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My Questions
- What are the primary sources of data for Canada's weather forecasts??
- Would a dense distributed automated collection network provide:
- Better data?
- Cheaper data?
Government Organizations in Canada
- Meteorological Service of Canada
- National Archives and Data Management Branch,
- 4905 Dufferin Street,
- Downsview, Ontario
- M3H 5T4
- Tel: (416) 739-4328 Fax: (416) 739-4446
- MSC Work
- MSC Desired Skills
- MSC
- Monitor water quantities, provide info. and conduct research on climate, atmospheric science, air quality, ice, and other env. issues.
- Operate the Weatherradio transmitters on specific frequencies aroudn 162 MHz (see the fact sheet)
- A list of Spokespeople within MSC
- Region (MSC-OR) Roles & Responsibilities; J. Carr McLeod?; Meteorological Service of Canada - Ontario Region (URL) this sounds like what I want to do!!!
- acquire hydrometric, meteorological, & other environmental data
- prepare weather & environmental warnings/forecasts
- manage regional information technology activities
- regulate water levels and flows in Great Lakes, support IJC activities
- specialize environmental products & services for clients
- conduct atmospheric, climate change and air quality science and outreach activities
- support the development and issuance of air quality forecasts
- promote the conduct of now casting and remote sensing research and technology transfer
- Example of desired competencies for Meteorologists from the Environment Canada website.
- National Climate Data and Information Archive -> Products and Services
- Synoptic/Metstat Station Information: A catalogue of Canadian weather reporting stations with program information and hours of operation.
- Metstat3.txt- Supplementary and Other Programs - lists Private Aviation Weather Reporting Stations (PAWRS) and Arctic Aviation Weather Reporting Station (AAWRS) certified by MSC to take and transmit supplementary reports to meet aeronautical requirements in accordance with MSC policies, standards and procedure. I wonder what those standards are...
- Synoptic/Metstat Station Information: A catalogue of Canadian weather reporting stations with program information and hours of operation.
- National Archives and Data Management Branch,
- Canadian Meteorological Center (CMC) (A division of MCS)
- CMC Informatics
- provides centralized computing and telecommunications services
- operates and maintains the supercomputer facility in Dorval (QC) and various telecommunciations networks.
- CMC Operations This might be a starting point
- operation of numerous production systems for weather, climate, air quality, and environmental programs at CMC
- provides highly specialized support to environmental emergencies
- CMC Development This is the MOST interesting to me
- responsible for technology transfer from research to operations prediction systems
- responsible for developing and improving systems and products for the MSC
- CMC Informatics
Independent Groups in Canada
- Citizens' Environemnt Watch
- A non-profit organization focused on monitoring and identifying environmental concerns via observation of lichen (in cooperation with GC's Ecological Monitoring and ASsement Network, and water quality by monitoring benthic macroinvertebrates.
NOAA - US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- NOAA provides weather data in XML format! (2004-12-22)
Electronic Noses
Some random links
