Library of climate resources

This is a collection of links to climate datasets, tools, guidance and related resources. The sources include the federal government, provincial and territorial governments, national professional organizations, climate consortia and established international organizations. It can be useful for impact, vulnerability and risk assessments, and for adaptation planning.

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Explanation of the different resource types
  • data product - downloadable climate dataset
  • tool - builds on a dataset with further analyses and/or visualization
  • guidance - provides direction on the use of climate information or on conducting climate-related assessments
  • codes and standards - guidance and best practice documents for climate resilient design
  • additional resources include educational and awareness-raising material, impact assessments and scientific syntheses

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  • BC Water Tool (Opens in a new Window)

    A map-based water information tool designed to provide public access to a wide range of water-related data and information in British Columbia. The data is displayed with flexible charts and analytical tools to help users understand and use the data.
    Organization:
    Government of British Columbia
    Resource formats:
    • Data files
    • Interactive
    • Mapped
    • Tool

    GeoWeb Water Portal (Opens in a new Window)

    The GeoWeb Water Portal interactive map displays historical and current water quantity, quality, and climate data for stations across BC for the period of 1886 to 2018. Specific measures include temperature, precipitation, snow depth, water quality, depth to groundwater, and others. Data are available in graphical format for each monitoring station.
    Organization:
    Government of British Columbia
    Resource formats:
    • Interactive
    • Graphical
    • Mapped
    • Tool

    Gridded Hydrologic Model Output (Opens in a new Window)

    The Gridded Hydrologic Model Output page provides access to gridded, 1/16-degree (roughly 35 km2) hydrologic projections for four watersheds in British Columbia. Users can select locations of interest on a gridded map. Hydrological variables including precipitation, flow, evapotranspiration, and runoff are available for download under various climate scenarios in NetCDF, ASCII, and Arc formats.
    Organization:
    Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
    Resource formats:
    • Data files
    • Interactive
    • Mapped
    • Tool

    List of Near Real Time Stations (Opens in a new Window)

    List of Near Real Time Stations is a database of weather stations that contains data for variables that include climate variables (air temperature, precipitation, etc.), water temperature, groundwater elevation and stage/flow for various station locations across Newfoundland and Labrador. Data is displayed in graphical, mapped, tabular, and camera image formats and updated every two hours. Hourly, daily, and monthly climate data are also available.
    Organization:
    Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
    Resource formats:
    • Data files
    • Graphical
    • Mapped

    Station Hydrologic Model Output (Opens in a new Window)

    The Station Hydrologic Model Output page contains simulated streamflow data for locations throughout British Columbia. Users can select locations of interest on an interactive gridded map, or search by Station ID or name. The simulated data include daily streamflow time series for over 120 sites located in the Peace, Upper Columbia, Fraser, and Campbell River watersheds. Station data are available for download in ASCII format.
    Organization:
    Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium
    Resource formats:
    • Data files
    • Interactive
    • Mapped
    • Tool


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