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Historical sea ice extent for the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Scotian Shelf from 1817 to 1962

Entry ID: IOT_NRCC_GULF_ICE

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Summary

Abstract: This database at http://www.icedata.ca contains ice information and
reconstructed ice charts for the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Scotian Shelf on the
eastern seaboard of Canada for the ice months November though June from the
early 1800s to 1962. It contains the transcribed texts from the original
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Description: HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE INCIDENCE OF SEA ICE ON THE SCOTIAN SHELF AND THE
GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE FROM 1817 TO 1962

Link: VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE

Description: Ice Databases, Institute for Ocean Technology

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 52.0

S: 40.0

E: -56.0

W: -70.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Brian T. Hill

Dataset Title: Gulf of St. Lawrence and Scotian Shelf Ice Extent

Dataset Release Date: 2002

Online Resource: http://www.icedata.ca/

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1817-02-01

Stop Date: 1962-05-14

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE

Science Keywords

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICE EXTENT

CRYOSPHERE > SEA ICE > ICEBERGS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

MAPS

Access Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

Gulf of St. Lawrence

Scotian Shelf

Originating Center

CA/NRC/IOT > Institute for Ocean Technology, National Research Council, Canada

Data Center

Institute for Ocean Technology, National Research Council, Canada

Data Center URL: http://iot-ito.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/
Dataset ID: Gulf of St. Lawrence and Scotian Shelf Ice Extent

Data Center Personnel
Name: BRIAN T. HILL Phone: 709 772 4735 Fax: 709 772 2462 Email: Brian.Hill at nrc.ca Contact Address: National Research Council Canada Box 12093 Institute for Ocean Technology City: St. John's Province or State: Newfoundland Postal Code: A1B 3T5 Country: Canada

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Fees: Free

Personnel

BRIAN T. HILL

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: 709 772 4735

Fax: 709 772 2462

Email: Brian.Hill at nrc.ca

Contact Address:

National Research Council Canada

Box 12093

Institute for Ocean Technology

City: St. John's

Province or State: Newfoundland

Postal Code: A1B 3T5

Country: Canada

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-06-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-03

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