
The Recherche en Prévision Numérique center (RPN) is responsible for the research and development of the modelling component of the
Numerical Weather Prediction
Numerical weather prediction (NWP) uses mathematical models of the atmosphere and oceans to weather forecasting, predict the weather based on current weather conditions. Though first attempted in the 1920s, it was not until the advent of comput ...
(NWP) System for the
Canadian Meteorological Centre
The Canadian Meteorological Centre (CMC; ), located in Dorval, Quebec, is the branch of Environment Canada's Meteorological Service of Canada that is tasked with providing forecast guidance to national and regional prediction centres, and i ...
(CMC) and the Regional Meteorological Centers of the
Meteorological Service of Canada
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC; ) is a branch of Environment and Climate Change Canada, which primarily provides public meteorological information and weather forecasts and warnings of severe weather and other environmental hazards. ...
(MSC),
Environment Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; )Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment (). is the Ministry (government department), department ...
(EC).
External links
Recherche Prévision Numérique
Meteorological Service of Canada
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