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A New Option for at Sea Canadian Ocean Science?

Written on October 23, 2017.

– By Donald Reid and Douglas Bancroft, Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility (CSSF) – The Canadian Coast Guard’s ability to support Canadian Ocean Science with ship time and facilities...

Wind-Driven Upwelling and Seawater Chemistry in British Columbia’s Shellfish Aquaculture Capital

Written on October 20, 2017.

– By Ben Moore-Maley(1), Debby Ianson(2), Susan Allen(1); 1: Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia; 2: Institute of Ocean Sciences, Department of...

A Piece of History: The Canadian Chronometric Radiosonde

Written on October 19, 2017.

– By Kenneth A. Devine – While temperature profiles to the tropopause had been conducted in Canada for research purposes starting in 1911 (Devine & Strong, 2009), operational upper...

Cover shows five different images. Top is a close up of an Oyster Toad Fish, showing only the protruding eyes. Second from top is a firey skyline, full of billowing clouds. Middle image is a shot of the curiosity rover on the barren sandy landscape of Mars. Fourth is a yellow "glider", a piece of equipment shaped much like a plane, sitting just at the water's surface. Bottom image is a very snowy treeline, with snowy mountains in the distance.

CMOS Bulletin SCMO
Vol. 45 No. 4, August 2017

Written on September 24, 2017.

Photograph of the UBC Glider in the water, used for the study of baleen whale habitats of Roseway Basin, NS. Glider is a long yellow tube, with wings and a tail fin. It is shown floating just beneath the surface of the water.

Ocean Gliders to Study Baleen Whale Habitat in Roseway Basin

Written on September 1, 2017.

– By T. Howatt(1) T. Ross(2), S. Waterman(1); 1: University of British Columbia, 2: Institute of Ocean Sciences – Canadian coastal waters are interspersed with baleen whale habitats, some...

Photograph to accompany the CMOS presidents message. Photo is taken from the surface of an open body of water, with a setting sun in the background

Message from CMOS President: Looking Back While Moving Forward

Written on September 1, 2017.

– By Wayne Richardson, P.Eng., CMOS President – In 1980, I left my job in Toronto as a Senior Environmental Scientist with the Ontario Ministry of Environment and moved to Ottawa to join...

Photo showing Fort McMurray wildfire, filling the horizon with a giant plume of smoke overhead. Did anthropogenic climate change increase the chance of this extreme wildfire?

Did Anthropogenic Climate Change Increase the Chance of an Extreme Wildfire in the Fort McMurray Area?

Written on September 1, 2017.

– By Megan Kirchmeier-Young, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium, University of Victoria – A summary of a recent paper by Kirchmeier-Young et al. that describes an event attribution analysis...

Photograph of 243 members of CMOS taken in Nathan Phillips Square at the annual congress, June 2017.

Highlights from the 51st Annual CMOS Congress, June 2017

Written on September 1, 2017.

The CMOS Congress was held June 4th to 8th in downtown Toronto at the Hilton. With over 575 registered participants, 60+ scientific sessions, 15 industry exhibitors, and an assortment of student events...

Image shows a section of a map of southern Canada, from west to east, coloured with various shades of grey, white, yellow, orange and red. The colours indicate the forecasted temperature for autumn 2017 in Canada, with the predominance of warmer colours indicating a strong probability that in most areas temperatures will be above normal.

Seasonal Outlook for the autumn 2017 (SON) based on CanSIPS forecast 31st August 2017

Written on September 1, 2017.

– By M. Markovic and K. Gauthier, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Autumn forecast (September, October, November) for 2017 temperature and precipitation in Canada includes above normal...