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McGill Forms Climate Research Group

McGill Forms Climate Research Group special news feature DIRECTOR CLIMATE AND GLOBAL DYNAMICS The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of its newly created Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Division. The new division is com- posed of the Climate, Large-Scale Dynamics and Oceanography Sections of the former NCAR Atmo- spheric Analysis and Prediction Division, and the Nat- ural Systems Group, and the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the NCAR Advanced Study Program. CGD research will be focused on global climate and its relationships with other elements of earth's geophysical environment. Major areas will be Charles A. Lin and Lawrence A. Mysak theoretical and observational studies of the dynamics and thermo-dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans, and interactions among the atmosphere, the oceans, land surfaces and the biosphere. Much of CGD's re- search will be carried out in collaboration with univer- sity colleagues or as part of various national and inter- national programs. The Department of Meteorology at McGill University has been awarded a major federal grant to form a Climate Research The Director ensures the scientific productivity, creativity, and excellence of the division; formulates and Group. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Coun- executes long- and short-range plans; oversees the cil of Canada (NSERC), in partnership with the Atmospheric operations, management, and development of the divi- Environment Service (AES) of Environment Canada, will share sion's staff and resources, and ensures that CGD con- tributes actively to collaborative research with univer- in the financial support of the group. Amounting to $1.1 million sity scientists and to national and international research (Canadian) over five years, the funding will support two new programs. As a member of the NCAR management faculty positions as Industrial Research Chairs, as well as a team, he/she participates actively in NCAR strategy, team of research assistants. policy and administrative matters. REQUIRES: Ph.D. in atmospheric, ocean or related Appointd to the chairs are Lawrence A. Mysak, a physical physical science OR the equivalent combination of oceanographer, and Charles A. Lin, a specialist in atmospheric education and experience; international recognition for dynamics. Mysak, named director of the Climate Research scientific leadership in areas of CGD interest, as dem- onstrated by a research record of depth and breadth suf- Group, was previously professor of applied mathematics and ficient to provide long-term leadership of the division, physical oceanography at the University of British Columbia. and sufficient to qualify for appointment as Senior An authority on ocean waves and coastal currents, he recently Scientist at NCAR; demonstrated familiarity with the ef- fective management and direction of a complex re- led a research project on climatic effects on the migration pat- search enterprise, and skill in directing and evaluating terns of Pacific salmon. Lin is known for research in large- staff. scale dynamics and climate modeling. He was an assistant We request that letters of application or nominations professor of physics at the University of Toronto before re- be sent promptly for consideration in late February. Ap- ceiving the appointment at McGill. plications or equivalent expressions of interest should be accompanied by a resume and publications list. The Climate Research Group will be the center of the re- Please send letters and materials to: Dr. Richard A. An- search activities not only of Mysak and Lin, but also of other thes , Director, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO McGill researchers from the Departments of Meteorology and Geography and the Institute of Oceanography. Collaborative NCAR is operated by the55-institutio n University Cor- poration for Atmospheric Research, an equal opportu- research with scientists of the Canadian Climate Centre of En- nity, affirmative action employer, under the sponsorship vironment Canada is already underway. of the National Science Foundation. The goal of the Climate Research Group is to improve the understanding of global and regional climate and climatic change. The main objective is to determine to what extent changes in climate can be predicted. Early research will focus National Center on the development of an interactive ocean model for incor- for Atmospheric Research poration with the atmospheric general-circulation model of the Canadian Climate Centre. • Bulletin American Meteorological Society http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society American Meteorological Society

McGill Forms Climate Research Group

Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society , Volume 67 (12): 1 – Dec 1, 1986
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special news feature DIRECTOR CLIMATE AND GLOBAL DYNAMICS The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of its newly created Climate and Global Dynamics (CGD) Division. The new division is com- posed of the Climate, Large-Scale Dynamics and Oceanography Sections of the former NCAR Atmo- spheric Analysis and Prediction Division, and the Nat- ural Systems Group, and the Environmental and Societal Impacts Group of the NCAR Advanced Study Program. CGD research will be focused on global climate and its relationships with other elements of earth's geophysical environment. Major areas will be Charles A. Lin and Lawrence A. Mysak theoretical and observational studies of the dynamics and thermo-dynamics of the atmosphere and oceans, and interactions among the atmosphere, the oceans, land surfaces and the biosphere. Much of CGD's re- search will be carried out in collaboration with univer- sity colleagues or as part of various national and inter- national programs. The Department of Meteorology at McGill University has been awarded a major federal grant to form a Climate Research The Director ensures the scientific productivity, creativity, and excellence of the division; formulates and Group. The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Coun- executes long- and short-range plans; oversees the cil of Canada (NSERC), in partnership with the Atmospheric operations, management, and development of the divi- Environment Service (AES) of Environment Canada, will share sion's staff and resources, and ensures that CGD con- tributes actively to collaborative research with univer- in the financial support of the group. Amounting to $1.1 million sity scientists and to national and international research (Canadian) over five years, the funding will support two new programs. As a member of the NCAR management faculty positions as Industrial Research Chairs, as well as a team, he/she participates actively in NCAR strategy, team of research assistants. policy and administrative matters. REQUIRES: Ph.D. in atmospheric, ocean or related Appointd to the chairs are Lawrence A. Mysak, a physical physical science OR the equivalent combination of oceanographer, and Charles A. Lin, a specialist in atmospheric education and experience; international recognition for dynamics. Mysak, named director of the Climate Research scientific leadership in areas of CGD interest, as dem- onstrated by a research record of depth and breadth suf- Group, was previously professor of applied mathematics and ficient to provide long-term leadership of the division, physical oceanography at the University of British Columbia. and sufficient to qualify for appointment as Senior An authority on ocean waves and coastal currents, he recently Scientist at NCAR; demonstrated familiarity with the ef- fective management and direction of a complex re- led a research project on climatic effects on the migration pat- search enterprise, and skill in directing and evaluating terns of Pacific salmon. Lin is known for research in large- staff. scale dynamics and climate modeling. He was an assistant We request that letters of application or nominations professor of physics at the University of Toronto before re- be sent promptly for consideration in late February. Ap- ceiving the appointment at McGill. plications or equivalent expressions of interest should be accompanied by a resume and publications list. The Climate Research Group will be the center of the re- Please send letters and materials to: Dr. Richard A. An- search activities not only of Mysak and Lin, but also of other thes , Director, NCAR, P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, CO McGill researchers from the Departments of Meteorology and Geography and the Institute of Oceanography. Collaborative NCAR is operated by the55-institutio n University Cor- poration for Atmospheric Research, an equal opportu- research with scientists of the Canadian Climate Centre of En- nity, affirmative action employer, under the sponsorship vironment Canada is already underway. of the National Science Foundation. The goal of the Climate Research Group is to improve the understanding of global and regional climate and climatic change. The main objective is to determine to what extent changes in climate can be predicted. Early research will focus National Center on the development of an interactive ocean model for incor- for Atmospheric Research poration with the atmospheric general-circulation model of the Canadian Climate Centre. • Bulletin American Meteorological Society

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