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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Five-day Forecast (Opens in a new Window)
5 day forecasts provides 5 day flood forecasts to the public to view and use. Various data are collected and analyzed to be used in models that create forecasts for the public. Historical Water Levels at various locations in New Brunswick from 1962 to 2012 are also available.

Organization:

Government of New Brunswick
Resource formats:
Data files
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Geoscience Atlas (Opens in a new Window)
The Geoscience Atlas is an interactive map that allows users to select and view layers that include general map layers (e.g. Forest access roads and Contours), coastal monitoring variables (e.g. Coastal Erosion Index and Coastal Sensitivity Index), areas of geochemistry, and geology. Users can toggle and zoom into specific regions in Newfoundland and Labrador. Coastal erosion indices are viewable on map at point resolution.

Organization:

Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Resource formats:
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Historique des sinistres d’inondations et d’étiages et des conditions météorologiques associées (in French only) (Opens in a new Window)
This document is a database of historical flood and low flow events for use in establishing regional profiles and identifying vulnerabilities.

Organization:

Ouranos
Resource formats:
Tabular
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Ice climatology (Opens in a new Window)
The Ice Climatology dataset contains long-term information on ice conditions over specific geographic regions. It can be used to examine annual average conditions as well as minimum and maximum ice extent. The dataset includes seasonal summaries, annual Arctic ice atlases, 30-year ice atlases, and ice coverage records. Specific measures include average ice concentration, ice type, frequency of sea ice, old ice concentration, and freeze-up/break-up dates.

Organization:

Government of Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Resource formats:
Data files

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Ice Graph (Opens in a new Window)
IceGraph 2.0 generates ice coverage bar graphs and data tables for a selected region and date range. Data are available from 1968 to present and can be compared between seasons. Specific measures include first year ice, new ice, young ice, and old ice for the current season as well as for the historical monitoring period.

Organization:

Government of Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Resource formats:
Data files

Graphical

Mapped
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Indicator Summary Data: Change in Sea Level in BC (1910-2014) (Opens in a new Window)
The Change in Sea Level in BC dataset contains summary trends of sea level observations and estimates of statistical significance from four monitoring stations across BC for the time period of 1910 to 2014. Data are available for download in tabular format.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
Data files
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Map of Adaptation Actions (Opens in a new Window)
Explore case studies from across Canada to see how communities and sectors are adapting to a changing climate. Learn more about approaches that could help inspire your own adaptation actions.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada
Resource formats:
Interactive

Vulnerability or risk assessment

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MSC50 Wind and Wave Climate Hindcast (Opens in a new Window)
The MSC50 Wind and Wave Climate Hindcast provides hourly wind and wave time series data from climate hindcast models. These hindcasts cover the Canadian Maritimes, North Atlantic basin, Northeast Pacific Ocean, and Arctic Ocean for the historical period 1954- 2015. Data are available in tabular and GIS formats.

Organization:

Government of Canada: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resource formats:
Data files

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NeraCoos Data (Opens in a new Window)
NeraCoos Data contains data products and tools summarizing eastern buoy, station, and forecasts data. Historical and future data are available as point data. Climate variables include wind speed, wind gust, air temperature, water temperature at varying depths, and air temperature; they are updated from each station and users can compare stations. Forecasts of coastal flooding and erosion, and 48-hour wave and wind are also available.

Organization:

Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS), The Gulf of Maine Research Institute, Alliance for Coastal Technologies (ACT), Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA)
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New Brunswick Geographic Information Portal (Opens in a new Window)
GeoNB is a dynamic, constantly evolving geomatics-based infrastructure that is intended to become an interface to “all things geographic” in New Brunswick.

Organization:

Government of New Brunswick
Resource formats:
Data files

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01