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| Citation | Scibek, J. 2005. Modelling the impacts of climate change on groundwater: A comparative study of two unconfined aquifers in southern BC and northern Washington State. Master’s thesis, SFU, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC. |
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| Organization | SFU |
| URL | http://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0SO81nNTMVU3yYAWz7rFAx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByaDNhc2JxBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkAw--/RV=2/RE=1422245197/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fsummit.sfu.ca%2fsystem%2ffiles%2firitems1%2f10289%2fetd2055.pdf/RK=0/RS=Wwsv7p4tuwsWU7BLi0ha22A5OJE- |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | A methodology is developed for linking climate models and groundwater models to investigate future impacts of climate change on groundwater resources using two case study sites of unconfined aquifers in southern British Columbia and northern Washington State. One semi-arid site is compared with one wet coastal site. The two groundwater systems differ in river-aquifer interactions, recharge, aquifer heterogeneity, scale, and groundwater use. At one site the basin-scale runoff is also downscaled to predict river discharge and river-aquifer interactions in future climates. The impacts of predicted climate change on the groundwater system for each site are modelled in three-dimensions using Visual MODFLOW. |
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| Regional Watershed | Province |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Diana Allen |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |