Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds

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dc.contributor.advisorHayashi, Masaki
dc.contributor.authorPaznekas, Andrius
dc.contributor.committeememberBentley, Larry
dc.contributor.committeememberHe, Jianxun
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-04T15:24:02Z
dc.date.available2016-05-04T15:24:02Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.date.submitted2016en
dc.description.abstractAlpine 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPaznekas, A. (2016). Groundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26327en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26327
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2957
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity 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.
dc.subjectAtmospheric Sciences
dc.subjectGeology
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.subjectHydrology
dc.subject.classificationAlpineen_US
dc.subject.classificationWinter streamflowen_US
dc.subject.classificationHydrologyen_US
dc.subject.classificationbaseflowen_US
dc.titleGroundwater Contribution to Winter Streamflows in Alpine Watersheds
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeology and Geophysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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