MACKENZIE GEWEX STUDY | ![]() |
A MAJOR CANADIAN CONTRIBUTION TO THE GLOBAL ENERGY AND WATER CYCLE EXPERIMENT | |
INTRODUCTION |
MACKENZIE BASIN FEATURES
The Mackenzie Basin covers 20% of Canada and its discharge is almost as large as that of the St. Lawrence. It is the world's 10th largest river by drainage area and 15th largest by discharge, and it is by far the largest North American source of fresh water for the Arctic.
MAGS is being carried out by a team of some 30 groups within the Canadian university and government communities; the university participants are supported through a special NSERC collaborative grant award.
MAGS is very concerned with the full utilization of observations over the Mackenzie Basin. MAGS is carrying out studies using historical and current operational data, it has established several ongoing research sub-basins, it is enhancing ongoing measurements over the Basin, and it is carrying out several targeted process studies. MAGS is also planning for the 1998/99 water year to enhance key measurements of vapour, precipitation, snowcover, radiation, snowmelt, evaporation and discharge within the Canadian GEWEX Enhanced Study (CAGES) to produce a more comprehensive dataset of the Basin's water and energy cycles.
If you would like further information on MAGS, please contact:
Dr. Geoff Strong, MAGS Secretariat
National Hydrology Research Centre
11 Innovation Blvd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3H5
phone 306-975-5809, fax 306-975-6516 or email Geoff.Strong@ec.gc.ca.
MAGS Homepage: http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/GEWEX/MAGS.html