Author: CMOS Bulletin SCMO

High-resolution ocean modelling of British Colombia’s fjords

Written on November 1, 2022.

-By Krysten Rutherford and Laura Bianucci- The nearshore and coastal ocean is an important region, acting as a buffer between the land and the open ocean. As a result, it experiences climate change...

Retrospective: Robie W. Macdonald, OC, FRSC (1947-2022)

Written on October 24, 2022.

-By Sophia C. Johannessen and Jules M. Blais- This retrospective was first published on FACETS on 22 September 2022. Robie (Rob) Macdonald studied large-scale ocean systems, including the global...

Cold Arctic outflow winds cool and reoxygenate coastal waters in Bute Inlet, British Columbia

Written on October 5, 2022.

– By Jennifer Jackson, Jody Klymak, Keith Holmes, Wiley Evans, Alex Hare, Charles Hannah, Bill Floyd, Laura Bianucci, Di Wan– Anthropogenic climate change has led to the warming (Johnson et...

Future ocean changes: What can ecosystem models tell us?

Written on September 26, 2022.

– By Andrea Bryndum-Buchholz – Climate change is impacting all aspects of life across the globe. Oceans are becoming warmer and more acidic causing a cascade of consequences for marine life —...

Cold fingers: A potential new salt transport process under lake ice

Written on September 12, 2022.

– By Jason Olsthoorn – Introduction The more we look under lake ice, the more unexpected things we find. Recent field campaigns have shown that photoplankton levels under lake ice can be almost as...

Ocean Decade Community of Practice

Written on September 6, 2022.

– By Jia Yi Fan – The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (referred to as Ocean Decade) is an effort to catalyze action and innovation in order to achieve “the...

Recap: PRODIGY field school on Quadra Island

Written on September 1, 2022.

– By Isabelle Lao – In May 2022, leading faculty from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Victoria (UVic), and Waterloo (UWaterloo) held a weeklong field school at the Hakai Coastal...

Early Exploration of the High Latitude Stratosphere Part II: Discovery of the Polar Night Jet Stream

Written on August 23, 2022.

Early Exploration of the High Latitude Stratosphere Part II: Discovery of the Polar Night Jet Stream WRITTEN BY CMOS BULLETIN SCMO ON AUGUST 23, 2022. POSTED IN ATMOSPHERE, PAST...

Early Exploration of the High Latitude Stratosphere Part I: Pre-World War II Era

Written on August 18, 2022.

Early Exploration of the High Latitude Stratosphere Part I: Pre-World War II Era WRITTEN BY CMOS BULLETIN SCMO ON AUGUST 18, 2022. POSTED IN ATMOSPHERE, PAST ISSUES, WHAT’S CURRENT. –...