Ouranos

Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change

Ouranos in short

STATUS

Private non-profit organization

REGULAR AND AFFILIATED MEMBERS

18

RESOURCES

Network of some 250 scientists and professionals

Total estimated resources of $12 M/year

Three CRAY-SX-6 supercomputers, with available continuous calculation capacity of over 0.2 TFLOP and 725 terabytes of memory

PROGRAMS

10

PROJECTS

Over 40

APPROACH

Based on a participatory, partnership philosophy

CONCERNS, ISSUES

Public safety and secure infrastructures

Energy supply

Water resources

Health

Forestry, agricultural, mining, tourism and transportation operations

Protecting the natural environment

POSITIONING

Acts jointly with many Quebec and cross-Canada organizations

Works in Quebec, across Canada and on the international scene

Assumes responsibility for Canadian regional climate simulations

Is the main source of North American regional climate simulations

Ouranos

550 Sherbrooke West, West Tower, 19th floor, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1B9, Canada
Tel.: (514) 282-6464 Fax: (514) 282-7131
E-mail: webmestre@ouranos.ca