Date of Award
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Significant changes in climate and their impacts are now visible in various places around the globe and are expected to become more evident in the coming decades. For each increase in temperature, there are environmental and societal consequences. It has important implications for existing water resources systems as well as for future water resources planning and management. Water accounting (identifying, quantifying and reporting information of water flow in a system) is the first step towards formulating productive and sustainable water management strategies in a region. Thus, water balance models could be an empowering tool for water resource managers to prepare for and mitigate the effects of climate change on their local hydrologic resources. This thesis offers an insight into how such a tool can be used to assess and predict future stream flow trends in an effort to mitigate or manage any potential effects.
Extent
xviii, 130 p. : ill. (some col.)
Recommended Citation
Matthews, Kevin., "Assessment of clilmate change impacts on streamflow trends using a water balance model" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 453.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/453
Identifier
FADT3358599
Comments
by Kevin Matthews.|Thesis (M.S.C.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2012.|Includes bibliography.|Mode of access: World Wide Web.|System requirements: Adobe Reader.|by Kevin Matthews.