Identification

Title

Meteorological data for the Siksik catchment, North West Territories, Canada for 2013 and 2014

Abstract

Data comprise meterological measurements (mean, minimum and maximum daily air temperature, minimum and maximum daily relative humidity, wind speed (kilometres per second at 10metres height), dew point temperature, estimated actual vapour pressure, precipitation, estimated surface resistance, estimated albedo and estimated Potential evapotranspiration (PET)) for the Siksik catchment, North West Territories, Canada for 2013 and 2014. The data were collected under Project HYDRA, a NERC funded UK research project linking Heriot Watt University, the Universities of Durham, Aberdeen and Stirling, and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Edinburgh. Project HYDRA is part of the UK Arctic Research Programme. Project HYDRA studies sites in Arctic Canada to investigate the biological, chemical and physical controls on the release of greenhouse gases from permafrost into melt water and to the atmosphere and how these emissions will influence global warming. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5bb560ee-15bf-4ab9-8c2e-3a76c688e69d

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/5bb560ee-15bf-4ab9-8c2e-3a76c688e69d

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5bb560ee-15bf-4ab9-8c2e-3a76c688e69d.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/5bb560ee-15bf-4ab9-8c2e-3a76c688e69d

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

meteorological

temperature

humidity

wind speed

pressure

albedo

evapotranspiration

resistance

catchment

Siksik catchment

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-141.003

East bounding longitude

-52.62

North bounding latitude

83.111

South bounding latitude

41.681

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2013-01-01

End position

2014-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-05-13

date type

creation

effective date

2013-01-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Meteorological data for the Siksik catchment, North West Territories, Canada at Longitude: 133. 26' 26" W, Latitude: 68. 44' 17"N Elevation: 85 metres, Watershed area: ~1 kilometre squared, time zone: Mountain Standard Time. Daily air temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, dew point and precipitation data was taken from http://climate.weather.gc.ca. Climate data was used to estimate actual vapour pressure and surface resistance using FAO methods. Potential evapotranspiration (PET) was estimated using the data and the Penman-Monteith method. Albedo was estimated using hobo shortwave sensor. Thaw depth was estimated using observations and the square root of degree day temperature. Thaw volume was based on thaw depth estimates.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Tetzlaff, D., Lessels, J., Wookey, P. (2016). Meteorological data for the Siksik catchment, North West Territories, Canada for 2013 and 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5bb560ee-15bf-4ab9-8c2e-3a76c688e69d

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-06-25T18:43:27

Metadata language

eng