Browsing Theses by Supervisor "Craig, James"
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Application of a Hydrological Model for Predicting River Ice Breakup
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-06)In cold regions, the breakup of river ice can be a significant event, resulting in flooding and damage to communities. Given the severity of such events, it is desirable to be able to predict the timing and severity of ... -
Assessing the Connectivity of Groundwater Wells to Surface-Water Using a Volumetric Capture Delineation Tool
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)Existing groundwater modeling methods for determining the degree of groundwater well connectivity to surface-water either provide weak guidance (i.e., analytical methods), only examine the hydrological impacts of pumping ... -
Assessing the Utility of Hydrologic Model Diagnostics for Decision Support
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)Theoretical, computational and experimental advances have led to easier access to more complex and robust hydrologic models. These hydrologic models may be used to support decision making by water managers and stakeholders. ... -
The changing influence of permafrost on peatlands hydrology
(University of Waterloo, 2021-01-20)Hydrology and hydrological modelling in the far north is understudied, and many gaps exist in the current understanding and representation of northern thermal and hydrological systems. A combination of fieldwork and modelling ... -
The CRANE Framework for Simulation Model Workflows
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-25)CRANE is presented as a flexible framework for linking simulation models and model support tools to form integrated modelling systems for engineering and scientific applications, evaluated using the scientific workflow ... -
Evaluating Conceptual Numerical Models of Boreal Plains Hydrology
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-19)The Boreal Plains (BPs) ecoregion spans the northern potions of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and is an area of high ecological sensitivity. With large industrial developments in the region, including the Athabasca ... -
Formal Hypothesis Testing for Prospective Hydrological Model Improvements
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-31)New algorithms for simulating hydrological processes are regularly proposed in the hydrological literature. However, the tests used to evaluate the effectiveness of these algorithms are typically no more than history ... -
Geophysical Methods for Detecting Permafrost Discontinuities
(University of Waterloo, 2021-03-04)Global climate change has sparked various concerns over the future of the Arctic. One of the major concerns around the environmental and ecological health of the Arctic is directly related to the deterioration of the ... -
Numerical Modeling of Permafrost in Heterogeneous Media
(University of Waterloo, 2020-03-05)Interest in numerical modeling of permafrost has increased over the past decade due to accelerating rates of permafrost thaw. Discontinuous permafrost regions are particularly susceptible to climate change since small ... -
Pragmatic Groundwater-Surface Water Model Coupling with Unstructured Grids
(University of Waterloo, 2021-07-29)Faced with an array of water issues exacerbated by a rapidly changing climate, hydrologists and hydrogeologists have increasingly found themselves needing to simultaneously model the groundwater and surface water domains ... -
Remediation of Weathered Light Nonaqueous Phase Liquids by Persulfate: In-Situ Performance Assessment and Numerical Modeling
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Light nonaqueous phase liquids (LNAPLs) petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs) subsurface contamination is complex and poses considerable risks to human health and the environment. The PHC contaminated sites are often difficult to ... -
Rigorous Validation of Hydrologic Models in Support of Decision-Making
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Hydrologic models are often relied upon to inform decisions in hydrology and water resources applications. Typically, hydrologic models are validated (i.e., deemed fit-for-purpose) using the split-sample test introduced ... -
Upscaling of Coupled Models with Topography-Driven Surface-Water/Groundwater Interactions
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-16)Since the 1950s, groundwater and surface water models have evolved to better represent complex hydrological and hydrogeological systems. Part of this evolution has been the coupling of surface and subsurface models to ...