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Professor / Research Chair / Senior Scientist 
Tel: 250-363-3067
Fax: 250-363-3586
Email: Terry.Prowse@ec.gc.ca
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Affiliations
Degrees
BES, University of Waterloo, 1976
MSc, Trent University, 1978
PhD, University of Canterbury, 1981
Memberships
Recent Honours
- 2009 Fellow, Royal Canadian Geographical Society
- 2009 Canadian Association of Geographers, CAG Award for Geography in the Service of Government
- 2008 Geoff Howell Award for Innovation, Citation of Excellent, Environment Canada
- 2008 Citation of Excellece for Teamwork, Partnering and Collaboration, Environment Canada
- 2008 Craigdarroch Research Award for Societal Contribution, awarded to IPCC authors at University of Victoria BC
- 2007 Nobel Peace Prize co-award winner as multi-year IPCC lead author for substantial contributions to the IPCC; from R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of the IPCC
- 2007 Government of Canada recognition for significant contributions to the IPCC, 2007
- 2007 Doctor of Environmental Studies, Honoris Causa, University of Waterloo
Current Positions
- Lead Author, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), 5th Assessment Report, WGII, Polar Regions Chapter.
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Executive Committee member, World Climate Research Program (WCRP), Climate and the Cryosphere (CliC) program
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Editorial Board, Journal of Hydrological Processes
Board of Directors, Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
Convening Lead Author, Arctic Council, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, Snow Water Ice Permafrost Assessment
Scientific Steering Group, World Climate Research Program (WCRP), Climate and the Cryosphere (CliC) program; Theme Leader for " The Terrestrial Cryosphere and Hydroclimatology of Cold Regions"
UNESCO-International Hydrologic Programme (IHP), Canadian Government Representative
Adjunct Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo
Research Interests
Current
- Climate impacts on hydrology and aquatic systems
- Circumpolar cold regions hydrology
- River ice environmental effects, hydraulics, thermodynamics, mechanics
Expertise
- Cold regions hydrology, with special focus on river ice, lake ice and snow
- Impacts of climate change on water resources
- Hydro-ecology of river systems
- Hydro-climatology
Ongoing Studies/Current Activities
- Impacts of climate change on the hydrology and ecology of northern rivers and deltas.
- Effects of permafrost thaw on the hydrology and ecology of arctic ponds.
- Circumpolar flow or major rivers to the Arctic Ocean
- Hydro-climatology and time series analysis of northern river flow.
- Mackenzie Delta extreme event analysis.
- Alpine snow resources of the Okanagan River basin.
- Climate effects on reservoir supply, Sooke Basin, Victoria
Selected Publications
Refereed Journal Articles (Published/Accepted/In Press)
Shrestha, R.R., Dibike, Y.B. and Prowse, T.D. 2012. Modelling climate change impacts on hydrology and nutrient loading in the Upper Assiniboine catchment. Journal of American Water Resources Association, 48(1): 74-89. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2011.00592.x.
Starheim, C., Smith, D. and Prowse T.D. 2012. Dendrohydroclimate reconstructions of July-August runoff for two nival-regime rivers in west central British Columbia. Hydrological Processes, DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9257.
Beltaos, S., Carter, T. and Prowse, T. 2011. Morphology and genesis of deep scour holes in the Mackenzie Delta. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 38, 638-649.
Callaghan, T.V., Johansson, M., Prowse, T.D., Olsen, M.S. and Reiersen, L.-O, 2011. Arctic Cryosphere: Changes and Impacts. Ambio 40:3–5. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0210-0.
Callaghan, T.V., Johansson, M. Key, J., Prowse, T., Ananicheva, M. and Klepikov, A. 2011. Feedbacks and Interactions: From the cryosphere to the climate system. Ambio 40:75–86. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0215-8.
Callaghan, T.V., Johansson, M. Prowse, T.D., Olsen, M.S., Reirsen, L-O. 2011. The Changing Arctic Cryosphere and likely Consequences. Ambio ( in press).
Dibike, Y., Prowse, T., Saloranta, T. and Ahmed R. 2011. Response of Northern Hemisphere lake-ice cover and lake-water thermal structure patterns to a changing climate. Hydrological Processes, doi: 10.1002/hyp.8068.
Dibike, Y., Prowse, T., Bonsal, B., de Rham, L. and Salronata, T. 2011. Simulation of North American Lake-ice Cover Characteristics under Contemporary and Future Climate Conditions. International Journal of Climatology, doi: 10.1002/joc.2300.
Dibike, Y., Prowse, T., Shrestha, R. and Ahmed, R. 2011. Observed trends and future projections of precipitation and temperatures in the Lake Winnipeg Watershed. Journal of Great Lakes Research, doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.04.005.
Kääb, A. and Prowse, T.D. 2011. Cold regions river flow observed from space. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L08403, doi:10.1029/2011GL047022.
Olsen, M.S., Callaghan, T., Reist, J., Reiersen, L.O., Ananicheva, M., Dahl-Jensen, D. Gerland, S/. Goodison, B., Granskog, M.A., Hovelsrud, G.K., Johansson, M., Kallenborn, R., Key, J., Klepikov, A., Macdonald, R., Meier, W., Overland, J.E., Poppel, B., Prowse, T., Rachold, V., Sharp, M. Steffen, K., van Oort, B., Vincent, W.F., Walsh, J. 2011. The changing Arctic cryosphere and likely consequences: an overview. Ambio 40:111–118.
DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0220-y.
Prowse, T., Alfredsen, K., Beltaos, S., Bonsal, B., Duguay, C., Korhola, A., McNamara, J. Vincent, W.F., Vuglinsky, V. and Weyhenmeyer, G.A. 2011. Arctic freshwater ice and its climatic role. Ambio 40:46–52. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0214-9.
Prowse, T., Alfredsen, K., Beltaos, S., Bonsal, B., Duguay, C., Korhola, A., McNamara, J., Pienitz R., Vincent, W.F., Vuglinsky, V. and Weyhenmeyer, G.A. 2011. Past and future changes in Arctic lake and river ice. Ambio 40:53–62. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0216-7.
Prowse, T., Alfredsen, K., Beltaos, S., Bonsal, B., Bowden, W.B., Duguay, C., Korhola, A., McNamara, J. Vincent, W.F., Vuglinsky, V., Walter Anthony, K.M. and Weyhenmeyer, G.A. 2011. Effects of changes in Arctic river and lake ice. Ambio 40:63–74. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0217-6.
Shrestha, R.R., Dibike, Y.B. and Prowse, T.D. 2011. Modelling of climate-induced hydrologic changes in the Lake Winnipeg Watershed. Journal of Great Lakes Research, doi:10.1016/j.jglr.2011.02.004.
Vincent, W.F., Callaghan, T.V., Dahl-Jensen, D., Johansson, M., Kovacs, K.M., Michel, C., Prowse, T., Reist, J.D. and Sharp, M. 2011. Ecological implications of changes in the Arctic cryosphere. Ambio 40:87–99. DOI 10.1007/s13280-011-0218-5.
Books, Chapters in Books, Special International Reviews
Prowse, T.D. 2011. Lake and River Ice in Canada. In: Changing Cold Environments, H. French and O. Slaymaker (eds.). John Wiley and Sons Inc. p. 163-181.
Prowse, T., Alfredsen, K., Beltaos, S., Bonsal, B., Duguay, C., Korhola, A., McNamara, J., Vincent, W., Vuglinsky, V. and Weyhenmeyer, G. 2011. Changing lake and river ice regimes: trends, effects, and implications. In: SWIPA, Snow, Water, Ice Permafrost in the Arctic. Scientific Assessment of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program, Oslo, Norway (in press).
Culp, J.C., Prowse, T.D. and Luiker, E.A. 2010. The Mackenzie River. Chapter 18 In: Field Guide to Rivers of North America. A.C. Benke and C.E. Cushing (Eds), Elsevier, p. 356-375.
Prowse, T.D. and Brown, K. 2010. Appearing and disappearing lakes in the Arctic and their impacts on biodiversity. In: Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010 – Selected indicators of change. Eds: T. Kurvits et al. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat, Akureyri, Iceland, p. 68-70.
Prowse, T.D. and Brown, K. 2010. Effects of decreased freshwater ice cover duration on biodiversity In: Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010 – Selected indicators of change. Eds:
T. Kurvits et al. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna International Secretariat, Akureyri, Iceland, p. 75-77.
Wrona, F.J., Culp, J.M. and Prowse, T.D. 2009. Basin Management Approaches Used in a High-Latitude Northern Catchment - The Mackenzie River Basin. In: Handbook of Catchment Management, R. Ferrier and S. Jenkins (eds.) Wiley-Blackwell, p. 476-499.
Bates, B., Kundzewicz, Z.W., Wu, S., Arnell, N., Bakker, K., Burkett, V., Döll, P., Gwary, D., Heij, B., Jimenez, B., Kaser, G., Kitoh, A., Kovats, S., Kumar, P., Magadza, C., Martino, D., Mata, L., Medany, M., Oki, T., Osman, B., Prowse, T., Pulwarty, R., Räisänen, J., Renwick, J., Tubiello, F., Wood, R., Zhao, Z-C, 2008. Climate Change and Water. Technical paper of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC Secretariat, Geneva, 210 pp.
Furgal, C. and Prowse, T., 2008. Northern Canada. In: From Impacts to Adpatation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, edited by D.S. Lemmen, F.J. Warren, J. Lacroix and E. Bush. Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, p. 57-118.
Prowse, T.D. and Culp, J.M. 2008. Ice breakup: A neglected factor in river ecology. In: River Ice Breakup [S. Beltaos (ed.)], Water Resources Publications, LLC, Highlands Ranch, Colorado, USA, p. 349-375.
Walker, I.J., R. Sydneysmith, D. Allen, K. Bodtker, D. Bonin, B. Bonsal, A. Carroll, S. Cohen, A. Dallimore, H. Dolan, Z. Gedalof, A. Gill, R. Hebda, R. Hicks, P. Hill, K. Salmon, M. Pellatt, D. Peters, T. Prowse, D. Spittlehouse, S. Sheppard, W. Taylor, A. Werner, P. Whitfield, T. Williamson, J. Wolf and M. Winn. 2008. British Columbia. In D.S. Lemmen, F.J. Warren, J. Lacroix and E. Bush (eds.), From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007. Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON Canada. p. 329-386.
Lemke, P., Ren, J., Alley, R., Allison, I., Carrasco, J., Flato, G., Fujii, Y., Kaser, G., Mote, P., Thomas, R., Zhang, T., Box, J., Bromwich, D., Brown, R., Cogley, G., Comiso, J., Dyurgerov, M., Frauenfeld, O.W., Fricker, H., Greuell, W., Gudmundsson, H., Haas, C., Haeberli, W., Hagen, J.O., Harris, C., Hinzman, L., Hock, R., Hoelzle, M., Isaksen, K., Jansson, P., Jenkins, A., Joughin, I., Kottmeier, C., Kwok, R., Laxon, S., MacAyeal, D., McDonald, K.C., Melling, H., Payne, A., Prowse, T., Raup, B., Raymond, C., Rignot, E., Rigor, I., Robinson, D., Rothrock, D., Shiyin, L., Smith, S., Walsh, J., Worby, A., Yamada, T. and Zhao, L., 2007. Observations: Changes in Snow, Ice and Frozen Ground. In: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution to of Working Group 1 to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Mannging, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M. Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA: 337-383.
Anisimov, O.A.., Vaughan, D.G., Callaghan, T.V., Furgal, C., Marchant, H., Prowse, T.D., Hjalmar Viljalmasson, H., and Walsh, J.E. 2007. Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctica). Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, M.L. Perry, OF. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden and C.E. Hanson, Eds., Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 653-685.
Prowse, T.D., Bonsal, B., Duguay, C.R., Hessen, D.O. and Vuglinsky, V.S. 2007. Chapter 8: River and Lake Ice. In: Global Outlook for Ice & Snow. United Nations Environment Programme, DEW/0924/NA, available from Earthprint.com: 201-214.
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Graduate Students
Current
Silvie Harder (M.Sc. Candidate)
Response of Arctic Lake Ice to Changing Climate: Historical Trends and Future Scenarios
Rheannon Brooks (M.Sc. Candidate)
Development of a GIS-based freshwater ice thickness model for the Northern Hemisphere
Roxanne Ahmed (M.Sc. Candidate)
topic to be determined
Hayley Linton (M.Sc. Candidate)
topic to be determined
Gillian Walker (M.Sc. Candidate)
topic to be determined
Brandi Newton (M.Sc. Candidate)
topic to be determined
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