Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada –  Part 1: Projected climate and meteorology

Stewart, Ronald E.; Szeto, Kit K.; Bonsal, Barrie R.; Hanesiak, John M.; Kochtubajda, Bohdan; Li, Yanping; Thériault, Julie M.; DeBeer, Chris M.; Tam, Benita Y.; Li, Zhenhua; Liu, Zhuo; Bruneau, Jennifer A.; Duplessis, Patrick; Marinier, Sébastien; Matte, Dominic

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-3437-2019

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Summary and synthesis of Changing Cold Regions Network (CCRN) research in the interior of western Canada – Part 1: Projected climate and meteorology

Ronald E. Stewart, Kit K. Szeto, Barrie R. Bonsal, John M. Hanesiak, Bohdan Kochtubajda, Yanping Li, Julie M. Thériault, Chris M. DeBeer, Benita Y. Tam, Zhenhua Li, Zhuo Liu, Jennifer A. Bruneau, Patrick Duplessis, Sébastien Marinier, and Dominic Matte

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 10 Mar 2019
- AC1: 'Response to reviewer #1', Chris DeBeer, 20 Jun 2019
RC2: 'Review of Stewart et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Mar 2019
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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (further review by editor) (21 Jun 2019) by Howard Wheater

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This article examines future atmospheric-related phenomena across the interior of western Canada associated with a business-as-usual climate scenario. Changes in large-scale atmospheric circulation and extent of warming vary with season, and these generally lead to increases, especially after mid-century, in factors associated with winter snowstorms, freezing rain, drought, forest fires, as well as atmospheric forcing of spring floods, although not necessarily summer convection.