Natural Resources Canada

176 datasets found
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    Temperature - Winter

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of six maps showing the average daily minimum temperature and average daily maximum temperature for December, January and February.
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    Temperature - Spring

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of six maps showing the average daily minimum temperature and average daily maximum temperature for March, April and May.
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    Temperature - Summer

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of six maps showing the average daily minimum temperature and average daily maximum temperature for June, July and August.
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    Temperature - Autumn

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of six maps showing the average daily minimum temperature and average daily maximum temperature for September, October and November.
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    Agriculture - Selected Characteristics

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of two maps showing for 1960, the total precipitation for April to September and the variation from average precipitation for April to September. Also included on this map plate is a set of graphs showing farmland use and...
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    Atlantic Fisheries

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of four maps showing the average annual production, for the period 1959 to 1963, for mollusks and crustaceans, pelagic and estuarial fish and ground fish species (two maps) for the Atlantic fisheries. Each map is accompanied...
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    Ranges of Principal Commercial Freshwater Fish

    Contained within the 4th Edition (1974) of the Atlas of Canada is a set of nine maps showing the ranges of principal commercial freshwater fish including walleye and sauger, white bass, northern pike, yellow perch, arctic char, lake sturgeon, lake whitefish, lake trout and rainbow smelt.
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    Isotherms for Months of Year

    Contained within the 1st Edition (1906) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate that shows isothermal lines for each month of the year. Within the plate there are 12 maps, one for each month that varies from January to December. These lines are drawn at intervals of 5 degrees Fahrenheit connect the...
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    Natural Hazards

    Contained within the Atlas of Canada Poster Map Series, is a poster showing natural hazards in Canada. The two-sided poster map provides an overview of Canadian catastrophes over space and time. Major Canadian natural hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, avalanches, tornadoes and...
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    Canada - Heating Degree-Days

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the annual sum of heating degree days (an indicator of building heating needs). Data for period 1941 to 1970. Companion sheet to Frost-Free Period, Growing Degree-Days, Last Frost in Spring and...
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    Canada - Growing Degree Days

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the annual sum of normal degree-days above 5 C (an indicator of total heat available for plants in the growing season). Data for period 1941 to 1970. Companion sheet to Frost-Free Period, Heating...
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    Canada - Last Frost in Spring

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows average date of occurrence of the last frost in spring. Data for period 1941 to 1970. Companion sheet to Frost-Free Period, Heating Degree-Days, Growing Degree-Days and First Frost in Autumn.
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    Canada - First Frost in Autumn

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the average date of occurrence of the first frost in autumn. The Data is for the period of 1941-1970.
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    Canada - Frost-Free Period

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a map that shows the average length of the frost-free period for all parts of Canada. Data for period 1941 to 1970. Companion sheet to Heating Degree-Days, Growing Degree-Days, Last Frost in Spring and First Frost...
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    Temperature - January and July

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a sheet which contains ten maps in all, comprising sets of five maps for each of January and July. Each set consists of a large map showing mean daily temperature and its variability, and four small maps showing...
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    Temperature - April and October

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1995) of the Atlas of Canada is a sheet which contains ten maps in all, comprising sets of five maps for each of April and October. Each set consists of a large map showing mean daily temperature and its variability, and four small maps showing mean daily maximum...
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    Length of Day

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a plate with two maps. The first map that shows the longest day and second map shows shortest day; each shows length of day at different latitudes. Maps also contain time zone outlines. Graph shows length of day...
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    Solar Radiation - Annual

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1995) of the Atlas of Canada is a plate with two maps. The first map shows solar radiation and its variability recorded on a horizontal surface. The second map shows solar radiation recorded on inclined surfaces.
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    Solar Radiation - December and June

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1978 to 1995) of the National Atlas of Canada is a sheet which contains four maps at the same scale (1:12 500 000) utilizing 26 coloured categories of solar radiation. For each of December and June, one map shows solar radiation and its variability on a...
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    Solar Radiation - April and October

    Contained within the 5th Edition (1995) of the Atlas of Canada is a sheet which contains four maps at the same scale (1:12 500 000) utilizing 26 coloured categories of solar radiation. For each of April and October, one map shows solar radiation and its variability on a horizontal surface, a...
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