Position Announcement
Arctic Snow Hydrology
Improved Processes, Parameterization, and Prediction in Cold Regions
For further information, please go to:
http://www.usask.ca/ip3/
or contact:
Philip Marsh
E-mail: philip.marsh [at] ec.gc.ca
The University of Saskatchewan, Centre for Hydrology and National
Hydrology Research Centre, and Environment Canada in Saskatoon invite
applications for a position carrying out research on arctic snow
hydrology. The position is part of the IP3 Network (Improved Processes,
Parameterization, and Prediction in Cold Regions) and a related
International Polar Year project.
The project covers spatial variability in snow accumulation, melt, and
runoff in the Canadian Arctic and will consider snowcover development,
melt, and runoff at the arctic treeline in the vicinity of Inuvik, NWT,
Canada. Aspects of this project will concentrate on improved
understanding of the following processes and development of improved
parameterization routines of these processes for use in land surface and
climate models: understanding the small-scale spatial variability in
turbulent energy fluxes and incident radiation; the role of snow patches
in affecting fluxes between the land surface and atmosphere; the role of
shrubs in snow accumulation and melt; and modeling changes in
snowcovered area and runoff. Extensive data sets are available at two
research basins, including micro-met, eddy correlation, aircraft flux
measurements, and lidar derived DEM and vegetation heights, for example.
The start date for the position is between 1 January and 1 April 2008.
Applicants should have a PhD with experience in cold regions hydrology,
field experience in remote regions preferred, hydrologic and/or land
surface modeling experience, and strong computer skills including
experience coding in Fortran and/or C++.
For more information, please contact:
Philip Marsh
E-mail: philip.marsh [at] ec.gc.ca