Earth Sciences Permafrost, Ice, and Snow

Ice, whether in fallen snow, embedded in soil as permafrost, moving across our landscapes as glaciers or covering our rivers and lakes, defines the character of much of Canada’s environment.  Ice in all of these forms are considered sensitive environmental indicators of climate change.  NRCan scientists are working to understand and monitor how permafrost, freshwater ice, glaciers and snow change in time and space and their relationship to the surrounding environment.

Publications

Sample publications

• Controls on northern hemisphere snow albedo feedback quantified using satellite earth observations
• Using models and satellite observations to evaluate the strength of snow albedo feedback

Publications categories

• Permafrost
• Ice
• Snow
• Glaciers

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Data Collections

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• Permafrost
• Ice
• Snow
• Glaciers

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Atlas of Canada Maps

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• Water
  • Distribution of Water (Glaciers and Icefields)
• The North
  • Physical Geography (Break-up of Sea Ice, Freeze-up of Sea Ice, Late Summer Sea Ice Conditions, Late Winter Sea Ice Conditions, Permafrost, Glaciers)

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Tools and Applications

• Geoscience Data Repository for Geophysical Data

Related Information

• Glaciers
• Lake and River Ice
• Permafrost
• Snow