Canadian historical snow survey data

In situ observations of snow water equivalent (SWE) from manual snow surveys and automated sensors are made at ~1000 sites across Canada in support of water resource planning for flood control and hydroelectricity production. These data represent an important source of information for research (e.g. validation of hydrological and climate model models), for applied studies (e.g. snow loads) and for climate monitoring. A data rescue effort in 1998 generated the first version of the Canadian historical snow survey dataset (MSC, 2000) which was subsequently updated in 2004. This update includes data to March 2017 and is provided as bi-weekly 0.1 x 0.1 degree grid box averages to facilitate research applications. Data for individual snow survey sites are also provided but exclude most data from Quebec after 1985 that have access restrictions. Information on data format and contact information for the Quebec data are provided in the "ReadMe" file.

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Metadata Record Information

File Identifier
cf337b6b-9a87-4ffd-a8e5-41e6498b1474 XML
Date Stamp
2024-12-19T13:33:44.27Z
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Series
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 

Data identification

Title

Canadian historical snow survey data
Date (Publication)
2018-11-30
Date (Creation)
2018-11-08
Status
Proposed
Metadata language

eng; CAN
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Irregular
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Climate Research Division - Ross Brown ( Cryospheric Scientist)

c/o Ouranos, 550 Sherbrooke St. West, 19th Floor, Montréal, Quebec, H3A 1B9, Canada
514-282-6464 ext 335

Keywords

Product

  • snow surveys
Theme

  • Observation/Measurement

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Snow

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Water - Quantity

Business Functions

  • Provide Climate Information Products and Services

  • Information Systems for Climate

Geography

  • National (CA)

external.theme.EC_Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Atmospheric Science and Technology

external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

  • 2.1.3. Climate Information, Predictions and Tools

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
Use Limitation

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

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
License
Begin Date
1928-03-19
End Date
2017-03-16

Extent

N
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Ref. system Reference Systems

Reference system identifier
https://epsg.io / EPSG:4326 /
 

Distribution

Distribution Formats

Distribution format
  • ZIP ( 7-Zip 18.01 (x64))

 
Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Observation/Measurement snow surveys
Business Functions

Information Systems for Climate Provide Climate Information Products and Services
ECCC Information Category EN

Water - Quantity
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Snow
external.theme.EC_Branch

Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Atmospheric Science and Technology
external.theme.EC_Program_PAA

2.1.3. Climate Information, Predictions and Tools
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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