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Sand Dune and Climate Change Studies in the Prairie Provinces in Canada

Entry ID: Canada_GSC_SandDuneClimatChange

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Summary

Abstract: There are over 120 sand dune fields in Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba occurring throughout the prairie and boreal ecozones. These
dune areas have been less modified by human activities compared to
much of the prairie landscape. Dune areas are not cropped because of
their low soil fertility and low soil moisture holding capacity. They
are also at a high risk of erosion by wind. These same ...

Related URL

Link: View Related Information

Description: GeoConnections Discovery Portal. Canada's IDN Node.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 60.0

S: 49.0

E: -88.0

W: -120.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Dataset Title: Sand Dune and Climate Change Studies in the Prairie Provinces in Canada

Dataset Release Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Dataset Publisher: Government of Canada, Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Online Resource: http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/climate/sanddune/index_e.php

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-02-05

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > Alberta

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > INDIGENOUS VEGETATION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

ENVIRONMENT

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints Copyright / Permission to Reproduce see: http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/notice_e.html

Ancillary Keywords

CLIMATE

CLIMATE CHANGE

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Terrain Sciences Division,Geological Survey of Canada-Atlantic, Earth Sciences Sector, Natural Resources Canada

Data Center URL: http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/hydrogeo/orm/index_e.php

Data Center Personnel
Name: STEPHEN WOLFE Phone: +01-613-992-7670 Email: swolfe at nrcan.gc.ca Contact Address: 601 Booth Street City: Ottawa Province or State: Ontario Postal Code: K1A 0E8 Country: Canada