GIS Data
Data | Description | Source |
DEM | 15-arc second DEM model of British Columbia., Used for Elevation, Slope and Aspect Layers | USGS EROS Archive – Digital Elevation – Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010) vis EarthExplorer |
Winter Precipitation as Snow (mm) | Raster File of Winter Precipitation as Snow Data across British Columbia for 30-year normal periods. Used for 5 periods: 1961-1990, 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100 | Wang, T., Hamann, A., Spittlehouse, D.L., Murdock, T., 2012. ClimateWNA – High-Resolution Spatial Climate Data for Western North America. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 51: 16-29. |
Summer Mean Temperature (C) | Raster File of Summer Mean Temperature Data across British Columbia for 30-year normal periods. Used for 5 periods: 1961-1990, 1981-2010, 2011-2040, 2041-2070, 2071-2100 | Wang, T., Hamann, A., Spittlehouse, D.L., Murdock, T., 2012. ClimateWNA – High-Resolution Spatial Climate Data for Western North America. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 51: 16-29. |
BC Polygon | Used to Clip Data, and Delineate the Coastline for Coastal Distance Data | |
Glacier Points | The Locations of Known Glaciers, used as a reference for Glacier growth model validity | GLIMS and NSIDC (2005, updated 2018): Global Land Ice Measurements
from Space glacier database. Compiled and made available by the international GLIMS community and the National Snow and Ice Data Center, Boulder CO, U.S.A. DOI:10.7265/N5V98602
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Header Glacier Image taken by Reuben King