Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks

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Inventory of Arctic
Observing Networks
Canada
2013 Update
2013 Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks Canada
Arctic Observing Networks – Canada
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Overview of Approach
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Section A: Atmospheric Observations
A-1: Atmospheric Observations
Marine Networks
Surface Weather Networks
Upper Air Networks
A-2: Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement (CABM) Program
A-3: Canadian Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program
Additional Atmospheric Observing Networks
Carbon Project
Airborne Research Capability for Measurements of Atmospheric Phenomena
Space Weather Forecast Centre
Surface Research Instrument Capability for Measurements of Atmospheric
Phenomena
National SAR Winds Program
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Section B: Aquatic Ecosystem Observations
B-1: Hydrometric Observations
B-2: Arctic Oceanographic Observations
B-3: Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network
B-4: YukonWater
Additional Aquatic Observing Networks
Wetlands Monitoring
Beaufort Region Environmental Assessment (BREA)
Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
Species at Risk
Section C: Terrestrial Ecosystem Observations
C-1: Arctic Avian Monitoring Network
C-2: Forest Assessment Project
C-3: Yukon Conservation Data Centre
C-4: Fire Weather/Road Monitoring Data Warehouse
Additional Terrestrial Observing Networks
Arctic Goose Populations Monitoring Program
Inuvialuit Harvest Study
Mackenzie Delta Tundra Swans as Indicators
North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
National Harvest Survey
NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey
Community-Based Ecological Knowledge Collection
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Yukon Roadside Breeding Waterfowl Survey
Yukon Spring Migration Monitoring
Polar Bear Monitoring
CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment (CARMA) Network
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op
Arctic Ecosystems Monitoring
Parks Canada Ecological Integrity Monitoring
Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Wildlife Habitat
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program
NatureWatch
Climate Change Adaptation Project
Section D: Cryospheric Observations
D-1: Canadian Permafrost Monitoring Network
D-2: Yukon Permafrost Network
D-3: National Glacier-Climate Observing System
D-4: Canadian Ice Services (CIS)
D-5: RADARSAT Science Polar Dataset
Additional Cryospheric Observing Networks
Long-term Permafrost Climate Auto-stations
Cryosphere Monitoring – Freshwater Ice
Permafrost Monitoring
Satellite-derived Snow Cover Datasets and Maps
Glacier Monitoring
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Section E: Human Health
E-1: International Circumpolar Surveillance System (ICS)
E-2: Circumpolar Health Observatory (CircHOB)
E-3: International Arctic Human Biomonitoring
E-4: Northern Human Biomonitoring
Additional Human Health Observing Networks
Canadian Hazard Information System
Emergency Geomatics Service
Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network
Inuit Health Survey
Climate Change and Health Adaptation Program for Northern First Nations and Inuit
Communities
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Section F: Multi-disciplinary Networks
F-1: Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)
F-2: Centre d’etudes nordiques (CEN) observing program
F-3: ArcticNet Network of Excellence Observing Program
F-4: Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate
F-5: Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program
F-6: Geomatics Yukon
F-7: Yukon Invasive Species Network
F-8: Yukon Socio-Economic Web Portal
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Additional Multi-disciplinary Observing Networks
Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact Monitoring Program (CIMP)
Nunavut General Monitoring Plan (NGMP)
eSPACE
Canada’s Legal Boundaries
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
Annex 1
Overview of Data Collection Methodologies
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Introduction
The Canadian Arctic has been defined within this Inventory using the same definition as that from
International Polar Year; that is “the area north of the southernmost limit of discontinuous
permafrost”. This definition includes areas south of the 60º North latitude, and also the northern
reaches of some of Canada’s southern provinces (e.g. Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and
Newfoundland and Labrador).
The Arctic is currently experiencing numerous and unprecedented changes. Climate change as well
as economic and resource development, both on land and in marine areas, are exacerbating
environmental change and affecting the culture and economy of the Arctic. Yet, there is limited
scientific understanding in regards to how the Arctic ecosystem functions, underscoring the
importance of Canada establishing operative observing and monitoring networks in the Arctic region.
The purpose of Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) is to enhance pan-Arctic observing
activities by facilitating partnerships and synergies among existing observation and data
management activities, and to promote sharing and synthesis of data and information to serve
societal needs, particularly those related to environmental, social, economic, and cultural issues.
Canada shares the SAON vision that users of observations have open access to data to realize panArctic and global value-added services and societal benefits.
Members of the SAON Canada National Coordinating Committee represent federal and territorial
governments, academia, Aboriginal groups, and other representative organizations. One of the first
initiatives undertaken was the compilation of the 2009 Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks in
Canada. This was also the first comprehensive inventory of federal observing initiatives compiled in
Canada.
Overview of Approach
Since 2009, additional information on Arctic Observing systems has been compiled by the
Government of Canada as a component of an initiative called Federal Integrated Network of Science
and Technology (FINeST). The 2013 Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks Canada represents the
integration of these baseline initiatives. Building on these baseline initiatives, questions regarding
funding sources, end-users, and data collection methods were incorporated in the 2013 edition of
the Inventory. Data collection methodologies for the purposes of this inventory were identified as;
community-based monitoring, in-situ (field stations and ships/ aircraft), and remote sensing
(satellites and autonomous vehicles).
Data collection methods were examined (annex 1) in an attempt to determine the degree to which
community-based monitoring (CBM) currently plays a role in Arctic observing networks. It was found
in-situ (field stations and/ or ships) were the most common method of data collection utilized by 78%
of networks, whereas 50% of observing networks examined self-identified as utilizing communitybased monitoring and 43% listed remote sensing (satellites and/ or autonomous vehicles) as being
utilized. One of the twelve networks which listed community-based monitoring as a data collection
method did not employ any other data-collection method, while seven out of eighteen networks
which utilized in-situ data collection opted not to utilize any other data collection method. None of the
atmospheric or terrestrial networks examined utilized community-based monitoring while more than
half of the aquatic, cryospheric and human health networks and all of the multi-disciplinary networks
listed community-based monitoring as a data collection method.
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SAON has identified a need to better define and incorporate community-based monitoring (CBM), a
process which engages Arctic residents, governmental and non-governmental agencies, industry
and academia in ongoing observing and monitoring of Arctic change as well as traditional knowledge
defined as, the cumulative and transmitted knowledge, experience, and wisdom of human
communities with a long-term attachment to place (Kliskey et al. 2009) in order to improve
synergistic relationships within the Arctic observing community and fill gaps in state of the Arctic
reporting.
CBM is an integral component of Arctic monitoring that was not well articulated in the 2009
Inventory. Efforts are ongoing to determine how best CBM can contribute to an integrated monitoring
network. Current approaches to CBM in the Canadian Arctic often incorporate both Western
scientific methodologies as well as traditional or Indigenous knowledge but to varying degrees. The
most common approaches to CBM include:
 Projects based primarily on Western scientific methods and driven by information needs of
institutions located outside of the community (here TK is mostly used in sample and/ or data
collection, which is often done by or with the support of community members)
 Projects initiated and performed solely by community member and
 Collaborative approaches that draw on both local expertise and traditional knowledge
alongside Western science (in the latter two approaches, TK is easily incorporated in all
aspects of the projects)
Information regarding CBM collected via the 2013 Inventory will be used to support and contribute to
the work of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). The ICC is leading an international review of
community-based monitoring in the context of SAON process (SAON Task 9), which will encompass
the ICC’s new initiative, the ‘Atlas of Community Based Monitoring in the Arctic’, a collaborative
project that led by the ICC, in partnership with the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge
of the Arctic (ELOKA), and Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s (ITK’s) Inuit Knowledge Center. The Atlas will aid
in connecting community-based monitoring projects with one another, as well as with potential
resources, generating a network that can be utilized by researchers, funders, policy makers, and
interested communities.
The Canadian Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks is presented in a thematic framework. This
framework grouping was utilized to enable synergies to become evident and enhance awareness of
possibilities for future integration across the themed components. Key components of Arctic
observing were identified to include observations relating to the Atmosphere, Aquatic and Terrestrial
Ecosystems, Cryosphere, and Human Health. Networks which encompass two or more of these
themes were included under the name ‘Multi-disciplinary’. Underpinning each observational network
are data collection and management responsibilities, a key component of SAON’s objective in
enhancing Arctic-wide observing (Figure 1).
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Data Collection & Management
Figure 1 Data collection and management underpin all observational networks.
All parties with interests in Arctic monitoring recognize that the existing monitoring networks
generally lack coordination across their various functions. At present, Arctic observing programs, as
well as data collection and management activities, are scattered and housed in many organizations
and jurisdictions, sometimes at the individual researcher level. Data management responsibilities are
integral to all observing networks and should be reinforced as such. Agencies responsible for
acquiring observations are equally responsible for managing and disseminating data, as well as
integrating and analyzing data so as to increase our understanding and to provide advice and
direction on a wide range of management responsibilities. There appears to be an increasing
willingness to work more closely together and across
disciplines that this Inventory hopes to promote and
capitalize upon to optimize observing and data
management via collaboration. Figure 2 presents a
concept of how the various themed components may fit
together to generate an integrated network.
Integration of federal monitoring networks with
observations pertaining to; Atmosphere, Aquatic and
Terrestrial Ecosystems, Cryosphere, and Human Health
is integral to sustain coordinated pan-Arctic observing
and data sharing which serves societal needs,
particularly those related to environmental,
social, economic and cultural issues. This inventory
provides a medium to disseminate information
pertaining to ongoing monitoring networks and acts
as a means to create awareness and encourage
integration and collaboration.
Figure 2 Observational networks must work to facilitate
partnerships and synergies to promote sharing and
synthesis of data and information to serve societal needs,
emphasizing the significance of data management to
effective monitoring networks.
In order to more widely share information pertaining to SAON Canada as well as the information
contained within this Inventory, a SAON Canada web site (www.arcticobservingcanada.ca) has been
launched which will serve as a window to Canadian Arctic observing networks and their activities.
Federally Funded Community-Based Monitoring
Feature Examples
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In keeping with SAON’s aim to better define and incorporate community-based monitoring in order to
improve synergistic relationships within the Arctic observing community and fill gaps in state of the
Arctic reporting as well as to further supplement annex 1 (p. 87) two examples of Arctic observing
networks utilizing community-based monitoring have been featured below.
Arctic Oceanographic Observations (p.29)
Canadian Ranger Ocean Watch (CROW) is the result of a partnership established in 2010 between
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Department of National Defence (DND) and more
recently the Vancouver Aquarium and Cambridge High Arctic Research Station (CHARS). The Arctic
environment is changing faster than anywhere else on Earth, yet we have a limited scientific
understanding regarding the Arctic ecosystem. One reason for this is the difficulty involved in reaching
the frozen Arctic Ocean to obtain measurements during the winter months.
CROW aims to ascertain a baseline of marine conditions around the Canadian Arctic Archipelago
against which future change can be measured. The Rangers, reservists with the Canadian military,
are highly skilled and knowledgeable local hunters and trappers. Typically working within 300 km of
the patrols community, Canadian Rangers have an
intimate knowledge of local surroundings,
allowing Rangers to act as the hub of a
two-way network to observe key climate
and environmental parameters within the
marine environment of the Canadian Arctic
Archipelago.
Figure 3 Concept map of future geographic scope of CROW
and the Arctic communities involved.
Four communities (Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak,
Cambridge Bay, and Kugluktuk) are
currently involved in CROW. Below is a
concept map of the future geographic
scope of CROW and the communities
involved throughout the Canadian Arctic.
Prior to the establishment of CROW, the Canadian Arctic Archipelago was near-devoid of
oceanographic data relevant to ice thickness and hardness, currents and basic environmental
conditions. Currently, the Rangers measure key observational parameters at pre-determined
locations during annual training patrols throughout the ice-covered period. Measurements collected
include: snow and ice thickness; snow/ ice interface temperature; water column temperature;
salinity; chlorophyll content; dissolved oxygen; and surface nutrient concentrations. In addition to
these oceanographic observations, the Rangers record wildlife observations en route using a GISbased field computer.
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Figure 4 Concept of sampling performed by the Rangers as part of
CROW (above).
Figure 5 Mike Dempsey of DFO is shown guiding a CTD into an
augured hole in the ice while one of the Cambridge Bay Rangers uses
the hand-cranked winch (right).
CROW benefits both DFO and the international climate science and modeling community through
data acquisition as well as the individual communities of the Ranger patrols via direct information
regarding operational conditions (i.e. critical break-up period) with direct applications to safety and
security. Moving forward, CROW aims to establish a sustainable long-term monitoring project in
which the Rangers and Arctic communities monitor the environment while formally tasked with
addressing Environmental Stewardship, one of the four pillars of the Arctic Strategy.
The people of the North hold invaluable local and traditional knowledge, which when combined with
western scientific understanding provides new insight. Via this relationship between Rangers and
scientists a deeper understanding of the Canadian Arctic will emerge.
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Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network (p.32)
…To be completed
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Section A: Atmospheric Observations
Marine Networks
Contact Person: Chris Marshall
E-mail Address: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ec.gc.ca/meteo-weather/default.asp?lang=En&n=FDF98F96-1
Main Objectives of the Network:
To acquire atmospheric data in the marine environment to support of both the prediction and
detection of severe weather and of climate trend and variability research. This serves a broad range
of users including researchers, policy makers and, service providers. The observations and data
produced by the network contribute to the safety, health, well-being and economic prosperity of
Canadians
When Operational (years):
Ship Observations: since the 1940s
Moored Buoys: since 1985
Drifting Buoys: since the 1980s
Geographical Coverage
☐ International: ____________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_________________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Arctic Basin, including Beaufort Sea, Northeastern waters____
(Baffin Bay, Hudson Bay, and Labrador Sea____________________________________
Collaborators (please list organizations/ program names):
Canadian Coast Guard
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Department of National Defense
ArcticNet
World Meteorological Organization and supporting bodies/commissions
(e.g. Joint WMO-IOC Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology)
Funding Source (if available): Environment Canada (Federal Government), including recent
METAREA initiative
Identified End-Users: The observations and data produced by the monitoring function are used for
a wide variety of applications by diverse end-user communities.
Internal EC users (i.e. MSC/WSC) include but are not limited to; Marine and Public weather forecast
program, Numerical Weather Prediction, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Weather and
Environmental Services, and Science and Technology.
External users include but are not limited to; Canadian and International marine community,
Canadian and International Safety and Security agencies (e.g. CCG, USCG), Other federal
departments, provincial agencies, additional levels of government (including municipal), academia,
private industry, northern residents, and other National Meteorological, and Hydrological Services
through the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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Data Collection Methods (please check all that apply):
☐ Community-Based Monitoring
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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☐
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In-situ
☐ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☒ Other: __ Buoys (moored and drifting)______________________________
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Autonomous Vehicles
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
Other
Specify: ____________________________________________________
Thematic Area (please check all that apply):
Atmosphere
☒
☒ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
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Aquatic
Coastal
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Ocean
☒
Freshwater
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AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables (please list):
Drifting Buoys (Ocean and ice);
Sea surface temperature
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Air Temperature
Atmospheric pressure
Position information (surface current or ice motion)
Note: Some record wind speed and direction
Data available on hourly basis via Iridium and ARGOS satellite systems
Ships (AVOS);
Wind speed and direction
Atmospheric Pressure
Air temperature
Humidity
Note: Recorded when appropriate; present weather, past weather, amount of cloud, type of
cloud, height of cloud base, visibility, direction of movement of waves, period of waves, height of
waves, sea-ice and/ or icing of ship superstructure
Data recorded; Hourly data reports via Iridium, satellite
Main Gaps:
1. Due to Canada’s vast geography there remain many areas, notably in northern Canada, and the
Arctic Basin (marine), where EC’s existing networks are not currently meeting the diverse needs
for weather, climate and hydrometric observational data. EC recognizes these gaps and is
working collaboratively towards addressing them through integrated, cost-effective and
sustainable solutions.
2. Long-term, atmospheric monitoring in the North poses a significant challenge both operationally
(e.g. in-situ automated snowfall measurements) and financially (chartered flights for
maintenance and calibration). Most monitoring in the North is limited to populated areas.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☐
☐
Open
Restricted (to whom): __________________________________
☐
Not accessible
Level of fee to be paid (if any): Tailored data is available on a cost-recovered basis.
Meta Data Location (url): Not available
Data Archive (url): National Data Archives maintained by Environment Canada at
http://www.climate.weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/Welcome_e.html
Data is available as a text bulletin format from the Meteorological Services Center – Data Archive
and Analysis Division.
Data, including meteorological elements as well as complete wave spectrum data are archived and
available via the Integrated Science Data Management system operated by Fisheries and Oceans
http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/isdm-gdsi/index-eng.html
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Surface Weather and Climate Networks
Program/ Network name: Surface Weather and Climate Networks
Contact Person: Charles Paterson
To acquire atmospheric data in support of both the prediction and detection of severe weather and of
climate trend and variability research. This serves a broad range of users including researchers,
policy makers and, service providers. The observations and data produced by the network
contribute to the safety, health, well-being and economic prosperity of Canadians.
When Operational (years): 1950 – present
Note: Some climatological records have been systematically collected since 1850. Most
of the automatic stations date back to mid-1990’s, although a few extend back earlier.
☐ International: ____________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_________________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): __________________________________________________
Department of National Defense
Nav Canada
World Meteorological Organization and supporting bodies/commissions (e.g. Regional
Association IV, Commission for Basic Systems, Commission for Instruments and Methods of
Observation)
Funding Source (if available): Environment Canada
a wide variety of applications by diverse end-user communities
Internal users (i.e. MSC/WSC) include but are not limited to; Weather Forecasters, Numerical
Weather Prediction, Canadian Meteorological Centre, and Weather and Environmental
Services Science and Technology.
External users include but are not limited to; Other federal departments, provincial agencies,
additional levels of government (including municipal), academia, private industry, and other
National Meteorological and Hydrological Services through the World Meteorological
Organization (WMO).
Specify: ____________________________________________________
☒
In-situ
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☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _____________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _____________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: ___________________________________________________l
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Hourly;
Temperature
10 m and 2 m wind
Total precipitation
Seasonal rate-of-rainfall
Note: Some stations report solar radiation
Humidity
Peak wind
Surface pressure
Differential snow depth
Daily Climate Stations;
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Maximum and minimum temperature
Total precipitation
Main Gaps:
1. Due to Canada’s vast geography there remain many areas, notably in rural, marine and
northern Canada, where EC’s existing networks are not currently meeting the diverse needs for
weather, climate and hydrometric observational data. EC recognizes these gaps and is working
collaboratively towards addressing them through integrated, cost-effective and sustainable
solutions.
2. Long-term, atmospheric monitoring in the North poses a significant challenge both
operationally (e.g. in-situ automated snowfall measurements) and financially (chartered flights
for maintenance and calibration). Most monitoring in the North is limited to populated areas.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
Restricted (to whom): ______________________________
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): National Data Archives maintained by Environment Canada
Real Time data available at: http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html
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Upper Air Networks
Program/ Network name: Upper Air Networks
Contact Person: Patti Edwards
To acquire atmospheric-profiled data primarily in support of weather forecasting activities. In
particular, upper air information is critical to the operation of weather models run on super computers
at the Canadian Meteorlogical Centre (CMC) in Dorval, Quebec, and at other major weather centres
around the world. The observations and data produced by the network contribute to the safety, wellbeing and economic prosperity of Canadians.
The current Canadian Upper-Air network consists of 31 core radiosonde stations across the country,
16 of which are located in close proximity to or north of 60oN; supplemented by an AMDAR network
which provides temperature and wind observations from commercial aircraft that do service northern
Canadian cities such as Yellowknife and Whitehorse.
When Operational (years): Radiosonde Network: since the mid-1950’s
AMDAR Network: since 2002
☐ International: ______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada___________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): ____________________________________________
World Meteorological Organization and supporting bodies/commissions (e.g. Regional
Association IV, Commission for Basic Systems, Commission for Instruments and Methods of
Observation)
AMDAR – Jazz Air
Funding Source (if available): Environment Canada
a wide variety of applications by diverse end-user communities.
Internal users (i.e. MSC/WSC) include but are not limited to; Human Forecasters (pubic and
aviation), Numerical Weather Prediction, Canadian Meteorological Centre, Weather and
Environmental Services, and Science and Technology
External users include but are not limited to; Other federal departments, provincial agencies,
additional levels of government (including municipal), academia, private industry, and
other National Meteorological, and Hydrological Services through the World
Meteorological Organization (WMO).
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☐
Community-Based Monitoring
Specify: ____________________________________________________
☒
In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☒ Other: _Radiosondes__________________________________________
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
☐
☒
Other
Specify: _ Commercial Aircraft__________________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☒ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Radiosondes;
00 z and 12 z
Humidity
Temperature
Atmospheric pressure
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Note: Some stations measure atmospheric ozone on a weekly basis
Commercial Aircraft (AMDAR);
Tropospheric profiles
Atmospheric Pressure
Aircraft position
Phase of flight
Air temperature
Time
Main Gaps:
1. Due to Canada’s vast geography there remain many areas, notably in rural, marine and
northwestern Canada, where upper profiles of the atmosphere are sparse
2. Long-term, atmospheric monitoring in the North poses a significant challenge both operationally
(e.g. in-situ automated snowfall measurements) and financially (chartered flights for
maintenance and calibration). Most monitoring in the North is limited to populated areas.
3. Attempts to develop an AMDAR capacity out of regional carriers First Air and Canadian North
fleets failed due to economical and technical difficulties. As demonstrated through impact
studies, benefits of AMDAR in the North would be tremendous, however this would require
acquisition and deployment of specialized sensing packages such as TAMDAR (which included
measurements of relative humidity), development of datalink capacity through satellite
communications (e.g. Iridium), and upgrading some aircraft systems when possible, especially
the aircraft navigation systems.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): National Data Archives maintained by Environment Canada
Real-time: GTS bulletin formats
Historical: available upon request on a cost-recovered basis from the Meteorological Services
Center
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A-2: Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement (CABM) Program
Contact Person: Sangeeta Sharma
Contact Person: Carrie Taylor
Website: http://www.ec.gc.ca/pcmar-cabmp/default.asp?lang=En&n=8896A7F0-1
The Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement (CABM) Program monitors changes in the physical
and chemical properties of aerosols which influence Canadian air quality and climate. The network
includes four sites managed by Environment Canada (EC) in operation since 2005. EC collaborates
with the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/ Earth System Research Laboratory
(NOAA/ ESRL) on the optical properties measurements. The four sites represent the high Arctic
(Alert, NU), the Boreal forest (East Trout Lake, SK), the remote west coast (Whistler, B.C.), and a
rural area in eastern Canada (Egbert, ON) with a slowly increasing influence from urbanization.
☐ International: ________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Alert, NU; East Trout Lake, SK; Whistler, BC; Egbert, ON
Environment Canada
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/ Earth System Research Laboratory
Funding Source (if available): Federal Clean Air Regulatory Agenda + Abase funds.
Identified End-Users: World Data Center, GAW community, NatChem data base users, and
National and International academia
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒
☐
In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
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☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☒ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Chemical composition
Radiative properties (light scattering and absorption)
Aerosol number concentrations and size distribution
Main Gaps:
1. Long-term monitoring of atmospheric composition for climate studies in the North is spares.
Additional sites are required to fully characterize;
 Long range transport contributions to Arctic climate warming from short lived climate forcers
 Impact of northern economic development and marine transportation
Note: Potential site locations are under consideration in the Northwest Arctic
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
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Level of fee to be paid (if any): None
Note: 12 -18 month time lag, with data submitted annually
Data Archive (url): WMO World Data Centre for GHGs: http://wbas/nilu.no
Environment Canada NATChem: http://www.ec.gc.ca/natchem/default.asp?lang=en&n=0AC1992C-1
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A-3: Canadian Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program
Contact Person: Doug Worthy
Contact Person: Carrie Taylor
Website: http://www.ec.gc.ca/mges-ghgm/Default.asp?lang=En&n=C5F1AC14-1
Environment Canada's Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program operates a network of stations to
accurately measure atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases from coastal, interior and
arctic regions in Canada. The data collected at these stations is used to:
•
•
•
Identify trends; seasonal variability and spatial distribution of greenhouse gases in Canada.
Provide a coherent and consistent picture of the present and past states of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere, as a result of changing atmospheric transport patterns, emissions
from natural sources, such as from wetlands and forests and emissions to the atmosphere
due to human activities, including the burning of fossil fuels.
Provide the scientific and policy-making communities with high quality baseline and trend
information that contributes to the development and evaluation of mitigation plans and tracks
the effectiveness of Canadian and international policies and regulations.
Note: Start dates vary with species
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Alert, NU_____________________________________
Environment Canada
World Meteorological Organization
Funding Source (if available): Clean Air Regulatory Agenda + A-base funding
Identified End-Users: World Data Center, GAW community, and national and international
academia
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐ Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
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☐
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☒ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Carbon Dioxide
CFC-11 and CFC-12
Sulphur Hexafluoride
Carbon Monoxide
Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon Dioxide isotopes for C and O
Hydrogen
Main Gaps:
1. Long-term monitoring of atmospheric composition for climate studies in the North is sparse.
Additional sites are required to fully characterize;
 Long range transport contributions to Arctic climate warming from short lived climate forcers
 Atmospheric impacts from warming Arctic (permafrost and wetland impacts)
 Impact of northern economic development and marine transportation
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Note: Recent expansion of the GHG Measurement Program to include sites at Behchoko, NWT,
Cambridge Bay, NU and Inuvik, NWT
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Note: 12 -18 month time lag, with data submitted annually
Data Archive (url): WMO World Data Centre for GHGs: http://gaw.kishou.go.jp/wdcgg/
Environment Canada NATChem: http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/natchem/
Additional Atmospheric Observing Networks
Program Name
Airborne Research Capability for
Measurements of Atmospheric Phenomena
Carbon Project
National SAR Winds Program
Space Weather Forecast Centre
Surface Research Instrument Capability for
Measurements of Atmospheric Phenomena
Contact
Stewart Cober
[email protected]
Tony Lemprière
[email protected]
Mike Manore
[email protected]. ca
David Boteler
[email protected]
Stewart Cober
[email protected]
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Section B: Aquatic Ecosystem Observations
B-1: Hydrometric Observations
Contact Person: Dave Harvey
Website: http://www.ec.gc.ca/rhc-wsc/
To provide for the collection, interpretation, and dissemination of surface water quantity data and
information and services that are vital to meet a wide range of water management, engineering and
environmental needs across Canada.
☐ International: ____________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_________________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): __________________________________________________
Environment Canada
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
All Provinces and Territories
Funding Source (if available): Federal A-base and VNR, under formal cost-sharing agreements
with all Provinces and Territories
Identified End-Users: Numerous – see website
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations ( >2600 active stations across Canada)
☐ Ships
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
☐ Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
☐ Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Water levels
Streamflow
Sediment
Main Gaps:
Areas of sufficiency are connected in the southern, more populated regions of the country. Network
sufficiency declines to the north and northeast, with great extents of northern Canada having no
coverage at all.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
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Data Archive (url): HYDAT, the Canadian national hydrometric data archive maintained by
Environment Canada: http://www.ec.gc.ca/rhc-wsc/default.asp?lang=En&n=894E91BE-1
Real time data published daily for most locations
Historical and real time data published at http://www.ec.gc.ca/rhc-wsc/
Water levels and flows for stations reporting in real time are presented graphically on the WSC
website http://www.wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/index_e.html
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B-2: Arctic Oceanographic Observations
Contact Person: Helen Joseph
Website: http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
Observations of the Arctic Ocean have been made since the 1800s at varying levels of intensity. The
objective is to gain a better understanding of the physical and chemical composition of Arctic waters,
the circulation of the waters within the Arctic Ocean, and flows into and out of the Arctic Ocean.
Physical observations are conducted on properties of the water column including ocean
temperature, sea surface temperature, salinity, pH, carbon, changes in ice coverage and extent,
hydrographic measurements, nutrients etc. Surface drifters either embedded in the ice or (lately)
able to float and operate in ice infested waters, provide measurements of a limited number of
surface ocean and meteorological variables. Additional observations are obtained on ocean
currents, waves and tides. Biological observations are captured within a separate inventory item
titled “Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring”. Recently, a focus has been on increasing
understanding of the impacts of climate change on Arctic waters (e.g. increasing temperature,
decreasing pH, decreasing salinity, changing ice conditions, etc.)
Data is gathered by ship with in situ measurements, deployment of moorings and buoys, helicopters
(e.g. for ice measurements), and satellites (e.g. sea surface temperature)
When Operational (years): 1800 – present*
Note: Observations of the Arctic Ocean have been made since the 20th century at varying levels of
coverage and intensity.
☐ International: _____________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada__________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): ___________________________________________
International Science Councils Arctic Oceans Science Board
Inter-governmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and supporting bodies (e.g.
International Ocean Data Exchange (IODE ) and Joint Committee on Oceanographic and
Marine Meteorology (J-COMM))
Funding Source (if available): Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Identified End-Users: Management programs (e.g. fisheries, and oceans); decision –makers within
the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; Northern Co-Management Boards
☒ Community-Based Monitoring
Specify: _Canadian Rangers Ocean Watch (CROW)_________________
☒ In-situ
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☒
☒
☐ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
Other
Specify: _ Helicopter, buoys and moorings _________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☐
AND
☒
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Ocean temperature
Salinity
Carbon
Hydrographic measurements
pH
Changes in ice coverage and extent
Nutrients
Main Gaps:
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1.
Large geographic areas of the Arctic are not covered regularly
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): Fisheries and Oceans Canada Science Sectors Integrated Science Data
Management (ISDM) database: http://www.meds-sdmm.dfo-mpo.gc.ca
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B-3: Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network
Contact Person: Jill Watkins
Website: Not available
The main objective of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network is to develop and
implement, for priority marine ecosystems, an integrated, long-term biodiversity monitoring plan to
detect changes in biodiversity temporally and spatially, and to establish links between such changes
and anthropogenic drivers.
Note: Data collection varies with species and geographic location. Some data has been continuously
collected since the 1950’s.
☒ International: USA; Denmark/ Greenland/ Faroe Islands; Iceland; Norway; Russian_____
Federation______________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_________________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Beaufort Sea-Amundsen Gulf-Viscount Melville Sound-Queen Maud
Gulf; Hudson Bay Complex; Davis Strait; Baffin Bay-Lancaster Sound__________
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP)
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
Arctic Council (AC)
Funding Source (if available): Individual organizations
Identified End-Users: Arctic Council; Federal, Regional, Local, and Aboriginal organizations and
communities; Academia
Specify: _Inuit Land Use and Occupancy Project (1970’s), existing________
_____community-based monitoring associated with contributing projects________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☒ Other: _Tags__________________________________________________
☒ Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
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☒
☒ Autonomous Vehicles
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
Other
Specify: _ Historical data________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
☐ Coastal
☒ Ocean
☐ Freshwater
AND
☐
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
All trophic levels in the Arctic marine ecosystem;
Ice algae
Phytoplankton
Zooplankton
Pelagic and demersal fish
Benthos
Seabirds
Seals
Whales
Polar bears
People
Sea ice
Oceanographic variables
Main Gaps:
1. Large gaps both spatially and temporally. Many datasets cover short periods
2. Observations collected using different methodologies
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Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Note: Aggregated data available (Raw data not always available)
Meta Data Location (url): Polar Data Catalogue (www.polardata.ca), various other locations
Data Archive (url): Various locations depending on trophic level, proxy, and organization.
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Network name
B-4: Yukonwater
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
Erin Light- Water Information Specialist
[email protected]
Yukonwater.ca
As of May 2012, YukonWater was officially launched one year.
The YukonWater website was a deliverable of the Water Adaptation
Project (WAP), funded by Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development Canada (AANDC) through the Climate Change
Adaptation Program (CCAP). The purpose of the WAP project was
to address gaps in knowledge, collection, amalgamation and
dissemination of all sources of water information for the benefit of
water users’ and water managers’ response to climate change.
Upon creation, the purpose of the website was to provide water data
and information to water users, ultimately contributing the ability of
water managers to adapt their water programs to a changing
hydrological regime.
On yukonwater.ca there is static informational content (general
website content) as well as geospatial content (water data
catalogue). Geospatial content includes water metadata (i.e.
sampling location, sampling frequency) from a variety of different
monitoring networks and data collection programs across the
Yukon. Monitoring network types include aquatic health,
hydrometeorological and water quality. This online catalogue is the
highlight of the website as it is the first centralized water database
in the Yukon.
YukonWater was launched in May 2011
(please describe)
International:
National:
X Regional (within Canada): Yukon
The following groups contribute to the Water Data Catalogue:
Yukon Government:
• Environment
• Community Services
• Energy, Mines and Resources
• Highways and Public Works
• Health and Social Services
Government of Canada:
• Environment
• Natural Resources
• Fisheries and Oceans
Government of the United States of America:
• United States Geological Survey
Yukon First Nation Governments:
• Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation
• Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
When operational
Geographical coverage
Collaborators
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Funding Source
Identified end-users
Data collection methods
Thematic area
• Kwanlin Dun First Nation
• Tr’ondek Hwech’in
Cross-border organizations:
• Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
AANDC – maintained through departmental O&M
•
Federal government (Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Canada, Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans, Health Canada)
•
Territorial government outside of department(Community Services;
Economic Development; Energy, Mines and Resources; Executive
Council Office; Health and Social Services)
•
Territorial government within department
•
First Nation governments (Carcross Tagish, Champagne Aishihik,
Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Kluane First Nations, Kwanlin Dün, Liard, Little
Salmon Carmacks, Selkirk, Ta’an Kwächän Council, Tr’ondëk
Hwëch’in, Vuntut Gwitchin, White River).
•
Municipal (Village of Carmack, City of Dawson, Town of Faro,
Village of Haines Junction, Village of Mayo, Village of Teslin, Town
of Watson Lake, City of Whitehorse) .
•
Local agencies (e.g. Yukon Development Corporation, Yukon
Energy Corporation, Yukon Conservation Society, Northern Climate
Exchange, Yukon River Inter-tribal watershed council)
(please check all that apply and briefly describe)
X Community based monitoring
X In-situ
X Remote-sensing
Other
(please check all that apply)
Atmospheric
X Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic
Coastal
Ocean
X Freshwater
AND
X Physical
X Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
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Main variables
Main gaps
Flora
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
X Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
(please list)
Area for
Improvement
Increase the total
number of visitors
Static content
applicability and
reduction of bouncerate (identified through
website usage
statistics)
Comment [JCB1]: ?
Recommendation
•
•
•
More networks
uploaded onto the
water data catalogue
•
Network content
maintained and kept
up-to-date
•
•
•
•
•
Visitors peak during times when the
website is advertised. Therefore, it is
recommended that we seek opportunities
to advertise the website to our target
audience of water resource managers (e.g.
information sessions, during Canada Water
Week or Environment Fairs)
Ensure continuity of website traffic from
Env.gov.yk.ca and intranet referral by
having web coordinator re-post link to
Yukonwater on main departmental
website.
Use Survey participants’ feedback enhance
general website content. This includes
adding more information about water
licence requirements, water wells in the
Yukon and more facts about the
hydrological cycle.
Add more information and reports on
water-related projects in the Yukon
Have a plan in place for timing of
uploading of networks. This plan should
prioritize network addition based on the
type of data that participants were most
interested in (water quality monitoring
data)
Re-assess if all listed monitoring networks
listed still need to be included
Search for new monitoring networks to be
added
Complete Data Agreements with networks
prior to uploading information
Determine alternatives for Data
Agreements (i.e. informal email
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agreements)
•
Complete an annual update for all of the
networks available online beginning April
2013. This is key as the Survey results
indicated how valuable the water data
catalogue is.
Comment [JCB2]: ?
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
Metadata
All data
Open
Restricted (indicate to whom)
Not accessible
N/A
(url)yukonwater.ca
(url)yukonwater.ca
Comment [JCB3]: ?
Comment [JCB4]: ?
Additional Aquatic Observing Networks
Program Name
Arctic Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS)
Beaufort Region Environmental Assessment
(BREA)
Species at Risk
Wetlands Monitoring
Contact
Todd Morris
[email protected]
Genevieve Carr
[email protected]
Todd Morris
[email protected]
Ridha Touzi
[email protected]
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Section C: Terrestrial Ecosystem Observations
C-1: Arctic Avian Monitoring Network
Contact Person: Garry Donaldson
Website: Not available
The main objective of the Arctic Avian Monitoring Network is to characterize the occurrence of birds
in the Arctic to support regulatory responsibilities and conservation of birds and the biodiversity on
which they depend. Temporal and spatial changes can be used to indicate changes in ecosystems
that might otherwise be difficult to detect (e.g. marine areas) and can also be used to model
predicted changes due to human activity.
When Operational (years): Ongoing
☒ International: Many surveys coordinated with Alaska and Greenland____________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Mackenzie Delta; Mainland Nunavut; Hudson Straight;_
Foxe Basin; Lancaster Sound; Queen Elizabeth Islands______________________
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Seabird working group (CBIRD)
Arctic Council
African-Eurasian Waterbird Agreement
Program for Regional and International Shorebird Monitoring (PRISM)
Canadian Wildlife Service Seabird Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Funding Source (if available): Not available
Identified End-Users: Governments, industries, and conservation practitioners.
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒
In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
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☒
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
☒
☐
☐
Aquatic
☒ Coastal
☒ Ocean
☒ Freshwater
AND
☐
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
☒ Flora
☒ Fauna
☒ Ecosystem
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Avian biodiversity occurrence
Demography
Key habitat parameters that may influence bird use of an area
Main Gaps:
1. Large gaps both spatially and temporally. Many datasets cover short periods. Some species
groups not well covered (e.g. landbirds and shorebirds)
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
☒
Open
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☒
All data
☐
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): Various locations depending on species groups (i.e. waterfowl, shorebirds, and
seabirds), increasingly coming together through the CWS Wildspace program.
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C-2: Forest Assessment Project
Contact Person: Jeff Dechka
Website: www.nfi.nfis.org
Address: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service
506 West Burnside Road, Victoria, B.C., V8M1Z5
Main Objectives of the Network: As a major forest nation, Canada must have reliable, current and
consistent information on the extent and nature of its forests to enable the sustainable management
of these resources. Authoritative information on forest change is also required to support the
development of policy to address immediate needs as well as new and emerging issues, such as
climate change impacts and possible adaptive strategies.
Canada's National Forest Inventory (NFI) monitors a national monitoring framework consisting of a
network of sampling points covering one percent of Canada's land mass on an ongoing basis to
provide accurate, timely and consistent information on the state and sustainable development of
Canada's forests. This information is shared with collaborators and the public and is used to provide
credible information to inform domestic forest policies and positions, and to support science
initiatives, and regional, national and international reporting commitments.
The NFI is a product of a successful collaboration of provincial and territorial jurisdictions and the
federal government. The program is coordinated by Natural Resources Canada Canadian Forest
Service. Through interagency arrangements, the provincial and territorial collaborators collect and
provide data using jointly developed standards and procedures. The federal government provides
the infrastructure to manage the data, and leads in the analysis of data and generation of reports.
When Operational (years): 2001 – Present
Note: First measurements completed in 2006. Web site released 2009.
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): _____________________________________________
Provinces and Territories
Agriculture and Agrifoods Canada
Funding Source (if available): A-Base, CBase, In-kind from jurisdictions and federal departments
Identified End-Users: National and International Reporting, GoC for science and policy, and
International consumers of Canada’s forest products.
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒
In-situ
☐ Field Stations
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☐ Ships
☒ Other: _Field crews_____________________________________________
☒
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☒ Other: _Aerial photography and Lidar_______________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
☒
☐
☐
Aquatic
☐ Coastal
☐ Ocean
☐ Freshwater
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
☒ Flora
☐ Fauna
☒ Ecosystem
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Forest area, forest type, forest stand age, native and exotic vegetation species, ownership,
protection status, protective functions, regeneration, afforestation, deforestation, disturbance (insect,
fire, disease), soil properties, tree volume, and biomass (live and dead).
Main Gaps:
1. Reduced sampling density across the north and reliance on moderate spatial resolution
satellite remote sensing because of financial limitations (budget for ongoing monitoring
substantially lower than required to sustain 10-year re-measurement cycle with high
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resolution data) creates gaps across the north (not all variables captured) and increased
standard error for those variables that we are able to estimate.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
☒
☒
☒
Open (Standard reports and statistical estimates available to
the general public)
Restricted (to whom): _Non-standard reports, statistical___
estimates, and compiled data available to collaborating___
agencies, and to general public upon request with approval
from collaborating agencies._________________________
☐
Not accessible
All data
Meta Data Location (url): www.nfi.nfis.org
Data Archive (url): www.nfi.nfis.org
Database of national forest statistics at http://nfdp.ccfm.org/
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Network name
C-3: Yukon Conservation Data Centre
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
Bruce Bennett
[email protected]
http://www.env.gov.yk.ca/animals-habitat/cdc
The Yukon Conservation Data Centre exists as a partnership
between Government of Yukon and Government of Canada for the
purposes of gathering and sharing all information available about
native Yukon species of conservation concern. YCDC is a member
of the NatureServe Network and as such follows the standardized
data handling and sharing protocols with other member
jurisdictions in North America. Using the BIOTICS database,
YCDC staff seek out available information on species of
conservation concern and uses this information to rank the degree
of risk for each, following the IUCN criteria. A key activity of the
YCDC is to provide information on Yukon’s species to inform
decision makers, researchers and the public on status and
considerations for good management of species.
2003 - present
(please describe)
International: X
National:
Regional (within Canada):
(please list organizations/program names)
Yukon Government, Department of Environment
Government of Canada, Environment Canada and Parks Canada
(if available)
See above
(who uses the observations and data produced by the network)
Mainly government, industry and academics, but includes public,
schools and communities.
Community based monitoring
In-situ
Remote-sensing
Other: X
Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic
Coastal
Ocean
Freshwater
When operational
Collaborators
Funding Source
Thematic area
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Main variables
Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
AND
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora X
Fauna X
Ecosystem X
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
(please list)
(please describe)
Metadata
All data: X
Open
Not accessible
(indicate level of fee to be paid to access data if any) None
(url) must contact YCDC @ [email protected]
(url)
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Network name
C-4: Fire Weather/Road Monitoring data
warehouse
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
Mike Smith/Amy Gill
[email protected]
In development
The network’s primary objectives are:
1. Provide Wildland Fire Management staff with real-time fire
weather data during the fire season to predict fire occurrence
and provide for safety of personnel on the fireline.
2. Monitor the road network within Yukon, including road bed
thermistors and traffic counters
When operational
Collaborators
Funding Source
Thematic area
The data warehouse is still in the planning stage. When completed
it will provide a searchable, publically accessible database for
current and archived data. Metadata are already available at
envirodata.yukoncollege.yk.ca.
Operational in current form since approximately 2003
(please describe)
International:
National:
X Regional (within Canada):
Yukon Wildland Fire Management
Yukon Transportation Engineering
Yukon Transportation Maintenance
Yukon Government
Yukon Wildland Fire Management
Yukon Transportation Engineering
Yukon Transportation Maintenance
Environment Canada
Various University researchers
In-situ
X Remote-sensing
Other
X Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic
Coastal
Ocean
Freshwater
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Main variables
Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
AND
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
Air Temperature, Relative Humidity/dewpoint, wind speed, wind
direction, gust, hourly liquid precipitation. Some stations include
traffic counters and road bed thermistors.
All weather precipitation, air pressure.
Metadata
All data
Open
Restricted (Unsure of public accessibility of traffic counter
and road bed thermistor data)
Not accessible
None
http://envirodata.yukoncollege.yk.ca/
In development
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Additional Terrestrial Observing Networks
Program Name
Contact
Birds
Arctic Goose Populations Monitoring Program Jim Leafloor
[email protected]
Community-Based Ecological Knowledge
Grant Gilchrist
Collection
[email protected]
Inuvialuit Harvest Study
Jessica Beaubier
[email protected]
Mackenzie Delta Tundra Swans as Indicators Cindy Wood
[email protected]
National Harvest Survey
Michelh Gendron
[email protected]
North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS)
Connie Downes
[email protected]
NWT/NU Bird Checklist Survey
Craig Machtans
[email protected]
Yukon Spring Migration Monitoring
Jim Hawkings
[email protected]
Mammals
CircumArctic Rangifer Monitoring and
Don Russell
Assessment (CARMA) Network
[email protected]
Polar Bear Monitoring
Nick Lunn
[email protected]
Ecosystems
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co- Michael Svoboda
op
[email protected]
Arctic Ecosystems Monitoring
Ray Alisauskas
[email protected]
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program Mike Gill
[email protected]
Climate Change Adaptation Project
Kelvin Hirsch
[email protected]
NatureWatch
Marlene Doyle
[email protected]
Parks Canada Ecological Integrity Monitoring Sal Rasheed
[email protected]
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Section D: Cryospheric Observations
D-1: Canadian Permafrost Monitoring Network
Canada’s Contribution to Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P Canada)
Contact Person: Sharon Smith
Website: www.gtnp.org
1. Collect field based measurements of permafrost thermal state and active layer thickness
(Essential Climate Variables identified by WMO/ GCOS)
2. Disseminate information on permafrost thermal state and active layer thickness (increase
public availability)
3. Document current permafrost conditions and changes in these conditions and conduct
analysis to explain these changes
4. Provide essential information on permafrost conditions for decision making in Canada’s north
to ensure sustainable development and the develop strategies to adapt to climate change
Note: Some monitoring sites have been in operation since the 1970’s
☒ International: Circumpolar North; Antarctica; alpine areas and plateaus of Asia and Europe_
Note: this is the coverage of the global network to which Canada contributes. Canadian____
Permafrost Network does not maintain or operate portions of the network outside Canada._
☒ National: Canada’s navigable waters____________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada):.____________________________________________________
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrost (GTN-P)
Funding Source (if available): A-Base, PCSP (NRCan), external funds (e.g. PERD) through
collaboration with other projects, in-kind support from academic, and government and community
partners.
Identified End-Users: End-users include (note not an exhaustive list) engineers (infrastructure
design, hazard mapping), land-use planning/management, climate change adaptation, territorial
government and northern land and water boards, permafrost and climate modelers, and
development of remote sensing applications.
Data utilized in design of major northern infrastructure and resource development projects,
associated environmental assessment and to inform decisions with respect to decisions and
environmental management regarding these projects.
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Specify: _____________________________________________________
In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☒
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☒ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Permafrost thermal state (ground temperature)
Active layer thickness
Main Gaps:
1. Large regional gaps still exist especially in central region between Mackenzie Valley and
Hudson Bay
2. There is also a lack of long-term funding to maintain network operation and ensure ongoing
data collection
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☐
☐
☐
Open
Restricted (to whom): _______________________________
☐
Not accessible
Note: Free download of Geological Survey of Canada published data products
Meta Data Location (url): www.gtnp.org
Data Archive (url): Summary data through GTN-P website managed by Geological Survey of
Canada (International archive through Global Geocryological Database, National Snow and Ice Data
Centre Boulder and national organizations (http://nsidc.org/fgdc/).
Note: Geological Survey of Canada maintains an archive of all data and also publishes periodic data
updates through its publication series (available for free download).
Limited summary data available with updates in progress as part of International Polar Year (IPY)
projects.
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Network name
D-2: Yukon Permafrost Network
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
Sarah Laxton
[email protected]
http://permafrost.gov.yk.ca/
When operational
2011- present
(please describe)
International:
National:
Regional (within Canada): Yukon
Yukon Geological Survey
Was funded by INAC
Government, industry, academia, pubic, First Nations
In-situ
Remote-sensing
Other – compiling existing data sets
Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic
Coastal
Ocean
Freshwater
AND
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Collaborators
Funding Source
Thematic area
The goals of the Network are to encourage communication and to provide
a forum for researchers, government, and industry to discuss developments
related to the field of permafrost in the Yukon. The Network will also be a
place where potential new sources of Yukon permafrost data can be
identified that would be suitable for adding to the Yukon permafrost
database.
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Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
Main variables
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Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
Yukon Permafrost Probability Map_README text
YGS Digital Surficial Maps
YGS .shp file of pingo locations
YGS Alaska Highway borehole database
GSC Openfile 6472: seismic shothole massive ice
GSC Openfile 6654: AK HWY geohazard
GSC – Canadian Permafrost Thickness
Permafrost Map for Northwestern Canada (Heginbottom and
Radburn 1992)
Geomatics Yukon
Agriculture Canada Ecodistricts
Circum-Arctic Map of Permafrost and Ground Ice Conditions
Alaska Highway: Beaver Creek PermafrostTest Section location
Geological Survey of Canada: Database of Permafrost
Thicknessmeasurement locations
Geological Survey of Canada: Ground Temperature Database
Global Terrestrial Network for Permafrostborehole data
locations
University of Alaska Fairbanks & YGS Permafrost Outreach
Program
Weather Stationlocations
Yukon Geological Surveylocations of active layer and
permafrost field observations
Yukon Geological Surveypublications
Yukon MSC weather station
(please describe)
Metadata
All data
Open
Not accessible
None
http://permafrost.gov.yk.ca/data/
http://permafrost.gov.yk.ca/data/
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D-3: National Glacier-Climate Observing System
State and Evolution of Canada’s Glaciers (SECG)
Contact Person: Mike Demuth
Contact Person: David Burgess
Website: http://www.pathways.geosemantica.net/WSHome.aspx?ws=NGP_SECG&locale=en-CA
The State and Evolution of Canada’s Glaciers initiative provides information and data products
produced by the Federal Government’s National Glacier-Climate Observing System (monitoring,
assessment and data portal) and related freshwater vulnerability research in western and northern
Canada.
The Glacier-Climate Observing System is delivered through an integrated monitoring and research
collaborative comprised of Natural Resources Canada – Geological Survey of Canada (lead
agency), Geomatics Canada-Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Environment Canada – National
Water Research Institute and Water Survey of Canada, Parks Canada Agency, C-CORE Polar View
and academic partners that include the Universities of British Columbia, Northern British Columbia,
Alberta, Calgary, Lethbridge, Saskatchewan, Regina, Toronto, Brock, Trent and Ottawa, and related
academic initiatives such as the Cold Water Collaborative and those supported by the Canadian
Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science. SECG is a contribution to the NRCan Earth
Science Sector – Climate Change Geoscience Program.
With this data, research is conducted on the relationship between climate, glacier and fluctuations
and their impacts on freshwater systems (e.g. river flow, cold stream ecology, groundwater recharge,
and flow to oceans).
The development of improved remote sensing tools is also a major research thrust. With the support
of the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency, the Canadian Consortium for Lidar
Environmental Applications Research (C-CLEAR), and the NASA – Wallops Flight Facility, new tools
and a systematic approach are increasingly brought to bear to understand more completely and with
reduced uncertainty the magnitude, causality and impacts of Canada’s changing glaciers.
System outputs are used to;
 Inform national and international climate change program and processes
 Improve knowledge regarding the nature and locations of historical, current, and potential
future impacts of climate change
 Assist Canadians in understanding and adapting to climate change impacts on natural
resources at a regional and national scale
The system also provides leadership and co-ordination of Canada’s contribution to World
Meteorological Organizations Global Terrestrial Observing System (CTOS) and its Global Terrestrial
Network (GTN-G), the contribution of Essential Climate Variables for GEO/ GEOSS, and providing
such as Official Communications to the Parties of the Convention UNFCCC
When Operational (years): Arctic Archipelago: 1960 – present & Cordillera: 1965 - present
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☐
☒
☐
International: _______________________________________________________
National: Canada____________________________________________________
Regional (within Canada):._____________________________________________
GCOS-GTN-Glacier
Natural Resources Canada
WGMS
WMO Cryosphere Watch
Identified End-Users: Not available
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Freshwater
☐
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☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Glacier mass balance (seasonal and annual)
Ice thickness, form and flow
Regional area-wise extent (decadal)
Main Gaps:
Regional representativeness has been improving with the re-establishment of former sites or the
establishment of new sites. Contributions to thematic needs such as water resources, flow to oceans
and sea-level change will require improved co-ordination with hydrometric and other monitoring
entities.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☐
☐
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url):
http://www.pathways.geosemantica.net/WSHome.aspx?ws=NGP_SECG&locale=en-CA
Metadata
Annual glacier mass balance data
Other products and data provided based on collaboration with observing site principal investigators
Note: Citation/ Copyright stipulated
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D-4: Canadian Ice Services (CIS)
Contact Person: David Jackson
Website: http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca
The Canadian Ice Service (CIS), a branch of the Meteorological Service of Canada, is the leading
authority for information about ice in Canada’s navigable waters. CIS provides the most timely and
accurate information about sea ice, lake ice, river ice and icebergs to:
 Ensure the safety of both mariners and Canadians, their property and their environment
through the provision of hazardous ice condition warnings
 Provide present and future generations of Canadians with sufficient knowledge to support
sound environmental policies
In summer and fall, data collection and analysis is focused on the Arctic and the Hudson Bay regions
with daily satellite acquisitions. In winter and spring, the data collection is focused on the Great
Lakes, the St. Lawrence River, the Gulf of the St. Lawrence and the Newfoundland and Labrador
coasts
The following products are produced:
 In situ briefings, warnings, daily ice charts, image analysis charts, regional charts, observed
charts, short- and long-term forecasts and iceberg bulletins and charts; specialized ice
information services for other government departments and research communities
 Oil spill monitoring; satellite image analysis for oil spill detection
 Annual Ice Atlas
 Archive of climatic ice information
When Operational (years): The CIS has been around in one form or another since 1958 and is still
in operation today. It operates year round.
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada’s navigable waters_____________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada):._____________________________________________
North American Ice Service (NAIS)
United States National Ice Service (NIC)
USCG International Ice Patrol (IIP)
International Ice Charting Working Group (IICWG)
World Meteorological Organization Expert Team on Sea Ice (ETSI)
Funding Source (if available): A-base via Parliamentary appropriations. Revenue from cost
recovery.
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Identified End-Users: Maritime interests, commercial shipping, fishing interests, northern residents,
Oil & Gas industry, Riparian interests, regulators and Policy makers, Maritime training centers,
Marine Classification Societies, Marine insurance, and others.
Specify: ____________________________________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
☒
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________
☒
Other
Specify: Aircraft ______________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Sea ice concentration
Sea ice thickness
Drift and extent
Ice islands
Type of sea ice
Age of sea ice
Icebergs
Freeze-up and break-up times
Main Gaps:
1. Satellite monitoring of Arctic sea ice is limited to:
 Canadian waters
 Bi-weekly acquisitions from January – March
 Weekly acquisitions from April – May
 Daily acquisitions of areas where shipping is active from June – November
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☐
☐
☒
Open
Restricted (to whom): _Some imagery data is restricted,
depending on the Data Policy for RADARSAT 1 & 2.
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): http://ice-glaces.ec.gc.ca
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D-5: RADARSAT Science Polar Dataset
Contact Person: Yves Crevier
Website: www.polarview.org
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) operates RADARSAT-1 and through an arrangement with
MDA/GSI, has access to allocations of RADARSAT-2 data. Since the beginning of the RADARSAT1 operations in 1995 and taking advantage of the RADARSAT imaging capabilities during times of
inclement weather and low illumination conditions, the CSA has collected some 200 T-bytes of SAR
imagery. A significant portion of that archive is attributable to the systematic data collection effort of
the Background Mission. The aim of Background Mission is to produce datasets that would support
a large variety of scientific applications related to terrain deformation due to permafrost melting,
landslides, sea ice and land ice cover, etc. The RADARSAT-1 archive collected over the Polar
Regions has a tremendous value for scientists and science activities. Practical experience by
operational users has demonstrated that RADARSAT imagery is an excellent and reliable source for
mapping and monitoring Polar Regions
Some of these datasets have been assembled and processed along specific themes under the
RADARSAT Polar Science dataset whose aim is to confirm the value of the archive and to provide
flexible access to the data
The RADARSAT Polar Science dataset includes three sources of data:
1. RADARSAT-1 archive data
2. RADARSAT-1 new acquisitions
3. RADARSAT-2 new acquisitions
All of these data sources are managed under different data policy frameworks require specific
approaches for distribution and sharing
The datasets may be in the form of mosaics covering a specific geographical area, or a time-series
of data over the same although more limited geographical area. The data can be used freely and
openly for science as long as appropriate credit is provided
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): _____________________________________________
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network
Polarview consortium
WMO/ICSU Joint Committee
International Polar Year (IPY) Data Information Service (IPYDIS)
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☐
☐
Specify: _____________________________________________________
In-situ
☐ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _____________________________________________________
☒
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: _____________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☒ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☒ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☒ Glaciers
☒ Snow
☒ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Seasonally coherent blanket coverage
Maximum and minimum sea ice extent
Main Gaps:
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): Free and open on-line access for the global scientific community with registration
and a basic EULA agreement for the web sites listed below;
www.ccin.ca (Canadian Cryospheric Information Network)
www.polarview.org
http://bprc.osu.edu/rsl/radarsat/data/ (Bird Polar Research Institute)
http://ursa.asfdaac.alaska.edu/cgi-bin/ipy_redirect/guest/ (Alaska Satellite Facilities DAAC)
For authorized users of Canadian government only;
ftp.neodf.nrcan.gc.ca
Note: The data can be downloaded directly from the website or may require transfer on hard support
such as CD or memory bloc.
Additional Cryospheric Observing Networks
Program Name
Cryosphere Monitoring – Freshwater Ice
Glacier Monitoring
Long-term Permafrost Climate Auto-stations
Permafrost Monitoring
Satellite-derived Snow Cover Datasets and
Maps
Contact
Joost van der Sanden
[email protected]
Mike Demuth
[email protected]
Anne Walker
[email protected]
Sharon Smith
[email protected]
Anne Walker
[email protected]
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Section E: Human Health Observations
E-1: International Circumpolar Surveillance System (ICS)
Contact Person: Dr. Howard Njoo
Website: http://www.arcticinfdis.com/
To establish a network of hospital and public health laboratories through the Arctic which would
allow collection and sharing of uniform laboratory and epidemiological data between Arctic countries
that will describe the prevalence of infectious disease of concern to Arctic residents and assist in the
formulation of prevention and control strategies
When Operational (years): 1999 - present
☒ International: USA, Greenland, Iceland, Russian Federation, Norway, Finland and__
Sweden_____________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada______________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec),
Newfoundland and Labrador_____________________________________
AMAP
Specify: _____________________________________________________
☐ In-situ
☐ Field Stations
☐ Ships
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: _____________________________________________________
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☐
Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: __Invasive bacterial diseases, Hepatitis B and Tuberculosis (TB)_
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Main Variables:
Socio demographics
Treatment outcomes (for the ICS-TB working group)
Diagnosis
Laboratory testing
Main Gaps:
Currently the system only monitors invasive bacterial disease and tuberculosis (TB) but has the
potential to be expanded to other countries and could be adapted to monitor other human health
issues of concern to Arctic communities
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☐
☐
☐
Open
☒
Not accessible (for ICS-TB)
Level of fee to be paid (if any): Not applicable
Data Archive (url): Not available
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E-2: Circumpolar Health Observatory (CirchHOB)
Contact Person: Kue Young
Contact Person: Susan Chatwood
Website: www.circhob.circumpolarhealth.org
CircHOB is an international collaborative health information system, involved in systematic,
standardized, and consistent data collection and analysis. It is population-based, and produces data
for all northern regions in all circumpolar countries.
CircHOB’s purpose is to monitor trends and patterns in health status, health determinants, and
health care, and provides quantitative evidence for planning and evaluation of health programs and
services. It is on-going and sustainable with periodic updates.
CircHOB is a flagship project of the Arctic Human Health Expert Group of the Sustainable
Development Working Group of the Arctic Council, formed in 2009.
CircHOB is a program within the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research Data Centre located in
Yellowknife, NT (www.ichr.ca).
CircHOB extracts relevant data from existing data sources managed by different groups and
agencies in different countries, including:
 National population registries, censuses and intercensal estimates
 Vital statistics
 Mortality/ morbidity/ health care utilization
 National and regional health surveys
 Statistical reports
CircHOB does not involve access to individual-level health records nor do any such records cross
national borders. It involves the preparation of tables of aggregate data only. Most data are available
from websites of national statistical agencies, health ministries, etc. Many but not all sites are
available in English and language proficiency in all circumpolar languages (e.g. Russian, Finnish and
Icelandic) is essential. Some data require special tabulations produced by host agencies.
When Operational (years): Data capture: 2000 – 2009, single years and 5-year periods 2000-2004,
2005-09 completed; continuously updated as data becomes available.
International: USA; Denmark; Iceland; Norway: Sweden; Finland; Russia________
☒
National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒
Regional (within Canada): Yukon; Northwest Territories; Nunavut______________
☒
(outside Canada): 24 northernmost regions of other Arctic States______________
Collaborators (please list organizations/ program names): Not available
Funding Source (if available): Startup support from Canadian Institutes of Health Research,
ArcticNet, and Health Canada.
Identified End-Users: Academic researchers, health care providers, planners, and program
managers, regional health authorities, and community organizations.
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Specify: _____________________________________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships/ Aircraft
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☒
Other
Specify: _Extraction of data from existing data sources________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: Internationally comparable key indicators in health status, health___
determinants and health care______________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Population
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Size
Density
Indigenous peoples
Age-sex distribution
Urban areas
Fertility
Crude birth rate
Total fertility rate
Distribution of live births by mother’s age
Mortality
Crude death rate
Life expectancy at birth
Age-sex specific mortality rates
Infant mortality rate
Age-standardized mortality rates by cause
Reproductive Outcomes
Perinatal mortality rate
Distribution of live births by gestational age and birth weight
Disease Incidence
Incidence of cancer by site
Incidence of Tuberculosis
Sexually transmitted diseases
Socioeconomic Conditions
Gross domestic product
Education
Employment income
Health-related Behaviours
Smoking
Physical activity
Diet
Health Care Resources
Human resources
Health expenditures
Facilities
Health Services Utilization
Hospitalization
Primary care services
Main Gaps:
1. Data on health-related behaviours, attitudes, and practices currently available from health
surveys done in various circumpolar countries and regions are not directly comparable, due to
difference in the construction of variables, sampling techniques, and contextual meanings of
underlying concepts. Substantial international comparative research is needed before such data
can be presented.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Print/ electronic publication consisting of tables, charts, maps and interpretive text will be produced
periodically as a Circumpolar Health Supplement by the International Journal of Circumpolar Health:
www.circumpolarhealthjournal.net
Searchable and interactive databank established at: www.circhob.circumpolarhealth.org
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Circumpolar Health Atlas [University of Toronto Press, 2012] provides key maps and charts based
on data in Circhob.
Data Archive (url): Located at the Institute for Circumpolar Health Research Data Centre,
Yellowknife, NT.
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E-3: International Arctic Human Biomonitoring
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP)
Contact Person: Bryan Adlard
Website: http://www.amap.no/
Main Objectives of the Network (brief description):
The network was established to assess the implications and impacts of pollution and contaminants
on the health of Arctic residents. The biomonitoring program monitors concentrations of
contaminants in human tissues in the eight circumpolar nations and assesses spatial and temporal
patterns/ trends and potential health effects at present and future levels. Where available,
contaminant guidelines are used to evaluate risk to populations/ communities. AMAP has been
designed to have roots in the national programs of participating countries.
When Operational (years): 1990s - present
☒ International: Denmark/ Greenland/ Faroe Islands; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Russia; Sweden:
USA________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_____________________________________________________
☐ Regional (within Canada): ______________________________________________
Human Health Assessment Group (HHAG)
AMAP Ring Test (QA/ QC Program)
Specify: _Participation of community health workers and community______
residents for data collection through tissue samples___________________
☐ In-situ
☐ Field Stations
☐ Ships/ Aircraft
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
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☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☒
Other
Specify: _Thematic observations of contaminant concentrations and health
effects data___________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Freshwater
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: _Human biomonitoring, health effects and dietary research_______
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Concentrations of contaminants in maternal blood and breast milk across all eight circumpolar
regions
Concentrations of contaminants in Inuit men and women in Nunavik (Canada), Greenland, and
Russia
Note: Not all countries monitor the same contaminants
 Persistent organic pollutants
Oxychlordane
Trans-nonachlor
p.p’-DDT
p,p’-DDE
Toxaphene (parlars 26, 50)
Mirex
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB)
 Heavy Metals
Total and organic mercury
Lead
Cadmium
Selenium
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

Emerging contaminants
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Perfluorooctanoic acid
Pentachlorophenol
Broad range health effects research
Immune
Metabolic (i.e. obesity/ diabetes)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate
Tetrabromobisphenol
Hydroxylated PCBs
Neurodevelopmental
Cardiovascular
Main Gaps:
Trend data of legacy POPs and metals is available, though some communities have only one
sampling period, further monitoring is planned; measurements of tissue concentrations of emerging
contaminants and personal care products is just starting and needs to be continued; health effects
research need to be expanded to other regions with high exposure (e.g. Arctic Russia)
Data Availability:
Metadata
☐
All data
☒
☐
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Data Archive (url): All data available through AMAP Human Health Assessment Reports released
every 5-6 years (AMAP 1998, 2003, 2009).
Individual researchers who have contributed data to AMAP reports will need to be contacted.
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E-4: Northern Human Biomonitoring
Northern Contaminants Program (NCP)
Contact Person: Bryan Adlard
Website: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100035611/1100100035612
The NCP aims to reduce and, wherever possible, eliminate contaminants in traditionally harvested
foods, while providing information that assists informed decision making by individuals and
communities in their food use. The biomonitoring program monitors concentrations of contaminants
in human tissues in the North and assesses spatial and temporal patters/ trends. Where available,
contaminant guidelines are used to evaluate risk to populations/ communities. A multi-disciplinary
approach is used to evaluate contaminant concentrations, health effects, dietary research, and risk
management/ communication to meet the objectives of the NCP.
When Operational (years): Nunavik: 1992 – present, NWT and Nunavut: 1995 – present, Nunatsiavut:
2007 - present
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Northwest Territories; Nunavut; Nunavik (northern_____ Quebec),
Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador)________________________________
Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP)
Stockholm Convention Global Monitoring Plan
Specify: _Participation of community health workers and community______
residents is essential for data collection through tissue samples _________
☐ In-situ
☐ Field Stations
☐ Ships/ Aircraft
☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☐
Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
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☐ Other: _______________________________________________________
☒
Other
Specify: _Thematic observations of contaminant concentrations and health
effects data___________________________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☐
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☐
Freshwater
☐
AND
☐
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☐
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☐
Cryosphere
☐ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: _Human Biomonitoring, health effects, and dietary research_____
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Concentrations of contaminants in maternal blood and breast milk across three Arctic regions (NWT,
Nunavut and Nunavik) and in the blood of Inuit men and women in Nunavik, NWT, Nunavut and
Nunatsiavut.
 Persistent organic pollutants
Oxychlordane
Trans-nonachlor
p,p’-DDE
Toxaphene
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
 Heavy Metals
Total and organic mercury
Lead
Cadmium
Selenium
 Emerging contaminants
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
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
Health impacts data (Nunavik only)
Immune
Cardiovascular endpoints
Perfluorooctane sulfonate
Neurodevelopmental
Main Gaps:
1. Trend data of legacy POPs and metals, particularly for communities having only one sampling
periods; measurements of tissue concentrations of emerging contaminants and other
contaminants of interest (e.g. food preservation/ storage, personal care products); health effects
data.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☐
☐
Open
☐
Not accessible
Meta Data Location (url): Metadata available through annual reporting
Data Archive (url): Databases managed by Health Canada, Territories and Regional_ health
authorities, plus participating researchers.
All data available through Human Health Assessment Reports released every 5-6 years (CACAR
1997, 2003, 2009); available through database managers (e.g. Health Canada, Territories, and
researchers).
Additional Human Health Observing Networks
Program Name
Canadian Hazard Information System
Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network
Climate Change and Health Adaptation
Program for Northern First Nations and Inuit
Communities
Emergency Geomatics Service
Inuit Health Survey
Contact
David McCormack
[email protected]
Anthony Dawson
[email protected]
Diane McIymont
[email protected]
Don Raymond
[email protected]
Ken McAllister
[email protected]
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Section F: Multi-Disciplinary Observations
F-1: Northern Contaminants Program
Contact Person: Russel Shearer
Website: www.science.gc.ca/ncp
The Northern Contaminants Program aims to reduce and where possible eliminate long-range
contaminants from the Arctic Environment while providing Northerners with the information they
need to make informed dietary choices, particularly concerning traditional/ country food. To achieve
these objectives the NCP conducts research and monitoring related to contaminants in the Arctic
environment and people. Monitoring efforts focus on regular (annual) assessment of contaminant
levels in a range of media, including air, biota and humans. Environmental research is conducted
into the pathways, processes and effects of contaminants on Arctic ecosystems while human health
research focuses on assessing contaminant exposure, toxicity research, epidemiological (cohort)
studies, and risk-benefit assessment and communications.
☐ International:_____________________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada_________________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Yukon, NWT, Nunavut, Nunavik and Nunatsiavut___________
Environment Canada
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Health Canada, Northwest Territories
Yukon
Nunavut
Nunavik
Nunatsiavut
Dene Nation
Council of Yukon First Nations
Inuit Tapariit Kanatami
Inuit Circumpolar Council
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
Funding Source (if available): Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada and Health
Canada.
Identified End-Users: Environment Canada, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Health Canada,
Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, (including particularly Territorial
departments of Health), Dene Nation, Council of Yukon First Nations, Inuit Tapariit Kanatami,
Northern Communities, Universities, Inuit Circumpolar Council, Arctic Monitoring and Assessment
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Programme, UNECE-LRTAP Convention, UNEP Stockholm Convention, and UNEP Minimata
Convention on Mercury.
Specify: _Numerous communities throughout the Canadian Arctic participate in____
sample collection and community-led projects.______________________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☐ Ships/ Aircraft
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________________
☐ Remote Sensing
☐ Satellite
☐ Other: ______________________________________________________________
☒ Other
Specify: Thematic observations of contaminant levels and relevant ancillary parameters
☒ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
☒ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☒
Terrestrial
Flora
☒
Fauna
☒
Ecosystem
☒
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☒ Glaciers
☒ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
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Concentration of inorganic elements, including mercury, and persistent organic pollutants in
air, water and biota.
Biota include
Lake Trout
Burbot
Charr
Thick billed murres
Northern fulmars
Caribou
Ringed seals
Beluga whales
Narwhal
Walrus
Morphometric measurements on biota
Age
Lipid content
Concentrations of stable isotopes (e.g. nitrogen and carbon)
Human
Contaminant concentrations in blood
Nutritional and dietary data
Atmospheric
Basic meteorological variables
Concentrations of particulate and halogen species
Main Gaps:
1. Contaminant measurements in Arctic seawater, toxicity data specific to Arctic species
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☐
☒
Open
☐
Not accessible
Meta Data Location (url): Metadata available through regular reporting and Polar DataCatalogue
http://www.polardata.ca/
Data Archive (url): AMAP thematic data centers, institutional databases maintained by government
departments and individual researchers.
All data available through the NCP secretariat, research institutions and individual researchers.
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F-2: Centre d’etudes nordiques (CEN) observing program
Contact Person: Warwick F. Vincent
Contact Person: Christine Barnard
Website: http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/
The Centre for Northern Studies (www.cen.ulaval.ca; CEN: Centre d’études nordiques) is an
interuniversity centre of excellence for research involving Universite Laval, Universite du Quebec a
Rimouski and the Centre Eau, Terre et Environment de l’Institut national de la recherché scientifique
(INRS). Members also come from the following affiliations: Universite de Montreal, Universite du
Quebec a Chicoutimi, a Montreal and a Trois-Riveres, Universite de Sherbrooke, and the college
Francois-Xavier Garneau. CEN brings together over 200 researchers, students, postdoctoral fellows
and professionals from diverse disciplines (biology and microbiology, geography, geology, engineering,
archeology, landscape management).
CEN’s mission is to contribute to the sustainable development of northern regions by way of an
improved understanding of environmental change. CEN researchers analyze the evolution of northern
environments in the context of climate warming and accelerated socio-economic change and train
highly qualified personnel in the analysis and management of cold region ecosystems and geosystems.
In partnership with government, industry and northern communities, CEN plays a pivotal role in
environmental stewardship and development of the circumpolar North. CEN research activities are
focused on three themes:
1. Structure and function of northern continental environments
2. Evolution of Northern environments in the context of global change
3. Evaluation of the risks associated with environmental change and development of adaptation
strategies
CEN operates the CEN Network, an extensive network of meteorological and field stations that were
established in consultation with northern communities. The CEN Network comprises over 85 climate
and soil monitoring stations and eight field stations distributed across a 4000 km North-South gradient
from boreal forest to the high Arctic. The eight field stations are situated at the following sites:
Radisson, Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik, Umiujaq, Lac a l’Eau Claire (in the new park Tursujuq),
Boniface River, Salluit, and Bylot and Ward Hunt Islands, which are part of two National Parks in
Nunavut. The main field station at the heart of the CEN Network is at Whapmagoostui-Kuujjuarapik
(http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/en/page.aspx?lien=stationkuujjuarapik). In 2010, a Community Training
Centre was built to serve needs of the circumpolar science community for research planning,
coordination and information exchange, the Canadian research community for national research
workshops and coordination of field operations, and the local Cree and Inuit communities for
information exchange, identification of northern research needs, science training of northerners,
exchange of traditional knowledge, the formulation of research goals, and outreach activities. This
facility also includes a permanent display translated in four languages (English, French, Cree and
Inuktitut) and is open to schools and the general public.
In 2009, CEN organized an internal workshop with the European SAON network, SCANNET and also
partners throughout Canada. The workshop culminated in the formal incorporation of CEN stations
within SCANNET (http://www.scannet.nu/). In 2010, INTERACT (http://www.eu-interact.org/) was
proposed by SCANNET and was funded for 4 years (2011-2014) as a Seventh Framework Programme
under the European Commission. CEN and its eight stations are an integral part of INTERACT.
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☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Nunavut; Nunavik; Nunatsiavut____________________
PCSP
Parks Canada
Makivik Corporation
Kativik Regional Government
Avataq Cultural Institut
Hydro-Québec, Ouranos Consortium
Several federal and provincial departments (MTQ, MAMROT, MDDEFP, MRN, etc.)
Funding Source (if available):
FRQNT (http://www.fqrnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/regroupementsStrategiques/index.htm), Université Laval,
and others (NSERC, CFI, etc.).
Identified End-Users: PCSP, Parks Canada, Makivik Corporation, Kativik Regional Government,
Avataq Cultural Institut, Hydro-Québec, Ouranos Consortium, several federal and provincial
departments (MTQ, MAMROT, MDDEFP, MRN, etc.), outfitters, and many others.
☒
Specify: _all 14 Nunavik communities via the Avativut program________________
(http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/avativut/)______________________________________
In-situ
☒
Field Stations
☒
Ships/ Aircraft
☐
Other: __________________________________________________________
☐
☐
Remote Sensing
Satellite
☐
Autonomous Vehicles
☐
Other:
☐
_________________________________________________________________
☐
Other
Specify: ___________________________________________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
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☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☐
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☐
☐
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☒
Terrestrial
Flora
☒
Fauna
☒
Ecosystem
☒
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☒ Snow
☒ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
 Climate variables
 Snow and Ice
 Permafrost soils
 Vegetation
 Lake water and fiord profiles of limnological variables
 Wildlife
 Paleoclimate variables
The CEN Network yields a wealth of data and requests for these data are increasing. Consequently,
in 2012 the CEN created Nordicana D (http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/nordicanad) - a formatted, online
data series archived at CEN. It is produced only in electronic form and is freely and openly
accessible to CEN researchers and to other users. Nordicana D has been conceived to aid the
management of data sets, to ensure and maximize the exchange and accessibility of relevant data
for various stakeholders, and to provide a lasting legacy of CEN monitoring and research activities.
Each issue is published in French and English, and is indexed via an assigned Digital Object
Identifier (DOI). Each issue contains data sets and extensive metadata that describe the origin and
format of the data, the history of updates via different version numbers, and information on how to
cite the data.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☒
☐
Open
Restricted (to whom): __________________________________
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☐
Not accessible
Meta Data Location (url): http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/nordicanad
Data Archive (url): http://www.cen.ulaval.ca/nordicanad
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F-3: ArcticNet Network of Excellence Observing Program
Contact Person: Martin Fortier
Website: www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca
ArcticNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada that brings together scientists and
managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners from Inuit
organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector. The
objective of ArcticNet is to study the impacts of climate change and modernization in the coastal
Canadian Arctic. Over 145 ArcticNet researchers from 30 Canadian Universities, 8 federal and 11
provincial agencies and departments collaborate with research teams in Denmark, Finland, France,
Greenland, Japan, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the USA.
The major objectives of the Network are:
1. Build synergy among existing Centres of Excellence in the natural, human health, and social
arctic sciences
2. Increase and update the observational basis needed to address the ecosystem-level
questions raised by climate change (and modernization) in the Arctic.
3. Involve Northerners in the scientific process through bilateral exchange of knowledge,
training and technology.
4. Provide academic researchers and their national and international collaborators with stable
access to the coastal Canadian Arctic
5. Contribute to the training of the next generation of young scientists (including Northerners)
needed to study, model, manage and ensure the stewardship of the changing Canadian
Arctic.
6. Consolidate international collaborations in the study of the Canadian Arctic
7. Translate our growing understanding of the changing Arctic into impact assessments,
national policies, and adaptation strategies.
Note: Numerous observational programs that now form ArcticNet started many years prior
(e.g. NOW 1997 – 2001; CASES 2002 – 2007 etc.)
☐ International: _ Laptev Sea; east Siberian Sea (2003-2009)________________________
☒ National: Canada__________________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): _Yukon; Labrador; Hudson Bay; Arctic Archipelago__________
Federal Departments and Agencies: Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada,
Environment Canada, Health Canada, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada,
Natural Resources Canada, Parks Canada, Transport Canada, Public Health Agency of
Canada
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Provincial Departments and Agencies: Coopération Québec Bavière, Chancellerie
Bavaroise. Fonds québécois de recherche sur la nature et les technologies, Government of
Newfoundland and Labrador (Environment and Conservation), Institut national de santé
publique du Québec, Ministère des Affaires municipales et des Régions du Québec,
Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec, Ministère des Transports du
Québec
Inuit Organizations: Inuit Circumpolar Council (Canada), Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami;
Regional Organizations, Agencies, and Governments: Nunatsiavut Government, Torngat
Joint Fisheries Board, Kativik Environmental Advisory Committee, Kativik Municipal Housing
Bureau, Kativik Regional Government, Makivik Corporation, Nunavut Tunngavik
Incorporated, Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Implementation Fund, Nunavut Wildlife
Management Board, Nunavut Wildlife Research Trust, Inuvialuit Joint Secretariat, Inuvialuit
Regional Corporation, Fisheries Joint Management Committee;
Northern Communities: Churchill (MB), Aqvituq (NL), Nunainguk (NL), Kikiak (NL), Aklavik
(NT), Ikaahuk (NT), Inuvik (NT), Paulatuk (NT), Sachs Harbour (NT), Tuktoyaktuk (NT),
Uluhaktuk (NT), Arviat (NU), Iqaluktuttiaq (NU), Iglulik (NU), Ikpiarjuk (NU), Iqaluit (NU),
Kangiqliniq (NU), Kangiqtugaapik (NU), Kugluktuk (NU), Kuugaarjuk (NU), Mittimatalik (NU),
Naujaat (NU), Panniqtuuq (NU), Qamani'tuaq (NU), Qausuittuq (NU), Salliq (NU),
Sanikiluaq (NU), Sanirajak (NU), Tikirajuaq (NU), Kangiqsualujjuaq (QC), Kangirsujuaq
(QC), Kuujjuaq (QC), Kuujjuaraapik (QC), Salluit (QC), Umiujaq (QC)
Industry: BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd, ConocoPhillips Canada, Campbell
Scientific, Golder Associates, Hydro-Québec, Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited,
Kongsberg Maritime, Manitoba Hydro, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, NorTerra Inc.,
OmniTRAX, Québec Outfitter Federation Inc., The Axys Group, Xstrata Nickel;
Universities and Institutes: Alfred Wegener Institute Foundation for Polar and Marine
Research, Canadian Circumpolar Institute, Centre d'études nordiques, Centre de recherche
du Centre hospitalier de l'Université Laval, Centre for Earth Observation Science
Circumpolar Flaw Lead System Study, Institut des sciences de la mer de Rimouski, Institut
national de la recherche scientifique - Eau, Terre et Environnement,
Institute of the North, Nasivvik Centre, Nunavut Arctic College – Kivaliiq campus, Nunavut
Research Institute, Québec-Océan, Université Laval, Trent University, Université du Québec
à Rimouski, Université Laval, University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University
of Manitoba, University of Victoria; Other: Canadian Wildlife Federation, Centre national de la
recherche scientifique, Garfield Weston Foundation, German Research Foundation,
International Polar Year CAVIAR project, Kenneth M Molson Foundation, Minerals
Management Service, National Science Foundation, Ouranos Consortium, Polar Bears
International, Sea Duck Joint Venture, World Wildlife Fund Canada.
Funding Source (if available): Network of Centres of Excellence, and Network investigators
research grants.
Identified End-Users: Scientific community, management programs, Network partners and
stakeholders (government, industrial, communities) policy-makers.
Specify: wild berries and shrubs, wildlife species (Arctic charr, beluga, seals)
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
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☒ Ships/ Aircraft
☒ Other: _ Moorings, buoys _________________________________________
☒
Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: ________________________________________________________
☒
Other
Specify: _Thematic observations & helicopter surveys __________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☒ Air Quality
☒ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☒
Terrestrial
Flora
☒
Fauna
☒
Ecosystem
☒
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☒ Glaciers
☒ Snow
☒ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: _ Country food health benefits, Inuit health study________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
OCEAN
Acoustic
Bacteria, protist and virus
Benthic fauna
Carbon
Contaminants (Hg)
Fatty acids
Fish biology, ecology
TERRESTRIAL
Active layer depth
Bird biology, ecology
Beaver biology, ecology
Borehole spectrometry
Caribou biology, ecology
Coastal erosion
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Marine mammal biology, ecology
Meteorological data
Nutrients
Ocean Currents
Particle fluxes
Phytoplankton
Precipitations
Pesticides
Sea-ice coverage, thickness, extent
Seabed bathymetry
Sea level records
Sediment core data
Sonar data
Stable isotopes
Temperature and salinity
Water optical properties
Zooplankton abundance, biology
FRESHWATER
Bacteria, protist and virus
Contaminants
Dissolved inorganic ions
Dissolved organic carbon
Dissolved nitrogen
Arctic charr biology, ecology
Greenhouse emissions
Hydrology
Lake and river ice
Lake temperature, pH
Meteorological data
Meteorological data
Nutrients
Phytoplankton
River runoff
Sediment geochemistry
Zooplankton abundance
Glacier physical, chemical, isotopic data
Ground water
Ice cores physical, chemical, isotopic data
Ice shelf physical, chemical, isotopic data
Ice cap features, melting
Icefield physical, chemical, isotopic data
Landscape data
Meteorological data
Permafrost data
Remote sensing (vegetation)
Retrogressive thaw slumps data
Shrubs distribution, production
Snow data
Soil characteristics
Stratigraphy
Tree-ring chronology
Vegetation cover, growth, production
Water quality
Wild berry production
Human Health
Food insecurity
Inuit Health survey
Main Gaps:
1. Not all regions are surveyed every year, thus some gaps in the temporal coverage.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☐
☒
☒
Open
☒
Not accessible
Level of fee to be paid (if any): No fee, but terms of use and Data policy, available on
Polar Data Catalogue website.
Data are available through collaboration with observing site investigator/ organization. Public
datasets are available through the Polar Data Catalogue, three years after the end of a project.
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Some data have a permanent limited access (i.e. not public) due to restrictions related to privacy
(e.g. health and social studies involving humans) or to environmental issues (e.g. information that
could be use to cause harm to the environment or to wildlife)
Meta Data Location (url): https://www.polardata.ca/
Data Archive (url): Polar Data Catalogue (www.polardata.ca)
The Polar Data Catalogue is an online searchable database of metadata and data that describes,
indexes and provides access to diverse data sets generated by polar researchers. The metadata
records follow Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standard format to provide metadata
exchange with other data centres The research is conducted under the auspices of a wide variety of
programs, including ArcticNet, the Northern Contaminants Program, NSERC-funded programs, and
the Government of Canada Program for the International Polar Year (IPY) 2007-2008. The records
cover a wide range of disciplines, from natural sciences and policy, to health, and social sciences.
This geospatial search tool is available to the public and researchers alike and allows searching data
using a mapping interface or other parameters.
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F-4: Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate
Contact Person: Genevieve Carr
Website: http://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1100100036087/1100100036091
The Northern Petroleum Resources Research group participates in the development of research
priorities and projects funded through the Environmental Studies Research Funds, a research
program that finances environmental and social studies related to the exploration, development and
production of oil and gas resources on frontier lands. The group also participates in various
committees under the Program of Energy Research and Development, a program to promote the
development and use of Canada’s energy resources in a safe and sustainable manner, to ensure
that research clearly supports decision-making related to rights issuance and oil and gas
management in Canada’s North.
The Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate leads the Beaufort Regional Environmental
Assessment, an initiative that provides an opportunity for Inuvialuit communities, industry, federal
and territorial governments, academia and regulators to prepare for oil and gas activity in the
Beaufort Sea by building a regional socio-economic and scientific knowledge base for the region.
This work will fill regional information and data gaps related to offshore oil and gas activities, support
efficient regulatory decision-making, and contribute to community preparedness. In addition to the
research program, working groups are addressing issues related to climate change, cumulative
effects, information management, oil spill preparedness and response, social, cultural and economic
indicators, and waste management.
☐ International: _______________________________________________________
☒ National: Canada____________________________________________________
☒ Regional (within Canada): Northwest Territories; Beaufort Sea________________
Collaborators (please list organizations/ program names): Not available
Funding Source (if available): Beaufort Regional Environmental Assessment; Environmental
Studies Research Fund.
Identified End-Users: Communities, oil and gas industry, and federal and territorial governments.
Specify: _Aboriginal traditional knowledge is incorporated into scientific________
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assessments. First Nations and Inuvialuit participation is essential.____________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☒ Ships/ Aircraft
☐ Other:
_________________________________________________________________
☒ Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: ____________________________________________________________
☒ Other
Specify: _Thematic observations of physical and biological science to promote__
sustainable development of energy resources.____________________________
☒ Atmosphere
☒ Climate
☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☒
Terrestrial
Flora
☐
Fauna
☐
Ecosystem
☐
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☐ Glaciers
☐ Snow
☐ Permafrost
☒
Human Health
Specify: Support provided for the development of socio cultural and economic__
indicators of oil and gas development through the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Geographical and topographic maps
Ice jams
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River and coastal charts
Coastal currents
Nearshore erosion
Terrain stability issues such as landslides and
land subsidence
Permafrost
Water quality and chemistry
Hydrologic cycle
Terrestrial wildlife (e.g. caribou and wolves)
Land use plans and protected areas
Oil spill detection and tracking
Coastal sensitivities
Sea ice types / strength
Stream waste
Fish populations and habitat
Benthic invertebrates
Lake water withdrawal
Marine Mammals (e.g. polar bears, seals
and beluga whales)
Terrestrial seismic line regeneration
Marine seismic
Marine birds (shorebirds and waterfowl)
Vegetation
Seabed stability / geohazards
Oil spill countermeasures
Atmospheric-ice-ocean forecast modeling
Ice hazards
Main Gaps:
Ongoing resources to continue collection of baseline environmental data in anticipation of oil and
gas activities in Canada’s North. Baseline data in the Eastern Arctic is scarcer. The development of
and recommendations stemming from a Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Baffin Bay /
Davis Strait region may eventually require baseline data collection and modeling studies. Some of
the data gaps can be addressed by relevant government departments under their respective
mandates, by collaborative efforts between industry and government, and through programs such as
the Environmental Studies Research Funds.
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☒
☒
Open
☐
Not accessible
Meta Data Location (url): Polar Data catalogue (http://www.polardata.ca)
Data Archive (url): All data available through individual scientists, department databases. Reports
archived at the Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) database housed at the
Arctic Institute of North America (http://www.aina.ucalgary.ca/astis/).
BREA reports available at http://www.beaufortREA.ca.
ESRF reports available at http://www.esrfunds.org/pubpub_e.php.
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F-5: Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program
Contact Person: Mike Gill
Website: www.cbmp.is
Address: 91780 Alaska Hwy, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5X7
The Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) is an international network of scientists,
governments, Indigenous organizations and conservation groups working to harmonize and
integrate efforts to monitor the Arctic's living resources.
Our goal is to facilitate more rapid detection, communication, and response to the significant
biodiversity-related trends and pressures affecting the circumpolar world.
The CBMP organizes its efforts around the major ecosystems of the Arctic. It coordinates marine,
freshwater, terrestrial and coastal biodiversity monitoring activities while establishing international
linkages and alignment to global biodiversity initiatives. The CBMP emphasizes data
management, capacity building, reporting, coordination and integration of Arctic monitoring,
and communications, education and outreach.
The CBMP has been endorsed by the Arctic Council and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.
It is the official Arctic Biodiversity Observation Network of the Group on Earth Observations
Biodiversity Observation Network (GEOBON).
When Operational (years): CBMP started in 2000 and is an ongoing program of the Arctic Council’s
Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna working group.
☒ International: Primarily focused on the 8 arctic countries (Canada, Denmark (Greenland/ Faroe
Islands), Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States_____________
☒ National: Canada________________________________________________________
Focus in Canada is the region found north of CAFF’s region of interest______________
☒ Regional (within Canada): All territories, as well as northern provinces. Geographic coverage
varies dependent on monitoring plan (e.g. CBMP-Freshwater Plan goes to 45 degrees North
(limit of northward flowing, Arctic watersheds).___________________ _
Environment Canada
Northern Conservation Division
National Water Research Institute
Wildlife Landscape and Science
Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Parks Canada
University of New Brunswick
Canadian Rivers Institute
Canadian Museum of Nature
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University of Laval
Department of Biology
University of Quebec-Rimouski
Institute of Ocean Sciences
Yukon Environment
Northwest Territories Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Cooperative
To ensure coordination and integration with related global initiatives, the CBMP is strategically linked
to other international conservation programs and research and monitoring initiatives. For more
information on international collaborators please refer to www.cbmp.is
Funding Source (if available): Funding is available via national commitments, and a suite of
proposal driven efforts related to national and regional science monitoring initiatives as well as
specific partner/ foundation related resources.
Identified End-Users: The CBMP strives to communicate biodiversity information - in audience
preferred timelines, languages and scales - to those that require this information for decision making.
Specific audiences include circumpolar policy- and decision- makers, natural resource managers,
Arctic residents, northern communities, industry, non-governmental organizations and the scientific
community.
Northern communities and Arctic residents are a key target audience for the CBMP, as changes to
Arctic biodiversity have a direct and significant impact on the livelihood of communities. Northern
communities seek out products that include biodiversity indicators depicting regionally relevant
status and trends information, summary reports and regional level predictive ecosystem maps, and
models identifying anticipated changes to ecosystems in a specific region.
Specify: _ Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge Co-op______________________
☒ In-situ
☒ Field Stations
☒ Ships
☒ Other: Regional programs (e.g. Circum-Arctic Rangifer Monitoring and Assessment___
Network)______________________________________________________________
☒ Remote Sensing
☒ Satellite
☐ Other: ________________________________________________________________
☒ Other
Specify: With a large network of arctic monitors and scientists, the data collection____
methods are too numerous to list here_______________________________________
☐ Atmosphere
☐ Climate
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☐ Air Quality
☐ Surface
☐ Upper Air
☒
Aquatic
Coastal
☒
Ocean
☒
Freshwater
☒
AND
☒
☒
☒
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
☒
Terrestrial
Flora
☒
Fauna
☒
Ecosystem
☒
☒
Cryosphere
☒ Sea-Ice
☒ Glaciers
☒ Snow
☒ Permafrost
☐
Human Health
Specify: _____________________________________________________
DATA ACCESSIBILITY
Please refer to CBMP Monitoring Plans (www.cbmp.is)
Main Gaps:
Please refer to CBMP Monitoring Plans (www.cbmp.is)
Data Availability:
Metadata
☒
All data
☒
☒
☒
Open
Restricted (to whom): Most CBMP data holdings are publicly
available however some datasets are accessible only through
permission granted by data holder (e.g. unpublished data)__
☐
Not accessible
Meta Data Location (url): www.abds.is
Data Archive (url): www.abds.is
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Network name
F-6: Geomatics Yukon
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
Nicole Parry
[email protected]
http://www.geomaticsyukon.ca
Geomatics Yukon is a central agency that provides corporate
geomatics services in the Yukon Government (YG) under the
Information & Communication Branch of Highways & Public
Works. Corporate geomatics services are those services that are of
general use by most departments as well as clients outside of YG.
The mandate of Geomatics Yukon is to provide corporate
coordination, support and liaison for geomatics activities within the
YG, manage YG’s spatial data infrastructure and enable open data
for spatial YG data.
When operational
Collaborators
Funding Source
The Geomatics Yukon website provides a gateway for clients
looking for spatial data in the Yukon. There are spatial data sets
available for download, interactive web mapping applications, and
a searchable metadata catalog. The data available ranges from
topographic base information to thematic land use to high
resolution imagery.
Geomatics Yukon was formed in 2000 to provide corporate
geomatics services.
(please describe)
International:
National:
Regional (within Canada):
o Yukon
Yukon Government
Geomatics Yukon is located in the Information & Communication
Technology Branch of Highways & Public Works, Yukon
Government
Yukon Government
First Nations Governments
Federal Government
Municipal Governments
Yukon Land Use Planning Councils, Regional Commissions
Yukon Environmental & Socio Economic Assessment Board
Private Sector
Educational institutions
Public
o Land use information – GIS mapping
In-situ
Remote-sensing
o Aerial photography and satellite imagery coverage
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Thematic area
Main variables
for the Yukon
Other
o Topographic and framework base maps
o GIS thematic map information
Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic (base map, not monitoring information)
Coastal
Ocean
Freshwater
AND
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
o Economic & Land Use activities
Topographic base information (including: watercourses,
waterbodies, wetlands, ice & snow, hydrographic points, contours,
spot heights, physiographic features, infrastructure, transportation,
utilities)
Imagery – High, medium, & low resolution
Mining tenure
Land tenure
Agriculture
Parks & Protected Areas
Forestry
Geology
Oil & Gas
Heritage
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Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
First Nations
Administrative boundaries
Geomatics Yukon compiles and distributes information available
within YG. Data is updated and monitored based on the
requirements from the data providers. Data updates range from
daily to yearly. Land use activities are updated more frequently
and topographic base information is rarely updated. Imagery is
collected on an ongoing basis.
Metadata
All data
Open
o Some high resolution imagery data is licensed to
Yukon Government & First Nation governments
only
Not accessible
None
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Network name
F-7: Yukon Invasive Species Network
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of
network
When operational
Andrea Altherr
[email protected]
Yukoninvasives.com
Early detection and rapid response for invasive plant and aquatic
species.
2013
(please describe)
International:
National:
X Regional (within Canada):
Yukon Government, Alaska Natural Heritage Program,
Government of Canada
Yukon Government, Government of Canada (EcoAction Fund)
Yukon Government, Alaska Natural Heritage Program,
Government of Canada
X Community based monitoring
In-situ
Remote-sensing
Other
Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic
Coastal
Ocean
X Freshwater
AND
Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
X Flora
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Collaborators
Funding Source
Thematic area
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Main variables
Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
Please specify
Socio-economic
Please specify
Presence/absence of 10 plant and aquatic invasive species.
Location. Abundance. Date recorded. Response.
(please describe)
Metadata
All data
X Open
Not accessible
None
http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/botany/akepic/
http://aknhp.uaa.alaska.edu/maps/akepic/
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Network name
Contact person
Email address
Website
Main objectives of network
When operational
Collaborators
Funding Source
Thematic area
F-8: Yukon Socio-Economic Web Portal
Gary Brown
[email protected]
http://www.sewp.gov.yk.ca/home
The Socio-Economic Web Portal is a collection of community-specific
information and statistics relating to the social and economic setting of
Yukon communities. The website was developed by the Yukon Bureau of
Statistics to meet the needs of socio-economic data in socio-economic
and environmental assessment of communities by governments,
businesses, non-profit organizations, interest groups, practitioners and
public. The information is compiled from a variety of sources, including
Statistics Canada, Yukon Bureau of Statistics and Yukon government
departments. The portal is maintained and updated regularly by the
Yukon Bureau of Statistics.
2010
(please describe)
International:
National:
Regional (within Canada): Yukon Territory
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Statistics
Canada, Yukon Government departments
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, with additional
funding from Natural Resources Canada and the Government of Yukon
Yukon Territorial Government departments, Federal Government
departments, Municipal governments, Businesses, Non-profit
organizations, Interest Groups, Practitioners and Public
In-situ
Remote-sensing
Other
Atmospheric
Climate
Air quality
Surface
Upper Air
Aquatic Coastal
Ocean
Freshwater
AND Physical
Biological
Ecosystem
Terrestrial
Flora
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Main variables
Main gaps
Data availability
Fee
Meta data location
Data archive
Fauna
Ecosystem
Cryosphere
Sea-ice
Glaciers
Snow
Permafrost
Human-health
Please specify
Socio-economic
(Please specify) Inventory of selected social and economic
data at the community level.
Please see the attached list of variables
Data suppressions: some of the data may not be available for all
communities due to low response rates or other issues relating to data
quality and confidentiality.
Data comparability: the comparability and the historical continuity of
some of the variables may have been affected by methodological
changes.
Metadata
All data
Open
Not accessible
Free
http://www.sewp.gov.yk.ca/home
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/concepts/index-eng.htm?MM
Not applicable
Socio-Economic Web Portal List of Variables
Population and Community Make-up
o Population Characteristics
 Population by Sex and Age Group
 Population Estimates, based on Yukon Health Care Registration file
 Vital Statistics
 Marital Status and Census Family Structure
 Citizenship
 Ethnic Origin
 Immigration
 Visible Minority Group
 Language
 Religion
 Mother Tongue
 Mobility Status
o
o
o
Dwellings Characteristics
 Housing Tenure, Condition, Period of Construction and Structural Type
 Housing and Shelter Costs
 Private Household Size and Type
Aboriginal Population
 Aboriginal Population
Crime
 Crime Rates
Economics
o Income
Individual Income
Household Income
Employment Income
Economic Family Total and After-tax Income
Census Family Income
Non-economic Family Income
Non-census Family Income
o Labour Force Characteristics
 Labour Force Participation
 Employment Insurance Beneficiaries
 Labour Force Class
 Labour Force by Occupation
 Labour Force Participation by Presence of Children
 Labour Force by Industry
 Employed Labour Force by Mode of Transportation
 Place of Employment
 Language Used at Work Census
 Unpaid Work
Prices
 Average Price of Single Houses Sold
 Number of Single House Sales
 Value of House Sales
 Rent and Vacancy Rates
 Motor Fuel Prices
 Residential Fuel Prices
Economic Activity
 Businesses and Employees
 Building Permits
 Aircraft Movements







o
o
Education
Education, Elementary/Secondary
 Public School Enrolment
 School Attendance
Education, Post-Secondary
o
o




Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree
Highest Level of Schooling
Post-secondary Qualification by Location of Study
Post-secondary Qualifications by Major Field of Study
Tourism and Recreation
o Tourism
 Tourism Activities
Additional Multi-disciplinary Observing Networks
Program Name
Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
(AMAP)
Canada’s Legal Boundaries
eSPACE
Northwest Territories Cumulative Impact
Monitoring Program (CIMP)
Nunavut General Monitoring Plan (NGMP)
Contact
Bob Vet
[email protected]
Bob Gray
[email protected]
Jason Duffe
[email protected]
Stephanie Blouin
[email protected]
Seth Reinhart
[email protected]
Annex 1
Overview of Data Collection Methodologies
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network………………………………………….
Arctic Oceanographic Observations……………………………………………………...
ArcticNet Network of Excellence Observing Program………………………………….
Canadian Permafrost Monitoring Network……………………………………………….
Centre d’etudes nordiques observing program………………………………………….
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program…………………………………………..
International Arctic Human Biomonitoring……………………………………………….
International Circumpolar Surveillance System (ICS)…………………………………..
National Glacier-Climate Observing System…………………………………………….
Northern Contaminants Program…………………………………………………………
Northern Human Biomonitoring…………………………………………………………..
Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate…………………………………………….
p. 32
p. 29
p. 75
p. 42
p. 71
p. 83
p. 61
p. 55
p. 45
p. 68
p. 64
p. 80
In-situ
Field Stations
Arctic Avian Monitoring Network………………………………………………………….
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network…………………………………………..
Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement Program……………………………………
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program……………………………………
Canadian Ice Services……………………………………………………………………..
Canadian Permafrost Monitoring Network……………………………………………….
Centre d’etudes Nordiques Observing Program………………………………………..
Circumpolar Health Observatory (CircHOB)…………………………………………….
Hydrometric Observation…………………………………………………………………..
National Glacier-Climate Observing System…………………………………………….
Northern Contaminants Program…………………………………………………………
Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate……………………………………………..
Surface Weather and Climate Networks…………………………………………………
Upper Air Networks…………………………………………………………………………
Ships
Arctic Avian Monitoring Network………………………………………………….
p. 35
p. 32
p. 75
p. 20
p. 23
p. 49
p. 42
p. 71
p. 83
p. 57
p. 26
p. 45
p. 68
p. 80
p. 14
p. 17
p. 35
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network………………………………………….. p. 32
Arctic Oceanographic Observations……………………………………………... p. 29
ArcticNet Network of Excellence Observing Program ………………………… p. 75
Canadian Ice Services…………………………………………………………….. p. 49
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program………………………………….. p. 83
Marine Networks…………………………………………………………………... p. 11
Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate…………………………………….. p. 80
Remote Sensing
Satellite
Arctic Avian Monitoring Network…………………………………………………………..
Arctic Oceanographic Observations……………………………………………………...
Canadian Ice Services……………………………………………………………………..
Forest Assessment Project………………………………………………………………..
RADARSAT Science Polar Dataset…………………………………………………......
p. 35
p. 29
p. 75
p. 49
p. 83
p. 38
p. 80
p. 52
Autonomous Vehicles
Arctic Avian Monitoring Network………………………………………………………….
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network………………………………………….
p. 35
p. 32
p. 75
p. 80
CommunityBased
Monitoring
Arctic Avian Monitoring Network
Arctic Marine Biodiversity Monitoring Network
X
Arctic Oceanographic Observations
X
ArcticNet Network of Excellence Observing Program
X
In-situ
Field Stations
Ships
Satellites
Autonomous
Vehicles
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Canadian Aerosol Baseline Measurement Program
X
Canadian Greenhouse Gas Measurement Program
X
X
Canadian Ice Services
Remote Sensing
Canadian Permafrost Monitoring Network
X
X
Centre d'etudes nordiques observing program
X
X
Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Circumpolar Health Observatory
X
Forest Assessment Project
X
Hydrometric Observations
International Arctic Human Biomonitoring Program
X
International Circumpolar Surveillance System
X
X
Marine Networks
National Glacier-Climate Observing System
X
X
Northern Contaminants Program
X
X
Northern Human Biomonitoring Program
X
Northern Petroleum Resources Directorate
X
X
X
X
X
RADARSAT Science Polar Dataset
Surface Weather Networks
X
Upper Air Networks
X

Inventory of Arctic Observing Networks

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