Modelling Fluvial Discharge and Sediment Transport of the Skeena Watershed

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dc.contributor.authorWild, Amanda
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-30T15:57:16Z
dc.date.available2018-03-30T15:57:16Z
dc.date.copyright2018en_US
dc.date.issued2018-03-30
dc.description.abstractSediments are a crucial component to the aquatic ecosystem of estuaries and coastal wetlands, as they influence the biotic and abiotic exchanges and morphological transformations that occur (Levin et al., 2001). The Skeena River, a watershed in Northwestern British Columbia, at its delta mouth, deposits millions of tonnes of dissolved, suspended, and bedload sediment into the Skeena estuary (Kelson, 2012). However, there is little available, long term data records on sediment load transported by the Skeena River. In order to address this gap in knowledge, public and open source data were used to estimate sediment load and river discharge over a thirty year period at the mouth of the Skeena River using the Hydrotrend model. These results were compared with observed river discharge station data along the Skeena River in order to assess model accuracy. Trends apparent within the long term sediment load estimates are contextualized in terms of their current and posed future implications for the estuary. Moving forward with this research, a successful model could be used to estimate sediment load at the river mouth into the future using predicted climate scenarios or supplement further studies on the sedimentation within the Skeena estuaryen_US
dc.description.reviewstatusRevieweden_US
dc.description.scholarlevelUndergraduateen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project was supported by the Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/9196
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectHydrologyen_US
dc.subjectWatersheden_US
dc.subjectModellingen_US
dc.subjectSedimentsen_US
dc.subjectDischargeen_US
dc.subjectBritish Columbiaen_US
dc.titleModelling Fluvial Discharge and Sediment Transport of the Skeena Watersheden_US
dc.typePosteren_US

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