Author: CMOS Bulletin SCMO
– By Jacques Derome, Frédéric Fabry, Henry Leighton and Man K. (Peter) Yau –
On February 11th, 2023, Emeritus Professor Isztar Zawadzki, internationally known for his ground-breaking work...
Satellite SSS : A Monitoring Tool for the Gulf of St. Lawrence?
– By Jacqueline Dumas, Julien Laliberté, and Denis Gilbert –
The use of satellite remote sensing technology to monitor the Gulf of St. Lawrence was first demonstrated in 1961 when TIROS-2...
Too far from shore—the fate of the Franklin expedition
– By Robert W. Park and Douglas R. Stenton –
Background
The basic details are well-known: in May of 1845 two Royal Navy ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, departed Great Britain under the...
Adaptation planning: An interdisciplinary approach to climate change risk reduction
– By Sarah Kehler, S. Jeff Birchall-
Climate change presents a complex and unprecedented problem. As temperatures rise, the global climate is becoming increasingly unstable. Climate impacts,...
Keeping Watch Over Prince Edward Island’s Coastline
– UPEI Climate Lab team led by Dr. Adam Fenech, and including Dr. Xander Wang, Don Jardine, Ross Dwyer, Andy MacDonald, Luke Meloche, and Catherine Kennedy –
Coastal erosion is the primary...
Will Greenland be really ‘Green’ after losing its ice mass?
-By Xander Wang, Pelin Kinay, Aminur Shah, and Quan Dau-
Many people believe that, due to global warming, a longstanding myth about Greenland might be the reality – a ‘green’ land, resembling its name...
Bias Correcting Surface Snow Water Equivalent Estimates using Machine Learning
-By Fraser King-
During Canada’s cold winters, snowpacks that aren’t consistently plowed or hovelled slowly grow in size and density. From a water-balance perspective, these snowpacks act as ephemeral...
Tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: 1826-1939 — Part 2, Project Results
-By Patrick McCarthy and Jay Anderson-
Abstract
Kendrew and Currie (1955) commented on prairie tornadoes in their 1955 publication The Climate of Central Canada: “…they probably occur in Alberta and...
Tornadoes on the Canadian Prairies: 1826-1939 — Part 1, Project Overview
-By Patrick McCarthy and Jay Anderson-
Abstract
Our project was to develop the most comprehensive and accurate database of Canadian prairie tornadoes. We have completed the period from 1826 to 1939....