University of Waterloo

$230,050.00 CAD

≈ 3 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Canadian Space Agency
Program
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2016-2017
Agreement period
March 30, 2017 – —
Reference
csa-asc:003-2016-2017-Q4-03388

Published purpose

The project name is ""Investigation of snowfall and related climate processes from a space-based instrument suite"". Seasonal snowfall is important to Canada's climate and water balance. Recent and rapid changes in the amount of falling snow and how long it stays on the ground have been observed. This project will combine observations from multiple sources of snow, and of the weather events during which snowfall occurs, to learn whether satellite instruments can be used to reliably detect and monitor snow and snowfall over Canada. This could improve weather and climate forecasts.

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