Atmospheric and terrestrial rivers of western Canada in transition

转型中的加拿大西部大气河流和陆地河流

• 批准号: RGPIN-2016-04623
• 负责人: Dery, Stephen
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: University of Northern British Columbia
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=634145
• 关键词: Atmospheric; terrestrial; rivers; western; Canada

Mountains are often referred to as 'water towers' as they receive a disproportionately high amount of precipitation owing to terrain influences. They also store freshwater in the seasonal snowpack and in glaciers, with these reservoirs providing meltwater that becomes the source of freshwater for many streams and rivers in western Canada. With growing demands for freshwater resources in a changing climate, there is an urgent need to better understand the role these water towers have in the hydrology of British Columbia’s (BC’s) Coast Mountain watersheds.

山脉通常被称为“水塔”，因为它们受到地形影响而获得不成比例的大量降水。它们还将淡水储存在季节性积雪和冰川中，这些水库提供的融水成为加拿大西部许多溪流和河流的淡水来源。随着气候变化对淡水资源需求的不断增长，迫切需要更好地了解这些水塔在不列颠哥伦比亚省海岸山流域水文中的作用。