Climate Research Branch

Climate Research Branch's Web Highlights

El Niño

http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/elnino/
Curious about how El Niño is affecting Canada? Find up to date information on the expected impact on Canada, with quick facts on El Niño’s history, origins and global effects. This site is multifaceted, providing information on: the phenomenon; forecasts and current status; local effects on Canadian provinces and territories; comparison’s to past El Niños; the antithesis La Niña. A virtual wealth of information with vital statistics in full colour graphs and charts, this popular site has been visited by close to one million people and was named Yahoo! Canada’s web site of the week in January ‘98.

Cryospheric System to Monitor Global Change in Canada (CRYSYS)

http://www.crysys.uwaterloo.ca/index.cfm
The CRYSYS project is an AES and university contribution to NASA’s Earth Observing System utilizing remote sensing, modelling, field studies and data integration to provide improved capabilities to monitor the state of the cryosphere (i.e. snow and ice) for a greater understanding of processes and variability. The site gives an overview of the CRYSYS scientific strategy, highlights key results, and provides related information on the cryosphere in Canada. Special features include snapshots of the current state of North American snow cover and sea ice extent; the latest literature survey results for cyrospheric science; over 20 papers and reports; a directory of related WWW sites; and an educational outreach section on the cryosphere in Canada.

Mackenzie GEWEX Study (MAGS)

http://www.usask.ca/geography/MAGS/
This major Canadian study is concerned with the climate of the Mackenzie River Basin, a region that has been experiencing significant warming over the last few decades. The MAGS web site is the primary tool to provide information on the activities and data collected in the project for its many participants in universities and government offices across Canada and abroad. Visitors to the site have access to over 300 pages of information describing the objectives, background, status, and project clients.

The Boreal Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Sites (BERMS)

http://berms.ccrp.ec.gc.ca/
This program is a joint initiative of Canadian government agencies in collaboration with universities in Canada and the U.S. The main objective of BERMS is to study the role that Canadian boreal forest plays in global climate warming.

Climate Trends and Variations Bulletin (CTVB)

http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/ccrm/bulletin/
This site gives readers access to the most-recent seasonal temperature and precipitation (ppn) information available on a regional and national basis for Canada. The site offers detailed analyses of temperature and ppn patterns and trends displayed on colourful maps and graphs, or in concise tables and charts. The current season is summarized and placed into historical context so that users can see exactly how it compares with past years. Previous season summaries are also retained in the archive section. Check it out, you will be pleased by the wealth of current and past climate information available!

Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling & Analysis (CCCma) Model Data Access

http://www.cccma.bc.ec.gc.ca/data/data.shtml This part of the CCCma online site provides an exciting feature for impacts researchers, an interactive data server
which supplies results from climate change simulations performed with the Centre’s climate models.

The Green Lane^TM,
Environment Canada's World Wide Web Site.