Saskatoon's Monthly Precipitation Quantity and its Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Data from 1990 to present

This dataset is part of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Global Network of Isotopes in Precipitation (GNIP) project and contains the total monthly precipitation quantity in millimeters collected on the roof of the National Hydrology Research Centre in Saskatoon, SK and its stable oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δ2H) isotope ratios data from June 1990 to January 2020. Up until 2013, a MSC copper rain gauge, modified to hold a HDPE bottle containing a thin layer of paraffin oil to prevent evaporation collected the summer precipitation. Summer precipitation collection from 2013 onward used a Palmex integrator. A plastic 20 L bucket emptied after each snow event collected the winter precipitation until 2015 when we switched to a MSC Nipher shielded snow gauge. To determine the quantity, the collected precipitation was weigh at the beginning of each month. The precipitation’s ratios of stable oxygen (δ18O) and hydrogen (δ2H) isotopes was determined using the IAEA GNIP manual. IAEA. Statistical treatment of data on environmental isotopes in precipitation. Vienna: International Atomic Energy Agency; 1992. (Technical Series Report; 331).

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
694599e8-ba76-4b7d-8319-36f271223069 XML
Date Stamp
2022-01-13T16:22:40
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology/Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research

10 Wellington, 23rd Floor, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
819-997-2800

819-994-1412

 

Data identification

Title

Saskatoon's Monthly Precipitation Quantity and its Stable Oxygen and Hydrogen Isotope Data from 1990 to present
Date (Publication)
2021-11-15
Date (Creation)
2020-04-20
Status
On going
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
utf8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Annually
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology/Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research

11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 3H5, Canada
819-997-2800

819-994-1412

Keywords

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Water

  • Precipitation

  • Chemistry

  • Environment

  • Environmental sciences

  • Research

  • Scientific research

  • Snow

  • Climate

Business Functions

  • Provide Climate Information Products and Services

  • Monitor Climate Parameters and Manage Data
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1990-01-01

Extent

N
S
E
W
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • CSV ( 2016)

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology/Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research

10 Wellington, 23rd Floor, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3, Canada
819-997-2800

819-997-1412

 
 

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Keywords

Business Functions

Monitor Climate Parameters and Manage Data Provide Climate Information Products and Services
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Chemistry Climate Environment Environmental sciences Precipitation Research Scientific research Snow Water


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