The IP3 Research Network:
Enhancing Understandiing of Water Resources
in Canada’s
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Cold Regions
John Pomeroy & the IP3 Network
www.usask.ca/ip3
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IP3...
...is devoted to understanding waterr
supply and weather systems in cold
Regions at high altitudes and high
latitudes (Rockies and western Arcticc)
...will contribute to better prediction
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of regional and local weather,
weather climatte
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and water resources in cold regions,, including ungauged basin
streamflow,, changes
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freshwater inputs to the Arctic Oceaan
...is composed over about 40 investiigators and collaborators from
Canada, USA, UK, Germany
…runs from 2006-2010
IP3 Network Investigato
g ors
Sean Carey, Carleton University
Richard Essery,
Essery Edinburgh University
Raoul Granger, Environment Canada
Masaki Hayashi, University of Calgary
Ri k Janowicz,
Rick
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Philip Marsh, University of Saskatchewan
Scott Munro, University of Toronto
Alain Pietroniro, University of Saskatchew
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John Pomeroy (PI), University of Saskatchhewan
William Quinton, Wilfrid Laurier Universitty
Ken Snelgrove, Memorial University of New
wfoundland
Ric Soulis, University of Waterloo
Chris Spence
Spence, University of Saskatchewan
Diana Verseghy, Environment Canada
(people in bold are on Scientific Committee)
IP3 Collaborators
Peter Blanken, University of Colorado
Tom Brown,
Brown University of Saskatchewan
Doug Clark, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK
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Bruce Davison, HAL - Environment Canada
Mike Demuth,, Natural Resources Canada
Vincent Fortin, MRD - Environment Canada
Ron Goodson, HAL - Environment Canada
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Chris Hopkinson, Centre of Geographic Sciences, NS
Tim Link, University of Idaho
Newell Hedstrom, NWRI - Environment Canada
Richard Heck, University of Guelph
Jonii Onclin,
O li University
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Murray Mackay, CRD - Environment Canada
Danny Marks, USDA - Agricultural Research Servvice
Nick Rutter
Rutter, University of Sheffield,
Sheffield UK
Frank Seglenieks, University of Waterloo
Mike Solohub, University of Saskatchewan
Brenda Toth,
Toth HAL - Environment Canada
Cherie Westbrook, University of Saskatchewan
Bob Reid, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Rob Schincariol
Schincariol, Univ.
Univ of Western Ontario
Kevin Shook, University of Saskatchewan
Uli Strasser, LMU, Munich, Germany
Bryan Tolson
Tolson, University of Waterloo
Adam Winstral, USDA - ARS
Board of Directors
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Hok Woo (McMaster Univ)*
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Vincent Fortin (Env Canada)
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Dan Moore (UBC)
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Bob Reid (INAC)
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John Pomeroy (Univ Sask)
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CFCAS
IP3 Governance
IP3 Secretariat
Housed
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Kirk Hall University of Saskatchewan,
Saskatoon
-Terrabyte Server for Data and Model
-Archive
-Website, FTP
-CRHM repository
-Unix
Unix Workstation
-Link to NHRC Hal Lab Cluster
Julie Friddell, Network & Information
n Manager, Webmaster, Secretary of
SC, Secretary of BOD, Secretary off UAC………..
Edgar Herrera, GEM Modeller
Tom Brown, CRHM Modeller
Whyy IP3?
Need to forecast changing flow
flo regim
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of streams and rivers in the western
cordillera and North
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i use off Rocky
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Increasing
Mountain water in Prairie Provinces
Uncertainty in design for resource (o
oil & gas,
gas diamond,
diamond etc)
development and restoration activitiees in small to medium size,
headwater ‘ungauged’ basins
Opportunity to improve cold regions snow, ice, frost, soil and water
processes in models to reduce predicttive uncertainty at small spatial
scales in:
Atmospheric impacts on snow
w, ice and water resources
Simulation of land-cryospheree-atmosphere interaction
Cycling and storage of water, snow and ice
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Prediction of future climate ch
IP3 Science Focu
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Snow – redistribution,
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accumulation, sublimation,
radiative transfer and meltt
Forests – effect on radiativve
and turbulent transfer to sn
now and frozen ground
Glaciers - interactions with
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Frozen ground – freezing, thaw, water transmission
and storage
Lakes/Ponds – advection, atmospheric fluxes, heat
storage,
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IP3 – Goals and Theme Structure
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Theme 1 Processes:
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Advance our understanding
Adv
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of cold regions hydrometeo
orological processes
Theme 2 Parameterisatio
on Develop mathematical
parameterisation of cold regions
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processes for small
to medium scales
Theme 3 Prediction Evalu
uate and demonstrate
improved hydrological an
nd atmospheric prediction
at regional and smaller sca
ales in the cold regions of
Canada
Ultimately – contribute to multiscale
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assessment of
coupled climate system, weather and water
resources in cold regions
Processes
Æ Multi-scale observations of
effect
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di ti wind,
i d vegetatio
t tion,
and topography on the interactionn
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between
snow,
water, soil, and air
IP
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Research Basins
Havikpak Creek,
taiga woodland
Trail Valley Creek,
arctic tundra
Baker Creek,
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Subarctic shield lakes
Wolf Creek,
subarctic tundra
cordillera
Scotty Creek,
permafrost wetlands
Peyto Creek,
glacierized alpine
Lake O’Hara,
wet alpine
Marmot Creek,
Dry subalpine
Parameterisation
Æ Scaling of
hydrological
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g
processes
Æ Minimize
model complexity
while reproducing
the essential
behaviour of the
system
Cold Regions Hyydrological Model CRHM
Prediction
Æ Water resources (storage,
discharge snow cover,
discharge,
cover soil
moisture), atmosphere-ground
interaction (evaporation),
(evaporation) and
weather and climate
IP3 Scaling M
Methodology
Resolution
1m
Tile/HRU
Point
Prediction
Terrestrial
Open Water
Snow and Ice
Parametrization
Terrestrial
Open
p Water
Snow and Ice
Process
Terrestrial
Open Water
Snow and Ice
MODELS
100 m
Landscape type
Tile/HRU
Hillslope
100
0 m - 2 km
Patttern/tile
Grid
d/small basin
Sub
b-basin
2 - 10 km
10 km -
Multi-grid/medium basin Multi-grid
Basin
Mesoscale
10 km
Regional;
Previous LSS Scaling
g Methodology
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IP3 Scaling Methodology
MES
SH
RM
CHRM
CHRM
CHR
CEO
OP Hydrology
Quinton CFCAS Study--------------->
Study
MESH
MESH
MESH
CHRM
CEOP Hydrology
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MAGS
Integrating the TOP DOWN and BOTTOM UP approaches
Modélisation Environnementale Communautaire
Communautaire, MEC
Atmospheric
model (3D)
with
ith its
it own
surface scheme (1D)
Extracted atmospheric
model
d l forcings
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Atmospheric
model (3D)
“On-line”
mode
“Off-line”
mode
Surface scheme (1D)
Hydrological model (lumpedd or 2D)
with its own LSS
MESH – MEC
C - Surface and Hydrology
Hydrological
model (2D)
IP3 Final Outputs
Improved understanding of cold regiions
hydrological processes at multiple sccales
Unique observational archive of reseearch
basin data
More effective incorporation of coldd regions processes and
parameterisations into hydrological and meteorological models at
regional and smaller scales
Improved environmental predictive capability
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in cold regions in
response to
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→ Enhanced hydrological and atm
mospheric model performance at
multiple spatial scales and at sccales requested by users
→ Improved streamflow predictioon in ungauged basins with less
calibration of model parameterss from gauged flows
→ Improved weather and climate prediction due to rigorous model
development and testing
Users’ Advisory
Committee
Public and private:
community, government, indusstry,…
Goal is to provide informatio
on that can be used in regional
planning/policy making, stream
mflow/flood forecasting,
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weather/climate
environmental conservation, an
nd northern development
Interactive workshops for outtreach to practitioners and
feedback on applicability of ressearch
Recent Activities
Field work began in spring
Several processes better understtood
Parameterisation of several processess
underway with good progress
Model development:
CLASS 3.3 finalized
CRHM – initialized for most basins,
forest parameterisations added
MEC/MESH – initialized for sev
veral basins, training workshop
GEM Modeller, several students and
d postdocs started summer 2007
LiDAR surveys of all 8 basins comp
pleted August 2007
IPY Arctic Freshwater Systems: Hyd
drology & Ecology Network started
IP3 in th
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PUB - IP3 hosts
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IAHS Decade for Prediction in Ungauged Basins
GEWEX GLASS – cold
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t ib ti tto land
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scheme component of the
Global Energy and Water Cycling Experiment of the World
Climate Research Programme
CliC – Climate and Cryosphere
e Project – application being
made to affiliate with Theme 1
Significant collaborations supported by USDA,
USDA NERC
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North American Cordilleran Trans
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Comparisons
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IP3 in IP
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“Arctic Hydra”, the Arctic Hydro
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Cycle Monitoring
Monitoring, Modelling and
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Assessment Program’ internatio
onal network
Arctic Freshwater Systems: H
Hydrology
and Ecology (Wrona and Pietron
niro)
Canadian network
Theme 1, Freshwater Flux and
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of Arctic Freshwater Systems
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Network (Pomeroy and Pietroniro
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Quantification of key hydrological//cold regions processes/parameters
affecting
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ctic Ocean
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Validation and improved coupling of hydrological/land surface models to
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Ocean
predict freshwater flow/flux to the Arctic
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Improved assessment of the hydro
o-climatology of the Canadian Arctic
Arctic Freshwater Systems,
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Theme 1
Funded Invvestigators
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Barrie Bonsal
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John Pome
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Sean Carey
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Terryy Prow
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Bruce Davison
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Bill Quinton
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Stephen
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Dale Ross
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Raoul Granger
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Ric Soulis
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Masaki Hayashi
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Ch i S
Chris
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Rick Janowicz
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Kathy Young
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Phil Marsh
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Al Pietroniro
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Upcoming
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Meetings
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Planned Meetings :
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Themes
2 andd 3 Workshop
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(P rameterisation/Prediction)
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CRHM training Workshop (posssibly January)
Users' Advisory Workshop
Session at Canadian Geophysiccal Union with WC2N in May –
Banff, Alberta
Thank you!
Please visit us at
www.usask.ca/ip3
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Thank you
y to IP3 participants for providing photos!