The goal of this project was to improve existing unstructured ocean models to better predict oceanic behaviour and its variability for the oceanic regions around Canada.
Dr. Paul Myers , University of Alberta
The three oceans that surround Canada are important as they affect our climate, industry, fisheries, transportation and the daily lives of people in coastal communities. Therefore, a deeper understanding of these oceans would assist decision-makers to shape new policy and laws dealing with the related economic and social issues. The goal of this project was to improve existing unstructured ocean models to better predict oceanic behaviour and its variability for the oceanic regions around Canada. Key achievements included bringing the community involved in this type of research in Canada together, as well as the initial application of unstructured grid models to basin scale applications such as simulating the circulation of the North Atlantic Ocean. This project ended in 2008.