Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009)
Freezing rain is an especially hazardous type of adverse weather and is frequently observed in Churchill, Manitoba. The goals of this study were to assess the climatology of freezing rain in Churchill, assess the synoptic climatology of the Hudson Bay region using a multi-level synoptic classificati...
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ftcanadathes:oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:MWU.1993/9233 2023-05-15T15:55:02+02:00 Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) Smith, Ryan Peter Roy Hanesiak, John (Environment and Geography) Blair, Danny (Geography Department, University of Winnipeg) Stewart, Ronald (Environment and Geography) 2012-10-03T20:53:01Z http://hdl.handle.net/1993/9233 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/1993/9233 Synoptic classification Freezing rain 2012 ftcanadathes 2014-03-30T00:52:09Z Freezing rain is an especially hazardous type of adverse weather and is frequently observed in Churchill, Manitoba. The goals of this study were to assess the climatology of freezing rain in Churchill, assess the synoptic climatology of the Hudson Bay region using a multi-level synoptic classification scheme, assess the relationships between the synoptic climate and freezing rain events, and assess the trends in synoptic types and to discuss the implications of climate change in relation to the expected changes in freezing rain. For the years 1953 thru 2009, freezing rain was observed during 796 hours, an average of approximately 15 hours per year. A 34-type multi-level synoptic classification consisting of five NCEP/NCAR reanalysis datasets was constructed. Type-20 was associated with a majority of the freezing rain cases. More research is needed to understand how climate change may impact the timing, frequency and intensity of freezing rain in Churchill. Other/Unknown Material Churchill Hudson Bay Theses Canada/Thèses Canada (Library and Archives Canada) Hudson Hudson Bay |
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Freezing rain is an especially hazardous type of adverse weather and is frequently observed in Churchill, Manitoba. The goals of this study were to assess the climatology of freezing rain in Churchill, assess the synoptic climatology of the Hudson Bay region using a multi-level synoptic classification scheme, assess the relationships between the synoptic climate and freezing rain events, and assess the trends in synoptic types and to discuss the implications of climate change in relation to the expected changes in freezing rain. For the years 1953 thru 2009, freezing rain was observed during 796 hours, an average of approximately 15 hours per year. A 34-type multi-level synoptic classification consisting of five NCEP/NCAR reanalysis datasets was constructed. Type-20 was associated with a majority of the freezing rain cases. More research is needed to understand how climate change may impact the timing, frequency and intensity of freezing rain in Churchill. |
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Hanesiak, John (Environment and Geography) Blair, Danny (Geography Department, University of Winnipeg) Stewart, Ronald (Environment and Geography) |
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Smith, Ryan Peter Roy |
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Smith, Ryan Peter Roy |
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Smith, Ryan Peter Roy |
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Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) |
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Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) |
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Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) |
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Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) |
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Relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in Churchill, Manitoba (1953-2009) |
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relationships between synoptic circulation patterns and freezing rain in churchill, manitoba (1953-2009) |
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2012 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1993/9233 |
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Churchill Hudson Bay |
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Churchill Hudson Bay |
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