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Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Studies. The Mackenzie GEWEX Experience

Volume 1: Atmospheric Dynamics

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  • Utilizes an integrative approach across disciplines in addressing major research issues of the cold regions.
  • Research presented is applicable to other higher latitude regions in America, Europe and Asia.

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. The Mackenzie GEWEX Study: A Contribution to Cold Region Atmospheric and Hydrologic Sciences

    • Ming-ko Woo, Wayne R. Rouse, Ronald E. Stewart, John M. R. Stone
    Pages 1-22
  3. The Mackenzie Climate System: A Synthesis of MAGS Atmospheric Research

    • Kit K. Szeto, Ronald E. Stewart, M. K. Yau, John Gyakum
    Pages 23-50
  4. Extreme Winter Warming over the Mackenzie Basin: Observations and Causes

    • Zuohao Cao, Ronald E. Stewart, William D. Hogg
    Pages 83-108
  5. Water Vapor Fluxes over the Canadian Prairies and the Mackenzie River Basin

    • Jinliang Liu, Ronald E. Stewart, Kit K. Szeto
    Pages 109-125
  6. Moisture Sources for Extreme Rainfall Events over the Mackenzie River Basin

    • Julian C. Brimelow, Gerhard W. Reuter
    Pages 127-136
  7. Precipitation Recycling in the Mackenzie and Three Other Major River Basins

    • Kit K. Szeto, Jinliang Liu, Alexander Wong
    Pages 137-154
  8. On the Cloud and Precipitating Systems over the Mackenzie Basin

    • David Hudak, Ronald Stewart, Peter Rodriguez, Bohdan Kochtubajda
    Pages 155-166
  9. On Predicting Maximum Snowfall

    • Max L. Dupilka, Gerhard W. Reuter
    Pages 187-194
  10. On Blowing Snow and Sublimation in the Mackenzie River Basin

    • Mark Gordon, Peter A. Taylor
    Pages 259-268
  11. Assessing Water and Energy Budgets for the Mackenzie River Basin

    • Kit K. Szeto, Hang Tran, Murray MacKay, Robert Crawford, Ronald E. Stewart
    Pages 269-296
  12. The Influence of Lakes on the Regional Energy and Water Balance of the Central Mackenzie River Basin

    • Wayne R. Rouse, Jacqueline Binyamin, Peter D. Blanken, Normand Bussières, Claude R. Duguay, Claire J. Oswald et al.
    Pages 309-325
  13. Mapping of Surface Albedo over Mackenzie River Basin from Satellite Observations

    • Alexander P. Trishchenko, Konstantin V. Khlopenkov, Calin Ungureanu, Rasim Latifovic, Yi Luo, William B. Park
    Pages 327-341

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada

    Ming-ko Woo

About the editor

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

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