Modeling the effects of climate change on glaciers in the Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin

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dc.contributor.authorBooth, Evan L. J.
dc.contributor.supervisorByrne, James M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-26T19:27:54Z
dc.date.available2012-11-26T19:27:54Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionix, 137 leaves ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is focused on determining the rate at which the climate of western North America (WNA) has changed in recent history, and looks at the impact that projected future climatic changes will have on a large glaciated watershed in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The rate of change over WNA is quantified for 485 climate stations for the period 1950-2005 using indicators developed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Results of the analysis show statistically significant historical trends across the study area. To gauge the effect of climate change on glaciers, a mass balance model was developed and integrated with the University of Lethbridge GENESYS hydrometeorological model. GCM future climate scenarios were used to model change in the Upper North Saskatchewan River Basin through 2100. Results forecast dramatic declines (> 80%) in total glacier area, ice volume, and streamflow contribution by 2100.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3227
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Geography, c2011en_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.subjectClimatic changes -- North America, Westernen_US
dc.subjectClimatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- North America, Westernen_US
dc.subjectGlaciers -- North America, Westernen_US
dc.subjectNorth America -- Climateen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleModeling the effects of climate change on glaciers in the Upper North Saskatchewan River Basinen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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