Memorandum Of Understanding
Initiated: April 2002. Revised: 11 Aug 2003

Mission:

To foster the advancement of weather prediction, hydrometeorology, and meteorological knowledge via collaboration between UBC and EC.

Focus:

The weather, climate, and hydrology of western Canada.

Partners:

• EC/PYR
  
• EC/RPN
  
• UBC/Atmospheric Sci. Prog.
  
• UBC/Geophysical Disaster Computational Fluid Dynamics Centre

Goals:

• Improvement of weather and hydrometeorological prediction skill
  
• Technology transfer of academic advances to operational meteor.
  
• Educational advancement of current and future meteorologists and hydrometeorologists.

Methods:

• Collaborative work on critical problems in atmos. sci. & hydrology
  
• Courses, workshops and seminars on key issues
  
• Sharing of weather and hydrology information