Active Layer Thickness Measurements from Qausuittuq National Park, 2024

Parks Canada installed a Circumpolar Active Layer Monitoring (CALM) grid in Qausuittuq National Park in 2024. The dataset contains active layer thickness measurements taken annually at 100 points within a 100m x 100m grid to monitor climate change effects on permafrost. The data was last updated on 2026-04-14.

Use Cases

• Modeling active layer thickness trends based on annual summer measurements.
• Assessing ground instability risks based on permafrost degradation data.
• Analyzing changes to local hydrological patterns based on active layer monitoring.
• Studying the impact of rising Arctic temperatures on surface vegetation.

Strengths

• Data is part of an international monitoring program (CALM), suggesting standardized methodology.
• Measurements are taken at 100 specific points within a defined 100m x 100m grid.
• Dataset was updated on 2026 04 14, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description does not specify the exact temporal coverage beyond the 2024 installation.

Provenance

Source

Parks Canada

Collection Method

Measurements taken each summer using a metal probe at 100 points within a monitoring grid.

Time Range

Monitoring began in 2024; annual summer measurements.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-14 20:22:37.031395

Geography

Qausuittuq National Park near Dundee Bight, Arctic region.