Round 7 – 2008

Principal Investigator University Project Title Funding
Beltrami, Hugo St. Francis Xavier University Permafrost stability analysis using downscaled GCM simulations and borehole temperatures $166,000 over 2 years
Berg, Aaron University of Guelph Role of soil moisture initialization on seasonal forecasts in Canada $200,000 over 2 years
Bertram, Allan University of British Columbia Single-particle mass spectrometry measurements at the Whistler elevation site $197,000 over 2 years
Burn, Donald University of Waterloo Quantifying the uncertainty in modelled estimates of future extreme precipitation events $175,200 over 2 years
Donaldson, James University of Toronto Heterogeneous photochemistry: effects on atmospheric radical production and air $142,000 over 2 years
Evans, Greg University of Toronto Particle nucleation and growth: eludication of the underlying processes through measurement and modelling of temporal and spatial variability $197,550 over 2 years
Gan, Thian Yew University of Alberta Potential impact of climate change and climate anomalies in the water resources of western Canada: adaptation options and reducing vulnerability $130,000 over 2 years
Gregory-Eaves, Irene McGill University Heterogeneity in northern climate trends: assessing the role of glacial modulation $199,500 over 2 years
Halfar, Jochen University of Toronto Reconstructing Labrador Current variability during the past centuries using coralline red algal and other proxy climate data $159,600 over 2 years
Khouider, Boualem University of Victoria Multicloud and multiscale models for tropical convection and equatorial waves $200,000 over 2 years
Kushner, Paul University of Toronto Predictors of the atmospheric circulation response to transient forcing: applications to North American seasonal forecasts $198,050 over 2 years
Lin, Hai McGill University Tropical-extratropical interactions and their role in subseasonal weather prediction in Canada $126,500 over 2 years
Macrae, Merrin University of Waterloo Response of shallow lakes and ponds to contemporary climate change in the Hudson Bay lowland near Churchill, Manitoba $130,100 over 2 years
Martin, Randall Dalhousie University Interpretation and evaluation of satellite remote sensing for Canadian air quality $143,500 over 2 years
Matthews, Damon Concordia University Probabilistic forecasts of the viability of future Canadian carbon sinks 190,780 over 2 years
McConnell, John York University Canadian air quality in past and future climates within a global context $200,000 over 2 years
Meissner, Katrin University of Victoria Vegetation feedbacks to high-latitude climate change $139,000 over 2 years
Osthoff, Hans University of Calgary Photochemical recycling of nitrogen oxides on snow and ice surfaces $173,495 over 2 years
Peltier, Richard University of Toronto Paleo-synopses and dynamics of sea-ice cover in the Arctic Ocean and Subarctic Canada during critical intervals of the present interglacial $184,000 over 2 years
Rudolph, Jochen York University Stable carbon isotope ratio-based studies of particle-phase and gas-phase secondary organic compounds in the atmosphere $94,100 over 2 years
Shepherd, Theodore University of Toronto Inferring gravity-wave drag parameters from data assimilation $118,000 over 2 years
Stull, Roland University of British Columbia Merging statistical postprocessing with ensemble averaging using gene-expression programming $116,400 over 2 years
Sushama, Laxmi Université du Québec à Montréal Assessment of climate-change impacts on Canadian water resources using regional climate model projections $186,000 over 2 years
Tang, Youmin University of Northern British Columbia Atmospheric predictability on time scales from days to seasons $185,000 over 2 years
Tarasick, David University of Western Ontario Impact of large-scale stratospheric ozone intrusions on operational air quality forecast model applications $150,000 over 2 years
Thomas, Helmuth Dalhousie University Controls of freshwater and oceanic variability on CO2 uptake and ocean acidification at the east Canadian Shelf area $199,625 over 2 years
Walker, Kaley University of Toronto Development of a climatological data set from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) satellite mission for validating atmospheric model simulations $107,000 over 2 years
Wania, Frank University of Toronto Quantitative characterization of the impact of environmental factors on the performance of passive air samplers for semi-volatile organic compounds $135,000 over 2 years
Weaver, Andrew University of Victoria Projecting changes in high-latitude greenhouse gas sources and sinks $196,000 over 2 years