dc.contributor.author | Pellerin, Jennifer | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-26 18:42:27 (GMT) | |
dc.date.available | 2019-04-26 18:42:27 (GMT) | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-04-26 | |
dc.date.submitted | 2019-04-11 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10012/14574 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis developed a new set of selection criteria to renew the Canadian Reference Hydrometric Basin Network (RHBN) and improve its coverage of non-atmospheric factors affecting streamflow such as geographic location, ecological factors as represented by ecoregions, and watershed characteristics (e.g., watershed size). This dataset was further analyzed to provide a national outlook on climate-related trends in streamflow. The usefulness of categorizing streamflows by ecoregion groups or major precipitation mechanism was confirmed. The development of a storage effect indicator that may be used to differentiate between stations with flows controlled by annual phenomena and those with significant carryover between years is an additional contribution. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | University of Waterloo | en |
dc.subject | trend detection | en |
dc.subject | climate change | en |
dc.subject | streamflow | en |
dc.title | Updating the Canadian Reference Hydrometric Basin Network to detect climate-related trends in streamflow | en |
dc.type | Master Thesis | en |
dc.pending | false | |
uws-etd.degree.department | Civil and Environmental Engineering | en |
uws-etd.degree.discipline | Civil Engineering | en |
uws-etd.degree.grantor | University of Waterloo | en |
uws-etd.degree | Master of Applied Science | en |
uws.contributor.advisor | Burn, Donald | |
uws.contributor.affiliation1 | Faculty of Engineering | en |
uws.published.city | Waterloo | en |
uws.published.country | Canada | en |
uws.published.province | Ontario | en |
uws.typeOfResource | Text | en |
uws.peerReviewStatus | Unreviewed | en |
uws.scholarLevel | Graduate | en |