Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00568, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Ireson, Andrew (University of Saskatchewan), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Saskatchewan, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : This proposal is to continue the work between the PI and GEO-SLOPE International Ltd, to perform a critical_x000D_
assessment of the performance of the Geoslope models SEEP/W and TEMP/W for simulating the hydrological_x000D_
processes in seasonally frozen conditions. In the original Engage project we found that the model_x000D_
systematically over predicts snowmelt runoff, and under predicts snowmelt infiltration into frozen soils. In this_x000D_
second phase the tasks to be undertaken include: Improve the model configuration for the St Denis field site, in_x000D_
particular with respect to soil moisture and vegetation, and document the findings at this site (Month 1); Apply_x000D_
the model to at least one, and up to three, additional field sites. Sites to be considered include Brightwater_x000D_
Creek in the Canadian prairies, BERMs in the southern Boreal Forest, and Syncrude's reclamation sites in their_x000D_
Mildred Lake operation, Alberta. (Months 2-4); Document the findings in a model report for GSI's internal use._x000D_
This should include recommendations for model development (Month 5); Write up the findings in a journal_x000D_
publication (Month 5)., program purpose french : This proposal is to continue the work between the PI and GEO-SLOPE International Ltd, to perform a critical_x000D_
assessment of the performance of the Geoslope models SEEP/W and TEMP/W for simulating the hydrological_x000D_
processes in seasonally frozen conditions. In the original Engage project we found that the model_x000D_
systematically over predicts snowmelt runoff, and under predicts snowmelt infiltration into frozen soils. In this_x000D_
second phase the tasks to be undertaken include: Improve the model configuration for the St Denis field site, in_x000D_
particular with respect to soil moisture and vegetation, and document the findings at this site (Month 1); Apply_x000D_
the model to at least one, and up to three, additional field sites. Sites to be considered include Brightwater_x000D_
Creek in the Canadian prairies, BERMs in the southern Boreal Forest, and Syncrude's reclamation sites in their_x000D_
Mildred Lake operation, Alberta. (Months 2-4); Document the findings in a model report for GSI's internal use._x000D_
This should include recommendations for model development (Month 5); Write up the findings in a journal_x000D_
publication (Month 5)., agreement title english : Further benchmarking models for snowmelt infiltration in seasonally frozen soils, agreement title french : Further benchmarking models for snowmelt infiltration in seasonally frozen soils, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada