Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
University of Victoria
$143,900.00
Dynamical downscaling of western and eastern Canada hydroclimate
EF 2012-13
Résumé
A regional climate model (RCM) driven by multiple members of two CGCMs (namely the Canadian CGCM3 and the German ECHAM5) will be integrated on two very high-resolution (15 km by 15 km) domains (one for each of western and eastern Canada) from 1950-2100 to generate a multi-model multi-member ensemble of very high-resolution regional climate projections. We will initially focus our attention on quantifying uncertainty associated with projected 21st century changes in water availability, variability and extremes for use in energy planning. Through partnership with BC Hydro (BCH), Hydro-Québec, Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA), the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) and Ouranos, we will create an unprecedented database of high-resolution projections of 21st century climate change for Canada.
Graduate students supported through the UVic NSERC CREATE Training Program in Interdisciplinary Climate Science will be involved in the development of analysis tools as well as their specific application to user-specified problems defined through collaboration with PCIC, Ouranos and the industrial partners. The students will work in a unique environment under the co-supervision of both academic and industrial researchers. The potential application of our analysis to other sectors of the Canadian economy is enormous as communities and industries grapple with the need to develop climate change adaptation strategies.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
British Columbia, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
403886-2010
Name nom
Weaver, Andrew
Department département
Earth and Ocean Sciences, School of
Organization id
7
Institution établissement
University of Victoria
Province en
British Columbia
Province fr
Colombie-Britannique
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2012
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
143900
Program id
CRDPJ
Program name en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
702
Area of application group en
Transportation systems and services
Area of application group fr
Services et systèmes de transport
Area of application en
Water
Area of application fr
Maritime
Research subject code
4404
Research subject group en
Atmospheric science
Research subject group fr
Étude de l'atmosphère
Research subject en
Climatology
Research subject fr
Climatologie
Partie
2
Nb partie
4
Application title
Dynamical downscaling of western and eastern Canada hydroclimate
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
A regional climate model (RCM) driven by multiple members of two CGCMs (namely the Canadian CGCM3 and the German ECHAM5) will be integrated on two very high-resolution (15 km by 15 km) domains (one for each of western and eastern Canada) from 1950-2100 to generate a multi-model multi-member ensemble of very high-resolution regional climate projections. We will initially focus our attention on quantifying uncertainty associated with projected 21st century changes in water availability, variability and extremes for use in energy planning. Through partnership with BC Hydro (BCH), Hydro-Québec, Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA), the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) and Ouranos, we will create an unprecedented database of high-resolution projections of 21st century climate change for Canada.
Graduate students supported through the UVic NSERC CREATE Training Program in Interdisciplinary Climate Science will be involved in the development of analysis tools as well as their specific application to user-specified problems defined through collaboration with PCIC, Ouranos and the industrial partners. The students will work in a unique environment under the co-supervision of both academic and industrial researchers. The potential application of our analysis to other sectors of the Canadian economy is enormous as communities and industries grapple with the need to develop climate change adaptation strategies.
