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Modeling Flood Potential Based on Land Use in the Greenbrier River Watershed in West Virginia, USA

Lopez Sanchez, Manuel Eduardo
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1620134793312957

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2021, Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, Environmental Studies (Voinovich).
Flood analyses have historically been conducted using the stationarity principle, which assumes a constant hydrological regime within a river system. This research echoed previous studies challenging the assumption of stationarity for the purposes of flood analyses. The Greenbrier River watershed in West Virginia fit criteria for questioning the stationarity principle as it experienced dramatic forest harvesting activities in the late 1800s and has suffered deadly floods in the last four decades. This research questioned the stationarity assumption by testing hydrological data using Pearson’s and Pettitt’s tests. Additionally, two scenarios were developed to spatially model runoff travel time for a forested and deforested watershed. Stationarity was confirmed for the Greenbrier River. The study showed no evidence of non-stationarity in the hydrological time series of the river, despite widespread changes in land use across the study period. Similarly, spatial modeling of total runoff travel time estimation between watershed scenarios did not drastically vary.
Gregory Springer, Dr. (Committee Chair)
Natalie Kruse, Dr. (Committee Member)
Jenny Schenk, Dr. (Committee Member)
65 p.
Environmental Studies; Geographic Information Science; Geomorphology; Hydrology
stationarity; runoff; deforestation; land use; geospatial analysis; watershed; West Virginia; Greenbrier River

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  • Lopez Sanchez, M. E. (2021). Modeling Flood Potential Based on Land Use in the Greenbrier River Watershed in West Virginia, USA [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1620134793312957

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lopez Sanchez, Manuel. Modeling Flood Potential Based on Land Use in the Greenbrier River Watershed in West Virginia, USA. 2021. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1620134793312957.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lopez Sanchez, Manuel. "Modeling Flood Potential Based on Land Use in the Greenbrier River Watershed in West Virginia, USA." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1620134793312957

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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