Forms and drivers of annual streamflow variability in the headwaters of Canadian Prairies during the 20th century

• Published in: Hydrological processes Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 221 - 239
• Main Authors: Nazemi, Ali, Wheater, Howard S., Chun, Kwok Pan, Bonsal, Barrie, Mekonnen, Muluneh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2017
• Subjects: annual streamflow characteristics; climatic factors; Control; Foothills; form and drivers of change; generalized least square regression; Headwaters; hills; humans; human–water systems; Hydrology; land use; Mountains; nonparametric statistical tests; Prairies; rivers; South Saskatchewan River; stream flow; Time measurements; Trends; water; water management; Water resources; Water runoff; North America, Rocky Mts; I, Pacific

Headwater streamflows in the Rocky Mountain foothills are the key to water availability in the Canadian Prairies. Headwater characteristics, however, have been and continue to be subject to major variability and change. Here, we identify various forms of change in the annual mean streamflow and timi...