Evaluating the Distribution of Water Resources in Western Canada using a Synoptic Climatological Approach

Evaluating the Distribution of Water Resources in Western Canada using a Synoptic Climatological Approach

The atmospheric drivers of winter and summer surface climate in western Canada are evaluated using a synoptic climatological approach. Winter snow accumulation provides the largest contribution to annual streamflow of the north-flowing Mackenzie and east-flowing Saskatchewan Rivers, while summer wa...

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Main Author: Newton, Brandi Wreatha
Other Authors: Prowse, Terry Donald
Language:English
en
Published: 2013
Subjects:
synoptic climatology
western Canada
water resources
climate change
Self-Organizing Maps
El Nino-Southern Oscillation
Pacific Decadal Oscillation
Pacific North American pattern
Arctic Oscillation
mid-troposphere
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5116

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/5116

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