Climate change, flow regulation and land-use effects on the hydrology of the Peace-Athabasca-Slave system; Findings from the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 113, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 167-197

  Prowse, Terry D ^a   Beltaos, S ^b   Gardner, J T ^c   Gibson, J J ^a   Granger, R J ^b   Leconte, R ^d   Peters, D L ^a   Pietroniro, A ^b   Romolo, L A ^e   Toth, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE   (Canada)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Delta; Floods; Flow regulation; Ice jam; Land use changes; Northern rivers; Synoptic climatology; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; RIVERS;

FLOW REGULATION; ICE JAM; LAND-USE CHANGES; NORTHERN RIVERS ECOSYSTEM INITIATIVE (NREI); SYNOPTIC CLIMATOLOGY; WATER BALANCE;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE CHANGE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOODING; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; WATER FLOW; WEATHER;

CANADA; COLD CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 33645470543     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9080-x     Document Type: Article

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