Project Atmosphere Canada (PAC) is a collaborative initiative of Environment Canada and the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) to foster the teaching of atmospheric sciences and related topics in Canada across the grades K-12.
This award-winning site contains comprehensive information on the past and present impact of El Niño on the climate of Canada and its effects on the global climate. Through animation, this site shows the changes in the Canadian climate and climatic extremes that accompany El Niño. Along with a scientific explanation of the El Niño phenomenon, comparisons between various El Niños and forecast of El Niño are provided.
This site contains comprehensive information on the past and present impact of La Niña on the climate of Canada and its effects on the global climate. Through animation, this site shows the changes in the Canadian climate and climatic extremes that accompany La Niña. Along with a scientific explanation of the La Niña phenomenon, comparisons between various La Niña and forecast of La Niña are provided.
This site examines the natural processes of the ozone layer as well as the impact of ozone depleting chemicals over the Arctic, which has led to severe ozone depletion episodes. Natural factors, such as the quasi-biennial oscillation, El Niño, solar cycle, and volcanoes, also affect Arctic ozone depletion and are explained. In the future, the effects of climate change on Arctic ozone depletion will become an increasingly important research topic.
This website summarizes the key principles of the science of climate change, including information on greenhouse gases, climate trends, climate change projections and impacts of climate change. Reports on recent developments in Canadian and international climate science research are posted on this site. There is a library of special assessment reports and newsletters on climate change issues. As well, there is information on where to go to contact experts or access other useful websites.
This website provides an overview of the CRYSYS (CRYosphere SYStem in Canada) project as well as resource material on the Canadian cryosphere (sea ice, snow cover, freshwater ice, glaciers and ice caps, frozen ground and permafrost).
Project Atmosphere Canada - Teacher's Guide, Introduction to Meteorology and Related Sciences, Meteorology Self Instructions, Lightning Hot Spots in Canada, Severe Weather Watcher Handbook, UV Index and Sun Protection, Wind Chill Program
Lightning Hot Spots in Canada, El Niño, La Niña, Arctic Ozone, UV Index and Sun Protection, Wind Chill Program
AWARE: The atmosphere, the weather and flying, Project Atmosphere Canada - Teacher's Guide, Introduction to Meteorology and Related Sciences, Meteorology Self Instructions, Severe Weather Watcher Handbook, Science of Climate Change, CRYSYS - CRYosphere SYStem in Canada
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