Dr. Keith H. Topps

Associate Professor of Geography

Nipissing University

Ph.D., 1975, Geography & Meteorology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.
Thesis Title: Temperature-Surface Material Relationships as a Basis for Urban Heat Island Studies

M.Sc., 1970, Geography, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Thesis Title: Soils and Stratified Deposits Across a Lacustrine Valley

B.A.(Honours), 1968, Geography, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario

Courses I Teach Regularly:

GEOG1017 - Introduction to Physical Geography
GEOG3105 - Climatology
GEOG3115 - Biogeography
GEOG4136 - Applied Climatology
GEOG2505 - Geography of the United States
GEOG3825 - Geography of Developing Countries (Africa and Latin America)
BIOL 3397 - Introduction to Soil Science
BIOL 4397 - Soil Chemistry and Soil Biology

Current Research Interests:

Local and Community Historical Geography
Weather Monitoring and Data Acquisition Techniques
Urban Heat Islands and Microclimatology
Pioneer Settlement in Northern Ontario
Methods of Soil Survey and Analysis

Keith's Recommended Weather Web Sites:

 Here are some Web Sites which I recommend in my Climatology class.


North Bay Weather Forecast from Environment Canada. (currently under construction)

Extended Forecast for the North Bay / Nipissing Area from Environment Canada. (currently under construction)

Current Surface Weather Map

Tomorrow Morning's Forecast Weather Map

Five Day Forecast

Satellite Image

Jet Stream Path

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or visit Other Geographers' Home Pages,
or review the Seven Programs Nipissing offers in Geography?

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This page was last updated on October 11, 2002..

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