Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds
Alpine watersheds represent an important source of freshwater in western Canada. Since rainfall, snowmelt, and glacier melt make minimal contributions to streamflow during winter months, essentially all winter flow in unregulated streams is provided by groundwater discharge. The analysis of winter f...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/2957 2023-08-27T04:09:37+02:00 Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds Paznekas, Andrius Hayashi, Masaki Bentley, Larry He, Jianxun 2016 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2957 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26327 eng eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary Calgary Paznekas, A. (2016). Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26327 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26327 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2957 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. Atmospheric Sciences Geology Geophysics Hydrology Alpine Winter streamflow baseflow master thesis 2016 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26327 2023-08-06T06:28:19Z Alpine watersheds represent an important source of freshwater in western Canada. Since rainfall, snowmelt, and glacier melt make minimal contributions to streamflow during winter months, essentially all winter flow in unregulated streams is provided by groundwater discharge. The analysis of winter flow in small to medium scale watersheds (21 to 3900 km2) provides critical information regarding the magnitude of groundwater discharge and its relation to the physiographical characteristics of watersheds such as climate, geology, and topography. Furthermore, hydrologic modelling of a small alpine watershed (4.5 km2) provides insight into the storage mechanisms controlling consistent winter flows. Winter flows were in a narrow range (0.2-0.6 mm d-1) throughout the study area, which suggests that the groundwater storage is filled to the maximum capacity every year, and that the groundwater discharge in winter is mostly controlled by the stationary factors such as the spatial variability of geology, topography, and climatic variables. Master Thesis glacier* PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Canada |
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Alpine watersheds represent an important source of freshwater in western Canada. Since rainfall, snowmelt, and glacier melt make minimal contributions to streamflow during winter months, essentially all winter flow in unregulated streams is provided by groundwater discharge. The analysis of winter flow in small to medium scale watersheds (21 to 3900 km2) provides critical information regarding the magnitude of groundwater discharge and its relation to the physiographical characteristics of watersheds such as climate, geology, and topography. Furthermore, hydrologic modelling of a small alpine watershed (4.5 km2) provides insight into the storage mechanisms controlling consistent winter flows. Winter flows were in a narrow range (0.2-0.6 mm d-1) throughout the study area, which suggests that the groundwater storage is filled to the maximum capacity every year, and that the groundwater discharge in winter is mostly controlled by the stationary factors such as the spatial variability of geology, topography, and climatic variables. |
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Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds |
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Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds |
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Paznekas, A. (2016). Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26327 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26327 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2957 |
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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. |
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