| Title | Snow Depth / Moyenne maximale d'épaisseur de neige |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Geomatics Canada |
| Source | Atlas of Canada 100 Anniversary Reference Map Series 2, 2006, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/295436  Open Access |
| Year | 2006 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | 6 |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English; French |
| Maps | 1 map |
| Map Info. | location, snow depth, 1:12,500,000 |
| Projection | Lambert Conformal Conic Projection |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to the
following publications |
| File format | pdf; jpg |
| Province | British Columbia; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut; Canada |
| NTS | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | snow; precipitation |
| Released | 2006 01 01 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
Over southern Canada maximum snow depth usually occurs in January or February, while the time of maximum accumulation occurs much later in mountain areas and in the Arctic. The
main features of the map are the pronounced maximum in snow accumulation over the western Cordillera (British Columbia and Yukon), where snow depths can exceed several metres, with a secondary maximum over Quebec and Labrador. These maxima are
related to their proximity to oceans, which acts as sources of moisture and winter storms, and to the orographic effect of the mountains in the case of western Canada. The two maxima are linked by a band of higher snow accumulation that follows the
boreal forest zone; this is a preferred track for winter storms. To the north of this zone is the relatively shallow snow cover of the Arctic (low snowfall with extensive wind packing). To the south, the depth of snow is limited by the shorter
accumulation season and the substantial sublimation of snow over the Canadian Prairies. An inset map |
| GEOSCAN ID | 295436 |
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