Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Kharel, Usha Author's Email Address usha_kharel@hotmail.com URN etd-04192009-230518 Title ANALYSIS OF STREAM RUNOFF TRENDS IN THE BLUE RIDGE AND PIEDMONT OF SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES Degree Master of Arts Department Geoscience Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Seth Rose Committee Chair Jeremy Diem Committee Member Jordan Clayton Committee Member Keywords
- Mann-Kendall test
- Correlation
- Spatial distribution
- Linear trends
- Stream runoff
- South-eastern United States
- Climate and land cover change
- Hydrology
Date of Defense 2009-03-19 Availability unrestricted Abstract The purpose of the study was to examine the temporal trends of three monthly variables: stream runoff, rainfall and air temperature and to find out if any correlation exists between rainfall and stream runoff in the Blue Ridge and Piedmont provinces of the southeast United States. Trend significance was determined using the non-parametric Mann-Kendall test on a monthly and annual basis. GIS analysis was used to find and integrate the urban and non-urban stream gauging, rainfall and temperature stations in the study area. The Mann-Kendall test showed a statistically insignificant temporal trend for all three variables. The correlation of 0.4 was observed for runoff and rainfall, which showed that these two parameters are moderately correlated.Files
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