The Atmospheric Component of the Carbon Cycle and its role in Climate Change

The Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma) at the University of Victoria (UVic) seeks a Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow to participate in the investigation of the atmospheric component of the carbon cycle and its role in climate change. The investigations are in the context of the Coupled Global Climate Model (CGCM) developed at CCCma.

The activity is part of the Global Coupled Carbon Climate Model (GC3M) project which aims to include an interactive carbon cycle in the CCCma CGCM and to investigate the implications for climate change. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with members of the coupled modelling group to: test and implement simplified atmospheric sink processes for CH4 and other trace gases in the atmospheric model; investigate the atmospheric distributions and surface fluxes of CO2, CH4, and other trace gases as inferred from the surface distribution of these gases and the transport and sink processes in the model; investigate the implications of changes in dynamical transport mechanisms associated with climate change; and participate in the overall research into the carbon cycle and climate change.

This is a collaborative project involving Drs. George Boer, Norman McFarlane and other members of the coupled modelling group. It is part of a recently-funded 5-year Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences proposal. It will involve collaboration with other research groups, at CCCma and UVic, and in the GC3M project.

The position requires a graduate degree in atmospheric science, or a related discipline, preferably at the PHD level. CCCma is part of the Meteorological Service of Canada and collaborates with the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria and the nearby Institute of Ocean Sciences of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Inquiries and applications should be sent by mail, e-mail, or fax to: Dr. George Boer or Dr. Norman McFarlane Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis University of Victoria PO Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2 CANADA Phone: (250) 363 8226 or (250) 363 8227 FAX: (250) 363 8247 email: george.boer@ec.gc.ca, norm.mcfarlane@ec.gc.ca

Courier: CCCma/Ian Stewart Complex/UVic Rm 267 - 3964 Gordon Head Road Victoria, B.C. V8N 3X3, CANADA The University of Victoria is an employment equity employer.

Coupled climate processes in the tropical region and interactions with extratropical latitudes

The Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma) at the University of Victoria (UVic) seeks a Research Associate or Postdoctoral Fellow to participate in the investigation of coupled climate processes in the tropical region and their interaction with the extratropics. The investigations are in the context of the Coupled Global Climate Model (CGCM) developed at CCCma. The ENSO phenomenon is one of the most important examples of a coupled atmosphere-ocean mode of variability but the mechanisms involved and its simulation with a coupled climate model are by no means well understood. The project aims to investigate the mechanisms and behaviour of the tropical climate system by extending and modifying the climate model in the tropical region, by using the model as a tool for understanding the ENSO phenomena, and by investigation the interactions between tropical and extratropical latitudes.

This is a collaborative project involving Drs. George Boer, Greg Flato and other members of the coupled modelling group. It is part of a recently-funded 5-year Canadian CLIVAR (Climate Variability and Predictability) Research Network. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with members of the coupled modelling group to enhance the tropical oceanic representation and behaviour of the coupled model, to investigate key processes in the coupled ENSO mechanism, to investigate ENSO in a free-running climate integration,to probe the interaction between tropical and extratropical regions and, ultimately, to attempt ENSO predictions with the coupled system. This work will involve collaboration with other research groups, at CCCma and UVic, and in the Canadian CLIVAR network. The position requires a PhD in atmospheric science, oceanography or a related discipline, with a mathematical and modelling background. CCCma is part of the Meteorological Service of Canada and collaborates with the School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of Victoria and the nearby Institute of Ocean Sciences of Fisheries and Oceans Canada.

Inquiries and applications should be sent by mail, e-mail, or fax to:

Dr. George Boer or Dr. Greg Flato Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis University of Victoria PO Box 1700 STN CSC Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2 CANADA Phone: (250) 363 8226 or (250) 363 8233 FAX: (250) 363 8247 email: george.boer@ec.gc.ca or greg.flato@ec.gc.ca Courier: CCCma/Ian Stewart Complex/UVic Rm 267 - 3964 Gordon Head Road Victoria, B.C. V8N 3X3, CANADA

The University of Victoria is an employment equity employer.

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