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Arelia Werner

Hydrologist

Tel.: 250.853.3246

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Arelia Werner is a hydrologist at the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, where she is investigating the influence of climate change on streamflow for several major watersheds in BC. Her areas of expertise include hydrologic modelling, selecting global climate models, evaluating future projections and statistical downscaling. She specializes in applying the Bias Corrected Spatial Disaggregation statistical downscaling technique.

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Education: 

  • MSc Geography, W-CIRC, University of Victoria

  • BSc Environmental Science, Honours, University of British Columbia

Selected Publications: 

Peer-Reviewed Publications

  • Allen, D., P.H. Whitfield and A. Werner, 2010. "Groundwater Level Responses in Temperate Mountainous Terrain: Regime Classification, and Linkages to Climate and Streamflow". Hydrologic Processes, 24(23) 3392-3412.
  • Beckers, J., B. Smerdon, T. Redding, A. Anderson, R. Pike and A.T. Werner, 2009. "Hydrologic Models for Forest Management Applications: Part 1: Model Selection". Streamline, 13(1) 35-44.
  • Beckers, J., R. Pike, A.T. Werner, T. Redding, B. Smerdon, and A. Anderson, 2009. "Hydrologic Models for Forest Management Applications: Part 2: Incorporating the Effects of Climate Change". Streamline, 13(1) 45-54.
  • Bennett, K.E., Werner, A.T.and M. Schnorbus, 2009. "Uncertainties in Hydrologic and Climate Change Impact Analyses in a Headwater Basin of the Peace River Watershed". Hydrology Research, Special Issue from the 17th NRB Conference, 15 pp.
  • Dawson, R., A.T. Werner, and T.Q. Murdock, 2008. "Cariboo-Chilcotin: Climate Change Analysis", LINK - FORREX Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources, Volume 10 – Issue 3, Fall 2008.
  • Moore , R.M., Allen , D.M. and Stahl K. 2007. "Climate Change and Low Flows: Influences of Glaciers and Groundwater, Summary Report". In Collaboration with: A. Werner, D.G. Hutchinson, A. Cannon and P. Whitfield of the Hydrology Applications Group, Environment Canada, Vancouver, BC. Prepared for: Climate Change Action Fund, Natural Resources Canada, June 2007.
  • Pike, R.G, K.E. Bennett, T. Redding, A.T. Werner, D. Spittlehouse, R.D. Moore, T.Q. Murdock, J. Beckers, B. Smerdon, K. Bladon, V. Foord, D. Campbell, and P. Tschaplinski. 2010. "Chapter 19: Climate Change Effects on Watershed Processes in BC". In Compendium of Forest Hydrology and Geomorphology in British Columbia. R.G. Pike et al. (editors). B.C. Ministry of Forests and Range, Research Branch, Victoria, B.C. and FORREX Forum for Research and Extension in Natural Resources, Kamloops, B.C. Land Management Handbook 66, pgs 699-747.
  • Schnorbus, M., K. Bennett and A.T Werner, 2010. "Quantifying the water resource impacts of mountain pine beetle and associated salvage harvest operations across a range of watershed scales: Hydrologic modelling of the Fraser River basin". Information Report: BC-X-423, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forestry Service, Pacific Forestry Centre, Victoria, BC, 64 pp.
  • Werner, A.T.contributing author in: Walker, I.J. and Sydneysmith, R. 2008. British Columbia; in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, edited by D.S. Lemmen, F.J.Warren, J. Lacroix and E. Bush; Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, p. 329-386.
  • Werner, A.T., 2007. Seasonality of the Water Balance of the Sooke Reservoir, BC, Canada". Masters of Science Thesis, Water and Climate Impacts Research Centre, Department of Geography, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada.

PCIC Reports

  • Bennett, K.E., T.Q. Murdock and A.T. Werner, 2007. "Greater Vancouver Regional District Historical and Future Rainfall Analysis Update", Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
  • Dawson, R., A.T. Werner, and T.Q. Murdock, 2008, "Preliminary Analysis of Climate Change in the Cariboo-Chilcotin Area of BC", Integrated Land Management Bureau, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
  • Picketts, I.M., A.T. Wernerand T.Q. Murdock, 2009. "Climate change in Prince George: summary of past trends and future projections". Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, 48 pp.
  • Rodenhuis, D.R., K.E. Bennett, A.T. Werner, D. Bronaugh and T.Q. Murdock, 2008. "Climate Overview 2007: Hydro-Climatology and Future Climate Impacts in British Columbia", December 2007.
  • Murdock, T.Q. D. Bronaugh and A.T. Werner, 2007. "Preliminary Analysis of BC Climate Trends for Biodiversity", Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
  • Murdock, T., J. Fraser, and C. Pearce (Editors), 2007. "Preliminary Analysis of Climate Variability and Change in the Canadian Columbia River Basin: Focus on Water Resources". Contributing authors: Werner, A., K. Bennett, J. Runnells, R. Lee, D, Rodenhuis, and B. Menounos.
  • Werner, A.T., H.K. Jaswal and T.Q. Murdock, 2009. "Climate Change in Dawson City, YT: Summary of Past Trends and Future Projections". Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria BC, 40 pp.
  • Werner, A.T.and T.Q. Murdock, 2007. "Summary Report: Changes in Past Hydro-climatology and Projected Future Changes – For the City of Whitehorse", Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.