Storm Studies in the Arctic (STAR)

Hanesiak, John; Stewart, Ronald E.; Taylor, Peter A.; Moore, G. W. K.; Barber, David G.; McBean, Gordon; Strapp, W.; Wolde, Mengistu; Goodson, Ron; Hudson, Edward; Hudak, David; Scott, Jerry B.; Liu, George; Gilligan, Justin; Biswas, Sumita; Desjardins, Danielle; Dyck, Robyn; Fargey, Shannon Elizabeth; Field, Robert D.; Gascon, Gabrielle; Gordon, Mark; Greene, H.; Hay, Carling C.; Henson, William; Hochheim, Klaus P.; Laplante, Alex; Martin, Rebekah; Melzer, Marna Albarran; Zhang, Shunli

doi:10.1175/2009bams2693.1

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“…A major focus of the latter includes the development of community-monitoring networks for tracking environmental conditions including sea ice thickness, trail safety, and permafrost Meier et al 2006;NTK 2008;Tremblay et al 2008;Gauthier et al 2010;Hanesiak et al 2010), and the investigation of governance and resource management bodies and their capacity to manage changing wildlife access and availability (e.g., Armitage 2005b; Clark et al 2008;Dowsley and Wenzel 2008). Despite this trend, of the studies reviewed here, only two had first authors from a political science department, and none from law, economics, or psychology, with the majority of scholars from geography or anthropology background.…”

Section: Research Conducted By the Social And Biophysical Sciences Ismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This research generally does not directly focus on the HDCC per se, but nevertheless integrate a human component into analysis of changes in and vulnerability of biophysical systems that are of relevance to communities. Research on polar bears is prominent (Stirling and Parkinson 2006;Regehr et al 2007;Crompton et al 2008;Durner et al 2009), along with permafrost (Gough and Leung 2002;Smith et al 2005), caribou populations (Tews et al 2007;Sharma et al 2009), contaminants (Constant et al 2007;Hare et al 2008;Kuzyk et al 2010), and storms Hanesiak et al 2010). Fewer studies have been led by researchers from the health sciences (n = 13, 11 %) but in recent years scholarship has begun to integrate a climate element into longstanding issues such as mental health, food-and waterborne contaminants, food and water security, community infrastructure vulnerability, and hazard planning (Furgal and Seguin 2006; Martin et al 2007;Donaldson et al 2010;Nancarrow and Chan 2010).…”

Section: Research Conducted By the Social And Biophysical Sciences Ismentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Twenty-two percent of articles (n = 26) focus on institutional and resource management, with studies largely examining how resource management regimes can be improved in light of climate change with a focus primarily on Nunavut (e.g., Armitage 2005a; Budreau and McBean 2007;Clark et al 2008). Twenty-one percent (n = 25) focus on infrastructure and transportation, mostly examining the stability and safety of semi-permanent trails on lake and sea ice (e.g., Tremblay et al 2006Tremblay et al , 2008Aporta 2009;Laidler et al 2009;Beaumier and Ford 2010;, with a number of projects examining natural hazards on Baffin Island and in Nunavik (e.g., Manson et al 2005;Dery et al 2009;Hanesiak et al 2010). There has been limited research examining the human dimensions of permafrost thaw or municipal infrastructure impacts in the peer reviewed scholarship.…”

Section: The Majority Of Studies Focus On Subsistence Hunting Fishinmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Secondly, research that has documented observations of change has also examined the impacts that climate change is having. Risks associated with changing sea ice conditions and wildlife resources have been widely studied, and to a lesser degree permafrost, landscape hazards, and storm activity (Dumas et al 2006;Hanesiak et al 2010;Weatherhead et al 2010). The majority of these projects have focused on negative effects of changes already experienced, including increased danger of engaging in hunting activities, reduced access and availability of traditional foods, and infrastructure damage.…”

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Section: Research Conducted By the Social And Biophysical Sciences Ismentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Research Conducted By the Social And Biophysical Sciences Ismentioning

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“…Hanesiak et al, 2010). However, few studies provide quantitative descriptions of this increasing trend in the Hudson Bay Complex.…”

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Climate Change in the Hudson Bay Complex: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities for the Port of Churchill's Marine Operations

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Characterization of an unexpected snowfall event in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and surrounding area during the Storm Studies in the Arctic field project

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Hanesiak

et al. 2014

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Small accumulation precipitation events are critical for the high-latitude hydrological cycle. They contribute to more than 50% of total accumulation in the area and occur at a greater frequency than high-accumulation events. Despite their importance, the processes controlling them have not been investigated in sufficient detail. This study characterizes an unexpected high-latitude snowfall event at Iqaluit, Nunavut, and surrounding area during the Storm Studies in the Arctic field project. High-resolution data collected, from both ground based and airborne Doppler radar, along with upper air and surface observations, provided the basis for analysis of the conditions that led to the event and offer some insight as to why it was not well forecast by the Canadian operational model. Several factors worked in concert to produce this event. Low-level convection and upslope processes were important in cloud and precipitation generation over the orography upstream. When combined with additional lift from the passing of a weak trough, cloud and precipitation production were enhanced, allowing these features to penetrate over the terrain and resulted in precipitation at Iqaluit. Analysis of the global environmental multiscale limited area model (2.5 km resolution) suggests that upstream convection and upslope processes were affected by model errors. As a consequence, precipitation onset was delayed, and the total accumulation was 50% lower than the observations. Results indicate that the complexity of precipitation events in the region represents a significant challenge for predicting and modeling and understanding their role in the region's hydrological cycle.

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Storm Studies in the Arctic (STAR)

Cited by 23 publications

References 42 publications

Mapping Human Dimensions of Climate Change Research in the Canadian Arctic

Mapping Human Dimensions of Climate Change Research in the Canadian Arctic

Climate Change in the Hudson Bay Complex: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities for the Port of Churchill's Marine Operations

Characterization of an unexpected snowfall event in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and surrounding area during the Storm Studies in the Arctic field project

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