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Adams, Barry, and Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, Public Lands Division. 1988. 1988 Drought-tested rangeland management. [Edmonton AB]: Alberta Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, Public Lands.

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Akinremi, O. O., S. M. McGinn, and A. E. Howard. 1997. Regional simulation of fall and spring soil moisture in Alberta. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 77, no. 3 (Aug): 431-42.

Akinremi, O. O., S. M. McGinn, and H. D. J. McLean. 1999. Effects of soil temperature and moisture on soil respiration in barley and fallow plots. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 79, no. 1: 5-13.

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---. 2002. Soil quality benchmark sites -- Ecoregions. Figure 1. Location of Benchmark Sites, Ecoregions and Ecodistricts in Alberta / Prepared by Karen Cannon. [Map] Edmonton, AB: AAFRD, Program Services Division.

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---. 1993. 1992 Drought assessment -- Province of Alberta; Report of the Drought Working Committee. Edmonton, AB: AAFRD, Program Services Division.

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Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, and Alberta Environment. 2002. Agriculture Drought Risk Management Plan for Alberta (ADRMP), Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Edmonton AB.

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Canadian Water Resources Association, Alberta Branch. 2002. Alberta water strategy - Our current drought and promising solutions. Annual Meeting and Conference, 7-9 April 2002, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Program (Ref: www.cwra.org/branches/arts/abbranch/abannintro_02.html)

Canadian Water Resources Association-Association Canadienne des Ressources Hydriques (CWRA - ACRH). Alberta Branch. 2002. CWRA sustainability principles for water management in Canada. In Alberta Water Strategy - Our Current Drought and Promising Solutions -- Conference held at Medicine Hat Lodge, Medicine Hat, Alberta, 7-9 April, 2002.

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Chetner, Shane, and Allan Howard, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. 2002. Developing an early warning system for drought. AESA News and Views; Quarterly Newsletter, Summer 2002 no.1.

Davies, F. D. 1985. The Historic use and natural flows in the South Saskatchewan River Basin. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Environment.

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Hall, Connie L. 2002. Acronyms and Abbreviations related to drought studies. Edmonton, AB: Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Conservation and Development Branch.

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Hayhoe, H. N., R. G. Pelletier, and L. P. J. van-Vliet . 1993. Estimation of snowmelt runoff in the Peace River region using a soil moisture budget. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 73: 489-501.

Heywood, R. T. 1986. Appraisal of severity of irrigation water requirements in 1985 and 1984 compared to the long-term needs and available water supplies. Edmonton, AB: AAFRD.

---. 1988. Drought relief -- An Alberta view. Edmonton, AB: AAFRD, Conservation and Development Branch.

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Howard, A. E., and Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. 2002. "Information sources with potential for assessing water supply for ADRMP (Albert Drought Risk Management Plan)". May 30, 2002. Edmonton, AB: AAFRD, Conservation and Development Branch.

Howard, A. E., R. T. Heywood, and J. C. Michielsen. 1992. Soil moisture mapping of Alberta. IN Soil moisture modelling and monitoring for regional planning. NHRI Symposium Proceedings No.9, Saskatoon, SK. Editors F. J. Eley, R. Granger , and L. Martin, 55-68>/i>. Saskatoon, SK: NHRI.

Howard, A. E., and J. Kirtz. 1998. Development of a method for modelling Alberta soil moisture conditions. Edmonton, AB: AAFRD, Conservation and Development Branch.

Jones, David C. 1987. Empire of dust: settling and abandoning the Prairie dry belt. 1987. Edmonton, AB: University of Alberta Press.

Kumar, V. 1999. "Prediction of agricultural drought for the Canadian prairies using climatic and satellite data." Ph.D. thesis, University of Manitoba, Dept. of Geography. 101 pp. Winnipeg, MB.

Longley, R. W. 1966. The Frequency of chinooks in Alberta. The Albertan Geographer 3: 20-22.

Major, D. J., H. H. Janzen, B. M. Olson, and S. M. McGinn. 1992. Reflectance characteristics of southern Alberta soils. Canadian Journal of Soil Science 72, no. 4: 611-15.

Major, D. J., S. M. McGinn, T. J. Gillespie, and F. Baret. 1993. A Technique for determination of single leaf reflectance and transmittance in field studies. Remote Sensing and Environment [New York, NY Elsevier Science Publishing] 43, no. 2: 209-15.

Majorowicz, J. A., and W. R. Skinner. 1997. Potential causes of differences between ground and surface air temperature warming across different ecozones in Alberta, Canada. [Regina, SK]: Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC).

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