| Citation |
Toews. MW., Whitfield, PH, Allen, DM. 2005. Modeling the effect of regional and local precipitation events on groundwater recharge. In: Abstracts with Program, vol. 37, Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Geological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, p. 359, 16-19 October 2005. |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords |
Water in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, is recognized as a limited resource that may become unsustainable within a few decades due to population expansion and climate change. The valley has an arid climate due to the rainshadow effect caused by the Coast Mountains (median precipitation is 280 mm/year). Groundwater recharge within the Okanagan Valley depends on many factors, including the infiltration rate, which itself, depends on the precipitation rate. |
