Comprehensive evaluation of changes in streamflow extremes and characteristics
due to climate change and variability is the main focus of this study. Available
streamflow data at several gaging stations in least anthropologically affected watersheds
of the Southeastern Gulf-Atlantic Region, were used for this analysis. To evaluate
influences due to climate change, nonparametric trend tests were applied to annual and
monthly extremes, while considering seasonality, along with changes in streamflow
characteristics. To understand climate variability influences, streamflow data is
partitioned in to cool and warm phases of four oceanic and atmospheric oscillations
known to have an effect on hydroloclimatology of the region: El Niño-Southern
Oscillation (ENSO), Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO); Atlantic Multi-decadal
Oscillation (AMO); and North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). Generally, results showed
decreasing trends in overall streamflow extremes, as well as spatially varying, temporally non-uniform influences of climate variability on streamflow extremes and characteristics. / Includes bibliography. / Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2016. / FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_33974 |
| Contributors | Carpenter, Andrea (author), Teegavarapu, Ramesh (Thesis advisor), Florida Atlantic University (Degree grantor), College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 188 p., application/pdf |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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