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CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol.48 No.1, March 2020

Written on April 2, 2020.

Lighthouse at night with dark clouds and lightning bolt

Message from the CMOS President: Resilience and Possibility in Challenging Times

Written on March 30, 2020.

– By Kimberly Strong, CMOS President and Professor & Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto – Dear CMOS Friends and Colleagues, As we go ‘to press’ with this issue of the CMOS...

Seasonal Outlook for the spring 2020 (MAM) based on the official CanSIPS forecast issued on the 28th Feb. 2020

Written on March 22, 2020.

– By M. Markovic, B. Merryfield, M. Alarie, Environment and Climate Change Canada – Seasonal Outlook for Spring 2020 (March, April, May) in Canada is for elevated temperatures in eastern Canada...

Remembering Paul LeBlond 1938-2020

Written on March 17, 2020.

Paul Henri LeBlond December 30, 1938 – February 8, 2020 Surrounded by his family, Paul passed away peacefully at home at the age of 81, after a lengthy illness. Paul was born in Quebec City...

Man on a research vessel directing a part of the vessel

Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI): A Flexible, Scalable and Affordable Approach to Ocean-going Research in Canada and Worldwide

Written on March 14, 2020.

– By Dr. Doug Wallace (Scientific Director, MEOPAR) and Doug Bancroft (President and CEO, Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility)– Research vessels (RVs) remain critical infrastructure for...

Call for Nominations for the Patterson Medal Award for Distinguished Service to Meteorology in Canada

Written on February 27, 2020.

– Communication from Diane Campbell, Chairperson, Patterson Medal Committee, Meteorological Service of Canada – The Patterson Medal Award is given for distinguished service to meteorology in...

Observing Snow from the Sky: Breakthroughs in mapping tundra snow with drones

Written on February 26, 2020.

– By Branden Walker and Philip Marsh, Cold Regions Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario – Snow is not evenly distributed across Arctic tundra landscapes....

Toward Quantifying Area-fugitive Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions from Open-pit Mines

Written on February 12, 2020.

– By Amir Nazem, Md. Rafsan Nahian, Ryan Byerlay, Manoj K. Nambiar, and Amir A. Aliabadi- Conventional techniques to quantify area-fugitive Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from an...

In My Opinion: On greed, power and making the weather

Written on January 30, 2020.

– By Phil Chadwick, Meteorologist and Eco-Artist – I figure if one is going to have an opinion about climate change, it had better be an informed opinion. I thought I was well informed...