Staff at Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis

Staff

Akingunola, Ayodeji
Physics Science Specialist

  • Atmospheric modelling

Anstey, James
Research Scientist

  • Climate variability and change
  • Tropical-extratropical teleconnections
  • Atmospheric modelling

Arora, Vivek
Research Scientist

  • Carbon-climate interactions in Earth system models (ESMs)
  • Parameterization of terrestrial biogeochemical processes in ESMs
  • Role of vegetation in influencing climate

Blackport, Russell
Postdoctoral Fellow

Cole,  Jason
Research Scientist

  • Development of Canadian Atmospheric Model
  • Physical parameterizations
  • Interaction of radiation with clouds and aerosols
  • Space-based Earth Observations (radiation, clouds and aerosols)

Farahani, Ellie
CCCma Manager

  • Climate change mitigation options and their related policies
  • Sustainability planning, best practices and energy management

Flato, Greg
Research Scientist

  • Sea-ice and climate modelling

Fyfe, John
Senior Research Scientist

  • Large-scale climate variability and change with an emphasis on polar regions

Gillett, Nathan
Research Scientist

  • Climate change attribution
  • Atmospheric circulation changes
  • The influence of ozone depletion on climate

Hanna, Sarah
Physical Science Specialist

  • Aerosol model development
  • Interactions between air quality and climate

Jiao, Yanjun
Physical Scientist

  • Regional climate modelling

Kharin, Slava
Research Scientist

  • Climate variability and predictability
  • Climate extremes and their future changes

Lazare, Mike
Senior Climate Research Meteorologist

  • Development, optimization, implementation and maintenance of CCCma atmospheric models

Lee, Warren
Ocean Modelling Analyst

  • Ocean and Earth systems model development and support
  • Earth system model application support

Lee, Woosung
Seasonal Forecasting Development Specialist

  • Climate modeling and data analysis
  • Long-Range forecast

Li, Jiangnan
Research Scientist

  • Radiative transfer parameterization
Malinina-Rieger, Elizaveta
Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Attribution of climate change

Merryfield, William
Research Scientist

  • Seasonal to decadal climate prediction
  • Climate variability and change

Plummer, David
Research Scientist

  • Interactions between climate change and the chemical composition of the atmosphere
  • The future evolution of the stratospheric ozone layer
  • The effects of climate change and emissions on air quality

Qian, Minwei
Physical Scientist

  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Regional climate modelling

Saenko, Oleg
Research Scientist

  • Ocean circulation and climate

Scinocca,  John
Research Scientist

  • Atmospheric Dynamics
  • Physical parameterizations
  • Global and Regional Climate Modelling
Seinen, Clint
Earth System Model Infrastructure Scientist
  • Open source development
  • Technical development of the Canadian Earth System Model
  • High performance computing
  • Numerical methods for earth system models

Shao, Andrew
Earth System Coupling Scientist

  • Modeling the atmosphere, ice, ocean boundary layers as a multirate system
  • Numerical methods and parameterizations for general circulation models
  • Effects of oceanic ventilation on the oceanic biogeochemistry
  • Scalable, open-source climate model components and analysis software for novel high-performance computing architectures

Sigmond, Michael
Research Scientist

  • Climate projections
  • Seasonal predictions (sea ice, stratosphere)
  • Attribution of past climate trends
  • Atmospheric circulation
  • Climate impacts of stratospheric ozone

Sospedra-Alfonso, Reinel
Research Scientist

  • Seasonal to decadal climate predictability and prediction
  • Climate variability and change
  • Cryosphere and climate interaction

Swart, Neil
Research Scientist

  • Development of the Canadian Earth System Model and related systems
  • Climate change and variability, including atmosphere, ocean and sea-ice
  • Ocean biogeochemistry and global carbon cycle
  • Open standards climate software and high performance computing

Von Salzen, Knut
Research Scientist

  • Interactions between air quality and climate
  • Aerosol chemical and microphysical processes
  • Physical parameterizations
Whaley, Cynthia
Research Scientist
  • Short-lived climate forcers
  • Interactions between climate change and air quality
Winter, Barbara
Physical Science Specialist
  • Model development and analysis
  • Stratospheric dynamics

Yang, Duo
Climate Modelling Scientist

  • Ocean and coupled modelling
  • Earth system model application support

Associates

Berkley, Mike
Shared Services Canada

  • Linux computing support

Boer, George
Visiting Scientist

  • Climate modelling and analysis including climate prediction from seasons to centuries

Cannon, Alex
Research Scientist, Climate Data and Analysis Section

  • Climate extremes and their future changes
  • Statistical bias correction/downscaling
  • Machine learning and predictive uncertainty
Christian,  Jim
Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Ocean biogeochemical cycles

Denman, Ken
Emeritus Scientist, University of Victoria

  • Ocean biogeochemical cycles and their role in climate change
  • How planktonic ecosystems will change in structure and function in a changing climate
  • The role of Langmuir Circulation in upper ocean mixing rates and the ‘recent light history’ of phytoplankton
McFarlane, Norm
Emeritus Scientist, University of Victoria
  • Physical parameterizations
  • Atmospheric Modelling
Melton, Joe
Research Scientist, Climate Processes Section
  • Land surface modelling
  • Wetland methane dynamics
  • High-latitude processes
Meyer, Gesa
Research Scientist / Postdoc, Climate Processes Section
  • Land surface modelling
  • Shrub tundra processes

Petersen, Tiffany

  • Finance and Administration
Seiler, Christian
Research Scientist, Climate Processes Section
  • Land-Atmosphere Interactions
  • Land Surface Modelling
  • Model Benchmarking
Steiner, Nadja
Research Scientist, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
  • Ocean and sea-ice biogeochemical cycles
  • Sea-ice/ocean/biogeochemical modelling
  • Climate change impacts on Arctic marine ecosystems

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