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Climate and weather information for healthy, resilient Canadians and communities

Written on April 16, 2018.

– By Katie Hayes, PhD Candidate, University of Toronto and Research Affiliate, Health Canada; Peter Berry, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada; Toni Morris-Oswald, Office of...

Message from CMOS President Wayne Richardson for April 2018

Written on April 12, 2018.

– By Wayne Richardson, P.Eng., CMOS President – My year as President of CMOS seems to be flying by. It is already, once again, time to register for our upcoming CMOS Congress. As you...

In Memoriam: Philip E. Merilees, 1940-2018

Written on April 4, 2018.

– By Ian Rutherford FCMOS, Ph.D. – On March 7th 2018 Dr. Philip E. Merilees passed away peacefully, surrounded by loving family in the hospital near his home in Bonita Springs,...

Excerpts from the Journal of Eureka Weather Station, 1947- 48

Written on March 29, 2018.

– By John Gilbert – The Eureka Weather Station, situated in Canada’s far North, recently celebrated its 70th birthday. Supporting operational meteorology and atmospheric research on...

Weather: A Very Short Introduction

Written on March 20, 2018.

– Review by Richard Leduc, Ph.D., AirMet Science Inc. – By Storm Dunlop, Oxford University Press, Hardcover, 144 pages, ISBN 978-0-19-957132-4, $11.95 This book is part of the “Very...

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

Written on March 14, 2018.

– Communication from David Grimes, Chairperson, Patterson Medal Committee, Meteorological Service of Canada – The Patterson Medal Award is given for distinguished service to...

Seasonal Outlook for the Spring 2018 (MAM) based on the official CanSIPS forecast issued on the 28th Feb. 2018

Written on March 6, 2018.

– By M. Markovic, B. Merryfield and K. Gauthier, CMC, Montreal – Spring forecast (March, April, May) for 2018 temperature and precipitation in Canada includes above normal temperatures...

CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol. 46 No. 1, February 2018

Written on February 28, 2018.

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Isachsen – An Artist’s Exploration of Isolation Through the Eyes of his Father at a Remote Arctic Weather Station

Written on February 27, 2018.

– An Interview with Doug Munson and aAron munson by Sarah Knight, CMOS Bulletin Editor – In 1974 Doug Munson, just 19 years old and fresh off 8 months of surface weather and upper air...