Investigation of groundwater flow pathways in an alpine catchment using a coupled snowmelt-groundwater flow model

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dc.contributor.advisorHayashi, Masaki
dc.contributor.authorDonnelly, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:34:20Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:34:20Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 123-130en
dc.descriptionSome pages are in colour.en
dc.description.abstractAlpine environments form the headwaters of many large river systems that supply a significant proportion of the world's population with water. In these regions shallow, unconfined alluvial aquifers have the ability to regulate both the timing and magnitude of peak discharge as they are often dominant transfer mechanisms in the routing of runoff to outflow streams. These groundwater flow dynamics are studied for an alpine catchment near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia using a coupled snowmelt­groundwater flow model. Spatiotemporal snowmelt patterns are simulated with a calibrated degree-day snowmelt model and are subsequently applied as recharge boundary conditions in a transient groundwater flow model. Through modifications to hydrogeological parameters, subsurface model structure, and ultimately the conceptual groundwater model itself, conclusions are made regarding potential features and controls on hydrologic response in this watershed.
dc.format.extentxv, 130 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationDonnelly, C. (2012). Investigation of groundwater flow pathways in an alpine catchment using a coupled snowmelt-groundwater flow model (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4896en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4896
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105897
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
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dc.titleInvestigation of groundwater flow pathways in an alpine catchment using a coupled snowmelt-groundwater flow model
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeoscience
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2106 627942976
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