Overlooking UBC to Georgia Strait. A great place to research.

“We are what the suns and winds and waters make us.”

Tethered balloon observations of fine particulate matter distributions in the Lower Fraser Valley, B.C

 “The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind…” (Bob Dylan)

More tethered balloon observations, this time in Birmingham, UK with Jenny Salmond and Glenn McGregor

Tethered balloon in Birmingham (Glenn McGregor).

Jenny Salmond and Ian M. in Birmingham.

“The pessimist  complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts his sails.”  
(Arthur Ward)

Grimm Mini-particle spectrometer (an optical particle counter).

April 2001 Asian dust storm from TOMS imagery showing transport across North Pacific.

A domestic wood burning

A north-south lidar image of the lower Fraser Valley courtesy of Kevin Strawbridge (EC) showing forest fire at 3-4000m and venting of pollutants along mountains (black).

The Lower Fraser Valley and Vancouver where most of my research is conducted

“Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get”  (Robert Heinlin, 1973)