and irrigation is required to assess future water security and the viability of current water governance (i.e., the Master Agreement on Apportionment). This study integrates Prairie-specific irrigation in the HYPE hydrologic model, and ... Master Thesis First Nations DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The Saskatchewan River Basin (SRB) covers a large portion of the Canadian Prairies. Agriculture represents a dominant land-use in the SRB, and since the early 1900s irrigation has evolved to become an important part of the sector, improving yields and enabling the production of high-value crops. With climate change projected to increase temperatures and alter precipitation patterns, uncertainty surrounding water security for irrigators and First Nations in the SRB is expected to increase. Given the impacts of climate change, the recent announcements from the Alberta and Saskatchewan Governments regarding irrigation expansion, and the risks faced by First Nations under changing streamflow conditions, a hydrologic analysis of the SRB that dynamically incorporates climate change and irrigation is required to assess future water security and the viability of current water governance (i.e., the Master Agreement on Apportionment). This study integrates Prairie-specific irrigation in the HYPE hydrologic model, and ... |
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