Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic History

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Author

Date Published

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The Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory, Toronto
Extract from Schools and Colleges of Ontario: 1792-1910: Vol 3
J.G. Hodgins, published by L.K. Cameron, Toronto, 1910
1910
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McGill Observatory Through 100 Years
reprinted in Atmosphere, Volume 3 Number 3, 1965
with permission from McGill News, Summer 1962
Nancy Bignell
1962
pdf
History of Meteorological Services in Canada 1839-1945 (published in Atmosphere, forerunner journal to ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN.

(fast HTML version w/o photos)
Morley K. Thomas
1971
pdf
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A Century of Canadian Meteorology Morley K. Thomas
1972
pdf
The New Home of the Canadian Meteorological Service

Opening of AES Headquarters, 4905 Dufferin St. Downsview

Editor, Atmosphere
1970 & 1972
pdf
Percy Saltzman - CBC-TV Weathercaster
 
1. Profile of CBC-TV Weatherman Percy Saltzman, in Zephyr, MSC Employee Magazine
2. A Profile of Percy Saltzman, Chinook, Spring 1980
3. Percy Saltzman - Then and Now
4. Audrey and Percy Saltzman c1996 (oil portrait used with permission from Phil Chadwick)
5. Percy Saltzman's Obituary,  18 January 2007

 
1. Keith McGlening
2. Chinook staff
3. Zephyr staff
4. Painting by Phil Chadwick
5. credit Globe and Mail, CBC

 
1. 1973
2. 1980
3. 1992
4. 1996
5. 2007

 
1. pdf
2. pdf
3. pdf
4. jpeg
5. pdf
Andrew Thomson - A Profile, from Atmosphere, Vol 11, No 4, 1973 Morley K. Thomas
1973
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Pamphlet Describing Services Provided by the Windsor Ontario "Hub Weather Office" (WO4) John F. Mornan
1974
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The Professional Training of Meteorologists in Canada 1933 - 1976 Clarence Penner
1976
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The Changing Atmosphere: Implications for Global Security 1988 Conference Held in Toronto, Canada, 27-30 June 1988 (Conference Statement and Specific Recommendations of Working Groups) 
© World Meteorological Organization


Photos from 1988 Conference
excerpt from WMO Publication # 710 - various authors
1988
pdf
History of the Canadian Forces Weather Service: 1939-1989 Prof. W.R. Richardson 

Neil Patterson

1989
pdf
The Rise and Fall of Climate Applications: The History of a Meteorological Service Program Mal Berry
2002
pdf
Recollections of Hydrometeorology Howard L. Ferguson
2006
pdf
History of Canadian Meteorology: A Bibliography Morley K. Thomas
2009
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History of Ice Forecasting in Canada A.P. Beaton and W.E. Markham
2009
pdf

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Ongoing History Items

Title of Item and Link

Author

Date Added

Format

Canadian Disasters - An Historical Survey   pdf version Robert L. Jones
1997
HTML and PDF
National Climate Data and Information Archive (MSC Link) various
1998
HTML
Historical Meteorological Photos CMOS webmaster
2005
HTML
JPEG
Historical Oceanographic Photos CMOS webmaster
2006
HTML JPEG

 
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