Stewart G. Cober
Current research and/or projects
Responsible for managing the Air Quality Processes Research Section of Environment Canada. The researchers in this section advance knowledge and understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern the emission, transport, transportation and deposition of air pollutants.
The research activities support the following initiatives:
- Clean Air Regulatory Agenda
- Chemicals Management Plan
- Canada-Alberta Joint Oil Sands Monitoring Program
- Northern Contaminants Program
Professional activities / interests
Environment Canada spokesperson for clouds, formation of rain and snow, aircraft icing and weather modification (including cloud seeding, hail suppression and precipitation enhancement)
Education and awards
Ph.D. Atmospheric Physics, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, 1991. Thesis title: An experimental investigation of the heat and mass transfer of graupel
Queen Elizabeth II diamond jubilee medal for meritorious service
Canada 125 medal for meritorious service
Canadian Decoration and bar for military service
Key publications
Cober, S.G. and G.A. Isaac, 2012. Characterization of aircraft icing environments with supercooled large drops for application to commercial aircraft certification. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 51, 265-284.
Korolev A. V., E. F. Emery, J.W. Strapp, S. G. Cober, G. A. Isaac, M. Wasey, D. Marcotte, 2011: Small ice particles in tropospheric clouds: fact or artifact? Airborne Icing Instrumentation Evaluation Experiment. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 92, 967-973.
Joe, P., C. Doyle, A. Wallace, S.G. Cober, B. Scott, G.A. Isaac, T. Smith, J. Mailhot, B Snyder, S. Belair, Q. Jansen and B. Denis. 2010: Weather services, science advances, and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic winter games. Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 91: 31-36.
Cober, S.G., B. Bernstein, R. Jeck, E. Hill, G.A. Isaac, J. Riley and A. Shah. 2009. Data and analysis for the development of an engineering standard for supercooled large drop conditions. Tech. Rep. DOT/FAA/AR-09/10, Federal Aviation Administration, 89 pp.
Cober, S.G., G.A. Isaac, A.V. Korolev and J.W. Strapp. 2001. Assessing cloud-phase conditions. J. Appl. Meteor. 40: 1967-1983.
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Research facility
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Affiliations
Member of the Air Quality Research Management Committee
Member of the Northern Contaminants Program Management Committee
Member of the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society