Modelling the effects of forest disturbances on snow accumulation and ablation in the Okanagan

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dc.contributor.authorDavis, Reed
dc.contributor.supervisorBoon, Sarah
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-31T21:41:29Z
dc.date.available2013-10-31T21:41:29Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionxii, 135 leaves : ill. ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractForest disturbances significantly affect snowmelt dominated watersheds. Given that snowmelt from mountain regions provides up to 80% of the annual stream ow in the North American west, disturbances in these watersheds will impact water availability for downstream users. This study used eld data from stand-scale studies to represent forest disturbances in a hydrological model in order to quantify the potential snow hydrology response to varying spatial extent of disturbance. The sensitivity of snow accumulation and ablation response increased with disturbance severity and extent of disturbance. Results may provide water resource management with a greater understanding of the potential impact on post-disturbance snowmelt runo ff.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3300
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, c2012en_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectSnow -- British Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectRunoff -- British Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectForests and forestry -- British Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectHydrology -- British Columbiaen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleModelling the effects of forest disturbances on snow accumulation and ablation in the Okanaganen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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