Digital Database of Permafrost Thickness in Canada, Version 1
Data set id:
GGD620

Overview

The Canadian permafrost thickness database includes publicly available information from published and unpublished sources for 1005 sites; 916 of these are terrestrial sites ,and 89 are marine sites. Much of the data were collected between 1960 and the mid 1980s. The depth of the 0 deg C isotherm and the base of ice-bearing permafrost is recorded in the database. Also included is information on site characteristics such as air temperature, geology and vegetation, which influence the thickness of permafrost at a particular site. The database has been published as a Geological Survey of Canada Open File Report which also includes a series of maps and graphs which illustrate site distribution, permafrost thickness and other attributes of the database.
Parameter(s):
PERMAFROSTSOIL TEMPERATURESURFACE AIR TEMPERATUREVEGETATION COVER
Platform(s):
Not Specified
Sensor(s):
Not Specified
Data Format(s):
Not Specified
Temporal Coverage:
1 January 1960 to 31 December 1985
Temporal Resolution:
Not Specified
Spatial Resolution:
  • Not Specified
Spatial Coverage:
N:
82.5
S:
48.9
E:
-56.4
W:
-141
Blue outlined yellow areas on the map below indicate the spatial coverage for this data set.
NSIDC does not archive or provide citation guidance for these data.