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Geological Survey of Canada
Open File 8551

CanCoast Version 2.0: data and indices to describe the sensitivity of Canada's marine coasts to Changing Climate

G.K. Manson, N.J. Couture, and T.S. James

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2019

Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.4095/314669

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Recommended citation

Manson, G.K., Couture, N.J., and James, T.S., 2019. CanCoast Version 2.0: data and indices to describe the sensitivity of Canada's marine coasts to changing climate; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8551, 1 .zip file. https://doi.org/10.4095/314669

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Contents

CanCoast is a collection of datasets that describe the physical characteristics of Canada’s marine coasts. It includes shapefiles of data that are not expected to change through time, and some that are expected to change as climate changes. CanCoast includes: wave-heights including the effects of sea ice (early and late 21st century); sea-level change (early and late century); ground ice content; coastal materials; tidal range; backshore slope; and the shorelines used for mapping and display. Also included is a shapefile containing two indices from the data in the early and late 21st century, and the difference between the two indices showing the change in sensitivity over the 21st century.  

Directory structure

readme.rtf
of_8551.pdf
CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1\
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1.dbf
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1.prj
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1.shp
CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2020_V1.shx
CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1\
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1.dbf
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1.prj
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1.shp
CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_SEALEVELCHANGE_2006_2099_V1.shx
CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1\
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1.dbf
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1.prj
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1.shp
CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_1996_2005_V1.shx
CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1\
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1.dbf
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1.prj
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1.shp
CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_WAVEHEIGHTSEAICE_V1_2090_2099_V1.shx
CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1\
	CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1.dbf
	CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1.prj
	CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1.shp
CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1.shp.xml 
	CANCOAST_GROUNDICE_V1.shx 
CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2\
	CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2.dbf
	CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2.prj
	CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2.shp
	CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2.shp.xml
CANCOAST_MATERIAL_V2.shx
CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2\
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2.dbf
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2.prj
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2.shp
CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V2.shx
CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3\
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3.dbf
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3.prj
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3.shp
CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3.shp.xml 
	CANCOAST_SHORELINE_V3.shx
CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5\
	CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5.dbf
	CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5.prj
	CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5.shp
CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_SLOPE_V5.shx
CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6\
	CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6.dbf
	CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6.prj
	CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6.shp
CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_TIDALRANGE_V6.shx
CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6\
	CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6.dbf
	CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6.prj
	CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6.shp
CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6.shp.xml
	CANCOAST_CSI_V2_5_6.shx

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Author contact information

G.K. Manson 
(gavin.manson@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
1 Challenger Drive
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia 
B2Y 4A2

N.J. Couture
(nicole.couture@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
601 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario 
K1A 0E8

T.S. James 
(thomas.james@canada.ca)
Geological Survey of Canada
9860 West Saanich Road
Sidney, British Columbia 
V8L 4B2

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