3.1 Meteorological Data

This chapter presents the list of available datasets for the meteorological variables that are the most important for climate change adaptation studies in the Canadian North.

Lead Authors: Emilia Diaconescu (CCCS/ECCC), Marco Braun (Ouranos) and Paul Kushner (University of Toronto)

Contributors: Aleksandra Elias Chereque (University of Toronto), Jennifer Lukovich (University of Manitoba), Michael Allchin (University of Calgary), Carrington Pomeroy (CCCS/ECCC), Kenneth Chow (CCCS/ECCC), Housseyni Sankare (CCCS/ECCC).

3.1.1 Introduction
This chapter presents the list of available datasets for the meteorological variables that are the most important for climate change adaptation studies in the Canadian North.
3.1.2 Near surface air temperature
3.1.3 Total Precipitation
Precipitation can be defined as all liquid or frozen water that condenses from atmospheric moisture and falls back to Earth. It can take different forms like drizzle, rain, sleet, ice or snow, and varies in intensity.
Supplement to 3.1.3: Precipitation data derived from satellites
3.1.4 Surface Humidity
How much water vapour is suspended in the air can be expressed in multiple ways. Table 3.6 summarizes the meteorological variables related to water vapour.
3.1.5 Surface Wind Speed and Direction
This section presents an inventory of historical datasets covering northern Canada that have available surface wind speed and/or direction. The information is summarized in Table 3.8.
3.1.6 Supplementary data
The following table is presenting some station data that are not included in MSC network of stations and could be of interest for local applications.