The Hydrological Impact of a Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on the Upper Elbow River Watershed

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dc.contributor.advisorValeo, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorShawn, Tse
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-07T16:47:24Z
dc.date.available2013-06-15T07:01:42Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-07
dc.date.submitted2013
dc.description.abstractTo determine the hydrological impact of a large-scale mountain pine beetle (abbreviated as MPB) infestation on the Upper Elbow River watershed, a hydrological model was created and calibrated using a dataset from Alberta Environment over the years 2003 - 2005. The root mean squared error of the flow was approximately 10.6 m3/s. The greatest error occurred in Jun 2005 where a much higher amount of precipitation than the previous two years was recorded. An MPB model was used to simulate an epidemic infestation. Various different scenarios were attempted, but the increase in the water yield of the Elbow River watershed could not be confirmed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationShawn, T. (2013). The Hydrological Impact of a Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on the Upper Elbow River Watershed (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28170
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28170
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/382
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEngineering--Civil
dc.subjectEngineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classificationmountain pine beetleen_US
dc.subject.classificationelbow riveren_US
dc.titleThe Hydrological Impact of a Mountain Pine Beetle Infestation on the Upper Elbow River Watershed
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Engineering (MEng)
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