Data from the ERCC Program

The following datasets generated in the Enhancing Resilience in a Changing Climate (ERCC) program are publically available through on-line data servers. To access datasets that are not listed below, please contact the activity leader.

Some datasets are available on FTP servers (ftp://), a network protocol used to exchange files over networks. To view the FTP sites in Windows Explorer, click Page (top right-hand side of web browser), and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer.

Note: Data users must cite the original data source.

Dataset Activity File Location
Landmass Characterization
Fraser Delta Subsidence: methods and results of subsidence studies using satellite-based radar data that measured subsidence of buildings on the Fraser River Delta Coastal Vulnerability in the Greater Vancouver Regional District Geological Survey of Canada
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GPS monitoring from Antarctic POLENET stations Antarctic Ice Mass Balance, Glacio-Isostasy and Implications for Sea-Level Change UNAVCO
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(under “Filter by Network”, specify “Antarctica POLENET”)
Dimensional and mass balance data for several Canadian glaciers (periodic margin position, surface elevation, ice thickness, surface velocity, seasonal and annual imbalance) State and Evolution of Canada's Glaciers Pathways workspace
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The National Permafrost Database contains data on permafrost thermal regime and permafrost thickness, and active layer characteristics in Canada State and Evolution of Canadian Permafrost Geological Survey
of Canada
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Remote Sensing
Multi-Temporal Land Cover Maps of Canada using NOAA AVHRR 1km data from 1985-2000 National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
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Multi-spectral clear-sky composites of MODIS/Terra Land Channels (B1-B7) Over Canada at 250m spatial resolution and 10-day intervals since March 2000: Top of the Atmosphere Data National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems GeoGratis, Earth Sciences Sector
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Bi-directional reflectance properties of the land surface over Canada derived from MODIS multispectral observations at 1-km spatial resolution (2000-2004 National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems GeoGratis, Earth Sciences Sector
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Canada-wide images of overstory Leaf Area Index (LAI); April-October for 1998, 1999, 2001 National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems GeoGratis, Earth Sciences Sector
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Examples of Arctic circumpolar clear-sky mosaic imagery produced from MODIS/TERRA (2000-2008) National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
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Land Cover Map of North and Central America- contribution to Global Land Cover 2000 project National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
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Daily Snow Cover over Land Estimates for the Northern Hemisphere from 1982-2004 from NOAA AVHRR Polar Pathfinder Satellite Imagery National scale satellite climate data records of Canada's landmass and ecosystems Canada Centre for Remote Sensing
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Paleoenvironmental
Winnipeg River basin regional ringwidth series Extreme Droughts and Low Flows in the Winnipeg River Basin National Climatic Data Center (US)
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Agassiz Ice Cap, ice core data: oxygen isotope, ECM, melt percent, and accumulation data Ice-core Based Studies of Climate and Atmospheric Changes National Climatic Data Center (US)
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Devon Ice Cap, ice core data: oxygen isotope, particle, conductivity, and chemistry data Ice-core Based Studies of Climate and Atmospheric Changes> National Climatic Data Center (US)
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Penny Ice Cap, ice core data: conductivity, isotope, and chemistry data Ice-core Based Studies of Climate and Atmospheric Changes> National Climatic Data Center (US)
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Mt. Logan, ice core data: 7400 year glaciochemical data Ice-core Based Studies of Climate and Atmospheric Changes National Climatic Data Center (US)
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Late quaternary eolian deposits of northern North America, age and extent: 126 maps of surficial geology and eolian deposits Glacial History, Paleo-geography and Paleo-environments of North America Geological Survey
of Canada
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Environmental change in North America (sea- and lake-levels, crustal warping, permafrost, land cover) since deglaciation in a series of interactive maps National syntheses of environmental change Geological Survey
of Canada
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(Scroll down page to find interactive map viewer)
Marine Data
Halifax Harbour Multibeam bathymetry for shallow seabed near Point Pleasant Park and McNab's Island Coastal Vulnerability in the Halifax Regional Municipality Earth Science Sector: Geoscience Data Repository
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Climate Projections
Prairie rangeland grazing capacity scenarios: climatic variables (temperature, precipitation, evapotranspiration), production rates, and study area characteristics Improving Understanding of Prairie Rangeland Grazing Capacity in Climate Change Saskatchewan Research Council (by request: publication # 11561-1E04)
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National Water Budget: Canada-wide precipitation and evapotranspiration estimates from 1990-2000 National assessments and information for managing water dependant sectors in a changing climate Environment Canada: RésEau Thematic Mapping
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