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- 19Gingras, Murray (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 16Stachel, Thomas (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
- 14Alessi, Daniel (Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)
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Fall 2012
Sea ice concentration (SIC), the length of the ice-free period, and the break-up date are correlated with the survival and reproduction success of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Western Hudson Bay (WH). I use a high-resolution sea ice-ocean model to predict these parameters through the 21st...
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Fall 2019
The Himalayan weather system is under the influence of both tropical and extratropical factors, and interactions between those factors can result in extreme weather-related disasters. However, due to an existing knowledge gap about the factors contributing to anomalous weather conditions over the...
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Modelling concentration fluctuations in plumes dispersing in urban canopy flows within a single-particle lagrangian description for turbulent and molecular mixing
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An interaction by exchange with the conditional mean (IECM) micromixing model is coupled to a three-dimensional single-particle Lagrangian stochastic (LS) model to estimate concentration fluctuations in plumes of a passive (i.e., non-buoyant), non-reactive (i.e., no chemistry) tracer dispersing...
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Modelling landscape changes and metrics, and determining optimal resource allocation by integrating Geographic Information Systems, government policy, and economics
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The main goal of this thesis is to contribute to the knowledge base of land use and land cover change dynamics in ecologically sensitive, seasonal environments with a dominant agricultural industry. Anthropogenic alteration by land-based industries currently threatens many ecosystems, including...
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Modelling snow dynamics and groundwater-surface water interactions in mountainous, foothill and plain regions in North Saskatchewan River Basin, Canada
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Snowmelt and groundwater-surface water (GW-SW) interactions are dominant controllers of hydrological cycles and water availability in northern latitudes that are characterized with ‘cold region hydrology’. Snowmelt is the main source of groundwater recharge and surface runoff, as snow...
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Fall 2021
The Labrador Sea experiences deep convection, a process where the oceans’ surface cools to the point where it may become more dense than the water at depth, promoting sinking and vertical mixing. This mixing can exceed 2000m in depth, producing a large volume of deep water, a crucial component in...
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Fall 2022
The thermohaline intrusion of the warm and saline Atlantic Water (AW) into the Arctic Ocean, referred to as “Arctic Atlantification”, has significant implications and feedback on the {thermo}dynamics of the Arctic Ocean. The AW enters the Arctic Ocean through two gateways: Fram Strait and the...
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Spring 2021
The Greenland Ice Sheet (GrIS) is the largest freshwater reservoir in the Northern Hemisphere and continues to discharge large amounts of meltwater and icebergs into the ocean. The ice sheet has the potential to raise the sea-level by over 7 metres and impact ocean circulations. Greenland’s...
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Spring 2020
Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has been declining at an accelerated rate over the last few decades. From a shipping perspective, it results in larger open water for a longer period. Since 1990’s, ship traffic in the Canadian Arctic has nearly tripled, and it will continue to increase in the future....