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MAGS
The Mackenzie GEWEX Study (MAGS) is a set ofB coordinated process, remote sensing and modelling studies of the behaviour and the connections between the atmospheric and hydrologic (water) systems of the Mackenzie River Basin in northern Canada. It is being conducted by a network of Canadian government and university scientists supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada, Environment Canada, and other government and industrial partners. The goal of MAGS is to improve our understanding of the water and energy cycle of the Mackenzie River Basin in particular and of cold regions in general. One its major objectives is to develop coupled models of the atmospheric and hydrological processes of the Mackenzie River Basin that can be used to evaluate the impact of both human-induced climate change and natural climate variability on Canada's water resources. MAGS is also an important Canadian contribution to the Global Water and Energy Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) ; a major international research project coordinated by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). For more information, see: "http://www.usask.ca/geography/MAGS/index_e.htm"