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Micrometeorological Variables and Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling in Two Climate Regions of Quebec

Written on July 27, 2020.

– By Richard Leduc, Ph.D., AirMet Science Inc., and Jean-François Brière, Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques The US-EPA (2019a) AERMOD...

Kimberly Strong Hands Over CMOS Presidency to Marek Stastna

Written on July 24, 2020.

Dear CMOS Friends and Colleagues, June marks the end of my year as CMOS President. It has been an honour to serve in this role, which has been both eventful and rewarding, particularly over the...

2020 Arctic Summer Seasonal Climate Outlook for Sea-Ice

Written on July 5, 2020.

– By contributors from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the University of Québec at Montréal, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, The...

2020 Arctic Summer Seasonal Climate Outlook for Temperature and Precipitation

Written on June 30, 2020.

– By contributors from Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, the Hydrometeorological Centre of Russia, The Norwegian Meteorological Institute,...

Ontario’s Coldest Temperature Revisited: Setting the Record Straight

Written on June 25, 2020.

– By Bryan Smith – How accurate are Canada’s weather records? The case of Ontario’s all-time record low temperature casts some doubt. Canadians have free access to one of the most...

Message from the CMOS President: Alternative Congress & Virtual Sessions

Written on May 18, 2020.

– By Kimberly Strong, CMOS President and Professor & Chair, Department of Physics, University of Toronto – Dear CMOS Friends and Colleagues, Over the last two months, we have all had to...

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Air Pollution in the Time of COVID-19

Written on May 6, 2020.

– By D.G. Steyn, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., and Kyle Howe, Air Quality and Climate Change, Metro Vancouver...

Visibility Forecast in Wildfire Smoke: An August 2018 Case Study

Written on April 27, 2020.

– By Yimei Li, Canadian Meteorological Aviation Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada – In recent years, wildfire smoke has become an increasingly alarming natural disaster in...

Blue Sky Blues or the Three Degrees of Aircraft Pollution

Written on April 10, 2020.

– By Phil Chadwick – The title of this 2012 painting below, numbered 1260 in my artistic journey, is “Three Degrees”. That title might sound cryptic. Let me explain. All...