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Author : Andrishak, R.
Date : 2006.
Title : Impact of climate change on the winter regime of the Peace River (Alberta).
Publication : Unpublished MSc thesis. University of Alberta, Edmonton.
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The impact of climate change on our environment is not widely understood. Since models indicate above-average warming for northern regions of Canada in the winter months compared to other places in the world, it is important to understand how climate change affects river ice. In places such as the Town of Peace River and Fort McMurray, Alberta, ice-related flooding accounts for some of the highest and most unpredictable flood risk. To better understand this issue, a thermal river ice model has been developed and applied to the Peace River. The results indicate that climate warming over the next half-century could substantially delay freezeup, and to a lesser extent advance breakup. Under the climate change scenario investigated, the initiation of the ice cover was delayed by 30 to 40 days and freezeup at the Town of Peace River was projected to be 40 to 50 days later than the historical norm.
Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology