Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada
Changes in water resources within basins can significantly impact ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, among others. Basins in northern Canada have a cold climate, and the recent changes in climate can have a profound impact on water resources in these basins. Therefore, it is crucial to study...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:8857ebdc0f934de3b1dad0992b2f4da0 2023-05-15T15:26:06+02:00 Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada Mohamed Sherif Zaghloul Ebrahim Ghaderpour Hatef Dastour Babak Farjad Anil Gupta Hyung Eum Gopal Achari Quazi K. Hassan 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9110197 https://doaj.org/article/8857ebdc0f934de3b1dad0992b2f4da0 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/9/11/197 https://doaj.org/toc/2306-5338 doi:10.3390/hydrology9110197 2306-5338 https://doaj.org/article/8857ebdc0f934de3b1dad0992b2f4da0 Hydrology, Vol 9, Iss 197, p 197 (2022) land use land cover precipitation temperature trend analysis water flow Science Q article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology9110197 2022-12-30T21:12:33Z Changes in water resources within basins can significantly impact ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, among others. Basins in northern Canada have a cold climate, and the recent changes in climate can have a profound impact on water resources in these basins. Therefore, it is crucial to study long term trends in water flow as well as their influential factors, such as temperature and precipitation. This study focused on analyzing long term trends in water flow across the Athabasca River Basin (ARB) and Peace River Basin (PRB). Long term trends in temperature and precipitation within these basins were also studied. Water flow data from 18 hydrometric stations provided by Water Survey of Canada were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope. In addition, hybrid climate data provided by Alberta Environment and Parks at approximately 10 km spatial resolution were analyzed for the ARB and its surrounding regions during 1950–2019. Trend analysis was performed on the water flow data on monthly, seasonal, and annual scales, and the results were cross-checked with trends in temperature and precipitation and land use and land cover data. The overall temperature across the basins has been increasing since 1950, while precipitation showed an insignificant decrease during this period. Winter water flow in the upper ARB has been slowly and steadily increasing since 1956 because of the rising temperatures and the subsequent slow melting of snowpacks/glaciers. The warm season flows in the middle and lower subregions declined up to 1981, then started to show an increasing trend. The middle and lower ARB exhibited a rapid increase in warm-season water flow since 2015. A similar trend change was also observed in the PRB. The gradual increase in water flow observed in the recent decades may continue by the mid-century, which is beneficial for agriculture, forestry, fishery, and industry. However, climate and land cover changes may alter the trend of water flow in the future; therefore, it is important to have a ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Athabasca River Peace River Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Athabasca River Canada Kendall ENVELOPE(-59.828,-59.828,-63.497,-63.497) Hydrology 9 11 197 |
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Changes in water resources within basins can significantly impact ecosystems, agriculture, and biodiversity, among others. Basins in northern Canada have a cold climate, and the recent changes in climate can have a profound impact on water resources in these basins. Therefore, it is crucial to study long term trends in water flow as well as their influential factors, such as temperature and precipitation. This study focused on analyzing long term trends in water flow across the Athabasca River Basin (ARB) and Peace River Basin (PRB). Long term trends in temperature and precipitation within these basins were also studied. Water flow data from 18 hydrometric stations provided by Water Survey of Canada were analyzed using the Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope. In addition, hybrid climate data provided by Alberta Environment and Parks at approximately 10 km spatial resolution were analyzed for the ARB and its surrounding regions during 1950–2019. Trend analysis was performed on the water flow data on monthly, seasonal, and annual scales, and the results were cross-checked with trends in temperature and precipitation and land use and land cover data. The overall temperature across the basins has been increasing since 1950, while precipitation showed an insignificant decrease during this period. Winter water flow in the upper ARB has been slowly and steadily increasing since 1956 because of the rising temperatures and the subsequent slow melting of snowpacks/glaciers. The warm season flows in the middle and lower subregions declined up to 1981, then started to show an increasing trend. The middle and lower ARB exhibited a rapid increase in warm-season water flow since 2015. A similar trend change was also observed in the PRB. The gradual increase in water flow observed in the recent decades may continue by the mid-century, which is beneficial for agriculture, forestry, fishery, and industry. However, climate and land cover changes may alter the trend of water flow in the future; therefore, it is important to have a ... |
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Mohamed Sherif Zaghloul Ebrahim Ghaderpour Hatef Dastour Babak Farjad Anil Gupta Hyung Eum Gopal Achari Quazi K. Hassan |
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Mohamed Sherif Zaghloul Ebrahim Ghaderpour Hatef Dastour Babak Farjad Anil Gupta Hyung Eum Gopal Achari Quazi K. Hassan |
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Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada |
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Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada |
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Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada |
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Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada |
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Long Term Trend Analysis of River Flow and Climate in Northern Canada |
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