The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS; french: Société canadienne de météorologie et d'océanographie) is the national society of individuals and organisations dedicated to advancing atmospheric and oceanic sciences and related environmental disciplines in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
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CMOS was officially created in 1967 as the Canadian Meteorological Society, and adopted its present name in 1977, following an invitation by the Canadian Meteorological Society to the oceanographic community in Canada to join the Society. However, CMOS has a rich history dating back to 1939 when it was known as the Canadian Branch of the Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society is a long-established institution that promotes academic and public engagement in weather and climate science. Fellows of the Society must possess relevant qualifications, but Associate Fellows can be lay enthus ...
.global warming
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ...
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:CMOS endorses the process of periodic climate science assessment carried out by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and supports the conclusion, in its Third Assessment Report
The IPCC Third Assessment Report (TAR), ''Climate Change 2001'', is an assessment of available scientific and socio-economic information on climate change by the IPCC. Statements of the IPCC or information from the TAR are often used as a referenc ...
, which states that the balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.Position Statement on Global Warming
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Notable endorsed weathercasters
* Claire Martin - former CBC News
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Vancouver and Toronto
Awards issued
The Society issues a number of annual awards:
* The President's Prize
* The J.P. Tully Medal in Oceanography
* The Dr. Andrew Thomson Prize in Applied Meteorology
* The Prize in Applied Oceanography
* Rube Hornstein Medal in Operational Meteorology
* Roger Daley
Roger Willis Daley (January 25, 1943 – August 29, 2001) was a British meteorologist known particularly for his work on data assimilation.
Early life
Daley was born in Purley, England on January 25, 1943, but moved with his parents to Cana ...
Postdoctoral Publication Award
The CMOS website presents
list of recipients in past years
See also
*Indian-Ocean Rim Association
The Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), formerly known as the Indian Ocean Rim Initiative and the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), is an international organisation consisting of 23 states bordering the Indian Ocea ...
*National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (abbreviated as NOAA ) is an United States scientific and regulatory agency within the United States Department of Commerce that forecasts weather, monitors oceanic and atmospheric conditio ...
References
External links
CMOS website
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Meteorological societies
Professional associations based in Canada
Scientific societies based in Canada
Climate of Canada
Oceanographic organizations
1967 establishments in Canada