Revisiting the Last Ice Area projections from a high-resolution Global Earth System Model
(Madeleine Fol, Bruno Tremblay, Stephanie Pfirman, Robert Newton, Stephen Howell, Jean-François Lemieux)The Last Ice Area—located to the north of Greenland and the northern Canadian Arctic Archipelago—is expected to persist as the central Arctic Ocean becomes seasonally ice-free within a few decades.
Clouds attenuate the increase of downwelling longwave radiation over land under global warming
(Lei Liu, Yi Huang, John R. Gyakum)Downwelling longwave radiation is a key component of the surface energy balance and is closely linked to surface warming. Under global warming, various atmospheric variables change simultaneously, all of which influence downwelling longwave radiation. To disentangle the impacts of these variables, we utilize long-term spectrally resolved downwelling longwave radiance (DLR) measurements from the Southern Great Plains (SGP) site.
A new paper published today.
A new paper from my lab is now published online in a Nature paper Today. (Writes Parisa Ariya)
Peter Yau wins Patterson Distinguished Service Medal
The Patterson Distinguished Service Medal is a prestigious award recognizing service to meteorology in Canada. Peter Yau is the 2022 winner of this award.
Announcing Summer 2021 Undergraduate Research Opportunities
There are currently three undergraduate research funding opportunities for Summer 2021: SURA, NSERC USRA, and Schull Yang International Experience Awards. These allow students to engage in a full-time summer research activity, and to gain research experience in an exciting academic setting, while receiving financial support. These are open to all B.Sc. and B.A. & Sc. students in the Faculty of Science.
Keep me safe! - Mental health resources
Please check the below link for resources available regarding mental health concerns:
https://ssmu.ca/blog/2020/03/mental-health-resource-available-keep-mesafe/
International students entering Canada
Please check the link below if you are an international student planning to enter Canada:
https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/covid-19/entering-canada
Useful links for incoming/potential students
Please check the below link for useful information regarding working and learning remotely at Mcgill
https://www.mcgill.ca/remote-students/
Collaboration between McGill AOS and ECCC
Excerpt from 'Metamorphosis of the solitary genius' Published on Nov 21 2019 on the CANADA'S INNOVATION LEADERS website (https://researchinfosource.com/cil/2019/editorials/metamorphosis-of-the-...)
VIP article in CHEMSUSCHEM (Volume 12, Issue 23)
This week, an article submitted by the Prof. Ariya's research group to ChemSusChem has been identified as VIP (very important article). The journal article is titled:
2019 a Safety Ambassador award- AOS Weather Forecasting Team
Congratulations to the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Weather Forecasting Team (Prof. John Gyakum, Dr. Eyad Atallah, Christopher McCray (PhD student), Kai Melamed-Turkish (MSc student), Yeechian Low (MSc student) for the Safety Ambassador 2019 award for all their weather related-services for major events such as convocation ceremonies for the past years to the Emergency Management and Preparedness Unit.
Roddy Rogers, Professor Emeritus in AOS department, has passed away
It is with great sadness that I convey the news that Roddy Rogers, Professor Emeritus in our department, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, has passed away on February 20.
Roddy, a giant in our field, was a world-renowned scientist, particularly in the areas of cloud physics and radar meteorology. His text, co-authored with Professor Yau, entitled “A short course in Cloud Physics” has been used by students and faculty throughout the globe.
Christopher McCray crunches Environment Canada numbers to show winters are getting more turbulent
Our very own Christopher McCray (PhD Student, McGill AOS) crunches Environment Canada numbers on rain, snow, temperature and freezing rain ' to quantify the weather whiplash Montrealers have been experiencing this winter'.
Maria Gheta, McGill artistic swim team wins the national title
Congratulations to our very own undergraduate student Maria Gheta on leading the Martlets to a national championship in the Canadian University Artistic Swimming League.
Amélie Desmarais attends the Emerging Leaders 2019 Conference
Amélie Desmarais, our MSc student, attended the Emerging Leaders 2019 Conference that was held in Norway in January of this year.