Description

The Ice Thickness program dataset documents the thickness of ice on the ocean. Measurements begin when the ice is safe to walk on and continue until it is no longer safe to do so. This data can help gauge the impact of global warming and is relevant to shipping data in the north of Canada.  

Keywords

climate change, ice thickness, water resources 

Program URL

http://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/default.asp?lang=En&n=D32C361E-1 

Data Series URL

http://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/default.asp?lang=En&n=E1B3129D-1  

Data Dictionary/Variables List

 

Additional Metadata

 

Reference for Supplementary Documentation

http://www.ec.gc.ca/glaces-ice/default.asp?lang=En&n=E1B3129D-1  

Coverage

Geographic Region Name

Canada 

Geographic Bounding Box - Lower Left Corner

 

Bounding Box - Upper Right Corner

 

Bounding Box - Coordinate Reference System

 

Geographic Bounding Box - Dimensions

 

Time Period Coverage Start

1947-09-22 

Time Period Coverage End

2008-12-29 

File Information

Dataset Group Name

 

Number of Datasets

2 

Files

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