Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience

Volume 1: Atmospheric Dynamics
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-642-09320-3
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 470 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 744 g

This book presents decade-long advances in atmospheric research in the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada, which encompasses environments representative of the coldest 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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Woo, Ming-Ko

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Nuklearer Strahlenschutz, Nuklearenergie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Geodäsie, Kartographie, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geodäsie, Kartographie, GIS, Fernerkundung
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Aeronomie, Ionosphäre, Magnetosphäre
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Angewandte Ökologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Ming-ko Woo is Professor of Geography at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He serves on Editorial Board of the journal and as Associate Editor for the journals and . Additionally, he is the Vice Chairman of the International Geographical Union, Commission/Study Group on Water Sustainability.