Browsing Science (Faculty of) by Subject "hydrology"
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Evaluating the role of local climate change on reduced freshwater availability at the Peace-Athabasca Delta using paleolimnology
(University of Waterloo, 2022-06-02)Abundant small, shallow lakes across northern freshwater landscapes are particularly sensitive to alteration of hydrological processes, which makes them vulnerable to multiple potential stressors. At the Peace-Athabasca ... -
Geotechnics and hydrology of landslides in Thompson River Valley, near Ashcroft, British Columbia
(University of Waterloo, 2008-08-21)Landslides in Pleistocene sediments along the Thompson River, south of Ashcroft, British Columbia have been known since before the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway was built through the valley in the 1880s. The Canadian ... -
Impacts of Dredging and Brush Cutting of Paired Agricultural Drainage Ditches on GHG Emissions and Nutrient Filtration Capacity
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-04)Agriculture provides many beneficial and essential ecosystem services. Along with these beneficial services, the conversion of natural ecosystems into heavily modified agricultural ecosystems is also a source of ... -
The influences of spatially variable rainfall and localized infiltration on groundwater recharge in a water management context
(University of Waterloo, 2020-10-27)Water management involves monitoring, predicting, and stewarding the quality and quantity of groundwater recharge at the watershed scale. Recharge sustains baseflow to streams and replenishes water extracted by pumping at ... -
The Nitrogen Legacy: Understanding Time Lags in Catchment Response as a Function of Hydrologic and Biogeochemical Controls
(University of Waterloo, 2016-09-23)Global population has seen a more than threefold increase over the last 100 years, accompanied by rapid changes in land use and a dramatic intensification of agriculture. Such changes have been driven by a great acceleration ... -
Stable isotope mass balance of the North American Laurentian Great Lakes
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-29)This thesis describes a method for calculating lake evaporation as a proportion of water inputs (E/I) for large surface water bodies, using stable isotope ratios of oxygen (18O/16O) and hydrogen (2H/1H) in water. Evaporation ... -
Use of water isotope tracers to elucidate hydrological conditions of lakes in the Peace-Athabasca Delta over space and time: A foundation for lake ecosystem monitoring
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-17)Hydrological monitoring in complex, dynamic northern floodplain landscapes is challenging but increasingly important as these ecosystems come under threat from multiple stressors, including climate-driven decline in ...