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Derived data products

Access derived climate products generated from historical climate station data and/or climate model output.

  • Historical climate indices

    Derived historical temperature and precipitation indices

    Access derived historical temperature and precipitation indices based on daily adjusted and homogenized climate datasets. Please see the technical notes and the definitions table for more details.

  • Projected climate extreme indices

    Climate extreme indices based on climate model output

    Climate extreme indices are computed for a number of global climate models which participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 3 (CMIP3) and Phase 5 (CMIP5). See the definitions of the core climate extreme indices.

  • High resolution projected climate indices

    CMIP5 statistically downscaled climate indices

    Access high-resolution statistically downscaled climate indices based on model projections from 24 global climate models (GCMs) that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5).

    CMIP6 statistically downscaled climate indices

    Access high-resolution statistically downscaled climate indices based on model projections from 26 global climate models (GCMs) that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6).

  • Coastal wind and wave statistics and extreme indices

    Wind and wave statistics and extreme indices for four Canadian coastal regions

    The Climatological and Sea State Study Summary Report examines recent and projected changes in wind and wave climatology for four coastal regions: Area 1 - Southern portion of British Columbia; Area 2 - St. Lawrence (Montreal to Anticosti Island); Area 3 - Saint John and the Bay of Fundy; and Area 4 - Port Hawkesbury and the Strait of Canso. The full report is only available in English. Please email us at f.ccds.info-info.dscc.f@ec.gc.ca for more details.

    For each area, wind and wave statistics and extreme indices were calculated and analyzed to assess historical trends and possible future changes. The historical period is 1980-2015 for Area 1 and 1954-2015 for Areas 2-4. Possible future changes for the mid-range (RCP4.5) and high (RCP8.5) global greenhouse gas emission scenarios are based on simulations from four CMIP5 climate models with a 1° resolution for future waves. This information is intended to inform marine and coastal communities of historical and future climate states in these areas of relevance to marine safety and navigation, shore-based infrastructure and spill and recovery operations.

    To cite reports:

    • Amec Foster Wheeler, 2017. Area Response Plan (ARP) Pilot Area 1 Climatological Report: Southern portion of British Columbia. Report prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
    • Amec Foster Wheeler, 2017. Area Response Plan (ARP) Pilot Area 2 Climatological Report: St. Lawrence (Montreal to Anticosti Island). Report prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
    • Amec Foster Wheeler, 2017. Area Response Plan (ARP) Pilot Area 3 Climatological Report: Saint John and the Bay of Fundy. Report prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
    • Amec Foster Wheeler, 2017. Area Response Plan (ARP) Pilot Area 4 Climatological Report: Port Hawkesbury and the Strait of Canso. Report prepared for Environment and Climate Change Canada.
  • Global ocean wave heights projections

    Global ocean wave heights

    Access monthly, seasonal and annual statistics of mean and maximum significant wave height that were produced using a statistical modelling approach and the 6-hourly sea level pressure fields simulated by 20 global climate models that participated in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) for the historical period, 1950-2005, and for two forcing scenarios, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5.

  • Arctic wave and coastal impact projections

    CMIP5 Arctic wave projections and coastal impacts

    Access monthly and annual statistics of extreme wave parameters for the Arctic, and projected increases (in probability and magnitude) in potential wave-driven coastal erosion and flooding along Arctic coastlines. The WAVEWATCH III wave model was driven by surface winds and sea ice concentrations simulated by five global climate models participated in the Coupled Climate Model Comparison Phase 5 (CMIP5) project for the historical period (1979-2005) and for the future period 2081-2100 under the emission scenario RCP8.5.

    Arctic regional maximum wave heights and trends derived from CMIP5-based ocean wave simulations

    Access relative trends of annual and monthly regional maximum ocean wave heights in the Arctic, and data for three predictors derived from surface winds and sea ice concentration. It also contains estimates of historical (1979-2005) and future (2081-2100, RCP8.5 scenario) annual regional maximum wave heights, and of the available fetch. It includes an estimate of the possible future increase in regional maximum winds over widening ice-free areas in the Arctic. The ocean waves were simulated using the WAVEWATCH III wave model driven by surface winds and sea ice concentrations as simulated by five global climate models that participated in the Coupled Climate Model Comparison Phase 5 (CMIP5) project for both the historical and future periods.

  • Drought projections

    Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index data

    Access CMIP5 multi-model Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) datasets.

  • Resources across the Federal Government

    Drought maps and data

    Access historical drought maps and data produced through the Canadian Drought Monitor.

    Tabulated values of relative sea-level projections

    Access relative sea-level projections in Canada and the adjacent mainland US. Please see the report produced by Natural Resources Canada for more information.

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