ClimoBase Northern Canadian Surface Climate Observations 1984-1998

177 different variables were measured across 24 sites in three Northern Canadian locations from 1984 to 1998. Data includes surface-climate measurements like wind speed, vapor pressure, and soil temperature, recorded at intervals from seasonal to every 15 minutes. This dataset was collected by Dr. Wayne Rouse and focuses on diverse terrains including wetlands, forests, and tundra.

Use Cases

• Analyzing wind speed and direction patterns across different northern terrains like sedge fen wetlands and spruce-tamarack forests.
• Studying the relationship between vapor pressure, dry-bulb, and wet-bulb temperatures in permafrost-affected regions.
• Modeling surface energy fluxes using net radiation and albedo measurements from varied sites.
• Investigating hydrological processes by correlating precipitation amount with discharge measurements from creeks and tundra lakes.
• Examining soil temperature time series across lichen-heath and bedrock boulder sites to understand permafrost dynamics.

Strengths

• Contains 177 distinct measured variables, providing a detailed multi-parameter climate record.
• Covers a 14-year time range from 1984 to 1998, offering a consistent long-term observational baseline.
• Measurements were taken at 24 sites across three locations, capturing data from a wide variety of northern terrains.

Limitations

• The exact row count and file size are not specified on any platform, limiting assessment of dataset scale.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date: one lists 2026-03-13, while another lists the end of the data collection period in 1998.
• Specific column names and the complete data structure are not provided.

Provenance

Source

Dr. Wayne Rouse, collected for NASA.

Collection Method

Surface climate measurements taken at fixed sites using instrumentation, with recording intervals ranging from seasonal to every 15 minutes.

Time Range

1984 to 1998

Freshness

2026-03-13 05:31:10.791068

Geography

Three locations in Northern Canada: Churchill, Manitoba; Marantz Lake, Manitoba; and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.