A geophysical study of alpine groundwater processes and their geologic controls in the southeastern Canadian Rocky Mountains

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dc.contributor.advisorHayashi, Masaki
dc.contributor.authorChristensen, Craig William
dc.contributor.committeememberHayashi, Masaki
dc.contributor.committeememberBentley, Laurence Robert
dc.contributor.committeememberDiiwu, John
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-17T15:34:22Z
dc.date.available2017-07-17T15:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractGroundwater storage is essential for maintaining steady stream flows and temperatures in mountain watersheds, yet catchment-scale hydrogeological processes remain poorly understood. This study characterizes the hydrogeology of a new site in Kananaskis Valley of southeastern Canadian Rocky Mountains. Three different geophysical methods (electrical resistivity tomography, seismic refraction tomography, and ground penetrating radar) imaged structures such as thick, heterogenous talus, permafrost, and a buried overdeepening. Bedrock topography, overburden heterogeneity, and overburden thickness are the most important controls on groundwater flow paths and storage, and may explain anomalously high winter base flows at the site. Comparing the talus deposits to those at a contrasting site in Yoho National Park points to a causal link between hydrogeological characteristics and physiographic variables, hinting at possible spatial patterns in groundwater storage potential. These results will help water resource and ecosystem managers in adapting to stream flow changes resulting from climate change.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChristensen, C. W. (2017). A geophysical study of alpine groundwater processes and their geologic controls in the southeastern Canadian Rocky Mountains (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/24746en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/24746
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3960
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.subjectGeology
dc.subjectGeophysics
dc.subjectHydrology
dc.subjectPhysical Geography
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subject.otherGeophysics
dc.subject.otherHydrogeology
dc.subject.otherhydrogeophysics
dc.subject.otherGeophysics
dc.subject.otheralpine hydrology
dc.subject.otherKananaskis
dc.subject.otherRocky Mountains
dc.subject.othernear-surface geophysics
dc.subject.otherenvironmental geophysics
dc.subject.otherHydrology
dc.subject.othermountains
dc.subject.othergeomorphology
dc.subject.otherterrain analysis
dc.subject.otheroverdeepening
dc.subject.otherglacial basin
dc.subject.otheralpine hydrogeology
dc.subject.othergroundwater
dc.subject.otheralpine groundwater
dc.titleA geophysical study of alpine groundwater processes and their geologic controls in the southeastern Canadian Rocky Mountains
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineGeology and Geophysics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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