Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience [electronic resource] : Volume 1: Atmospheric Dynamics /
Woo, Ming-ko.editor.
This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of most cold areas on Earth. Collaborative efforts by a team of about 100 scientists and engineers have yielded knowledge entirely transferable to other high latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia. Emphases are placed on the investigation of processes (including storm genesis, precipitation, moisture and energy fluxes and frost), and the improvement and application of a suite of models and remote sensing to enhance the assessment o
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This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of most cold areas on Earth. Collaborative efforts by a team of about 100 scientists and engineers have yielded knowledge entirely transferable to other high latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia. Emphases are placed on the investigation of processes (including storm genesis, precipitation, moisture and energy fluxes and frost), and the improvement and application of a suite of models and remote sensing to enhance the assessment o
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Mackenzie GEWEX Study: A Contribution to Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences -- The Mackenzie Climate System: A Synthesis of MAGS Atmospheric Research -- Climatological Analysis of the Mackenzie River Basin Anticyclones: Structure, Evolution and Interannual Variability -- Variability of Cold-Season Temperatures in the Mackenzie Basin -- Extreme Winter Warming over the Mackenzie Basin: Observations and Causes -- Water Vapor Fluxes over the Canadian Prairies and the Mackenzie River Basin -- Moisture Sources for Extreme Rainfall Events over the Mackenzie River Basin -- Precipitation Recycling in the Mackenzie and Three Other Major River Basins -- On the Cloud and Precipitating Systems over the Mackenzie Basin -- The Relationship between Monthly Precipitation and Elevation in the Alberta Foothills during the Foothills Orographic Precipitation Experiment -- On Predicting Maximum Snowfall -- Estimating Snow Water Equivalent in Northern Regions from Satellite Passive Microwave Data -- Mackenzie Basin Snow Cover: Variability and Trends from Conventional Data, Satellite Remote Sensing, and Canadian Regional Climate Model Simulations -- Recent Studies on the Climatology and Modeling of Blowing Snow in the Mackenzie River Basin -- On Blowing Snow and Sublimation in the Mackenzie River Basin -- Assessing Water and Energy Budgets for the Mackenzie River Basin -- Characteristics of the Moisture Flux Convergence over the Mackenzie River Basin for the 1990–2000 Wateryears -- The Influence of Lakes on the Regional Energy and Water Balance of the Central Mackenzie River Basin -- Mapping of Surface Albedo over Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations -- Comparison of Solar Radiation Budgets in the Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations and a Regional Climate Model -- Wildfire Aerosol and Cloud Radiative Forcing in the Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations -- The Nature and Impacts of Thunderstorms in a Northern Climate -- Forest Fires and Climate Change in the Northwest Territories -- The Impact of CLASS in MAGS Monthly Ensemble Predictions -- The MAGS Regional Climate Modeling System: CRCM-MAGS -- Synopsis of Hydrologic Research under MAGS.
Atmospheric sciences.
Climatology.
Physical geography.
Remote sensing.
Air pollution.
Radiation protection.
Radiation—Safety measures.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Climatology.
Physical Geography.
Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.
Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.