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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fog over Sable Island

Written on June 21, 2021.

– By Li Cheng, Zheqi Chen, Peter Taylor, Yongsheng Chen and George Isaac – Introduction Marine fog occurs frequently offshore from Atlantic Canada. It can cause problems for helicopter...

2020 Eastern Canada Seasonal and Total Precipitation Analysis

Written on March 30, 2021.

– By Richard Leduc, Ph.D., AirMet Science – Daily precipitation data (mm, water equivalent) have become available by Environment and Climate Change Canada in the AHRDP/HRDPA (Analyse...

The McGill Student Weather Forecasting Club

Written on March 26, 2021.

– By Yeechian Low and co-authored by David Wang – While roller coaster temperatures, blizzards, and severe thunderstorms are dreadful for many, they are reasons for excitement for us,...

Feather Frost or Frost Flowers (Crystallofolia)

Written on February 26, 2021.

– By Douw Steyn, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. – The attached photographs show an instance of the rare phenomenon of...