Climate change impact on water supply and hydropower generation potential in Northern Manitoba

• Published in: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
• Main Authors: Su Jin Kim, Masoud Asadzadeh, Tricia A. Stadnyk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Climate change; Cascade river-reservoir system; Hydropower; Hydrologic modeling; Operations modeling; Model coupling; Physical geography; GB3-5030; Geology; QE1-996.5; Hudson Bay; Canada; Hudson; Cascade River; Nelson River
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2022.101077; https://doaj.org/article/49cbfaa34c6b45d28a4024b665911c78

Study region: Lower Nelson River Basin, Manitoba, Canada Study focus: Hydroelectricity makes up almost 97% of electricity generated in Manitoba, of which over 70% of its generation capacity is installed along the Lower Nelson River (LNR). In this study, 19 climate projections representing ~ 87% of c...