Publication information

Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 5531

Modeling the Mackenzie River Basin: Current Conditions and Climate Change Scenarios

D.G. Lintern and J. Haaf

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada 2014

doi:10.4095/293313

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Recommended citation

Lintern, D.G. and Haaf, J., 2014. Modeling the Mackenzie River Basin: Current Conditions and Climate Change Scenarios; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5531. doi:10.4095/293313

Contents

Flow of the Mackenzie River has been modeled. The model uses climate information from the head of the river in British Columbia to the mouth in the Northwest Territories. First, the model uses present day climate to establish river flow and to compare it to present day measured rates. The model then uses various accepted climate scenarios to determine how the river might respond. The results indicate that the river may increase or decrease in flow, depending on which scenario is chosen. This report simply reports the river flow under these climate scenarios, it gives no preference to any particular scenario.

Directory structure

Top directory – 	of_5531.pdf 			Main report
		readme_of5531.rtf 		This file
		licence_agreement_e.rtf		Government of Canada license file

Data	All input files used to run the Hydrotrend model

Figures and Tables	Original files of Figure and tables used in the main report	

Matlab Programs Folder		Matlab programs used in the analysis	

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Author contact information

Gwyn Lintern  (glintern@nrcan.gc.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
Geological Survey of Canada Pacific
9860 West Saanich Rd
Sidney BC, V8L3B4
Canada

Availability information

This publication is available for free download through GEOSCAN (http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/).