– By Douglas W.R. Wallace –
The sudden, but not unexpected, decommissioning in January 2022, of the Canadian Coast Guard’s East Coast research vessel CCGS Hudson, following a long...
The possible role of icebergs in the origin of the North Atlantic Cold Blob
– By David Allan and Richard Allan –
Many people with an interest in ocean science will have come across the Cold Blob or ‘warming hole’, a region between the main North Atlantic...
Call for Papers – 2025 CMOS-CGU Joint Congress
Abstract submission deadline: February 16, 2025
The overall theme of the Congress is Resilient Futures. The Congress will bring together a wide range of scientists and other professionals with a...
Documenting Environmental Change in Nunatsiavut through Inuit Knowledge: The Nunatsiavut Sea Ice Observer Program
– By Emma Harrison –
“On this date in 1988, I crossed over Lake Melville on a snowmobile. I hope I’m totally wrong, but all indications are we’re heading into another late season.” ...
Synoptic-scale weather patterns associated with extreme precipitation regimes during the eastern North American winter
– By Yeechian Low –
Introduction and Motivation
Figure 1: a): Map of eastern North America, depicted by the brown shading in the black box. b): Total precipitation (shaded, in mm)...
Lessons learnt from Beyond the Horizon: a remotely operated field campaign
– By Muriel Dunn and Martin Ludvigsen –
Figure 1: Field campaign took place in Mausund (blue start) while researchers and vehicle operators were participating from Trondheim (red...
Particulate Matter: A Milton Case Study
Introduction
Particulate matter (PM), including PM1, PM2.5, and PM10, represents a risk to human health at elevated levels. Xu et al. suggest that PM concentrations can vary greatly due to...
The Billion Dollar Calgary Hailstorm of 13 June 2020, Part III: Hail Size and Weather Modification Aspects
– By Paul Joe –
Abstract
On 13 June 2020, a hailstorm caused $1.2B of damage in a 10-15 km2 area in northeast Calgary within a 20 minute period. A radar-based overview of the storm’s...
The Billion Dollar Calgary Hailstorm of 13 June 2020, Part II: Explosive Growth, Merging and the Meso-Front
– By Paul Joe, Ronald E. Stewart, and Sudesh Boodoo –
Abstract
An overview of the Calgary billion dollar hailstorm of 13 June 2020 was previously presented. This extreme storm was...