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Consensus Statement
Arctic Climate Forum Consensus Statement 2020-2021 Arctic Winter Seasonal Climate Outlook (along with a summary of 2020 Arctic Summer Season) CONTEXT Arctic temperatures continue to warm at more than twice the global mean. Annual surface air temperatures over the last 5 years (2016–2020) in the Arctic (60°–85°N) have been the highest in the time series of observations for 1936-20201. Though the extent of winter sea-ice approached the median of the last 40 years, both the extent and the volume of Arctic sea-ice present in September 2020 were the second lowest since 1979 (with 2012 holding minimum records)2. To support Arctic decision makers in this changing climate, the recently established Arctic Climate Forum (ACF) convened by the Arctic Regional Climate Centre Network (ArcRCC-Network) under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides consensus climate outlook statements in May prior to summer thawing and sea-ice break-up, and in October before the winter freezing and the return of sea-ice. The role of the ArcRCC-Network is to foster collaborative regional climate services amongst Arctic meteorological and ice services to synthesize observations, historical trends, forecast models and fill gaps with regional expertise to produce consensus climate statements. These statements include a review of the major climate features of the previous season, and outlooks for the upcoming season for temperature, precipitation and sea-ice. The elements of the consensus statements are presented and discussed at the Arctic Climate Forum (ACF) sessions with both providers and users of climate information in the Arctic twice a year in May and October, the later typically held online. -
Appendices Part 1 of 3
TAZI TWÉ HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT EIS APPENDIX 2.1 Concordance Table February 2014 Report No. 10-1365-0004/DCN-171 APPENDIX 2.1 Concordance Table LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS Abbreviation or Acronym Definition ARD/ML Acid Rock Drainage/Metal Leaching BLFN Black Lake First Nation CEA Agency Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency CEAA Canadian Environmental Assessment Act D&R Decommissioning and Reclamation EIS Environmental Impact Statement LSA local study area MOE Saskatchewan Ministry of the Environment NOx nitrogen oxides PM2.5 Particulate Matter up to 2.5 microns in size PM10 Particulate Matter up to 10.0 microns in size PSG Project-Specific Guidelines RSA regional study area SOx sulphur oxide SAR species at risk TSP total suspended particulates UTM Universal Transverse Mercator VC valued components February 2014 Project No. 10-1365-0004 1/26 APPENDIX 2.1 Concordance Table Table 1: Concordance Table to Identify Where the Project Specific Guidelines are Met in the Environmental Impact Statement Section in Section in the Project Environmental Requirement Specific Impact Guidelines Statement 1.0 INTRODUCTION The Proponent (Black Lake First Nation [BLFN] and SaskPower) has been informed that the proposed Tazi Twé Hydroelectric Project EIS represented (the Project ) will require an environmental assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act (Saskatchewan), hereafter referred by this to as “The Act,” and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA). The proponent is required to conduct an environmental document impact assessment -
Radio Aids to Navigation 2017
Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2017 (Atlantic, St. Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Arctic and Pacific) EKME #3608779 Radio Aids to Marine Navigation 2017 (Atlantic, St. Lawrence, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Arctic and Pacific) Published under the authority of: Director General, Operations Fisheries and Oceans Canada Canadian Coast Guard Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0E6 Annual Edition 2017 DFO/2017-1990 Fs151-18E-PDF ISSN: 2371-8935 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2017 EKME # 3608779 Available on the CCG Internet site: http://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/Marine- Communications/Home Disponible en français: Aides radio à la navigation maritime 2017 (Atlantique, Saint-Laurent, Grands Lacs, Lac Winnipeg, Arctique et Pacifique). DFO/2017-1990 RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION 2017 ATLANTIC, ST. LAWRENCE, GREAT LAKES, LAKE WINNIPEG, ARCTIC AND PACIFIC AMENDMENT REGISTER Amendment Register # Date Description Initials 1 July 28th, 2017 NOTMAR 07/2017 RJ 2 August 25th, 2017 NOTMAR 08/2017 RJ 3 September 29th, 2017 NOTMAR 09/2017 RJ 4 October 27th, 2017 NOTMAR 10/2017 RJ Annual Edition 2017 Page i DFO/2017-1990 RADIO AIDS TO MARINE NAVIGATION 2017 ATLANTIC, ST. LAWRENCE, GREAT LAKES, LAKE WINNIPEG, ARCTIC AND PACIFIC TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents PART 1 Foreword 1 1.1 Advance Notices ................................................................................................................1 1.1.1 The Radio Aids to Marine Navigation Annual Publications .....................................1 1.1.2 Ship Radio Inspections ...........................................................................................1 -
Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Designing Adaptation Policy
ACTAD A PT A T I O N T O CLIMATE CHANGE TEAM BACKGROUND REPORT CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER: DESIGNING AdaPTATION POLICY WWW.SFU.CA/ACT PUBLicatiON SPONSOR AMEC is very pleased to support Simon Fraser University and the Adaptation to Climate Change Team to produce this comprehensive and important study. AMEC operates in some of the world’s most socially and environmentally sensitive and challenging industries and locations. Every day, our people and projects interact with a complex web of stakeholders and face highly demanding technical, commercial and environmental challenges. We have the opportunity to live out our commitment to sustainability in several ways. We support public and private sector initiatives like this report, aiming to improve sustainability performance in public and private sectors, and help bring to light new tools and approaches to help businesses and communities adapt to changing realities. We govern our own sustainability performance through a comprehensive and transparent process, one that has placed us at or near the top of our sector in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past five years. And as a significant provider of environmental services, project management, management consulting and infrastructure engi- neering – we have an opportunity to live out our sustainability responsibilities in the services we deliver to our clients. In Canada, AMEC employs 5,000 people operating out of about 65 offices. Wherever we work, we have been involved with projects that seek to embed sustainability principles into the fabric of our nation. We have been involved in several climate change adaptation projects, working with government agencies and industry associations to develop new understandings of the impact of climate change and what we can do to mitigate impacts and prepare businesses and communities for change. -
3A.3 Using Canadian Gem Output for Forecasts of Thunderstorm Initiation on the Canadian Prairies
3A.3 USING CANADIAN GEM OUTPUT FOR FORECASTS OF THUNDERSTORM INITIATION ON THE CANADIAN PRAIRIES Neil M. Taylor1∗ and William R. Burrows2 1Hydrometeorology and Arctic Lab, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB 2Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Research Section / Hydrometeorology and Arctic Lab, Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB 1. INTRODUCTION Buban et al. 2007). An excellent review of convective initiation mechanisms is given by Predicting the location and timing of Weckwerth and Parsons (2006). Many of the thunderstorm initiation∗∗ (TI) is critical for processes described in the above studies vary on operational forecasters to issue timely and small spatial and temporal scales that are not accurate severe weather watches and warnings. readily resolved using operational observation The basic requirements for TI are sufficient networks. moisture, instability, and lift for air parcels to reach Sometimes, forecaster assessment of the pre- their level of free convection (LFC) and maintain storm environment identifies the potential for positive buoyancy through the troposphere. This, severe thunderstorms but delineation of a TI threat or course, is a very simplified conceptual model. area remains challenging. In Canada, contributing The potential for TI is sensitive to complicated factors to this can include surface observations processes both through the depth of the with coarse spatial and temporal resolution, troposphere and within the atmospheric boundary widely-spaced and infrequent rawinsonde and layer (ABL). AMDAR observations (in Canada most AMDAR Assuming the requirement for tropospheric data lack humidity observations), no operational instability (or criticality; Houston and Niyogi 2007) profiling network, and limited Doppler radar is met, the potential for TI will remain sensitive to coverage capable of detecting finelines via clear- ABL characteristics and processes. -
The Security of Canada and Canadians: Implications of Climate Change
The Security of Canada and Canadians: Implications of Climate Change A Knowledge Synthesis Research Project Funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council The University of Western Ontario Principal Investigator and Author G.A. McBean, CM, O.Ont., PhD, FRSC Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Research Investigators and Co-Authors I. Ajibade, Department of Geography D. Cunningham, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management B. Dowsett, editor M. Harris, Department of Political Science R. Lannigan, London Health Sciences Centre C. Popovich, Department of Political Science E. Riddell-Dixon, Department of Political Science C. Rodgers, Department of Political Science S. P. Simonovic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 15 December, 2010 The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Suggested reference: McBean, G.A., I. Ajibade, D. Cunningham, B. Dowsett, M. Harris, R. Lannigan, C. Popovich, E. Riddell-Dixon, C. Rodgers and S. P. Simonovic, 2010: The Security of Canada and Canadians: Implications of Climate Change. The University of Western Ontario, Canada, 296 pp including appendices. Available at: http://www.ivey.uwo.ca/lawrencecentre/events/events.htm Table of Contents The Security of Canada and Canadians: Implications of Climate Change Gordon A. McBean Preface…………………………………………………………………………………….i 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………...ii 2. A changing global climate and its implications for security……………………….iii 3. International agreements related to climate change……………………………….iv 4. Climate change directly impacting Canadians…………………………………….vii 5. Canadian Security Implications of Climate Change in Other Countries……….xiv 6. Adapting to changing climate…………………………………………………….xviii 7. Perceptions of Canada’s role in international dialogue…………………………xxii 8. Internal Canadian dialogue and discord on climate change and related energy policy…………………………………………………………………………………..xxii 9. -
WCRP 40Th Anniversary Symposium
WCRP 40th Anniversary Symposium Sunday, 8 December 2019 Draft: 7 December 2019 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Embarcadero, Bayview Room 8:30-10:30 Session A: Celebrating 40 years of WCRP in Service to Society (Chair: Pavel Kabat) Opening remarks and expectations for the day and the week (Detlef Stammer) (10 mins) Welcome by WCRP sponsors: • Pavel Kabat - Chief Scientist, World Meteorological Organization (10 mins) • Vladimir Ryabinin - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (10 mins) • Alik Ismail-Zadeh - International Science Council (10 mins) Welcome by the American Geophysical Union • Eric Davidson - AGU Past President (5 mins) • Denis-Didier Rousseau - AGU Fall Meeting Program Chair (5 mins) Keynotes: 1) The climate change challenge (Kim Cobb) (20 mins) 2) WCRP Accomplishments 1) The first decades of WCRP and its accomplishments (Gordon McBean) (15 mins) 2) The second phase of WCRP (Antonio Busalacchi) (15 mins) 3) Mobilizing global climate science capacity (Raghu Murtugudde) (15 mins) 10:30-11:00 Morning Break 11:00-12:30 Session B: Understanding the Climate System Components and their Interactions (Chair: Helen Cleugh) • The Amazon forest is near a tipping point (Carlos Nobre) (5 mins) • Facilitating climate science awareness (Gerald Meehl) (20 mins) • Scientific highlights from CMIP6 (Veronika Eyring) (20 mins) • Scientific discoveries made possible with CMIP (Julie Arblaster) (20 mins) • Climate system integration (Kevin Trenberth) (5 mins) 12:30-13:30 Lunch Break 1 13:30-15:30 Session B: continued (Chair: Detlef Stammer) -
Proceedings of the Eighth Central Region Fire Weather Committee Scientific and Technical Seminar
Proceedings of the Eighth Central Region Fire Weather Committee Scientific and Technical Seminar April 3, 1992 Winnipeg Manitoba Kerry Andersonl, compiler R. FORESTRY CANADA NORTHWEST REGION NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE 1993 The papers presented here are published as they were submitted with only technical editing and standardization of style. The opinions of the authors do no necessarily reflect the views of Forestry Canada. JResearch Officer, Forestry Canada, Northwest Region, NorthernForestry Centre, Edmonton, Alberta. ii CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .............................................. v TECHNICAL PAPERS Forecasting Lightning Occurrence and Frequency Kerry Anderson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Predicting the Daily Occurrence of People-Caused Forest Fires B. Todd and P.H. Kourtz ..................................... 19 Predicting the Daily Occurrence of Lightning-Caused Forest Fires P.Kourtz and B.Todd .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 37 Application of Fire Occurrence Prediction Models in Ontario's Fire Management Program Tithecott .............................................. 57 AI PREVIOUS PROCEEDINGS IN THE WESTERN REGION FIRE WEATHER COMMITTEE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SEMINAR SERIES ... 73 SEMINAR ATTENDEES ......................................... 77 Front Cover: Comparison of two people-caused fire arrival prediction models, Northwestern Region, Ontario, 1989. III iv INTRODUCTION The Central Region Fire Weather Committee (CRWFC) currently holds two meetings each year. Annual business meetings, which -
Sky Watchers Teachers' Guide
Sky Watchers Teachers’ Guide Weather Resource Acknowledgements Project Management: Victoria Hudec (Outreach Officer: Ontario; SkyW atchers National Coordinator) Author and Custom Artwork: Nicole Lantz (Sprout Educational Consulting) Photography: George Lantz (Vision Photography), Victoria Hudec and iStock Diagrams: Nicole Lantz (Sprout Educational Consulting) Special thanks are extended to Julie Turner and Environment and Climate Change Canada staff across the country for the original Sky Watchers Guide to Weather. We would also like to thank the teachers, students, and educational psychologists in the Halifax Regional School Board and Colchester East-Hants Regional School Board for their input on publication design. Also, thanks to Hannah Thomas and Lisa Vitols for their assistance in the editing process. DISCLAIMER Her Majesty is not responsible for the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in the reproduced material. Her Majesty shall at all times be indemnified and held harmless against any and all claims whatsoever arising out of negli- gence or other fault in the use of the information contained in this publication or product. THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS Some of the information contained in this publication or product may be subject to copyrights held by other individuals or organizations. To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions, please contact: Environment and Climate Change Canada Public Inquiries Centre 7th Floor, Fontaine Building 200 Sacré-Coeur Boulevard Gatineau QC K1A 0H3 Telephone: 819-997-2800 Toll Free: 1-800-668-6767 (in Canada only) Email: [email protected] ISBN: En56-257/2015E-PDF Cat. No.: 978-0-660-02002-0 Sky Watchers Teachers’ Guide - Weather Resource Unless otherwise specified, you may not reproduce materials in this publication, in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution without prior written permission from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s copyright administrator. -
Complete Guide to Canadian Products in Afos ·
NOAA USD SEATTLE ·- NOAA' TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM NWS CR-75 COMPLETE GUIDE TO CANADIAN PRODUCTS IN AFOS · Craig Sanders Center Weather Service Unit Farmington, Minnesota J ~U.LY }985 ·u"s. DEPARTMENT OF / National Oceanic and National Weather COMMERCE Atmospheric Administration I Service .U61 Nn 7c; -· NOAA TECHNICAL MEMORANOUM NWS CR~75 COMPLETE GUIDE TO CANADIAN PRODUCTS IN AFOS Craig Sanders Center Weather Service Unit Farmington, Minnesota 1 AUG 1§{3§ NOAA library, E/AI216 7600 Sand Polnt Way N.E. Bin C-15700 • Seattle, WA 98115 July 1985 UNITED STATES I Nallenal Dc11nle ••• I Nallonal Weather DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Alrnespborlc A•rntnlslraU•• Service Malcol11 la~rlto, Secrolary John V. Byrne. Administrator Archard E. Hallgren. • Assistant Administrator COMPLETE GUIDE TO CANADIAN PRODUCTS IN AFOS (~ .(~j , C 0 N T E N T S PUBLIC AVIATION DATA MAPS DA.TA MAPS YUKON TERRITORY PlS Pl A7 A3 BRITISH COLUMBIA .Pl6-P21 P2-P3 A8-A12 A3 ALBERTA P22-P24 P4 Al3-Al4 A4 SASKATCHEWAN P2S-P26 PS-P6 AlS-Al6 A4 MANITOBA •P27-P28 P7-P8 A17-Al8 A4 ONTARIO P29-P33 pg Al9-A22 AS QUEBEC P34-P37 P10-Pll A23-A26 AS MARITIMES P38-P39 Pll-P12 A27-A28 AS (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island) C)'· NEWFOUNDLAND, LABRADOR P40-P41 P13 A29-A30 AS NORTHWEST TERRITORIES P42-P46 P14 A31-A3S A6 AVIATION AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY A1 WINDS ALOFT FORECAST POINTS A2 APPENDIX I I-1 - I-7 3-LETTER ENCODE HMO NUMBER ENCODE APPENDIX II II-1 - II-6 3-LETTER DECODE . APPENDIX II I III-1 - III-4 )" I~MO NU~1BER DECODE .•,. -
An Examination of Lake Breezes in Southern Manitoba Masters Of
An Examination of Lake Breezes in Southern Manitoba By Michelle Curry A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies of The University of Manitoba In partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Masters of Science Department of Environment and Geography University of Manitoba Copyright Michelle Curry © 2015 Abstract Lakes represent a major topographic feature in southern Manitoba, having a direct meteorological influence on a number of communities, including Winnipeg. Therefore, it is crucial that we have an understanding of the characteristics of lake breezes in the region and the influence that they can have on local weather. The Effects of Lake Breezes on Weather in Manitoba (ELBOW-MB) project in 2013 sought to fill in the gaps in our current knowledge of lake breezes in southern Manitoba. The primary research objectives of this thesis are to: (1) provide a radar-based climatology of lake breeze frequency and characteristics and, (2) to characterize the detailed thermodynamic and kinematic properties of lake breezes and lake- breeze fronts. The two results papers presented within this thesis represent the first detailed analysis of lake breezes in southern Manitoba and help to fill important gaps in our knowledge about the occurrence and characteristics of lake-breeze circulations. ii Acknowledgements I would like to thank my supervisor Dr. John Hanesiak first and foremost for his guidance, advice, and encouragement over the course of my masters program, and my undergraduate program. Without his support, I don’t think I would have gotten as far in my academic career. I would also like to thank the rest of my committee. -
SCOR Proceedings Vol. 43 Bergen, Norway August 2007
SCOR SCOR Proceedings Vol. 43 Bergen, Norway August 2007 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE ON OCEANIC RESEARCH October 2006 - October 2008 President: Ex-Officio Members: Prof. Bjørn Sundby Dr. Annelies C. Pierrot-Bults (IABO) Earth & Planetary Sciences Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics McGill University Zoological Museum 3450 University Street University of Amsterdam Montreal, QC, CANADA, H3A 2A7 P.O. Box 94766 Tel: +1-514-398-4883 1090 GT Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS Fax: +1-514-398-4680 Tel: +31-20-525-7194 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +31-20-525-5402 E-mail: [email protected] Secretary: Prof. Jorma Kuparinen Prof. Lawrence Mysak (IAPSO) Faculty of Biosciences Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences McGill University PO Box 65 (Viikinkaari 1) 805 Sherbrooke Street West FI-00014 University of Helsinki Montreal, Quebec, H3A 2K6 FINLAND CANADA Tel: +358-9-1915-7820 Tel: +1-514-398-3768 Fax: +358-9-323-2970 Fax: +1-514-398-6115 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Past President: Dr. Michael MacCracken (IAMAS) Prof. Robert A. Duce 6308 Berkshire Drive Dept. of Oceanography Bethesda MD 20814, USA Texas A&M University Tel: +1-301-564-4255 College Station, TX 77843-3146, USA E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +1-979-845-5756 Fax: +1-979-862-8978 Co-opted Members: E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Venugopalan Ittekkot Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology Vice-Presidents: Fahrenheitsstrasse 6 Acad. Victor A. Akulichev 28359 Bremen, GERMANY Director, Pacific Oceanological Institute Tel.: +49-421-2380021 Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences Fax: +49-421-2380030 43 Baltiyskaya St.