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Following FOPEX and A-GAME: CRD Interests
and Contributions to UNSTABLE
Craig SmithClimate Processes SectionClimate Research DivisionSaskatoon, SK
www.ec.gc.ca
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FOPEX
FFoothillsoothills
OOrographicrographic
PPrecipitation recipitation
EXEXperimentperiment
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b) All Cold Months
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
AB1 Precip (mm)
PL
R (
mm
/100
0m)
r = 0.94Avg rPE = 0.62
d) All Warm Months
-40
-20
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180
AB1 Precip (mm)
PL
R (
mm
/100
0m)
r = 0.09Avg rPE = 0.53
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A-GAMEUpper-Air
GPS
AAlberta lberta GGPS PS AAtmospheric tmospheric MMoisture oisture EEvaluationvaluation
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a) Airdrie/Calgary
5
10
15
20
25
30
5 10 15 20 25 30
Radiosonde IPWV (mm)
GP
S IP
WV
(m
m)
2003 2004 1:1 line
b) Olds
5
10
15
20
25
30
5 10 15 20 25 30
Radiosonde IPWV (mm)
GP
S IP
WV
(m
m)
2003 2004 1:1 line
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202
DOY
PW
(m
m)
Airdrie UofC EF4 GEM Prog GEM Anal
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202
DOY
PW
(m
m)
Olds Sundre EA3 GEM Prog GEM Anal
2004 2004
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• Cold region climate processes– Precipitation-Elevation relationships – Processes and prediction of severe
precipitation events (high/low) related to orography
– Model evaluation (QPF, PWV)– Surface processes leading to severe
weather (e.g. evapotranspiration, soil moisture, etc)
CRD Interests in UNSTABLE
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• 3 FOPEX sites: hourly data transmission and access to data archives, site maintenance
• 1 mobile/static and 1 static upper-air system• ~50 RS-92G sondes and associated
expendables• 1 mobile/remote GPS for IPWV • Manpower: 1 researcher, 1 technician, 1+
co-op students, potentially 1+ support staff
CRD Contributions to UNSTABLE