Grant: Canada Research Chairs
Dalhousie University
$50,000.00
Coastal Water Resources
FY 2023-24
Summary
This program will investigate the vulnerability of Canadian coastal water resources in subsurface (aquifers) and surface (estuaries and marine coasts) settings to climate change and other environmental disturbances. The three core research directions will be (i) contamination of marine coasts from terrestrial sources via groundwater pathways, (ii) saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers pumped for water supply, and (iii) water temperature drivers in coastal rivers that provide critical cold-water fish habitat. Results will contribute to the protection of drinking water and aquatic ecosystems and will inform climate change adaptation policies for water resources management in coastal communities.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
CRC-2018-00040
Name nom
Kurylyk, Barret
Department département
Civil and Resource Engineering - Dalhousie University
Organization id
79
Institution établissement
Dalhousie University
Province en
Nova Scotia
Province fr
Nouvelle-Écosse
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2023
Competition year année de concours
2018
Award amount
50000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
10000
Research subject group en
The field of research available
Research subject group fr
The field of research available
Research subject en
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Research subject fr
Le domaine de recherche disponible
Field of research list codes
RDF20101
Field of research list names en
Civil engineering
Field of research list names fr
Génie civil
Application title
Coastal Water Resources
Keyword
hydrogeology
hydrology
groundwater
coastal water resources
oceans
submarine
sustainability
saltwater intrusion
climate change
fish habitat
water temperature
submarine groundwater discharge
aquifers
estuaries
Application summary
This program will investigate the vulnerability of Canadian coastal water resources in subsurface (aquifers) and surface (estuaries and marine coasts) settings to climate change and other environmental disturbances. The three core research directions will be (i) contamination of marine coasts from terrestrial sources via groundwater pathways, (ii) saltwater intrusion into coastal aquifers pumped for water supply, and (iii) water temperature drivers in coastal rivers that provide critical cold-water fish habitat. Results will contribute to the protection of drinking water and aquatic ecosystems and will inform climate change adaptation policies for water resources management in coastal communities.
