08-18-2023, 09:31 AM
Estimating Changes in Regional Snow Water Equivalent Using GIS
L.E. Mattson, D. Rowbotham and P. Callaghan
The ability to examine past, present and, potentially, future trends in snow water equivalent (SWE) is important for a variety of scientific applications including: drought and flood
forecasting, fresh-water resource management, and vulnerability studies related to climate change. In addition, there are numerous practical applications such as determining the future economic viability of snow-based tourism industries or in structural engineering to recalculate building codes based on regional snow loads. In ecological terms, any long-term changes to SWE will have profound impacts on wildlife and the environment in which they live. This is especially true for species adapted to environments which exhibit snow covers for the majority of the year.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the use of a geographic information system (GIS), supplemented with conventional statistical techniques, to analyse temporal and spatial trends in SWE. These trends may allow for the extrapolation of SWE into the future to assist in the proper planning of water resources and the mitigation of hazards.
for more detail read ... Natural Hazards And Disaster Management : Vulnerability And Mitigation by R B Singh
L.E. Mattson, D. Rowbotham and P. Callaghan
The ability to examine past, present and, potentially, future trends in snow water equivalent (SWE) is important for a variety of scientific applications including: drought and flood
forecasting, fresh-water resource management, and vulnerability studies related to climate change. In addition, there are numerous practical applications such as determining the future economic viability of snow-based tourism industries or in structural engineering to recalculate building codes based on regional snow loads. In ecological terms, any long-term changes to SWE will have profound impacts on wildlife and the environment in which they live. This is especially true for species adapted to environments which exhibit snow covers for the majority of the year.
The purpose of this paper is to report on the use of a geographic information system (GIS), supplemented with conventional statistical techniques, to analyse temporal and spatial trends in SWE. These trends may allow for the extrapolation of SWE into the future to assist in the proper planning of water resources and the mitigation of hazards.
for more detail read ... Natural Hazards And Disaster Management : Vulnerability And Mitigation by R B Singh