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First-ever Weather and Water Project WET Workshop

Written on February 23, 2022.

– By CWRA Project WET Canada –

The first joint CWRA Project WET Canada and Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) activity was a one-day workshop cohosted for the Association of Science Teachers Conference in Halifax in October 2021. The Project WET 2.0 workshop was led by Lizabeth Nicholls and Maxine Koskie from CWRA Project WET with involvement from three CMOS National Executive and Council members who live in Halifax: Jim Abraham, Serge Desjardins, and Aldona Wiacek.

Declining numbers of stations and automation of surface snow depth observations pose important challenges for applications requiring long term consistent surface snow depth information over Canada

Written on February 14, 2022.

– By Ross D. Brown –

Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) snow depth observing stations represent the primary surface snow depth observing network in Canada, providing real-time input on surface snow cover conditions that contributes to increased skill and reduced air temperature biases in forecast models.

Canada’s top 10 weather stories of 2021

Written on January 12, 2022.

– By David Phillips –

This article was originally published by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Introduction

Not in 26 years of releasing the Top 10 Weather Events has there been anything comparable to this year, where Canadians endured such a stream of weather extremes.

André Robert: One of the very first scientists to successfully perform a simulation of the atmosphere’s general circulation at the global scale using a computer model

Written on December 31, 2021.

– By Christopher Smith –

Background

Dr. André Robert (April 28, 1929 – November 18, 1993) was a Canadian meteorologist and research pioneer in modelling the Earth’s atmospheric circulation.

A field laboratory class from home to study snow characteristics

Written on November 1, 2021.

– By Julie Mireille Thériault, Émilie Gauthier, Mathieu Lachapelle and René Laprise –

Learning atmospheric sciences

A degree in atmospheric sciences can lead to a variety of professions such as weather forecaster, climate analyst, field measurement specialist or a career in communications.

The Weather Forecast Research Team: A Nexus of Operational Weather Forecasting and Research in Western Canada

Written on October 25, 2021.

– By Julia Jeworrek, Dr. Rosie Howard and Prof. Roland B. Stull –

Foundations

In 1995, the Weather Forecast Research Team (WFRT) [1] was formed by Prof. Roland Stull at UBC with four Ph.D. students. Living in the complex mountainous and coastal terrain of British Columbia (BC; Fig. 1a), Prof. Stull witnessed the challenges involved in making accurate forecasts for western Canada.

CoCoRaHS Precipitation Network

Written on September 27, 2021.

– By Rick Fleetwood –

CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow) is a volunteer network of mostly community members and organizations (e.g. watershed groups, conservation authorities, agriculture organizations, etc.) that measure and report precipitation daily through the CoCoRaHS website or Smartphone App.

Weather and Situation Awareness in Aviation

Written on July 16, 2021.

– By Hyun Su Seong –

Introduction

Pilots in general or commercial aviation rely on accurate weather forecasts to avoid dangerous cell activities during instrument meteorological conditions. Pilots use several weather products to make decisions for their pre-flight activities and in-flight.

Advice for Aspiring Meteorologists

Written on June 28, 2021.

– By Christopher Poitras –

I was fortunate enough to organize and moderate an amazing webinar that enabled students with a meteorology interest and early-career meteorologists to learn and chat with some of the best professionals in the field!