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Natural Hazards
English: Contained within the Atlas of Canada Poster Map Series, is a poster showing natural hazards in Canada. The two-sided poster map provides an overview of... -
The Probabilistic Seismic Risk Model for Canada
English: The Probabilistic Seismic Risk Model for Canada introduces a structured framework of indicators that profile the physical, social and economic... -
Hydrogeological Units, Groundwater Geoscience Program
A hydrogeological unit is defined as any soil or rock unit or zone that by virtue of its hydraulic properties has a distinct influence on the storage or movement of groundwater.... -
Hydrocarbon resource assessment of Hudson Bay, northern Canada
A revised qualitative assessment of the hydrocarbon resource potential is presented for the Hudson Bay sedimentary basin that underlies Hudson Bay and adjacent onshore areas of... -
Annual area burned by large fires (>200 hectares) - Short-term (2011-2040)...
English: The fire regime describes the patterns of fire seasonality, frequency, size, spatial continuity, intensity, type (e.g., crown or surface fire) and... -
Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) Fire Behaviour Prediction...
English: A national map of Canadian Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) Fuel Types (FT) developed from public data sources. The resolution of the raster grid is... -
Ground ice map of Canada
The mapping depicts a first-order estimate of the combined volumetric percentage of excess ice in the top 5 m of permafrost from segregated, wedge, and relict ice. The estimates... -
Late Winter Sea Ice Conditions
Typical sea ice types are shown here near the end of the winter season. Also shown is how often sea ice has been present at any location on the 26th February over the last 30... -
Late Summer Sea Ice Conditions
Typical sea ice types are shown here at the end of the summer melt season, as well as how often sea ice has been present at any location on September 10 over the last 30 years .... -
Winter Olympic Medallists
The map shows the distribution by birthplace (where known) of medallists from the Winter Olympics. -
Winter Paralympic Medallists
The map shows the distribution by birthplace (where known) of medallists from the Winter Paralympics. Seventy-three Canadians have earned a total of 142 medals in the Winter... -
Annual Mean Total Precipitation
English: The map shows the annual mean total precipitation. Over much of the continental interior of Canada, precipitation reaches its annual maximum in the... -
April Mean Total Precipitation
English: The map shows the mean total precipitation in the month of April. April is a transitional month across much of southern Canada, when snow is still... -
Average Monthly Precipitation
English: Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a collection of six maps. Each map shows the average monthly precipitation for April,... -
Annual precipitation
English: Precipitation is derived from water vapour in the air, and it includes all forms of moisture falling on the earth's surface. Condensed water vapour... -
Precipitation networks
English: The Atmospheric Environment Service has no network density limitations for stations reporting precipitation. As general guidance it is suggested that... -
Seasonal Precipitation
English: Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows four maps of the mean precipitation for spring (March to May),... -
Average Precipitation
English: Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of two maps. One map shows the average precipitation for April to September.... -
Precipitation
English: Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a plate with seven maps. The first maps shows mean annual... -
Precipitation Days and Precipitation Variability
English: Contained within the 3rd Edition (1957) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate with three maps that show the mean annual number of days with measurable...