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Atmospheric and surface observations during the Saint John River Experiment on Cold Season Storms (SAJESS)
Hadleigh D. Thompson
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre ESCER, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
Julie M. Thériault
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Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre ESCER, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
Stephen J. Déry
Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4Z9, Canada
Ronald E. Stewart
Department of Environment and Geography, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Canada
Dominique Boisvert
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre ESCER, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
Lisa Rickard
Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Natural Resources and Environmental Studies Program, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4Z9, Canada
Nicolas R. Leroux
Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Centre ESCER, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
Matteo Colli
Artys Srl, Piazza della Vittoria, 9/3, 16121 Genoa, Italy
Vincent Vionnet
Meteorological Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dorval, Quebec, H9P 1J3, Canada
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The Saint John River experiment on Cold Season Storms was conducted in northwest New Brunswick, Canada, to investigate the types of precipitation that can lead to ice jams and flooding along the river. We deployed meteorological instruments, took precipitation measurements and photographs of snowflakes, and launched weather balloons. These data will help us to better understand the atmospheric conditions that can affect local communities and townships downstream during the spring melt season.
The Saint John River experiment on Cold Season Storms was conducted in northwest New Brunswick,...
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