Ground ice map of Canada - relict ice

The mapping depicts the relative abundance of relict (buried glacier) ice preserved in upper permafrost at a national scale. The mapping is updated and based on modelling by O'Neill et al. (2019) (https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-13-753-2019). The mapping offers an improved depiction of ground ice in Canada at a broad scale, incorporating current knowledge on the associations between geological and environmental conditions and ground ice type and abundance. It provides a foundation for hypothesis testing related to broad-scale controls on ground ice formation, preservation, and melt.

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Title (French)	Carte de la glace de sol du Canada - glace relictuelle
Update Frequency	as_needed
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Contact Person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada - GSC Northern Canada,Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Geological Survey of Canada,hughbrendan.oneill@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca,nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada; Commission géologique du Canada - CGC Nord du Canada,Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada; Commission géologique du Canada,hughbrendan.oneill@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca,nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca"}
Contact Email	nrcan.gsc-geosciencedata-donneesgeoscience-cgc.rncan@canada.ca
Data Dictionary	EPSG: 3978,http://www.epsg-registry.org/,6.14
Open Canada Date Published	2022-07-13 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject	["form_descriptors", "nature_and_environment", "science_and_technology"]
Open Canada Keywords	{"en": ["Ground ice", "relict ice", "Permafrost"], "fr": ["Glace de sol", "glace relictuelle", "Pergélisol"]}
Open Canada Collection	fgp
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