Sea Ice in Canada – Sub-region sea ice area trends, Northern Canadian Waters
The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Sea ice in Canada indicators provide information on the area of sea in Canada covered by ice during the summer season. Sea ice area represents the portion of marine area covered by ice. The area is evaluated using the Canadian Ice Service Digital Archive and is expressed in thousands or millions of square kilometres. The Sea ice in Canada indicators are provided for the Northern Canadian Waters, by sub-region and for the Northwest Passage. The indicators also present trends in total sea ice area and multi-year sea ice area. Multi-year sea ice is defined as sea ice that has survived at least one summer's melt. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See supplementary documentation for data sources and details on how those data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.
Supplemental Information
Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:
- Publisher - Current Organization Name: Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Data and Resources
-
Data Sources and MethodsHTMLEnglish guide HTML
-
Data Sources and MethodsHTMLFrench guide HTML
-
Data table – English (CSV; 3.06 kB)CSVEnglish dataset CSV
-
Data table – French (CSV; 3.42 kB)CSVFrench dataset CSV
-
Indicator page – Sea Ice in Canada – EnglishHTMLEnglish website HTML
-
Indicator page – Sea Ice in Canada – FrenchHTMLFrench website HTML
Geographic Information
Spatial Feature
Name |
---|
Sea Ice in Canada – Sub-region sea ice area trends, Northern Canadian Waters |