AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
The Canadian Earth System Model Large Ensembles

The CanESM2 large ensembles are 50-member perturbed initial condition ensembles from 1950 to 2020, with all historical forcings (historical), solar and volcanic forcings only (historicalNat), anthropogenic aerosols only (historicalMisc, p4), and ozone only (historicalMisc, p6). The model, forcings, variable names and file formats all follow those used in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). Each of the five members of the existing CMIP5 historical ensemble had conditions perturbed in 1950 ten times to produce a new ensemble of fifty simulations starting in 1950, and a similar procedure was applied to the natural, aerosol and ozone-only ensembles. Simulations were run to 2005 using CMIP5 historical forcings and then to 2020 using RCP 8.5 forcings. The CanESM2 large ensembles were proposed by the Canadian Sea Ice and Snow Evolution Network (CanSISE) Climate Change and Atmospheric Research (CCAR) Network project, which also coordinated much of the initial analysis of the large ensembles.

Relevant publications: 

Description of the large ensembles:

Kushner, P. J., L. R. Mudryk, W. Merryfield, J. T. Ambadan, A. Berg, A. Bichet, R. Brown, C. Derksen, S. J. Déry, A. Dirkson, G. Flato, C. G. Fletcher, J. C. Fyfe, N. Gillett, C. Haas, S. Howell, F. Laliberté, K. McCusker, M. Sigmond, R. Sospedra-Alfonso, N. F. Tandon, C. Thackeray, B. Tremblay, and F. W. Zwiers, 2018: Canadian snow and sea ice: assessment of snow, sea ice, and  related climate processes in Canada’s Earth system model and climate-prediction system. The Cryosphere, 12, 1137–1156, doi:10.5194/tc-12-1137-2018.

Kirchmeier-Young, M.C., F.W. Zwiers, and N.P. Gillett, 2017: Attribution of Extreme Events in Arctic Sea Ice Extent. J. Climate, 30, 553–571, https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-16-0412.1

Examples of applications of the large ensembles:

Kirchmeier-Young, M.C., F.W. Zwiers, N.P. Gillett and A.J. Cannon, 2017: Attributing extreme fire risk in Western Canada to human emissions, Climatic Change, 1-15, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-017-2030-0 

Gagné, M.-È., J. C. Fyfe, N. P. Gillett, I. V. Polyakov, and G. M. Flato, 2017: Aerosol-driven increase in Arctic sea ice over the middle of the twentieth century, Geophys. Res. Lett., 44, 7338–7346, https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL071941

Gagné, M.-È., M. C. Kirchmeier-Young, N. P. Gillett, and J. C. Fyfe, 2017: Arctic sea ice response to the eruptions of Agung, El Chichón, and Pinatubo, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 122, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027038

Fyfe, J.C. , C. Derksen, L. Mudryk, G.M. Flato, B.D. Santer, N.C. Swart, N.P. Molotch, X. Zhang, H. Wan, V.K. Arora, J. Scinocca, 2017: Large near-term projected snowpack loss over the western United States, Nature Comm., 8:14996, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14996

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Bird Conservation Regions - Priority Species

The purpose of Bird Conservation Regions strategies is to summarize the important issues and to recommend the actions required to conserve populations of birds in Canada. The Bird Conservation Regions (BCR) used as the basis for our planning units are based on the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s internationally-accepted Level III ecoregions. We have adopted Marine Biogeographic Units as the planning units for marine birds. The data presented here have three main functions: to provide a consistent national approach to planning for bird conservation in Canada; to streamline the planning process; and to provide sufficient guidance to allow the development of detailed implementation plans and to support on-the-ground conservation efforts. The purpose of this data is to provide a basis for public synthesis documents that focus on issues and actions. Please note that the data contained herein have been gathered on a period ranging from 2008 to 2014 and should be considered in the context of recent information. The three datasets cover: priority bird species assessment; priority bird species population objectives; and priority bird species threats, conservation objectives and conservation actions. The data included here informed the 25 BCR strategies published by the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada. They are available at www.ec.gc.ca/mbc-com/default.asp?lang=En&n=1D15657A-1.

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Canadian Ozonesonde Network

The Canadian Ozonesonde Network measures vertical profiles of ozone from ground level up to 36 km altitude across Canada. The objectives of the network are to provide long-term stratospheric and tropospheric ozone data for periodic assessment of the state of the ozone layer, to validate satellite ozone data and air-quality model output, and to provide data for chemical data assimilation and for studying current and emerging issues such as climate change.

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Monitoring of Atmospheric Particles

Particle data from Canadian and U.S. ground-based monitoring networks from 1982 forward include the following:

 - Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD); 
 - Aerosol Size Distribution;
 - Aerosol Number;
 - Aerosol Chemical Composition;
 - Particulate Matter Mass;
 - Particulate Matter  <= 2.5 microns (PM2.5);
 - Particulate Matter  <= 10 microns (PM10); 
 - Particulate Metals.

For further information about Atmospheric Particles Data, see the Monitoring of Atmospheric Particles_Metadata.pdf file.  These measurements help scientists understand the linkages between aerosol chemical composition, aerosol radiative properties, cloud formation and precipitation.

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Boreal ecosystem anthropogenic disturbance vector data for Canada based on 2008 to 2010 Landsat imagery

The generation of geospatial thematic information for managing and monitoring Canada's boreal ecosystem is essential for researchers, land managers, and policy makers. Canada's boreal region is a vast mosaic of forests, wetlands, rivers and lakes, but anthropogenic disturbances have impacted these ecosystems resulting in habitat loss, fragmentation and threats to biodiversity. Across Canada various geospatial datasets representing anthropogenic disturbance exist for timber harvesting, hydro-electric activity, settlement and oil & gas activities; however, these products often vary in scale, attributes, time period, and mapping technique. Driven by the need for national data as part of the 2011 boreal caribou science assessment, a standardized methodology was developed and implemented to create a single geospatial dataset representing anthropogenic disturbances across a significant portion of Canada's boreal ecosystem. The boreal ecosystem anthropogenic disturbances  BEAD  data is a vector disturbance dataset of individual linear and polygonal disturbance types that were manually collected through the interpretation of 2008 to 2010 Landsat imagery at a 1:50,000 viewing scale. Summary results identified a total polygonal anthropogenic disturbance footprint of approximately 24 million ha with forest cutblocks accounting for more than 60 % of mapped polygonal disturbance. Linear disturbance features across the boreal total approximately 600,000 km with roads and seismic exploration lines contributing to more than 80 % of the mapped linear disturbances.

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Information received in response to the data gathering initiative on aromatic azo and benzidine-based substances (2011)

Information received in response to the notice with respect to certain aromatic amines and aromatic azo and benzidine-based substances (2011).

To increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on substances in commerce in Canada, the Government of Canada is providing the summary of the information received in response to the Notice with respect to certain aromatic amines and aromatic azo- and benzidine-based substances, which was published in the Canada Gazette in December 2011. The data gathering was conducted under the Substance Groupings Initiative of the second phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), to support risk assessment and risk management activities for these substances. 

The information gathered under this initiative includes general information on what was received including the type of submission, the main substances reported, activities, substance functions and commercial uses reported, the main industrial sectors involved, and the scientific studies reported for each substance. To complement this summary, a compilation of the non-confidential information received is available for download in various formats. 

Important information about this summary: 

The information provided under the Notice was collected for the 2010 calendar year. 

Code 999 "Other" was provided for a Substance Function Code or a Consumer and Commercial Code, it indicates that the codes listed in sections 12 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Notice did not apply and a description of the function or use was required. 

Please refer to sections 12 and 13 of Schedule 3 to the Notice or section 6.5 of the Guidance Document for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions. 

Useful links: 

http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2011/2011-12-17/html/sup-eng.html 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/substance-groupings-initiative/aromatic-azo-benzidine-based.html 

https://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=840D4783-1 

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Anthropogenic Organic Pollutants in Precipitation

This data collection contains precipitation concentration data of anthropogenic organic pollutants in precipitation (AOPP).  Some of these AOPPs reported in this data collection are considered toxic substances (e.g. polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs; some flame retardants; and some organochlorine pesticides, OCs).  

For additional data on pollutants in air, also see the data collection of Anthropogenic Organic Pollutants in Air.  For additional data on pollutants in precipitation, also see the data collection of Metals in Precipitation.

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Canadian Brewer Spectrophotometer Network (CBSN)

The Canadian Brewer Spectrophotometer Network (CBSN) monitors the total thickness of the ozone layer (known as total column ozone) and ultraviolet (UV) radiation at selected monitoring locations across Canada. The objectives of the network are to provide long-term stratospheric ozone data for periodic assessment of the state of ozone layer; use the data for validating satellite ozone data (total ozone and UV); and provide long-term data of spectral UV for biological effect studies (e.g., vitamin D production), ozone data for Environment Canada UV index forecasts, and data for studying current and emerging issues such as climate change (stratosphere).

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Information received in response to the data gathering initiative on certain substituted diphenylamine substances (2012)

Information received in response to the data gathering initiative on certain substituted diphenylamine substances (2012).

To increase transparency and to facilitate access to information on substances in commerce in Canada, the Government of Canada is providing the summary of the information received in response to the Notice with respect to certain substituted diphenylamine substances, which was published in the Canada Gazette in June 2011. The data gathering was conducted under the Substance Groupings Initiative of the second phase of the Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), to support risk assessment and risk management activities for these substances. 

The information gathered under this initiative includes general information on what was received including the type of submission, the main substances reported, activities, substance functions and commercial uses reported, the main industrial sectors involved, and the scientific studies reported for each substance. To complement this summary, a compilation of the non-confidential information received is available for download in various formats. 

Important information about this summary: 

The information provided under the Notice was collected for the 2010 calendar year. 

Code 999 "Other" was provided for a Substance Function Code or a Consumer and Commercial Code, it indicates that the codes listed in sections 14 and 15 of Schedule 3 to the Notice did not apply and a description of the function or use was required. 

Please refer to sections 14 and 15 of Schedule 3 to the Notice or section 6.4 of the Guidance Document for the full list of codes and their corresponding descriptions. 

Useful links: 

http://gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/2012/2012-06-30/html/notice-avis-eng.html 

https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/chemical-substances/substance-groupings-initiative/substituted-diphenylamine.html 

https://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/default.asp?lang=En&n=E0808A9B-1 

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Bird Conservation Regions - Population Objectives

The purpose of Bird Conservation Regions strategies is to summarize the important issues and to recommend the actions required to conserve populations of birds in Canada. The Bird Conservation Regions (BCR) used as the basis for our planning units are based on the Commission for Environmental Cooperation’s internationally-accepted Level III ecoregions. We have adopted Marine Biogeographic Units as the planning units for marine birds. The data presented here have three main functions: to provide a consistent national approach to planning for bird conservation in Canada; to streamline the planning process; and to provide sufficient guidance to allow the development of detailed implementation plans and to support on-the-ground conservation efforts. The purpose of this data is to provide a basis for public synthesis documents that focus on issues and actions. Please note that the data contained herein have been gathered on a period ranging from 2008 to 2014 and should be considered in the context of recent information. The three datasets cover: priority bird species assessment; priority bird species population objectives; and priority bird species threats, conservation objectives and conservation actions. The data included here informed the 25 BCR strategies published by the Canadian Wildlife Service of Environment and Climate Change Canada. They are available at www.ec.gc.ca/mbc-com/default.asp?lang=En&n=1D15657A-1.

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Siloxane D4 in industrial effluents - P2 Notice

This notice applies to owners of facilities that manufacture or use greater than 100 kg of siloxane D4 per year (alone or in a mixture), release effluents containing siloxane D4, and are involved in the activities specified in the notice.

This notice has been in effect since June 2, 2012, for facilities who manufacture or use siloxane D4. Although the initial facilities subject have completed their obligations this notice is still in effect. This means that new facilities could become subject if they meet the requirement(s) of the notice. 

For more information please refer to the Notice link provided below.

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Inorganic chloramines and chlorinated wastewater effluents - P2 Notice

This notice applied to owners of wastewater systems that, as specified in the notice, released effluent to surface water and where the concentration  of total residual chlorine in the effluent was greater than 0.02 mg/L.

This notice was in effect from December 4, 2004, to June 15, 2010.

It is now completed. 

For more information please refer to the Notice link provided below.

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March 2013 Bathymetric Survey of the Black Point Dredged Material Disposal Site, Saint John Harbour, NB

Each year in Canada between two and four million tonnes of materials are disposed of at marine disposal sites. The majority of these materials is dredged sediment from estuarine or marine locations. Under the authority provided by the Canadian Environmental Protection Act 1999, Environment Canada regulates the use of marine disposal sites and monitors environmental conditions at representative sites. Monitoring assesses on-site and off-site environmental effects such as changes to seabed morphology, environmental quality, habitat alteration and cumulative effects. In March 2013, as part of its Disposal Site Monitoring Program, Environment Canada contracted Public Works and Government Services Canada to conduct a bathymetric survey of the Black Point Dredged Material Disposal Site. The disposal site is located in the outer waters of Saint John Harbour, NB  and over a period of several decades has received dredged materials from various locations in the harbour. The survey covered a trapezoidal area of approximately 2 square kilometers ranging in depth from 5 to 27 meters. Survey equipment used included a 200 kHz multi-beam system, inertial motion sensor, and sound velocity profiler. The multi-beam data was post-processed using hydrographic processing software. Data are available in a number of mapping formats.

Data were collected for environmental monitoring purposes and are not to be used for navigation.

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Monitoring of Atmospheric Gases

Trace gas data sets measured by Canadian and U.S. ground-based monitoring networks from 1982 to the present including non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC), ozone (O3) and total gaseous mercury (TGM).  Included are Canadian federal and provincial networks (past and present) and U.S. historical networks (for data not available elsewhere).

These data sets are associated with various networks that monitor a variety of trace and reactive gases.

Non-Methane Hydrocarbons were measured and monitored in a study at Egbert, Ontario at the Centre for Atmospheric Research and Experiments, CARE.

Ozone which comprises Ground Level Ozone or GLO3 which is predominantly measured by the Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) or as part of a targeted special study at a specific site and Stratospheric ozone and ultraviolet radiation which is measured by the Canadian Brewer Spectrophotometer Network (CBSN) and vertical profiles of stratospheric ozone are measured and monitored by the Canadian Ozonesonde Network.

Total Gaseous Mercury (TGM) is measured by several networks and studies such as: the Canadian Mercury Monitoring Network, CAMNET (which is no longer in operation), Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network, CAPMoN;	Environment and Climate Change Canada-Pacific and Northern Region, PNR, ECCC;	Environment and Climate Change Canada-Quebec Region, ECCC-QR; and Environment and Climate Change Canada-Air Quality Research Division, ECCC_AQRD.

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Monitoring of Combined Atmospheric Gases and Particles

The Combined Atmospheric Gases and Particles data sets were collected at regionally representative sites from ground-based monitoring networks in Canada and the USA.  The data are from Canadian federal and provincial networks (past and present) and U.S. historical networks (these data are not available elsewhere) and studies from 1982 to the present. 

The archive primarily contains measurement data collected by the Air Quality Research Division of Environment and Climate Change Canada and its external collaborators and contributors. Also included is an archive of historical U.S. and Canadian (federal and provincial) air and precipitation data back to the 1970’s.

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Textile mills that use wet processing (nonylphenol and its ethoxylates) - P2 Notice

This notice applied to owners of textile mills that manufactured textile using wet processing, used nonylphenol and its ethoxylates, and discharged their effluents, with a daily flow greater than 30 m3, to an off-site wastewater treatment facility.

This notice was in effect from December 4, 2004 to January 31, 2010, for textile mills that used wet processing.

It is now completed. 

For more information please refer to the Notice link provided below.

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Ecosystem Sites, Total Gaseous Mercury, Preliminary Data, Oil Sands Region

Total gaseous mercury (TGM) data are currently collected by Environment and Climate Change Canada at two Wood Buffalo Environmental Association (WBEA) Air Monitoring Stations (AMS).  Preliminary, hourly averaged TGM data from the oil sands region are available for: WBEA AMS 6 - Patricia McInnes, located in Fort McMurray, Alberta, and WBEA AMS 13 – Fort McKay South, located near Fort McKay, Alberta.

There are no Environment and Climate Change Canada or Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) air quality guidelines, nor Alberta Ambient Air Quality Objectives, for TGM. The monitoring follows the established Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) standard operating procedures.

These data are preliminary and of unspecified quality. They are subject to significant change, can occasionally include maintenance data, and should not be used in published documents. Please do not use or distribute these files without the associated metadata. It is recommended that people wishing to use these data first consult with the Principal Investigator to better understand potential limitations.

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Major Field of Study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2011 (82), Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (11), Labour Force Status (8), Highest Certificate, Diploma or Degree (10B), Age Groups (8B) and Sex (3) for the Population Aged 15 Years and Over, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2011 National Household Survey

This table provides statistical information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics as well as provide information about the housing units in which they live.


Organization: Statistics Canada | Statistique Canada
Age (131) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Federal Electoral Districts (2013 Representation Order), 2011 Census 

This table is part of a series of tables that present a portrait of Canada based on the various census topics. The tables range in complexity and levels of geography. Content varies from a simple overview of the country to complex cross-tabulations; the tables may also cover several censuses.


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Occupation - National Occupational Classification for Statistics (NOC-S) 2006 (495), Age Groups (5) and Sex (3) for the Employed Labour Force Aged 15 Years and Over, in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 National Household Survey 

This table provides statistical information about people in Canada by their demographic, social and economic characteristics as well as provide information about the housing units in which they live.


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